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What Am I Doing Here?

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03/01/2016

... to do an Insights column about what it’s really like in the trenches. I have had many opportunities to really ... – and netted my boss an invitation to a major conference in Washington where advocates on both...

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Philanthropy New York Announces New Executive Committee

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04/06/2016

... from PNY President Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly April 2016 edition. ... policy and sector issues. Each board member also serves in some other committee capacity...

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Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders

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05/19/2016

... it’s thankfully becoming common knowledge that investing in women leaders is smart, just and strategic, women’s ... weight of the “bigger” issue we are trying to tackle. In Unbound Philanthropy ’s case, that...

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Gender Justice

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Unbound Philanthropy

Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

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06/09/2016

... is an exciting time for school integration, nationally and in New York City. Media coverage , public attention, and ... that New York State’s schools are the most segregated in the country, parents, principals...

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The Century Foundation

Where Do You See Yourself In the Next Five Years?

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10/06/2016

Where Do You See Yourself In the Next Five Years? A message from PNY President Ronna Brown, originally published in the New York PhilanthroPost October 2016 president’s edition. It’s the question you get ...

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PhilTV: Partner Buy-In Is More Likely When a Funder’s Long-term Commitment is Clear

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12/21/2016

PhilTV: Partner Buy- In Is More Likely When a Funder’s Long-term Commitment is ... unique experiences of girls, teen mothers and LGBT youth in schools. Prioritizing these young people’s experiences is central to...

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Brooklyn Org

Do You See Yourself In the First Nations Struggle?

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03/02/2017

Do You See Yourself In the First Nations Struggle? By Patricia Eng, Vice ... York Women’s Foundation The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not ... Can Do Now Edgar...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

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03/20/2017

If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy By Melinda Mack, Executive Director, New York ... data and minds to be changed. I know I am not alone; in my experience, this it is what drives much of the ... I lead...

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Manage Difficult Workplace Conversations Like a Jedi

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04/13/2017

... Were you suitably prepared? Did emotions get in the way of the message? As you probably already know, ... I hear is that you feel that I am not doing a great job in supervising my department. Am I hearing this...

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Altman Foundation

Three Ways Funders Delude Themselves About Equity

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04/26/2017

... Delusional altruism is when funders inadvertently get in their own way, or make life more challenging for their grantees and partners – and in doing so, prevent themselves from making the greatest impact...

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Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

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12/13/2017

... economic theory and many of our guiding assumptions in social program development. In Thaler’s words: “ In order to do good economics you have to keep in mind that ...

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An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

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04/10/2018

... New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities by Gisela Alvarez, Coordinator, Donors’ ... from the communities most affected by the change. Now, in a funder capacity, as the...

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The New York Community Trust

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This Is How We’re Facing Change Together

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06/06/2018

... foundation and the broader sector can play at this moment in our country’s history. As we all know, 2017 saw ... the federal level between the tax reform bill, the changes in policy around immigration, the...

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The Scherman Foundation

Lessons on Movement Building

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06/27/2018

... Earlier this month, I had the privilege of participating in an extremely timely panel discussion at Philanthropy New ... separation at the US southern border was heating up. In the days that followed, the...

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06 Nov 2019

Judy Belk: Moving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion From Buzzwords To Integrated Practice

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... tangible commitments to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in ways that go far beyond grantmaking. They can emphasize DEI in the context of foundation hiring, advocacy strategies and ... has led The California...

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What Funders Need to Know About the Next Big Democracy Challenge

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12/06/2019

... – and leaders look toward the next essential step in fortifying our nation’s democratic health. The New ... Fund organized its first funder convening on redistricting in November . It aimed to lay the ground...

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The New York Community Trust

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It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

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12/10/2020

... diverse as the country itself, yet here is one thing all in common: each suffers when our democracy fails. Imagine a ... the state of our democracy and the role of philanthropy in shaping its future. I was...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives

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05/19/2021

... reckoning are leading to a number of nonprofit leaders in a variety of fields and movements in the United States to step down. Their successors, many of ... constituencies, and to reach for social and racial...

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Purpose as Compass

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03/24/2022

... , writes about change and what it takes to hold change in an organization. She notes that “Adaptation is not about long term or structural change in a creature or system to account for a need for ... Wallestad...

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