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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Donita Volkwijn as Senior Director of Member Engagement

Release Date:

07/08/2021

Donita Volkwijn will be joining the PNY team on August 24 as Senior Director of Member Engagement.

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PNY News

Philanthropy New York's 46th Annual Meeting - Session Recordings

Publication date:

06/2025

Watch recordings from our 2025 Annual Meeting!

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Audio/Video Recording

Sample Job Descriptions: Director of Human Resources

Publication date:

09/2013

The following jobs descriptions for senior director of human resources professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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HR & Operations Staff

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Foundation Administrator's Network: Internship Programs

Publication date:

04/2010

Annette Ensley and Shelly Harper (Nathan Cummings Foundation) and Jason McGill (Philanthropy New York, and formerly at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) shared their knowledge and experience in developing internship programs at a Foundation Administrator's Network meeting.

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Ford Foundation Announces New President

Release Date:

08/22/2013

Darren Walker, who emerged from small-town Texas to an international career in law and finance before becoming a leader in the nonprofit and philanthropic worlds, will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September, succeeding Luis...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Rockefeller Foundation

11 Jun 2013

What You Need To Know About Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The new media ecology can be overwhelming, with a growing array of digital devices, a proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs), alternative credentialing offered with digital badges, and the ubiquity of apps and social networks. Recent...

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Issue-Based

For the Success of Boys and Men of Color, A Call to Action

Release Date:

02/14/2014

Open Society Foundations' Kenneth Zimmerman talks about the landscape of philanthropic projects designed to support young men of color and help them reach their full potential.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

Release Date:

05/03/2012

By Laura Cronin, PhilanTopic (This post originally appeared on PhilanTopic, the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on April 24, 2012 and is reprinted with permission.) If a person with a serious vision, hearing or mobility impairment...

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26 Feb 2015

Administrative Relief: Helping the City’s Undocumented Immigrants Benefit from New Education, Employment and Health Care Opportunities

Thursday, February 26, 2015 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced plans to expand Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows undocumented immigrants who arrived as children remain in the U.S. free from fear of deportation and with permission to work.

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Immigration

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

08 Jun 2015

Philanthropy New York's 36th Annual Meeting, with Eliasson, Gbowee and Kristof

Monday, June 8, 2015 -

1:30pm to 6:00pm

Global Perspectives, Universal Connections A half-day conference focusing on inspirational stories and practical learning that all grantmakers can apply to their work.

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Communications/Media

International/Foreign Affairs

Gender Justice

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New York State

20 May 2015

Youth Participation: Creating a Rich Civic Ecosystem for Young People in NYC

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:30am

Explore opportunities for involving youth in decision making related to public policy and community action in NYC.

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New York City

07 Jan 2016

Powerful Resource or Unhealthy Distraction? The Ongoing Debate about Young People and Technology

Thursday, January 7, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Technology is omnipresent in the lives of American youth. Studies show that by the time they turn two, more than a third of kids have used a mobile device; and nearly a quarter of teens are online “almost constantly.”

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Communications/Media

Education

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New York City

13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

9:15am to 11:15am

Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in teenage girls, ages 15-19, outside of Africa.

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Gender Justice

Health

24 Mar 2016

NYC’s Food Policy Director on Hunger, Health & Equity

Thursday, March 24, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Missed this session? View recording here. The mission of the Office of the Director of Food Policy is to advance the City’s efforts to increase food security, promote access to and awareness of healthy foods, and support economic justice and...

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Community Development

Food Systems

07 Jun 2016

The Importance of Cultivating Youth Leadership in Community Based Programs

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This session will explore best strategies to cultivate the leadership skills of our middle and high school youth. Join leaders from outstanding NYC organizations which employ youth leadership training as they lead our discussion. We will start off...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Education

Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville

Release Date:

01/09/2017

Michele Kumi Baer at The New York Community Trust asks, "How do we get the City to more deeply embrace the values of cultural equity, and enshrine those values in the plan?"

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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New Momentum in Youth Justice Reform

Release Date:

02/08/2017

Lukas Haynes, executive director of the David Rockefeller Fund, and Liz Ryan, co-founder of Youth First Initiative summarize some of the recent progress that too often takes place below the national media’s radar.

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Justice Reform

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Violence Against Women Is Not Only a Local Issue

Release Date:

03/22/2017

As a double major in psychology and sociology, Morocco was the perfect place for me to spend my winter semester, to learn about the challenges women are experiencing both mentally and physically.

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Gender Justice

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

Release Date:

09/07/2017

Poses Family Foundation Program Managers Sara Adelsberg and Katina Mountanos say their foundation's approach to funding advocacy starts with deepening their own understanding.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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