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Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

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10/23/2014

... where they are, even if you don't agree with it. Many of us get into philanthropic advising because we care ... directions. We have strong opinions, which help make us better analysts and critical...

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The Carnegie Compact Revisited: Re-envisioning New York City’s Branch Libraries

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11/26/2014

... Yorkers to nominate their favorite libraries and to tell us why their library matters to their communities. In fewer ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Investing in Advocacy Work Is Good — for Everyone

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04/03/2014

... and the families they care for. We hope you’ll join us ! Carla Washington is executive director at Direct Care ...

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Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs

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10/22/2013

... both to develop and to monitor. Which brings us back to a set cap on administrative expenses covered by a ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Reshaping the Business of Social Change

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06/20/2013

... majority of which, interestingly, are women — trained by us . It has now been included in the historical collection of ...

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The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

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04/03/2012

... communities across the country. So the question for all of us is “what’s next?” What can we in the funding ... and we invite our colleagues to share their ideas and join us in this Working Group. Liz Sak is...

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Practical Plans for Strengthening Nonprofits: The Human Services Data Project

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04/20/2010

Philanthropy New York’s Philanthropy Connects Committee recently sponsored a program featuring Linda Gibbs, New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services , which explored six initiatives now being designed to strengthen the City’s...

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The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions

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02/26/2010

... the United States and internationally—should remind us just how important enduring and independent institutions ... I wrote “can be” because one of the challenges for us is how to make sure long-lived...

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23 Mar 2015

What’s On the Plate of NYC’s Food Workers?

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11:45am to 2:00pm

... the efforts to expand opportunity in the industry. Join us for lunch conversation with organizers, employers, ...

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09 Jun 2015

Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region

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8:45am to 11:00am

In the wake of Congressional inaction on federal immigration reform, President Barack Obama announced on November 20, 2014 , the Immigration Accountability Executive Action, which provides nearly five million unauthorized immigrants...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Announces $3.25 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women and Families in New York City

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06/04/2015

... and impact. Building on our history of success and pushing us into areas of strategic growth, these investments continue ...

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25 Jun 2015

Nailing It: Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... section of the most important issues of our day. Join us in exploring the complexities of a wage caste system ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Invest in Youth: Strengthening Brooklyn’s Future

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07/02/2015

... of our time. We have an exciting journey ahead of us , and we are encouraged by the young people who are pushing us forward every day. We know all eyes are on Brooklyn for ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Eternal Recurrence: Philanthropy's Infrastructure Organizations

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07/16/2015

Ford Foundation's Philanthropy Program Officer, Chris Cardona, examines the structure and capacity of philanthropic organizations.

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John A. Hartford Foundation and Commonwealth Fund Support Journalism Fellowships That Recognize Top 'Age Beat' Reporters

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10/20/2015

The Gerontological Society of America and New America Media have selected 18 distinguished reporters for the next cohort of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, now in its sixth year.

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)

Release Date:

11/11/2015

... for first-generation college students.” “All of us at BRC are honored to be recognized as a medal-winning ... supported by The Clark Foundation, Ford Foundation, RSM US LLP, and Columbia Business School...

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The New York Community Trust

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Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street

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01/19/2016

... and remarkable growth in the endowment, which allowed us to expand the foundation’s grantmaking and better ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Capital One-Funded Report: Women Entrepreneurs On the Rise in NYC

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03/04/2016

The Center for an Urban Future found a dramatic surge in women entrepreneurs in New York City, showing that the number of women-owned businesses grew four times as fast as male-owned businesses during the past five years.

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