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Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York Youth organizers have played a critical role in New York’s organizing history. Today, young people are leading transformative movements for change in New York, including imagining police-...

The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

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09/26/2014

Independent philanthropic advisor, Mafruza Khan, recaps the People's Climate March and the need for an ambitious climate change agenda.

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Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?

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05/19/2017

Michelle Coffey and Kerry McCarthy, co-chairs of the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust, ask how will the Cultural Plan fulfill Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to make New York a more equitable city.

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Making the Most of Interesting Times – and Achieving the Global Goals

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02/22/2018

Michael Bzdak Executive Director, Global Community Impact, Johnson & Johnson reflects on the turning point of Larry Fink’s ‘BlackRock Letter’ to business leaders and the urgent need to embrace large-scale collaboration to meet each of the 17...

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Six Months Later

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05/08/2013

By Lauren Linville, Communications Associate, Health and Environmental Funders Network It seems much longer than six months ago that Hurricane Sandy turned into Superstorm Sandy and devastated parts of New York and New Jersey. In...

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Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights from “Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project”

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05/09/2022

... Transitions 1 https://nonprofitquarterly. org /how-white-people-conquered-the-nonprofit-industry/ ... 2 https://racetolead. org /ceo-2019/ Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights ...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

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01/07/2010

On December 8th, 2009, Philanthropy New York hosted a program (presented by its Special Committee on Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy) with the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) and the Center for Social Inclusion on current...

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16 Nov 2016

Gun Violence in America: Newtown and a Public Health Crisis

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 -

4:00pm to 6:30pm

... Media Impact Funders Members : Please email register@ philanthropynewyork . org with your name, title, organizational affiliation and ...

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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

Gisela Alvarez, New York Community Trust writes "My years as a grantee taught me an important lesson: meaningful and lasting change must come from the communities most affected by the change. Now, in a funder capacity, as the Coordinator for the...

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15 Nov 2018

Immigration Policy after the Midterms: What Can Funders Expect? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, November 15, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... to you before the webinar. Please email register@ philanthropynewyork . org with any questions. Children, Youth & Family Funders ...

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Immigration

To Achieve Equity, We Must Accurately Measure Need

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10/06/2022

... 2 https://www.fpwa. org /wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NY2021_SSS.pdf 3 ...

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Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting

On June 8, 2015, Philanthropy New York held its 36th Annual Meeting, the programmatic elements of which focused on international grantmaking, human rights and economic development worldwide.

Member Input on Official Statements on Indirect Costs

... link below, or you can email your feedback to info@ philanthropynewyork . org . We will share member comments with the PNY Board for ...

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Jeanette Vega as Managing Director; Martin L. Leibowitz and Monica Lozano Join The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

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04/02/2012

The Rockefeller Foundation announced that Jeanette Vega has been appointed to the role of Managing Director.

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Why Should We Care About Tax Policy?

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06/14/2016

Kyle Caldwell of the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Donna Murray-Brown of the Michigan Nonprofit Association and Rob Collier of the Council of Michigan Foundations all agree that taxes and tax policy matter, especially in the nonprofit sector.

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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

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08/04/2016

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Sophie Gardiner of The Brookings Institution encourage philanthropic actors to consider the high potential impact of contributing outcome funds to supplement government funding.

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Two Emblematic Markers of Policy Progress

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10/24/2018

Philanthropy New York’s public policy work is a mix of taking positions on issues, developing policy-focused programs in which members interact with policy leaders, and communicating the philanthropic sector’s priorities with government leaders.