How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?
Release Date:
12/17/2014
... work supporting the region’s many issue-based working groups on health, education, food systems, workforce and many ...
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What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?
Release Date:
03/27/2014
... often think. They can, for example, provide support to groups that lobby (though not for the activity itself) and ...
In the Aftermath: How to Help in the Philippines
Release Date:
11/13/2013
... to split funding — initially supporting the capacity of groups that are already mobilized and deferring part of a ...
To Get Beyond Two Percent, We Have to Go Beyond Giving
Release Date:
10/08/2013
... practices to sustain themselves. Environmental groups like RARE and health organizations like PSI are ...
Celebrating Philanthropy New York's 2014 Accomplishments
Release Date:
01/06/2015
Building on Board and member input, we launched the Fund for 2025 campaign.
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Feb
2015
Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors
Thursday, February 12, 2015 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Whether you’re a foundation executive director, trustee, junior staff member, or advisor, you’ll come away with insights and ideas on how to strengthen your organization’s leadership capacity.
From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults
Release Date:
04/04/2013
By Rachael N. Pine, J.D., Program Officer, Altman Foundation On February 27, Philanthropy New York hosted a session to zero in on the impact of disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, on vulnerable populations. I moderated the session and...
We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues
Release Date:
03/08/2013
By C. Eugene Steuerle Richard B. Fisher Chair and Institute Fellow, The Urban Institute Co-Founder, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy I...
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story
Release Date:
12/06/2012
By Rafael Benitez, New York State Youth Leadership Council Philanthropy New York’s Education Working Group , in conjunction with the Donors’ Education Collaborative and the Fund for New Citizens at The New York Community Trust,...
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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
... employment and health care. City government, community groups and legal service providers will need to help the ...
Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 1
Release Date:
08/28/2015
... structural imbalances and leave historically disadvantaged groups at the margins) Equity = justice. During the ...
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Oct
2015
Lunch 4 Learning: Making Universal Free Lunch a Public Health Issue
Thursday, October 15, 2015 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... partnership with other leading community and anti-hunger groups launched the Lunch 4 Learning Campaign (L4L) , to lead ...
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Oct
2015
Funding Atrocity Prevention and Response in Iraq - Webinar
Thursday, October 8, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join PSFG's Conflict and Atrocities Prevention Working Group for a call to discuss the current response to ISIS funding landscape in Iraq.
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Nov
2015
Countering Violent Extremism: Programming and Evaluation - Webinar
Friday, November 13, 2015 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
In light of the continuing threat of violent extremist groups - such as ISIL, Al-Qaeda, and the Taliban - the White ...
10
Mar
2016
Looking at the 990 Part I (March 3) and Part II (March 10)
Thursday, March 10, 2016 -
8:45am to 10:30am
The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance and accomplishments of grant applicants and recipients.
PNY Adds Legal Series to Core Curriculum
Release Date:
01/06/2016
Listening to our members, we’ve developed a legal series on grants to individuals, international grantmaking, and family foundations that PNY will be presenting in 2016 and will be added to the set of PNY Core programs in future years.
Chosen by Librarians, 2016 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announced
Release Date:
01/12/2016
The American Library Association announced the winners of the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction during the ALA Midwinter meeting in Boston.
PhilTV: Funders, “Blow People’s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide
Release Date:
01/15/2016
Carlie Steen, Program Manager at Stonewall Community Foundation, calls on funders to focus on dismantling gender norms to reduce teen girl suicide. WATCH the 2 minute clip!
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Apr
2016
Active Ownership vs. Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well?
Thursday, April 14, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
An increasing sense of urgency about issues like climate change has upped the pressure on foundations and endowments to take a stand in their investment portfolios. For some, divestment, for example from fossil fuels, is the right choice.
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Apr
2016
Strategy, Struggle and Participation: Three Questions to Improve Your Social-Change Stories
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Storytelling helps social-change groups do better at everything that they do—enlist members, ...