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New York Nonprofit Excellence Awards’ Application is Now Open

Release Date:

03/22/2017

Managed by the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, The New York Community Trust, and Philanthropy New York, and sponsored by WNYC, the Nonprofit Excellence Awards program gives organizations a free 360-degree review of their management...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

4 Organizations Team On Mapping Tool For U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... in aligning and tracking charitable giving to the United Nations (U.N.) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

The Goldilocks Approach to Nonprofit Board Size: What Is “Just Right”?

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10/05/2017

Among many interesting findings in BoardSource’s “Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices” report is a simple one on board size. Average board size has steadily declined over the past 20 years, as the chart below shows...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Short Doc: George and Grace

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10/26/2017

For refugees like George, access to an immigration attorney can be the difference between life and death. After escaping persecution in Uganda, George started a new life in Chicago with help from the National Immigrant Justice Center.

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Video

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Immigration

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Ford Foundation Funded Interactive Map Shows The Geography of Debt In America

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12/07/2017

The interactive map shows the geography of debt in America at the national, state, and county levels.

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Calls for Proposals to Community-based Archives

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05/12/2019

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation invites community-based archives in the United States and its territories to submit proposals to fund one or more of the following areas of need.

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RFPs Etc

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Mellon Foundation

11 Feb 2013

Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where is Philanthropy?

Monday, February 11, 2013 - 4:00pm to Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 4:00pm

Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, NYC

... At the start of this new political cycle, what should we do now (or not do ) given the ongoing polarization? To learn more vist the ...

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McConnell Says Wife Won't Resign From Bloomberg Over Coal Policy Stance

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08/14/2014

... the foundation saying, "She's not going to resign. They do a lot of good things. They do some things she does not approve of, and she doesn't .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

PNY's President Gives Insight on Funder Collaboration

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09/08/2015

... beneficial to private foundations, if they find a way to do so without conflicting with each other’s mission. ... resources, said 15 foundations recently came together to do research on public school education...

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PNY News

Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts

Release Date:

09/23/2015

... have already reached the 100 percent target; others do not expect to do so for several decades, but they are typically setting ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Johnson & Johnson

Goldman Sachs

An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

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02/22/2016

... Blue Smoke, has recently embraced this cause, pledging to do away with tipping at his restaurants, as a means to combat ... that paying workers well is not only the right thing to do , but is also good for...

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Economic Security

Food Systems

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Ford Foundation

Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance

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03/17/2016

The child poverty rate in the United States is stubbornly high, with more than 12 million American children—16.5 percent of all children—currently living in poverty and a Century Foundation report says a universal child allowance could change it.

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Century Foundation

Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

Publication date:

09/2016

... should a foundation invest in evaluation? What can they do to ensure that the information they receive from ...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Mastercard's Singh on How Companies Can Help Cities Close the Data Gap

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10/21/2016

... data analytics have revolutionized the way many companies do business. Starbucks, for example, rolls out new beverages ... city officials say they simply lack the capacity to do so. Nearly half pointed to a...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years

Release Date:

06/13/2017

... employers, the U.S. government and older workers could do to make staying employed for additional years of our ...

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Aging

Workforce Development

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Making Kids Into “Makers”

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... In many traditional classroom settings, students do not spend a lot of time honing their problem-solving ... around them. But a new program is encouraging them to do so outside of school. This spring, more...