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See the Storify and More: Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event

Release Date:

10/10/2013

The E ducation Funders Research Initiative (EdFunders) is a project of Philanthropy New York supported by 16 funding organizations that have pursued a diverse array of education reform strategies. Following more...

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A New Way to Sustain the Campaign: Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations Launch BMAFunders.org

Release Date:

03/28/2013

... think that the Campaign was originally slated to be just a three-year “initiative.” But thanks to the determined ... and the Twenty-First Century Foundation to tackle a seemingly intractable problem. It has...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Awards $400K in Artist as Activist Grants

Release Date:

03/12/2015

... as Activist fellowships. The two-year grants will put a total of $400,000 toward supporting artists and artist ...

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Arts

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

15 Apr 2015

NYCHA Goes Green: Urban Ag & Workforce Development

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

As part of a city-wide Building Healthy Communities Initiative rolling ... and cultivating resident engagement, positioning NYC as a leader in the rapidly growing field of urban agriculture ... by April 13...

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Food Systems

Workforce Development

Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

28 Jan 2016

Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging

Thursday, January 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of life for older Americans. Instead of viewing aging as a period of decline, proponents of creative aging recognize growing older as a time of life with abundant, untapped personal growth and well-being...

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06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... are often unable to accurately decipher them or determine a student’s bottom line costs. Without a full understanding of award letters, students and their ... taking on large debt loads while often never even...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

14 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

This program is a part of our Impact Investing Programs Series from our ... Can My Foundation Do Both Well? May 18 – Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond ... upped the pressure on...

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23 Mar 2017

Financial Series - Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Thursday, March 23, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

This program is a part of the Financial Series from our PNY Core : February ... to Financial Statements March 2 – What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement March 9 – Looking at ... * March 30 – Applied...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

09 Mar 2017

Financial Series - Looking at the 990 Part I (March 9) and Part II (March 16)

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

9:00am to 10:30am

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Finance & Asset Management

Governance

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Nonprofit Financials

02 Mar 2017

Financial Series - What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement

Thursday, March 2, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

This program is a part of the Financial Series from our PNY Core : February ... to Financial Statements March 2 – What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement * March 9 – Looking at ... Grantees March 30...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

20 Jun 2016

Philanthropy, Refugees, and the Global Humanitarian Crisis: World Refugee Day - Webinar

Monday, June 20, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... of gender, race, and age in innovative ways to create a cohesive sense of family and community across the country. ... Dial-in and webinar information will be emailed to you a day before the webinar. Please...

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Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

02 Nov 2016

End the Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... number of philanthropic organizations are supporting a wide range of national and local initiatives that could ... young women’s survivorship, agency and resilience. In a discussion developed by Philanthropy...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Legal Issues

Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

Jonas Family Fund Strives to Eliminate Children’s Blindness

Release Date:

01/10/2017

... The project will, among other things, help establish a state-of-the-art pediatric ophthalmic diagnostic and ... Children’s Hospital . “It’s very tough losing a little more sight every year,” says Mr. Jonas,...

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Health

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Episcopal Health Foundation Tells Angel’s Story on Healthy Homes to Treat Asthma

Release Date:

01/31/2017

... Treat Asthma Angel's Story looks at the early success of a home-visit program at Northwest Assistance Ministries .....

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Video

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Health

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Episcopal Health Foundation

Supported by Rockefeller, New Report Shows Resilient Cities Require Resilient Food Systems

Release Date:

02/09/2017

... and secure food systems for food-insecure populations, a report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and the Rockefeller Foundation ...

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Food Systems

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Simons Foundation Awards $24.7 Million for Autism Research

Release Date:

03/21/2017

... Research The University of Edinburgh has announced a £20 million ($24.5 million) grant from the Simons ...

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Health

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The Simons Foundation

Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Featured in Study on Limited Life Foundations

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... impact is the key driver for the decision to spend down, a report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy ... leaders of eleven limited-life foundations, the report, A Date Certain: Lessons From Limited...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival

Release Date:

03/28/2017

... Dodge Foundation has not only adopted the red knot bird as a poetic symbol of the modern plight of migrants and refugees; it is sending a few of its affiliated poets to the film’s showing in Princeton. “It...

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Video

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Arts

Environment and Climate Change

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

10 May 2017

Which Impact Investing Tools Are Right for Your Foundation’s Mission?

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

This program is a part of our Impact Investing Programs Series from our ... Foundation Do Both Well? May 18, 2016 – Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond ... by May 9th . Members: To...