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14 Nov 2012

A Cultural Exploration of Russian Arts: Performance at BAM & Dinner

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 -

4:30pm to 9:30pm

Members are invited to a special dinner, talk and performance of Donka: A Letter to Chekhov , part of BAM’s 30th Next Wave Festival. Featuring a spectacular melding of acrobatics, juggling, clowning and music, internationally renowned circus artist...

04 Feb 2013

Grantmaking as a Career? One Program Officer’s Personal Experience, with Molly Schultz Hafid, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program, Shelter Rock

Monday, February 4, 2013 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Learn about the field of philanthropy from one grantmaker's personal perspective. Philanthropy New York members who receive requests for informational interviews from jobseekers may refer those individuals to us for this session. Explore The...

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 this conference post-2012 election, foundation executives, individual donors and civic leaders will come together to examine what philanthropy’s evolving relationship with public policy and government means in the context of the rapidly changing...

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09 May 2013

Over the River and Through the Woods: Geographic Dispersion in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, May 9, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

With family members living far apart, what steps can families take to build family identity and the bonds that once evolved naturally from living in close proximity? How can family members whose lives have taken different paths forge a genuinely...

05 Oct 2011

Health Policy Working Group Networking Breakfast

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Meet peers who fund in healthcare and learn more about each other’s work and goals for the year. This meeting will also serve as an opportunity to learn how you can become engaged with this network of peers over the course of the year.

19 Sep 2013

Family Philanthropy Online Guided Tour

Thursday, September 19, 2013 -

12:00pm to 12:30pm

Webinar

Make plans to join this special guided tour of the world’s largest online knowledge center for family philanthropy - currently accessible to you as part of your Philanthropy New York membership. Explore Efficient ways to download articles and...

07 Oct 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: Making a Difference- How One Small Fund Created Big Impact!

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

Join us and hear about the story of the Muriel H. Marshall Fund for the Aging, and how one woman's gift to The Community Foundation created profound and dramatic impact on Genesee County's elderly residents, their caregivers, and aging services...

2012 NGen Fellows Project: Hacking the NGen Experience

Release Date:

09/29/2013

During their nine-month fellowship, the 2012 Independent Sector American Express NGen Fellows examined the "leadership void" that will be created by the impending retirement of baby-boomer nonprofit executives. The Fellows also sought to identify...

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Leadership Development

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American Express

The Value of Rigorous Evaluation

Release Date:

06/02/2014

[Edna McConnell Clark Foundation] Unless we invest more resources in our capacity to measure the performance and evaluate the impact of programs, how can funders and nonprofits be confident that they are making a real difference in people’s lives?

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Children, Youth and Families

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth

Release Date:

06/13/2014

A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges gaining stable employment.

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Funding Area

Economic Security

Workforce Development

Jacqueline Jones Named President of Foundation for Child Development

Release Date:

07/01/2014

Jacqueline Jones, a national leader in the movement for high-quality early learning, has been named president of the Foundation for Child Development.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Foundation for Child Development

Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries

Release Date:

07/05/2014

Many Americans wait six days or more to see a doctor when they are sick and need care, ranking the United States toward the bottom in a Commonwealth Fund study of wait times for treatment in 11 countries.

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Claire Tow, Co-Founder, The Tow Foundation, Dies At 83

Release Date:

07/08/2014

Claire Tow, who founded The Tow Foundation with her husband, Leonard, in 1988, died Monday at age 83, following a 14-year struggle with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Tow Foundation

Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

Release Date:

07/10/2014

Children whose mothers have not graduated from high school lag on economic, education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development.

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

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Foundation for Child Development

New York Community Trust Ranked Number Three In Total Assets

Release Date:

07/15/2014

A new report that ranks community foundations by asset size finds that The New York Community Trust is number three in the nation with $2.4 billion.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

Release Date:

07/24/2014

Forward-thinking school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline polices can improve educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies...