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To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together

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06/23/2020

To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull ... near the tracks. It's a familiar phenomenon: how a small group with a vested interest—or backyard interest—in an ... he was...

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Community Development

Sustaining Impact: Supporting Nonprofits to Thrive During Leadership Transitions

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05/02/2025

Sustaining Impact: Supporting Nonprofits to Thrive During Leadership Transitions By: Kadar Lewis , ... economic uncertainty. With intentional support from funders , these leadership changes can be transformative...

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NYS Health Foundation Grant Creating Tool to Assess Health Needs in Multifamily Housing

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05/24/2016

NYS Health Foundation Grant Creating Tool to Assess Health Needs in Multifamily Housing Enterprise ... advisory panel to guide the pilot project, including; the NYC Department of Housing...

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Housing and Homelessness

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New York Health Foundation

28 Sep 2018

Philanthropy 101: Speaking the Same Language

Friday, September 28, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York; 1500 Broadway, 7th Floor; NYC

... are the remaining modules: October 19 - So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community ... of philanthropy. This is an opportunity for those new to the sector to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

13 Sep 2019

Philanthropy 101: Speaking the Same Language

Friday, September 13, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... are the remaining modules: October 11 - So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community ... of philanthropy. This is an opportunity for those new to the sector to...

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Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

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08/27/2012

... and, increasingly, of the globe, no country can afford to neglect half its talent. Among tenured researchers in the hard sciences, women continue to be severely underrepresented. Now Israel has developed a...

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All Funders

25 Apr 2018

Investing in Workplace Financial Wellness: Help for Lower-Income Employees - A Webinar

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Asset Funders Network (AFN), who has extended an invitation to PNY members.* Workplace financial wellness programs are ... Susan Sarver , Associate Director, FINRA Investor...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Funding Area

Economic Security

Workforce Development

21 Jun 2016

Diverse Boards: Moving Beyond Rhetoric

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and humility required to succeed. Come prepared for some group work and to share practices and experiences. Explore ... Ed.M. (Moderator), Global Diversity and Inclusion and Education...

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Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

Board & Trustees

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Governance

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

In the Aftermath: How to Help in the Philippines

Release Date:

11/13/2013

... days following a disaster, philanthropists naturally want to take action. With communities broken and people suffering, ... be active in seeking out local partners and NGOs already working in the disaster zone...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

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02/20/2015

Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation announced today ... a respected international business leader. She began her career at Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineer intern,...

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Community Development

Education

Health

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Ford Foundation

The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity Established at Princeton University Through Major Gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies

Release Date:

04/19/2021

... expanding Princeton University’s fundamental commitment to the college success of talented students from ... a member of the Princeton Class of 2001, has focused her career on expanding access to...

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New Grants from The Henry Luce Foundation Amplifies Diverse Experiences and Funds Community-Engaged Projects

Release Date:

12/14/2021

... Democracy, Ethics, and Public Trust Initiative In addition to the work supported through these competitions, the ... and discoveries of Black and Indigenous women innovators working in public interest...

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Arts

Community Development

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The Henry Luce Foundation

16 Jun 2021

Bracing Ourselves for the Mental Health Wave of the Pandemic - Are We Prepared?

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... public health crisis.” Philanthropy New York’s Health Funders Working Group invites you to join us virtually as we seek to better ...

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Katya Levitan-Reiner Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Propel Capital

Release Date:

11/14/2019

Katya Levitan-Reiner Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Propel Capital NEW YORK CITY - ... Propel’s investment portfolio and operations while working closely with CEO Sarah M. Williams to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Propel Capital

Gun Violence in the United States Is a Crisis of Public Health and Public Safety – and Philanthropy Is Stepping Up

Release Date:

01/14/2020

... sad reality of everyday gun violence often gets relegated to the small print. Gun violence disproportionately impacts ... than the fight against gun violence. In recent years, funders have stepped up in unique...

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Health

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Arnold Ventures

17 Sep 2015

Power Play - Slay the Elephant in the Room!

Thursday, September 17, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

A reprise of improv comedy to examine professional relationships. Do power dynamics get ... where we'll examine what so often happens when we bring funders and nonprofits together in a grantmaking .....

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Roundtable Discussion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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New York State

How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... this challenge. But we can’t stop there: We need to identify practices, already in place in some foundations, ... run by women of color. Staff members have deep experience working for racial and social justice...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

It’s Time to Define Our New Normal

Release Date:

12/19/2016

It’s Time to Define Our New Normal By Donita Volkwijn, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors When I went to work on Nov. 9, I experienced a fear that I had never felt in my many years in NYC . As a...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Communications/Media

Justice Reform

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

09 Dec 2016

Philanthropy 101 - Module 4: Great Debates in Philanthropy

Friday, December 9, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... in Philanthropy February 10 - Module 5: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community Join ... the century. From impact investing vs. divest/activism, to perpetuity vs. spend-down, be...

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Professional Development

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Presentation

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All Funders

New Staff

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

08 Dec 2017

Philanthropy 101: The Great Debates

Friday, December 8, 2017 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Fundamentals of Grantmaking March 2, 2018 - So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community Join ... the century. From impact investing vs. divest/activism, to perpetuity vs. spend-down...