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21 Sep 2015

What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board?

Monday, September 21, 2015 -

5:15pm to 7:00pm

* We have reached our max capacity for this event . To add your name to the wait list, please email register@philanthropynewyork.org . * This event is a special offering of the...

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Why Should We Care About Tax Policy?

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06/14/2016

... us, “Who pays how much and for what?” It could be easy to just throw up our hands and ask, “Why should I care?” ... all, if you work in the nonprofit sector you’re likely working for an organization that does...

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Appointments & Transitions

Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO

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04/02/2012

... the importance of being member-focused and what it takes to be a relevant 21st century association." Spruill has a ... coalitions. Entrepreneurship is a hallmark of Spruill’s career . In 2003, she helped...

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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03/15/2010

... ways that the public, private, and government sectors are working together to improve the food system. This program was the second in a ... and practices in New York City and the role nonprofits and ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Philanthropy New York

According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists

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08/17/2016

According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for ... been unusual. Could the world be changing? If donors want to change the world—and recent Bridgespan research shows ... 80% of the most...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Novo Foundation Convenes Landmark Philanthropic Summit Calling for More Support to End Violence Against Girls and Women

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07/24/2018

... Landmark Philanthropic Summit Calling for More Support to End Violence Against Girls and Women The movement to end ... across philanthropy, a day-long convening of activists, funders ,...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... the tenth president of the Ford Foundation . Before coming to Ford, where he was vice president of the foundation’s Education , Creativity and Freedom of Expression program, ... , where he guided the...

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Ford Foundation

New York Life Sponsors TAPS Good Grief Camps and Provides Scholarships to Attend

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05/22/2015

... Sponsors TAPS Good Grief Camps and Provides Scholarships to Attend The grant supports a four-day TAPS Good Grief ... Approximately 500 children and teens are expected to attend this four-day gathering being...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Veterans

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New York Life Foundation

Century Foundation Pledges Support to Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color

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11/18/2015

Century Foundation Pledges Support to Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color The ... Anna Julia Cooper Center at Wake Forest University. The event , convened with the mission of establishing a research .....

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Gender Justice

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The Century Foundation

With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

... Gender may be the earliest identity and social category to emerge in development, research suggests, and acquiring ... children were just as likely as nontransgender children to have preferences associated...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia

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03/15/2016

... on June 28, 1956, by John D. Rockefeller 3rd in New York to build understanding between the peoples of Asia and the ... Society has since grown from a small New York institution to a global organization with...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Announcing the 2019 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Recipients

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08/12/2019

... Medal of Philanthropy recipients on Monday during a solemn event marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Andrew ... 20 institutions which continue their founder’s mission to achieve “real and permanent...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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A Crash Course in the Foundation World: Reflections on Philanthropy New York’s Philanthropy 101

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09/23/2022

... exist? For a love of humanity and the public good? To fill a void created by government or market failure? ... differences in 2021 when I moved to New York and started working at the Alfred P...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Philanthropy New York's Listserv Policy

... email listservs for several committees, networks and working groups. To facilitate knowledge-sharing and build a respectful online ... on each listserv is limited to members of that ...

28 Jan 2016

Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging

Thursday, January 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... April 2015 Mayo Clinic study found that making art is tied to fewer cognitive problems as people age. With help from ... University Christine Leahy, Arts Program Director, Arts Education , Facilities, New York...

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JPMorgan Chase and Target Join Initiative to Create Job Opportunities for Young People

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07/13/2015

JPMorgan Chase and Target Join Initiative to Create Job Opportunities for Young People Failure to ... the nonprofit Social Science Research Council, the cost of youth disconnection — including...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Target Corporation

13 Feb 2019

Stronger Together Part II: Building the Capacity of Social Movements – February Webinar Hosted by HRFN

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

This program is hosted by our partner, Human Rights Funders Network, who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... framework for activists, peacebuilders, and...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Social Justice

Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest

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02/23/2016

... disease-fighting potential persuaded Susan L. Solomon to leave a career in law and business for medicine. Ms. Solomon, 64, ... for its breakthroughs in stem-cell research, including how to...

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

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Health

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces the 2018 Sloan Research Fellows

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02/15/2018

... The fellowships, awarded yearly since 1955, honor early- career scholars whose achievements mark them as among the very best scientific minds working today. A full list of the 2018 Fellows is available .....

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