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Open Society Foundations Appoint Gail Aidinoff Scovell as General Counsel

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07/01/2013

... she has worked since 2007. “Her firsthand knowledge of working with a rapidly expanding international organization, her range of professional experience from education to...

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Open Society Foundations

29 Sep 2016

501(c)4s - Increasing Your Impact with Creative Grantmaking

Thursday, September 29, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... advocacy and creative collaboration to achieve its goals. Funders , investors, and social entrepreneurs are eager to go ... create and fund. This panel will discuss the advantages of using a combination...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Grace Nicolette Named CEP’s Vice President, Programming and External Relations

Release Date:

01/19/2016

... and advisory services team and, most recently, as director of programming and external relations. In her role leading ... Prior to joining CEP, Nicolette co-founded Social Venture Group , a philanthropy...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Leaving Rikers: What the New York Women's Foundation Is Doing for Women in New York City's Worst Jail

Release Date:

04/09/2019

... in New York City. The Justice Fund’s first round of grants in 2019 focuses on the closure of Rikers Island, ... down in 2027. The fund intends to amplify the voices and power of...

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The New York Women's Foundation

28 Jan 2016

Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging

Thursday, January 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The emerging field of creative aging focuses on the positive and powerful role ... University Christine Leahy, Arts Program Director, Arts Education , Facilities, New York State Council on the Arts ... Co-Founder,...

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It’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do.

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... Think. In Fact, Please Do. A Message from the President of Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown, published originally ... reports and resources is the realization that funders can do a great service by making an...

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Council on Foundations

Vic De Luca Will Retire as President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Release Date:

03/16/2015

Vic De Luca Will Retire as President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Vic has committed the ... and dozens of great Board members. I’ve also enjoyed working with hundreds of...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Groundswell Fund Shares An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

Release Date:

06/10/2021

... of racial equity is sharing resources and decision-making power in a way that fundamentally supports the ... and justice in the United States will take all of us working...

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Social Justice

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Groundswell Fund

28 Apr 2014

Meet Chancellor Carmen Fariña

Monday, April 28, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... parents and families as welcome partners as Department of Education (DoE) priorities. Please come join Chancellor ... and highlight new opportunities for collaboration with funders — and...

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Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Public Policy

24 Feb 2022

Financial Series: Introduction to Financial Statements

Thursday, February 24, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

The Program The PNY Core: Financial Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that help funders understand how to assess organizational health ... from trustee to staff, these interactive...

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All Funders

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HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

14 Feb 2023

Financial Series: Introduction to Financial Statements

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... statements to assess financial health. Who should attend? Funders with less than two years of experience in the field – program-officers, CEOs, and ... of perennial programs at Philanthropy...

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All Funders

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HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

20 Oct 2020

Will New York Politicians Get to Pick Their Voters? Why Redistricting Matters

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... can support redistricting work, including: public education ; public gatherings; map-making workshops; legal ... Fight for the States Recording Designed for All interested funders in grantmaking roles, with an...

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Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’s Museum Construction Begins

Release Date:

07/24/2017

... The Bronx is finally getting its own children’s museum! NYC Parks and NYC Department of Design and Construction joined elected officials and ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation

Con Edison

Health Care Innovators Are Filmmakers and Farmers, Not Physicians, Insurers, Hospitals and Drug Companies

Release Date:

12/12/2016

... different today than just a few years ago. Yet, the pace of change in health care can feel stuck in a low gear. Claims ... justice. The Center’s HEAL initiative focuses on Health, Education , Advocacy, and LEAD...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... a national nonprofit that seeks to improve education for low-income children. Mr. Ballmer, the former chief executive of Microsoft, and his wife are giving the money through the Ballmer Group...

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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

Release Date:

02/20/2015

... this emerging consensus. The Ford Foundation has been working on this and related issues for years, supporting ... expect would never partner together—and supported by funders whose work is very often at cross...

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Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

PNY Core: Financial Series

... Work The PNY Core: Financial Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that help funders understand how to assess organizational health ... financial analysis. These interactive offerings...

Disaster Philanthropy Playbook Launched, Living Online Resource Funded by J&J and Rita Allen Foundation

Release Date:

01/14/2016

... Disaster Philanthropy Playbook, a comprehensive resource of best practices and innovative approaches to guide the ... housing, addressing the needs of vulnerable populations, working with...

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Johnson & Johnson

Rita Allen Foundation

The New York Women’s Foundation Honors DeAnna Hoskins, President & CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, and Bryan Stevenson, Founder & Executive Director of The Equal Justice Initiative, at 2019 Radical Generosity Dinner

Release Date:

10/08/2019

... The Essex House on Central Park West. Also honored at the event were grantee partners of the Justice Initiative Fund ... incarceration in New York City and supports organizations working to...

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The New York Women's Foundation

12 Jan 2015

Ebola: Philanthropy’s Multidimensional Approach to Healthcare Amidst Crisis

Monday, January 12, 2015 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... still raging, many varied strategies need to be pursued. Working in Sierra Leone and Liberia, the Ebola Survival Fund ... are faced with issues of food insecurity, diseases, with education...