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Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

10/28/2014

... and six health institutions. He assumed the position in 2009 and as a Mexican American was the first Hispanic to ... full board and serve six-year terms. Trustees set broad policy relating to grant making,...

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Novo Foundation Partners With Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium to Support Growing Movement for Black Girls in the Southeastern U.S.

Release Date:

10/16/2018

... Black Girls & Women’s Consortium, a new collective of funders , activists and community leaders working to advance the movements for Black girls and women in ... opportunities to provide...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations Moves $2.5 Million to Trans-Led Organizations

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07/12/2022

... Moves $2.5 Million to Trans-Led Organizations Established in 2016, Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations ... of trans communities. The FTG’s grantee partners are working locally, regionally, and...

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08 Jul 2021

Grantee Relationships and Power Dynamics - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, July 8, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... staff and trustees only.* Power dynamics are inherent in traditional philanthropy: a funder gives and a grantee ... and concerns when their financial future is on the line. Funders must acknowledge these...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

17 Jun 2025

Content, Content, Content. A Persuasive Writing Workshop for Influencers

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... shareable content is key to engaging and motivating peer funders , nonprofit partners, and other stakeholders. ... motivate a target audience to action. Join us for an in -person workshop to cover practical tips...

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New York Community Trust Gives $8.7 Million to Nonprofits Across the City

Release Date:

10/05/2015

... announces grants to improve the environment, arts, education , and other areas. With our support, nonprofits will lead and analyze efforts to improve health in the South Bronx; redesign homeless shelters,...

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The New York Community Trust

United Hospital Fund First Annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care Honors 57 Quality Improvement Leaders at 51 New York Area Institutions

Release Date:

05/03/2019

United Hospital Fund First Annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care Honors 57 Quality Improvement Leaders at 51 ... across the metropolitan region at its new annual event , Tribute to Excellence in...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Adriana Jimenez Joins Surdna Foundation as Grants Manager

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... the staff of the Surdna Foundation as Grants Manager. In this role, she works within the newly formed 2-person ... financials, intake and processing of grant requests and working with programs...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Eighteen arts organizations founded by, with and for communities of color are selected for national arts initiative funded by The Wallace Foundation

Release Date:

05/26/2022

... 18 arts organizations of color 1 will participate in the first phase of a new five-year arts initiative , part ... foundation’s efforts to foster equitable improvements in the arts. Each organization will...

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Arts

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The Wallace Foundation

These Days Everyone Can Be A Communicator…But Is That Enough?

Release Date:

01/12/2012

... Hamill Remaley, Vice President of Communications & Public Policy , Philanthropy New York (This post originally appeared ... to a blog, or even shoot and upload a video? Many people in charge of foundation...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

Release Date:

07/18/2019

... foundation supporting communities of color fighting for education and racial justice, has elected three new members ... at a critical time when the foundation is going all in to support young people of color,...

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Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian Returns to Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/09/2022

... to ever serve as U.S. ambassador to both Israel and Syria. In 1994, he became the founding director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy , developing it into one of the nation’s top .....

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Rise of Women (in Philanthropy)

Release Date:

09/24/2012

... , Managing Director, Arabella Advisors Last March, in celebration of Women’s History Month, Arabella hosted a ... observed this through my involvement in the Committee on Funders of Women and...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces Leadership Changes, New Teams Focused on Financial Inclusion and Environment, Rights, & Global Development

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04/07/2021

... interconnectedness and a global view for engaging in effective philanthropy,” stated Melissa Berman, CEO of ... Philanthropy. “They also demonstrate our optimism in the value of philanthropy as a lever to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Economic Security

Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

13 Mar 2025

Ice Cream Social and Peer Buddy Relaunch with Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET)

Thursday, March 13, 2025 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... development and networking needs of individuals serving in an administrative support function to senior leadership in their organization. The network meets quarterly and seeks ... will receive confirmation...

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Executive Support Staff

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

11 Jan 2012

The Infrastructure of Philanthropy Post-Economic Crisis with Rick Cohen

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... of the nonprofit sector is still reeling from cutbacks in grants—the nonprofit and philanthropic infrastructure. ... infrastructure? What should be the responsibilities of funders , large and small, to...

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Issue-Based

05 Mar 2015

Looking at the 990 Part I (March 5) and Part II (March 12)

Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 7:45am to Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 11:30am

... will automatically be registered for both sessions in this two-part series. The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, ... Candice Meth, CPA, Partner, Not-for-Profit...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

New Staff

New York Women’s Foundation Receives 2017 Leadership in Equity and Diversity Award from The Women’s Funding Network

Release Date:

09/07/2017

New York Women’s Foundation Receives 2017 Leadership in Equity and Diversity Award from The Women’s Funding ... determination and leadership, have increased funding for programs that promote gender equity and...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Women's Foundation

With Support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Nature Conservancy Invites Applications for Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator Grant

Release Date:

06/11/2019

... to capturing greenhouse gas emissions by using natural and working lands in the United States. The program's steering committee ... cover crops, coastal restoration, and other management practices...

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RFPs Etc

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Environment and Climate Change

Science

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Doris Duke Foundation

Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... communities. Therefore, perhaps the best way to fix that in the future is by having greater community control over ... local small business loans, affordable mortgages for working class communities of color,...