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Sandra O. Moose Named Chair of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... as Chair of the Foundation’s Board. I look forward to working with her," commented Foundation President Dr. Paul L. ... most of her professional career at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), joining the...

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Appointments & Transitions

27 Jan 2015

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 7:30am to Friday, January 30, 2015 - 5:00pm

... Faculty Chris Cardona, Director of Philanthropy, TCC Group Cindy Esposito Lamy, Manager, Metrics, The Robin Hood ...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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Program Staff

Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media

Release Date:

07/26/2012

... That’s what happened to me recently when I joined with a group of colleagues, convened by Philanthropy New York and ... of social media ask, “how do we know whether it’s working ?” When I was chief...

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All Funders

PNY Signs Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy's (AAPIP) Open Letter to Philanthropy: The Cure to Viral Racism Is Within Our Hands

Release Date:

04/08/2020

... (AAPIs) in the U.S., comprising the fastest growing racial group , and they too are impacted, especially health care ...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)

29 Sep 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Pros & Cons of Performance Evaluations

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... Cell Foundation, Inc Oscar De La Cruz , Manager, Human Resources & Benefits, The Andrew W...

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Network Building

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All Funders

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Documentary Film Series

... extends into so many different areas—child welfare and education , disaster relief, health care, the ...

For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

Foundations are just one type of nonprofit organization that make up a portion of the total nonprofit "sector" (which is composed of an estimated 1.4 million organizations and entities with nonprofit status), but they do much to fund the work of other nonprofits providing services for the common good.

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Job Seekers

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American Express

Brooklyn Org

Casey Family Programs

Ford Foundation

Creating A Positive Workplace Culture - A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... toll on our overall well-being. We spend more time working than we do anything else. It is becoming more ...

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Sector News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Ford-funded Study Points to Potential Security Weakness in Online Voting Registration Systems

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... suggest that the government didn't invest enough money or resources into security," Yoo said. "But it's just the nature ... in a unique way...because it could allow for a particular group...

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Member News

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Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

10 Feb 2015

The Conference Board's Business - Community Impact Symposium

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 8:00am to Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 5:00pm

... they tackle these key issues: Corporate Philanthropy and Education Creativity as a Tool to Solving Social Issues ... Officer, International Society for Technology in Education Janine Ingram, Vice President,...

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Location

United States

11 Dec 2012

Wagner's Dream Screening and Q&A with Award-winning Filmmaker Susan Froemke and Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 -

4:30pm to 9:00pm

National Opera Center, 330 Seventh Avenue, NYC

Join arts and media funders for a special reception, tour of the new National ... Stehle (Moderator), Executive Director, Media Impact Funders Designed for All interested funders . Wagner's...

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Issue-Based

Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... for some of today’s leading anti-homelessness funders . As big cities play host to thousands (or tens of thousands) of people roughing it in the streets, funders are looking to new methods—like permanent .....

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Sector News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Bloomberg Launches Smart City Certification

Release Date:

04/11/2017

Two years after its inception, Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities program announced an initiative that will direct cities on how to use data to improve their smart infrastructure.

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Member News

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

Release Date:

03/27/2012

... are unlikely to seek out support on their own. Overseas funders can make a difference by encouraging and supporting ... the infrastructure that supports it is strengthened. Here, funders and nonprofits from...

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Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

Release Date:

10/21/2015

... their academic careers—provide scholars with material resources and an intellectual community to develop new ... and Old Age (2012). As a Lapidus Fellow, Hartog will be working on two book projects that take...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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Mellon Foundation

06 May 2015

Scaling for Social Impact: Perspectives from Both Sides

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... important opportunities and significant challenges for funders and grantees. Hear from funders and nonprofit leaders about lessons they have learned ... why it’s a sound non-traditional grant-making strategy...

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Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York City

01 Jun 2018

Overstepping? When Should Foundations Weigh In On Grantee Governance

Friday, June 1, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... a funder do about it? This session is designed to help funders explore appropriate ways to ascertain board ... prepared for a highly-interactive session designed to arm funders with innovative ideas and...