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Impact Investing Is a Policy Issue

Release Date:

10/20/2016

... potential to vastly increase the ability of philanthropic organizations to achieve their social missions. But one of ... of those programs as well as many programs hosted by other organizations in our...

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PNY News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

14 Dec 2016

Unconnected Prisoner Re-Entry Services? There’s a Collaborative Solution For That

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Approximately 636,000 incarcerated individuals leave federal and state prisons each year (U.S. Department of Justice, Prisoners in 2014), making reentry into the community a major concern for federal, state and local governments. Many face uphill...

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13 Dec 2016

School Discipline, Pushout and Gender Norms

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As we look at how to improve high school graduation rates and outcomes, we’ve come to realize that instead of addressing a “drop-out” crisis, we have to address our public education system’s biases, policies, and practices that exclude and alienate...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Gender Justice

Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

Release Date:

11/28/2016

Sampriti Ganguli, CEO of Arabella Advisors, writes about ways philanthropy can adapt to a new administration.

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Insights

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Arabella Advisors

Brooklyn Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Incubator Project

Release Date:

01/19/2017

... for the Incubator Project will be given to community organizations and leaders that have a demonstrated commitment ... Priority will also be given, but not limited to, community organizations and leaders that...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Brooklyn Org

30 Mar 2017

Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

Thursday, March 30, 2017 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

Over the years, social issue campaigners and activists have employed a variety of marketing and communications efforts to attract public interest to their causes to varying degrees of success. More recently, activists have turned to the arts for...

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Arts

Civic Engagement

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Social Justice

Watch this New Series Showing the Ordinary and Extraordinary Lives of Muslim New Yorkers

Release Date:

02/23/2017

Clare Church of the New York Community Trust writes about a new web series that has been attracting hundreds of thousands viewers on YouTube since just before the presidential election.

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Video

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Social Justice

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The New York Community Trust

Ford Foundation Appoints Pradeep Nair as Regional Director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Release Date:

03/09/2017

... efforts with governments, universities, nongovernmental organizations , and the private sector will be invaluable to ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

This Guy Has Plans to Make Your Foundation More Accountable

Release Date:

03/15/2017

... easily draw direct lines between big money donors and the organizations they support. He also claims that he can draw ... tax deductible gifts and those that are “political organizations .” Says Callahan: “...

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PNY News

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

20 Apr 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and Strategies that Support the Transition to Adulthood

Thursday, April 20, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... skills How philanthropy can effectively support youth and organizations in this work, as well as work with partners to ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Friend or Foe? Philanthropy Should Welcome New Styles of Giving

Release Date:

04/27/2017

... level of engagement with the leadership of the nonprofit organizations that they support and they are willing to make ... in social change) have too much influence on philanthropic organizations ’ strategies...

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Insights

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

07 Jun 2017

Trailblazers: The Bold States Leading the Charge on Climate Change

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

In the absence of federal legislation or a national will to put a price on carbon, the federal government is unlikely to make progress on climate action over the next four years. Recognizing that we can’t afford to wait that long, activists in some...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Science

The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee

Release Date:

05/15/2017

The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced today that it elected Rey Ramsey to join its Board of Trustees as an Independent Trustee. He currently serves as the Managing Partner at Centri Capital, an impact asset management firm focused on investments...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Get to Know Your PHIL Talkers

Release Date:

05/17/2017

I predict that the PHIL Talks presenters at this year’s 38th Annual Meeting on June 16 will bring especially trenchant insights and unexpected revelations on the topic of “The Power of Participation: Democracy Building Now.”

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PNY News

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... Officer. Mr. Wilhelm has also advised leading non-profit organizations , including the John D. and Catherine T. ...

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Appointments & Transitions

Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... and challenging world, cities need partnerships with organizations such as ULI to withstand the shocks and ...

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Member News

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Mid-Year Moment for Reflection

Release Date:

07/05/2017

... and practice leadership skills; to take them back to their organizations , share them with colleagues and put them into ...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings, Ford and JPB Foundation Supported Pop Culture Lab Accelerates Justice Through Entertainment

Release Date:

07/25/2017

... initial grant awards to social justice and entertainment organizations working to shift popular narratives in ... lenses.” “Leaders of social justice movements and organizations have long envisioned...

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Member News

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Arts

Immigration

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Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Unbound Philanthropy

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

18 Jan 2018

First Annual PNY Policy Forum Honoring Janice Nittoli: An Evening with John King

Thursday, January 18, 2018 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

The first annual PNY Policy Forum will be an opportunity for Philanthropy New York members to talk with John B. King, Jr., CEO of The Education Trust, former U.S. Secretary of Education, and former New York State Education Commissioner. King is also...

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24 Jan 2018

Through the Eyes of the Caregiver: “Care” Screening & Panel with Ai-jen Poo

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Please join us for a screening and panel discussion of the deeply poignant documentary film Care , which provides an intimate vantage of the home-care industry, and of the people who — whether because of disability, disease, or advanced age — rely...