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NYS Health 10th Anniversary Awards to Recognize Leaders Improving State Health

Release Date:

05/03/2016

... are due by Tuesday, June 14, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. View the Call for Nominations. NYSHealth Emerging Innovator ... are due by Tuesday, June 14, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. View the Call for Applications. NYS Health...

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Health

Beyond Rigor - Building Philanthropy's Equitable Evaluation Infrastructure

Release Date:

07/17/2019

Should the “rigor” yardstick, used in traditional evaluation practice, be used to assess an equity-focused mission? Does centering questions of validity, objectivity, and appropriateness advance equity? A growing group of funders and evaluators are...

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Philanthropy New York

Sample Job Descriptions: Accountant

Publication date:

10/2013

The following jobs descriptions for program assistant professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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HR & Operations Staff

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It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate

Publication date:

02/2013

Panelists discussed the expected effects from what has already passed Congress in January 2013 and whether or not the charitable deduction debate is leading to the neglect of even more important issues in the budget battles likely to be beset us for years to come.

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How Philanthropy Can Help Fix Democracy

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Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

Release Date:

03/22/2010

Like many funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a decline in its charitable assets during the past two years.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

Economic Security

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Russia's Real Friends in the West

Release Date:

01/27/2013

An op-ed by Deana Arsenian, Vice President for International Program and Program Director for Russia and Eurasia at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Met and Crystal Bridges to Share a Trumbull Portrait

Release Date:

03/14/2013

A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, the celebrated Revolutionary War-era painter, has been given by its owner, Credit Suisse, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas in a 50-50...

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Arts

Will Obamacare Increase Insurance Costs in New York State?

Release Date:

04/01/2013

An op-ed by James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation.

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Public Policy

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Carnegie Corporation Commits $15 Million for Rethinking School Design

Release Date:

03/25/2013

This initial commitment to support district-based school design work uses the principles in a new Carnegie Corporation report as a starting point.

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Education

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Philanthropy Takes Fore as Bloomberg Exits N.Y. Mayoralty

Release Date:

04/30/2013

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s approach to philanthropy and his giving priorities are examined as he prepares for his return to private life.

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NYC losing small hospitals as money woes mount

Release Date:

08/06/2013

This article on the increasing closure of small, independent hospitals in New York quotes James Tallon, President of the United Hospital Fund.

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

William T. Grant Foundation Awards $1.7 Million for Research to Benefit Youth

Release Date:

08/03/2013

The seven grants totaling nearly $1.7 million are in support of researchers and organizations working to understand and improve the environments in which youth spend their time.

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passes Legislature

Release Date:

09/12/2013

Bend the Arc was among the organizations mobilizing support in California on behalf of legislation requiring overtime pay for domestic employees, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Workforce Development

Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

Release Date:

11/18/2013

Ana Oliveira has been appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer's transition team. Its members include Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

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The New York Women's Foundation

JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

Release Date:

12/11/2013

JPMorgan Chase's new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job markets, reports The New York Times.

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Community Development

Workforce Development

Foundations Aim to Save Pensions in Detroit Crisis

Release Date:

01/13/2014

The New York Times reports that a group of national and local philanthropic foundations, including the Ford Foundation, have pledged $330 million to help save Detroit's art collection.

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Arts

Community Development

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Ford Foundation

$50-Million from Goldman Sachs Seeds Fund for Businesswomen

Release Date:

03/05/2014

Goldman Sachs and the World Bank will partner to raise $600 million in support of female entrepreneurs in developing countries, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Gender Justice

Applications to the 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards are up 25%

Release Date:

05/19/2014

[New York Community Trust, Philanthropy New York] More Nonprofits Seek to Improve Management Practices Applications Up by 25 Percent Overall – Three Times the Number of Long Island Organizations Apply; Applications from Brooklyn and Queens Double