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23 Oct 2012

Embracing the Power of Education - GFE 16th Annual Conference

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 10:30am to Friday, October 26, 2012 - 3:30pm

Join Grantmakers for Education and the nation's largest gathering of education grantmakers at their annual conference, which offers unparalleled opportunities to strengthen your professional peer network, access leading thinkers and practitioners in...

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14 Nov 2012

A Cultural Exploration of Russian Arts: Performance at BAM & Dinner

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 -

4:30pm to 9:30pm

Members are invited to a special dinner, talk and performance of Donka: A Letter to Chekhov , part of BAM’s 30th Next Wave Festival. Featuring a spectacular melding of acrobatics, juggling, clowning and music, internationally renowned circus artist...

29 Nov 2012

Social Media: Promising techniques used by social media-savvy funders

Thursday, November 29, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

Locating the most appropriate information, and managing it strategically, becomes a challenge when we are increasingly bombarded with seemingly limitless streams of data. This webinar series will help foundation staff navigate the information...

16 Jan 2013

Service for Impact Meeting

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 -

8:00am to 10:30am

Whether you fund housing, hunger or higher education, investments in a nonprofit’s ability to maximize the time and expertise of volunteers provide a high return on that investment. A study from the TCC Group found that "when nonprofit organizations...

31 Jan 2013

Knowledge Management: Strategies for making sector knowledge more accessible

Thursday, January 31, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

04 Feb 2013

Grantmaking as a Career? One Program Officer’s Personal Experience, with Molly Schultz Hafid, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program, Shelter Rock

Monday, February 4, 2013 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Learn about the field of philanthropy from one grantmaker's personal perspective. Philanthropy New York members who receive requests for informational interviews from jobseekers may refer those individuals to us for this session. Explore The...

11 Feb 2013

Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where is Philanthropy?

Monday, February 11, 2013 - 4:00pm to Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 4:00pm

Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, NYC

At this conference post-2012 election, foundation executives, individual donors and civic leaders will come together to examine what philanthropy’s evolving relationship with public policy and government means in the context of the rapidly changing...

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17 Jun 2010

Inaugural Conference on Scaling Social Impact

Thursday, June 17, 2010 -

9:00am to 5:00pm

New York City

A Philanthropy New York COLLABORATIVE EVENT, presented with Growth Philanthropy Network . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Funders and investors with an interest in education, youth development, poverty alleviation, and health;...

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19 Sep 2013

Family Philanthropy Online Guided Tour

Thursday, September 19, 2013 -

12:00pm to 12:30pm

Webinar

Make plans to join this special guided tour of the world’s largest online knowledge center for family philanthropy - currently accessible to you as part of your Philanthropy New York membership. Explore Efficient ways to download articles and...

07 Oct 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: Making a Difference- How One Small Fund Created Big Impact!

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

Join us and hear about the story of the Muriel H. Marshall Fund for the Aging, and how one woman's gift to The Community Foundation created profound and dramatic impact on Genesee County's elderly residents, their caregivers, and aging services...

2012 NGen Fellows Project: Hacking the NGen Experience

Release Date:

09/29/2013

During their nine-month fellowship, the 2012 Independent Sector American Express NGen Fellows examined the "leadership void" that will be created by the impending retirement of baby-boomer nonprofit executives. The Fellows also sought to identify...

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Leadership Development

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American Express

Advocates for LGBT Equality Launch Freedom Fund to Support LGBT Russians

Release Date:

11/26/2013

The Arcus Foundation, the Council for Global Equality and the Open Society Foundations have announced the establishment of the Russia Freedom Fund to provide financial support directly to groups working to end discrimination and violence in Russia...

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Citi Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Student Mentoring Initiatives

Release Date:

06/02/2014

The Citi Foundation has announced two grants totaling $2.1 million in support of initiatives designed to connect high-potential students from low-income households with mentoring and career counseling provided by early- to mid-career professionals.

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Education

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Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth

Release Date:

06/13/2014

A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges gaining stable employment.

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries

Release Date:

07/05/2014

Many Americans wait six days or more to see a doctor when they are sick and need care, ranking the United States toward the bottom in a Commonwealth Fund study of wait times for treatment in 11 countries.

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

New York Community Trust Ranked Number Three In Total Assets

Release Date:

07/15/2014

A new report that ranks community foundations by asset size finds that The New York Community Trust is number three in the nation with $2.4 billion.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

Release Date:

07/24/2014

Forward-thinking school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline polices can improve educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies...

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Education

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

MasterCard Foundation to Help Address Water Sanitation in East Africa with Micro-Credit Program

Release Date:

10/27/2014

... sanitation challenges facing low income groups,” Water. org CEO Gary White told participants in the forum. The ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Ripple Effects: How Can We Continue DACA’s Positive Impact?

Release Date:

01/23/2014

New York Immigration Coalition Executive Director Steven Choi provides his takeaways from our PNY event on the impact of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on young immigrants and their families.