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A consensus has emerged among policymakers, practitioners, and advocates that how schools use time is key to their effectiveness. Like other resources, time can be used well or squandered. The question that confronts districts, schools, and the...

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Philanthropy For Our Time - Post-Annual Meeting Series

AM25 Homepage Banner - no date post programs.png Thank you for joining us for our 2025 Annual Meeting, Philanthropy For Our Time . As part of our post-Annual Meeting series, please continue the conversation by checking out these upcoming sessions...

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO

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01/20/2015

... today is better positioned than ever before to achieve its mission of accelerating advances in science, technology, ... managers in support of the Foundation’s important mission ,” says Petersen. “I’ll be...

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Cheryl Green Rosario Named Executive Director of The ZAC Foundation

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02/12/2015

... – named in honor of their son. Through its mission , TZF has been able to help educate nearly 4,000 ... young, I’m even more emboldened by the Cohns and their mission to help educate families and children...

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Afterschool Alliance Welcomes Afterschool Champion Heather Nesle to Its Board of Directors

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05/08/2018

... vulnerable moments in their journey to adulthood – a mission wholly in line with afterschool and the Afterschool ... afterschool movement in the United States. This is a vital mission , one that’s entirely...

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Don Chen, Social Justice Veteran, Selected as Surdna Foundation’s Third President

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08/20/2018

... record, experience and deep commitment to social justice values that we were looking for,” said Peter Benedict II, ... cultural and political challenges that require a mission -driven institution like Surdna to...

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Sample Job Descriptions: Grants Management Associate

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11/2013

The following jobs descriptions for grants management associate 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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Take Us To Your Leaders

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03/10/2015

... its design and its fit with the granting organization’s mission and focus, is the quality of leadership to be found ... leadership have been shaped by two other dominant cultural values : innovation and...

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Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change

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05/17/2016

... What I shared that day was how the combination of values -based communications and popular culture storytelling ... potential to inspire hope, amplify voices, and uphold the values we all share and cherish...

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The Opportunity Agenda

25 Apr 2012

Power to the People: Participatory Budgeting as a New Model of Civic Engagement in NYC

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Participatory budgeting is a democratic process that gives ordinary people real decision-making power over real money. Community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. The process has the potential to transform relationships...

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What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives

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05/19/2021

... Their successors, many of them BIPOC and female, have the vision and new ideas to rejuvenate their organizations and ... It’s also important to fund the new leadership’s vision rather than simply our own...

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11 Jan 2022

Economics, Equity, and the Case for Supporting the Care Infrastructure in Greater New York - A Webinar Hosted by AFN and NYWF

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 -

9:30am to 11:15am

... building better childcare solutions? What is the radical vision we want to see around caregiving and what role can ... development programs. Please email register@ philanthropynewyork . org...

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May 25, 2023 - A Day Without Human Services

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05/26/2023

... insights needed for them to effectively achieve their mission . It’s critical for nonprofits to have a voice in ...

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PNY Smart Assets Blog Posts on Hurricane Sandy

Philanthropy New York members and colleagues shared opinions and insights on post-Sandy response and recovery efforts on our blog, Smart Assets . See the Storify: Sandy, Philanthropy & A Year of Hard Lessons 5 Questions for.....

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Making Healthy and Sustainable Foods More Accessible Around the World

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03/24/2022

... the foundation also recently supported the Food Systems Vision Prize , an invitation for organizations across the ...

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Impact Investing in Education: An Overview of the Current Landscape

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01/2014

This study, conducted by D. Capital Partners, is part of the Open Society Education Support Program’s efforts to identify innovative financing mechanisms and approaches that can increase the availability and allocation of resources for education systems.

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12 Feb 2015

Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors

Thursday, February 12, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... (no fee) Guests of Organizers: Please email register@ philanthropynewyork . org with your name, title, organizational affiliation, ... (no fee) Non-Member Funders: Please email register@ ...