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20 Sep 2012

Money and Politics: The Impact of Citizens United on the 2012 Presidential Election

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 10:45am

The Supreme Court’ s Citizens United decision has fundamentally altered the ... will easily surpass the $3 billion spent in 2008. Join us for a provocative and enlightening dialogue with three ... Campaign The...

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06 Mar 2013

Keeping Risk Above Water Part 1: Can Mission-Related Investing Be Used for Disaster Response & Recovery?

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

Thus far the costs of Hurricane Sandy are estimated as high as $60 billion: $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, with an overall impact on the economy for the fourth quarter of 2012 near .6 percent...

14 Mar 2013

Ethel - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, March 14, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... with questions. Please join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening ... her children. The film is a personal portrait of Ethel’ s political awakening, the life she shared with Robert F...

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27 Mar 2013

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... personal, inappropriate views through the foundation’ s social media, and those views are reported as those of the ... ready? As crisis management expert Davia Temin will show us , a defensive reaction is the...

15 Jul 2013

Justice Delayed – An Examination of the Ken Burns Film The Central Park Five

Monday, July 15, 2013 -

3:45pm to 7:00pm

... including: race, class, policy and juvenile justice. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion, featuring filmmakers ...

19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... recent public school graduates who entered one of CUNY’ s (City University of New York) community colleges had to ... remedial coursework. Far fewer than half of the City’ s public high school graduates had...

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13 Jan 2010

Opening a Second Front Against the Dropout Epidemic

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... senior year – close to 50% in New York City. The U. S . currently ranks 18th for highschool graduation among the ...

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21 Oct 2010

Understanding the Educational Trajectories of Young Black Men in New York City

Thursday, October 21, 2010 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

The Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street, NYC.

... PRESENTERS Roger Blissett , Managing Director, U. S . Strategy, RBC Capital Markets . Shawn Dove , Manager, The ...

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27 Mar 2014

CUNY: The Road to College Success

Thursday, March 27, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

In recent years, half of New York City' s public school graduates have enrolled at the City ... More than half of these students enter one of CUNY' s seven community colleges. An associate' ...

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Issue-Based

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Education

01 Apr 2014

Advocacy and Policy Communications: Where Does Social Media Fit In?

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... both new and traditional communications strategies. Join us and discover the promises offered by new technology and ... communications plan Part of Philanthropy New York' s Advocacy 201 Series, "...

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Issue-Based

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Communications

10 Jul 2014

Community Driven Capacity Building: Creative Approaches From the Field - Webinar

Thursday, July 10, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... for capacity building with nonprofit grantees. Join us and hear the stories of family and regional foundations ...

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Family Foundation

All Funders

Declare Overhead Dead

Release Date:

03/18/2014

... will continue to underfund organizations, there’ s some hope that private donors are beginning to understand ... the opportunity to accelerate that understanding. Let’ s declare overhead dead. Let’ s...

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Insights

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Improving the Accuracy of Wikipedia’s Medical Information

Release Date:

01/06/2015

... including the Mayo Clinic, WebMD, MedlinePlus, e-Medicine. com , and all .gov domains. Surprisingly, Wikipedia is ... on specific conditions! Recognizing Wikipedia’ s growing dominance as a health information...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

When LINsanity Comes to Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/15/2012

... the confines of our own community. But it was Jaimie’ s response when asked what NCF saw as philanthropy’ s most ... her full response. This is a provocative question. Most of us , as...

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All Funders

18 Jun 2015

Interested in Working in Corporate Philanthropy?

Thursday, June 18, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... interviews from jobseekers may refer those individuals to us for this session. Explore The advantages and challenges ...

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Professional Development

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Panel

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All Funders

Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

Job Seekers

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Arabella Advisors Advocates for 12 Good Food Policy Priorities

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... Advocates for 12 Good Food Policy Priorities Arabella’ s Good Food practice published its list of 12 Good Food ... The list was developed in collaboration with Arabella’ s two newest senior associates—Melody...

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Member News

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Food Systems

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Arabella Advisors

08 Jun 2016

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Building Relationships - Managing Up

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... trust and good communication. During this program, join us to discuss some common scenarios and share key takeaways. ...

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Network Building

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All Funders

Executive Support Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

15 Sep 2017

Funders Guide to Climate Week NYC - On Topics Like The Rise of Subnationals and Beyond

Friday, September 15, 2017 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... the world through 100-plus events across our city. What’ s going to get discussed? How might that be relevant to your ... actors with the rise of urbanization and President Trump’ s declaration to withdraw...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

Science

14 Sep 2017

ComNetworkNY: September Social on Ford’s Terrace

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

... or nonprofit organizations. RSVPs are limited.* Join us for an informal networking event, hosted by Ford ... informal “September Soiree” on the Ford Foundation’ s terrace. Explore: Get to know more...

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27 Apr 2018

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Building Supportive Professional Relationships

Friday, April 27, 2018 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... resources among peers in a confidential setting. PACNET’ s spring program will focus on building supportive professional relationships. Join us for a conversation with panelists from different ...