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... this expansion of Philanthropy New York’s programming, public policy work, and investment in technology and space.” ... fuller vision that includes expanded programming and a public ...

Great Power, Great Responsibility: Grantmakers’ Role as Conveners

Publication date:

01/2013

Funders are finding ways to use the power of convening to benefit their grantees and their communities in countless ways. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' digital publication contains a series of ideas to help grantmakers become better at bringing stakeholders together.

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Learn and Let Learn

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10/2012

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ publication explores how learning communities can be powerful tools in creating and shaping peer connections that help expand knowledge, deepen skills and enhance practice.

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On the Money

Publication date:

09/2009

This Grantmakers for Effective Organizations publication highlights the financial challenges nonprofits face and the ways in which grantmakers are both improving the situation as well as perpetuating the problem.

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Finance & Asset Management

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Nonprofit Financials

Smarter Grantmaking in Challenging Economic Times

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05/2009

As grantmakers look ahead to make tough decisions for 2010 and beyond, this Grantmakers for Effective Organizations publication offers recommendations and examples that we hope provide some useful insights for foundation leaders.

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Finance & Asset Management

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Executive Leadership

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Investing in Leadership Volume 2: Inspiration and Ideas from Philanthropy’s Last Frontier

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02/2006

A Grantmakers for Effective Organizations publication that explores a sampling of the leadership development being utilized now in the nonprofit sector. Also contains case studies about leadership development.

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Leadership Development

Working Better Together: Building Nonprofit Collaborative Capacity

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09/2013

Collective action is an effective way for nonprofits to increase their impact, but key capacities are needed to enable these types of partnerships to thrive. This publication offers insights on the core capacities nonprofits need to collaborate and how funders can help.

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Understanding NY City & State's Legislative Landscape: An Overview for Funders with the Advocacy Institute

... to enacting progress on everything from health care policy to education reform, and from economic development to ... providers are looking for tools to support concrete policy wins to protect communities and...

Member Input on Official Statement on Protecting the 2020 Census

Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has recommended that PNY formally approve an official policy statement on protecting the integrity of the 2020 ...

05 Nov 2014

Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?

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2:30pm to 5:00pm

... Jones Austin announced a joint initiative with the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) to advocate for City and State ... James Parrott, Deputy Director and Chief Economist, Fiscal Policy Institute Allison Sesso ,...

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Investing in Advocacy Work Is Good — for Everyone

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04/03/2014

... care workers to speak on behalf of themselves to gain public policy wins that we’ve recently celebrated. Advocacy is ... leaders, advocates and organizers to lead the very policy change...

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Citi Foundation Funds Book Which Explores Americans' Financial Well-Being

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... leading experts on economics, financial services, public policy and philanthropy from across a broad range of sectors. ... financial stability, according to Phillip Longman, policy director...

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Community Development

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NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & Young Women of Color Across the U.S.

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03/23/2016

... programming and advocacy, as well as national-level policy and culture change efforts, that are girl-led, ... such as Girls for Gender Equity, The African-American Policy Forum, A Long Walk Home and others,...

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Gender Justice

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Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far

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05/09/2017

... applications. Through these conversations, as well as public convenings , we have learned a great deal about the ... for change. This means: Funding community organizing and policy change along with needed...

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Hilton Foundation Awards $25.5M in Grants in Q2 '17, Approves New Foster Youth Strategy

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07/19/2017

... with grantees, community partners, other funders and policy makers to move public child welfare systems and policies away from a ... achieve this vision in three ways: Strengthen systems and policy...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

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12/10/2020

... automatic voter registration, and paid voter orientation A public interest mandate for social media platforms and ... your foundation focus on healthcare? Surely healthcare policy would stand to gain from a...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families

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01/20/2021

... girl from El Salvador crying for her family. The public soon learned that under the U.S. government’s “Zero Tolerance” policy , immigration authorities were separating thousands of ... reminds us that it is far...

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Immigration

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Deepens Commitment to Moving the World Beyond Coal with Plan to Turbocharge Clean Energy Finance in Global South

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11/07/2022

... barriers to the energy transition by: Advancing policy and expanding capacity: Working with national and ... develop energy transition plans, implement the necessary public policies, and provide the skills and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K

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05/13/2015

... fit into the national landscape of early childhood policy , outlines the main features of New York City’s ... integration embedded in current policies and recommending policy changes to address this issue in...

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