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We’re Not Just Fighting the Good Fight

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09/22/2014
Philanthropy New York is pragmatic in its public policy work. With limited staff and resources, we choose our issues carefully based on their centrality to our members’ needs. When organizations like the Council on Foundations and the National...
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Staff Promotions at Philanthropy New York

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02/27/2015
Philanthropy New York is proud to announce staff members Kristen Ruff, Crystal Ovalles and Daisy Martinez have been promoted to Vice President of Member Services, Manager of Learning Services and Office Manager, respectively.
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We’ve Been Here Before, But Now We Know Where We Are

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11/17/2016
One of the truths we need to recognize is that the voting blocs of this election are essentially the same as those of the 2000 election. Our nation has a very long history of veering from one party to the next and from a more liberal to a more...
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20 Issues, to Be Specific

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07/19/2017
The term “policy work” is so vague that it can seem a bit mysterious to some funders. We know that private foundations are legally prohibited from engaging in lobbying or partisan politics, and we sometimes generalize, erroneously, that all funders...
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Surdna Foundation Names George Soule As Director Of Communications

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06/03/2013
The Surdna Foundation has announced George Soule as its first-ever Director of Communications. Bringing more than 20 years of communications and foundation experience, Soule joined the Foundation on June 11 to lead the organization's internal and...
10 Dec 2020

Uncovering Dyslexia, NYC’s Literacy Crisis and its Effects Across Systems

Thursday, December 10, 2020 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Education, particularly literacy, should unlock opportunities. Instead, most literacy programs used in American schools leave more than half the students struggling to read. It perpetuates the loss of human potential. The picture in New York City,...
29 Apr 2021

The OST Workforce: Moving Forward Beyond the Age of COVID

Thursday, April 29, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
As funders consider re-entry for vulnerable youth workers, there is an opportunity to consider how to strengthen and fortify the OST workforce--including rebuilding a field that offers family sustaining wages and viable career pathways.

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