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02 Apr 2013

The Art and Science of Advocacy

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Advocacy is much debated in the public sector. A recent Independent Sector study, Beyond the Cause: The Art and Science of Advocacy , identifies five essential approaches to successful advocacy and analyzes the effectiveness of advocacy on issues...

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11 Jun 2013

Community Food Funders Breakfast Series on Risk and Resiliency in the Food System: Fostering Equity and Adaptation in a Post-Sandy World

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:00am

We invite you to join Community Food Funders, farmers, community leaders and food systems experts for the third discussion in a three-part breakfast series. What role can the philanthropic community play to help community groups,...

12 Sep 2013

Igniting the Spark: Effective Next Generation Boards

Thursday, September 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

Webinar

For many families, it is important that the next generation not only gives but gives as part of the family. This Family Philanthropy Webinar introduces an increasingly popular method for preparing the next generation for philanthropic service: the...

07 Oct 2013

Reflections on Young Males of Color in New York City: Youth Violence and Re-casting the Image of Young Black and Latino Men - Part I

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The headlines are unrelenting: Four Teenagers Shot, One Fatally, at Housing Complex; Queens Girl, age 14, Fatally Shot on Bus; Brownsville Child Needlessly Dies from Gun Violence. Supported by state, city and private funding, emerging and innovative...

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12 Nov 2013

The Secret Ingredients to Effective Funder Collaboratives & Collective Impact

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Funder collaboratives come in many shapes and sizes. There is no right or wrong way of doing them; it all is contingent upon the specifics of each group and their goals. Come hear collective impact guru Laura Herman interview three funder colleagues...

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Overdeck and Simons Foundations Launch "Science Everywhere" to Inspire Math and Science Learning Beyond the Classroom

Release Date:

01/25/2017

... beyond school walls, in partnership with DonorsChoose. org . Science Everywhere challenges teachers across the country to submit ideas on the DonorsChoose. org platform for creative, hands-on projects that...

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Education

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The Simons Foundation

Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... at the Blue Ridge Labs website ( https://labs.robinhood. org /catalyst/ ), join a weekly webinar for more information ( https://labs.robinhood. org /info-sessions/ ), and reach out to the Blue Ridge Labs team...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Burke Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards $2.4 Million in Grants

Release Date:

05/31/2019

The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art has announced fifteen grants totaling $2.49 million in support of arts and media projects dedicated to strengthening relationships between U.S. Muslim and non-Muslim communities.

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Community Development

A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two)

Release Date:

10/13/2022

With only 18 days left to submit your forms, learn more about the PSLF program from Rich Leimsider's conversation with Carolyn Peters.

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Occupy The Box

Release Date:

03/21/2012

By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation (This post was adapted from a keynote address given at the Better Business Bureau Charity Symposium on February 28, 2012.) When I heard the title of today’s symposium, “...

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All Funders

13 Oct 2021

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

At this time of major transition—to a new gubernatorial administration, a new mayor, and a restructured labor market—many New York City funders are poised to invest in strategies to strengthen the public workforce development system. How do we...

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Livestream

Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Workforce Development

01 Mar 2022

Feeding and Funding Our City: Recovery for New York City’s Invisibilized Food Ecosystem

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

During this virtual briefing, funding organizations will have the opportunity to learn the core elements of successful and ongoing campaign strategies, as well as the upcoming policy changes street vendors and delivery workers are organizing to...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Public Policy

Funding Area

Food Systems

Public Policy

04 Apr 2024

Are You Listening? How To Become A More Responsive, Effective, and Equitable Grantmaker

Thursday, April 4, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Through a dynamic mix of presentation, individual reflection time, and interactive small groups, participants will identify strategies and recommend next steps to bring listening, responding, and shifting power to life in their own foundations,...

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Roundtable Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

Workshop

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

26 Mar 2012

Changing the System: Effective Strategies for Grassroots Activism to Make NYC More Fair, Just, and Compassionate

Monday, March 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Across New York City, grassroots activists are giving voice to those our system has failed or exploited. These activists are helping people to organize, and to stand -up as leaders able to envision and create social change. Their work is incredibly...

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11 Jun 2013

What You Need To Know About Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The new media ecology can be overwhelming, with a growing array of digital devices, a proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs), alternative credentialing offered with digital badges, and the ubiquity of apps and social networks. Recent...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Two New Board Members

Release Date:

10/14/2020

Candi Castleberry Singleton and Alex Busansky bring expertise in diversity and inclusion, engagement, and criminal justice reform to distinguished board.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ms. Foundation for Women

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 strategy and structure of elections and electioneering in the United States. Early evidence suggests that spending on the 2012 election will easily surpass the $3 billion...

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04 Oct 2012

Measuring and Strengthening Advocacy Capacity: Tools and Strategies

Thursday, October 4, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

As one funder offered, “Advocacy can be a murky business.” It can indeed be quite the challenge to select, support, strengthen and ultimately assess the effectiveness of advocacy efforts—yet taking deliberate steps at the onset to measure a...

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12 Feb 2013

The New Nonprofit: Driving Economic Development in NYC

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 5:30pm

Nonprofits have retained a strong presence in New York City; yet, to date, this industry has not been seen as an economic driver, despite its strong ties to NYC’s financial center and other vibrant industries. On this panel, NYC nonprofit leaders...

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07 Mar 2013

Responding to Opportunity and Crisis in Immigration Policy

Thursday, March 7, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:30pm

Last year, President Obama announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which temporarily frees eligible undocumented youth from the fear of deportation. This year, immigration reform for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in...

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