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Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... in our conversations on civic engagement. Those of us who come from privileged backgrounds tend to take the ... time to be informed, and raise their voices on issues they care about most. It is all too easy to...

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PNY News

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Civic Engagement

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Philanthropy New York

The Rockefeller Foundation Shares National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan

Release Date:

04/28/2020

... million workers without income. And while locking down our economy is crucial for saving lives now, it has tremendous consequences for the poorest among us – as people of color and low-income Americans are...

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Disaster Relief

Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Education Tech Nonprofit Launches with Gates, Carnegie Support

Release Date:

02/06/2013

The Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have provided startup funding for the new nonprofit, inBloom, which aims “to make personalized learning a reality for every U.S. student by improving the effectiveness...

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Education

Technology

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

16 Oct 2012

The New Corporate Philanthropy Challenge: A Leadership Conversation

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... field and the role of corporate foundations, guided by a five -point framework. Join us as results from the Guide, including an overview of the five Leadership Imperatives, are examined. Learn...

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Issue-Based

The Ford Foundation's $1.0 Billion Bond - A Briefing Note from SeaChange Capital Partners

Release Date:

06/22/2020

... them through the issuance of a $1.0 billion, AAA-rated, 30- year (with perhaps a 50- year tranche), unsecured bond. Why is ... alternative assets—private equity, hedge funds, natural resources...

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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SeaChange Capital Partners

Asian American Leaders In A Moment Of Pride And Peril - Featuring Don Chen, Surdna Foundation and Taryn Higashi, Unbound Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/30/2020

... in deplorable anti-Asian bigotry and xenophobia, those of us who know the pains of discrimination and exclusion must ... contributions, and in opposition to those who would see us splintered by hate. In...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Unbound Philanthropy

NY State Health Foundation CEO: 1M New Yorkers Could Lose Health Coverage Under AHCA

Release Date:

05/08/2017

... how their medical insurance will be affected by the health care bill passed by the House will have their eyes on Albany, ... . . “Today’s vote to approve the American Health Care Act (AHCA)...

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Member News

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building

Release Date:

07/05/2016

... Are Missing About Capacity Building Over the past five years, more and more foundations have come to understand ... service program that was the subject of the grant): All of us in the nonprofit ecosystem are...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... chance as white kids of getting a good education. The next year , in another Gallup survey, almost half of whites said ... a black person home to dinner. This complacency among us white Americans has been a...

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Member News

Funding Area

Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Ms. Foundation Supports New Civil Rights Video: 'We Won't Go Back'

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... next four years, it will be more important than ever for us to stand together for what we know is right. Check out our new video , and then forward it or share it with five friends to let them know you’re not...

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Member News

Video

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Wellcome Trust and the Simons Foundation Fund Researchers Uniting to Create International Brain Lab

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... in Washington DC have together committed more than US $13 million over five years to kick-start the IBL. The pilot effort is an ...

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Member News

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Health

Science

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The Simons Foundation

Mike Bloomberg Sends Statement to the United Nations Following Unprecedented Outpouring of Support for Paris Agreement

Release Date:

06/06/2017

... subnational actors. America’s Pledge will aggregate US climate action, building upon the Global Covenant of ... Paris Agreement. This NDC committed the U.S. to reduce its economy -wide greenhouse gas emissions...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

MetLife Foundation, Sesame Workshop Launch Financial Knowledge Program

Release Date:

11/22/2013

... MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five - year , $20 million partnership to improve financial knowledge ... MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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MetLife

Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... programs, research, and by leveraging the firm’s vast resources and talented employees. Additionally, in her new ... and spanning six continents. The firm has made major multi- year , global commitments to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Leadership in Government Fellows

Release Date:

03/05/2018

... growing number of Americans in independent contractor, gig economy and temporary work arrangements. These are the ... and social justice. The program, now in its second year , is intended to help fellows build...

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Member News

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Civic Engagement

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Open Society Foundations

28 Oct 2016

Philanthropy 101 - Module 2: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, October 28, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

This PNY members-only program is Part 2 of our five -module Philanthropy 101 from our PNY Core Curriculum ... the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we take a dive into what is a 501(...

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Professional Development

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

03 Nov 2017

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 3, 2017 -

8:30am to 11:00am

This PNY members-only program is a part of our five -module Philanthropy 101 from our PNY Core Curriculum ... the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we take a dive into what is a 501(...

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Professional Development

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Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

16 Sep 2020

Ray Madoff vs. Daniel Hemel: Should DAFs Be Reined In?

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 -

9:00am to 10:15am

... see a need for more regulatory oversight. Please join us for a debate between two leading thinkers in this area as they lead us in considering the question: Should DAFs be reined in? ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Conference

Livestream

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Transparency

Philanthropy Should Focus on the Assets of Aging

Release Date:

04/22/2016

... opportunities for the 55+ population. Ageism causes us to think of old people as simply that: old, cut from the ... people 65-105 have the same opinions? Or do we just not care what they are? So what does this...

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Insights

New York Community Trust Gives $5.1 million to 42 Nonprofits in the City, Nation

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... of grants. For example, very young children in foster care need a boost to keep from falling behind in school. ... at the Trust’s December the last board meeting of the year . In all, The Trust made $37 million...