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NYC Cultural Agenda Fund Places Marker on Racial Justice Initiative Ahead of City’s Cultural Plan Release

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10/12/2016

... provided racial justice training to our grantees last year ," says Cultural Agenda Fund co-chair and Lambent .....

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Farah Jasmine Griffin and Clint Smith as 2021 Fellows in Residence

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07/26/2021

... questioning will help inform our work throughout the year ahead.” Begun in 2015, the Mellon Foundation’s ... he was named the Christine D. Sarbanes Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Humanities Council. He...

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Mellon Foundation

04 Nov 2015

Dear Board...Are You Reading This?

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Foundation and nonprofit boards have an important responsibility: They advise and ultimately decide on the major polices, goals and governance of the organization.

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Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Mentors

... spirit to their work. Mentors serve as facilitators, resources , and coaches for their group. They help to create a ...

Fewer Rocks & a Traffic Light = Greater Effectiveness & More Success

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12/14/2010

... role. Wellspring first considered “off the shelf” resources , particularly to strengthen its financial due ...

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ASPCA Announces President and CEO Ed Sayres' Intention to Step Down

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08/01/2012

... Directors of his intention to step down from management by year end after nearly a decade at the helm of one of the ...

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Animal Welfare

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Sandra O. Moose Named Chair of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Board of Trustees

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06/04/2012

The Board of Trustees of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has also announced the election of Dr. Sandra O. Moose as Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, effective immediately.

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16 Nov 2011

Role Models in the Classroom: Creating Teaching Pipelines for Black and Latino Males

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

Over the past decade, the achievement gap in New York City schools has remained almost constant, with Black and Latino males at the low end of that gap. While the City takes pride in a 2010 graduation rate of over 65%, less than 40% of Black and...

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Paul Connolly Joins Bessemer Trust

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09/03/2013

Bessemer Trust has named Paul Connolly as its Director of Philanthropic Advisory Services. Connolly will be working to expand the Trust’s philanthropic advisory services department and assist clients nationally to develop and pursue their...

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In the Aftermath: How to Help in the Philippines

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11/13/2013

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors shares their suggestions — based on the best practices developed by other philanthropists over the years — for helping those affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

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From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

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04/04/2013

... She also informed the group about a recently launched one- year NYAM project, supported by both The New York Community ...

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The Future of News

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05/08/2009

By Vincent Stehle Chair of the Board of Directors, Philanthropy New York Program Director for Nonprofit Sector Support, Surdna Foundation The future is bleak for daily newspapers. The combination of a severe economic downturn...

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16 Jun 2015

Creating and Seizing the Moment: School Discipline and School Safety Reform in New York City

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

*Registration for this session has reached capacity. If you'd like to be added to our waitlist, please email: register@philanthropynewyork.org * After years of advocacy by young people, parents, educators, and communities, New York...

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Get to Know the New Leader of the Nation’s Largest Philanthropic Network

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11/18/2015

The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers announced that it has tapped David Biemesderfer as CEO to advance its new strategic direction.

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Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform

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01/12/2016

... nation's juvenile and criminal justice systems. Each year , hundreds of thousands of vulnerable young people, .....

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The Tow Foundation

23 Mar 2017

Financial Series - Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Thursday, March 23, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Experienced grantmakers often use two financial documents to review potential and current grantees: financial statements and IRS Form 990. But how do the two documents differ and how can they best be used together to interpret the financial status...

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09 Mar 2017

Financial Series - Looking at the 990 Part I (March 9) and Part II (March 16)

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

9:00am to 10:30am

The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance and accomplishments of grant applicants and recipients. The form creates a level playing field for an otherwise diverse sector. What information can be...

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13 Dec 2016

School Discipline, Pushout and Gender Norms

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As we look at how to improve high school graduation rates and outcomes, we’ve come to realize that instead of addressing a “drop-out” crisis, we have to address our public education system’s biases, policies, and practices that exclude and alienate...

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