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Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... by Success as part of a federal grant, found that the network ’s third- and fourth-graders showed about a year to ...

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Education

The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers in Dead-End Jobs

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... and healthy raises. Irvine, Calif.-based mortgage lender Network Capital Funding Corp. opened an office in Miami to ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Workforce Development

Patrick Gaspard, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, to Serve as Acting Leader at Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... from the Holocaust, founded the global philanthropy network to promote human rights. Mr. Soros is a major donor ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium

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09/25/2017

Independent charter schools view themselves as scrappy upstarts with good ideas to shake up the U.S. education system one school at a time. But some backers of the model say they have “lost the narrative” to bigger networks.

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NYers Face Harsher ATM Fees Than Nearly Anyone in Nation, Study Finds

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... from financial site Bankrate.com. People who use out-of- network ATM fees are often hit with two fees -- the charge ...

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Economic Security

Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools

Release Date:

10/04/2017

Analysis from a Stanford center says that on average, charter students show growth equal to 23 extra days of learning in reading.

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Education

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Awards More than $2.5 Million to South Florida Nonprofits in 2017

Release Date:

11/28/2017

... director and a developing leader in the organization), a network of peer organizations across the U.S. and the ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Community Development

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Pfizer: Joins AMP Health Partnership to Increase Access to Care in Africa

Release Date:

02/02/2018

The Aspen Management Partnershipfor Health (AMP Health) and Pfizer are working together in an innovative partnership to help advance access to healthcare in Africa.

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Health

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TCC Group Releases New Report: (Un)precedented: Philanthropy Takes Action in the First Year of a New Political Reality.

Release Date:

04/11/2018

The latest report from TCC Group – (Un)precedented: Philanthropy Takes Action in the First Year of a New Political Reality – documents how philanthropy has demonstrated flexibility, nimbleness, and a willingness to collaborate in the first year of...

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Bank of America Awards Grant to Youth Career Development Program

Release Date:

09/28/2018

The Immokalee Foundation has received a grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support the Career Development program, a multifaceted curriculum that introduces Immokalee youth to potential occupations, business etiquette and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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28 Mar 2024

COO Roundtable - March 2024

Thursday, March 28, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Roundtable is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network , composed of senior-level executive officers who are ...

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

A Practical Guide to New York's Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

Publication date:

03/2011

Enacted in September 2010, the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (NYPMIFA) makes important changes to the laws concerning the expenditure of charitable endowment funds. It also includes new provisions concerning the prudent management and investment of funds held by charities and the delegation of management and investment responsibilities to outside advisors, along with new protections for donors. This Guide summarizes key provisions of the Act and provides practical guidance in response to frequently asked questions.

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Movement Building and System Change

Release Date:

05/17/2012

This spring, we hosted a members briefing (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation, The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) that focused on strategies that funders can pursue to help community-based...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Governance

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Community Development

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North Star Fund

Simple and Fast City Contracting

Release Date:

07/17/2013

The HHS Accelerator is a new initiative designed to simplify how New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit health and human services providers.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Fundraising

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Health

Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

Release Date:

03/07/2012

Lisa Philp, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, provides examples of tools for increasing collaboration among grantmakers. (Lisa will also be speaking at two upcoming Philanthropy New York...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropy New York

What Foundations Can Do to Help Primary Care Succeed

Release Date:

03/13/2012

On February 8th, Philanthropy New York held a program, presented by our Health Policy Working Group, which focused on strengthening primary care and the biggest challenges facing primary care providers.

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Health

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A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Release Date:

01/10/2011

On November 16th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing (sponsored by the Ford Foundation, Open Society Institute, the Surdna Foundation, and the Twenty-First Century Foundation) featuring a keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu,...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Surdna Foundation

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Release Date:

07/30/2010

We recently held a members briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The New York Community Trust, and The Clark Foundation) focusing on the current climate in the New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the nonprofit...

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The New York Community Trust

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Nonprofit Financials

Public Policy

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The Clark Foundation

Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

Release Date:

06/07/2010

Despite the billions of dollars distributed to nonprofits in our region each year, and the tremendous influence that a nonprofit’s board of directors can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to address the topic of...

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