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15 May 2025

Philanthropy New York's 46th Annual Meeting: Philanthropy For Our Time

Thursday, May 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 6:00pm

While the nonprofit sector is currently facing existential threats, foundations are grappling with the ways they can show up as reliable and trustworthy partners. Join your Philanthropy New York community in person for a half-day...

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Network Building

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Conference

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All Funders

PNY Core: Financial Series

This popular series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that provide a spectrum of nonprofit finance-related professional development, including a mini-series for IRS Form 990 and Audited Financials fluency. It is a part of our...

Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort

... gender, and other factors of positionality shape our lived experiences and our relationship to power. As grantmakers, we ...

PNY Core: Financial Series

Informing the Context for Philanthropic Work The PNY Core: Financial Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that help funders understand how to assess organizational health through financial analysis. These interactive...

Recording: "Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change

... cast of formerly incarcerated actors who bring their lived experiences to the screen. Immediately after the ...

How Foundations Can Be the Risk Takers They Want to Be

Release Date:

06/25/2014

Some suggestions for foundations that want to promote innovation through their grantmaking.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arcus Foundation

How To Grow and Activate Your Audience On YouTube

Release Date:

03/12/2014

... Jeff Davidoff of the ONE Campaign , to share advice and experiences on how to best grow and engage audiences online. ...

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Open Society Foundations

Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

Release Date:

01/09/2014

Bessemer Trust's Caroline Woodruff talks about a recent gathering where her colleagues discussed how to balance data-driven and intuitive approaches — the “head” and the “heart” — when it comes to philanthropy.

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Evaluation

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bessemer Trust

Reflections from Foundations on the Hill

Release Date:

03/24/2011

By Nur Ibrahim Executive Coordinator, Philanthropy New York Philanthropy New York recently went to Washington, D.C. with a delegation of members to participate in Foundations on the Hill. This annual event, co-sponsored by the...

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Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Release Date:

07/30/2010

Philanthropy New York 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...

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Program Recap—Perpetuity or Limited Life: How Do Family Foundations Decide?

Release Date:

07/29/2009

More than 30 grantmakers gathered on July 9th for a discussion of family foundation lifespan considerations co-sponsored by the Foundation Center and Philanthropy New York. We asked David R. Wolcheck, Research Associate at the Foundation Center, and...

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Standby Letters of Credit: The Underdog of Charitable Financing

Release Date:

06/25/2009

At ACBP, our President has a top ten list that quotes Tom Peters. One item is, “Try easier, not harder.” As a foundation that invests in the next generation and is not afraid to take risks, we (with our partners) take innovative ideas and create...

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Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street

Release Date:

01/19/2016

Meredith Jenkins of Carnegie Corporation of New York stepping down to lead the investment team at Trinity Church Wall Street.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Trinity Wall Street

13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In April 2015, a New York Times article highlighted Brownsville as the community with the lowest life expectancy in New York City.

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Education

Health

Housing and Homelessness

Justice Reform

Talking Politics

Release Date:

02/06/2018

Kevin Bolduc vice president, assessment and advisory services, at CEP makes the case for talking politics between grantee and funder.

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

18 Apr 2019

Through the Eyes of Children - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... for harm. Explore: How can policies be informed by the experiences of children How are voices and perspectives of ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

Making Lunch Free Was Just the Beginning

Release Date:

12/10/2019

It was a proud moment for New York City when its public school system began implementing universal free school lunch on the first day of the school year in 2017.

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Health Foundation

2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality

Release Date:

02/06/2020

Responding to growing global agitation over the effects of concentrated wealth, the Open Society Foundations announced today that 16 fellows will take part in a collaborative effort to combat economic inequality.