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What’s “Best” in Philanthropy: A Debate Recap with Aaron Dorfman and Adam Meyerson

Release Date:

05/19/2009

... of grantmaking in the last decade—networks of schools where low-income children excel ... to government and to the public to ensure that they are using their assets for genuinely charitable purposes. This is...

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Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders

Release Date:

03/19/2020

... and events, fundraising efforts and political actions. Schools are closed and many of you are being asked to step in ...

Announcing the Salesforce.org Social Impact Report 2019

Release Date:

09/23/2019

... want organizations like yours to do a better job with the resources they have, better implement your goals, and nurture ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Salesforce

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

Release Date:

06/22/2020

... alternative assets—private equity, hedge funds, natural resources , etc.— using outside managers. As of 4/30/2020, Ford had 87% of its ... it seems like Ford has left money on the table by not using...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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SeaChange Capital Partners

No Shortcuts to Power: Supporting Organizers to Stay, Lead, and Win

Release Date:

05/13/2025

... rebuild. In short, we keep bailing water out of the boat without fixing the leak. All Due Respect is focused on ... for directors to share staffing and workload challenges without fear of losing funding...

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New York Foundation

A Letter from Ronna Brown

Release Date:

04/15/2020

... you, your loved ones, and your colleagues, safe and well. Without a doubt, we are living through a moment of intense ... these changes stay with us for the long haul. COVID-19 Resources Your work is as...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Marlon Williams Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on Progress of Reforms to Accelerate Nonprofit Contract Payments

Release Date:

06/04/2024

... efficient and accountable, ensuring nonprofits have the resources they need to deliver their critical services ... these reforms will ensure our nonprofit partners have the resources and support they need to...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

It’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do.

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... “best practices in disaster philanthropy” reports and resources is the realization that funders can do a great ...

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President's Message

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Council on Foundations

Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health Announces Five Winners of the Inaugural Innovation Awards

Release Date:

10/06/2021

... literacy programming, education, therapy scholarships and resources to help Black girls and women lead mentally healthy ... and an implementation template for replicating to other schools . Smart from the Start...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Morgan Stanley

12 Jul 2012

Streamlining Grants Management: Partnering NYC & Philanthropy to Work with Grantees

Thursday, July 12, 2012 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... and speed provider selection for contracts, and redirect resources to high-value activities. These goals will be ...

08 Dec 2011

Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate: Nonprofit and Community College Workforce Development Partnerships

Thursday, December 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... less service redundancy, and the maximization of resources . One strategy that funders choose to support is ...

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Issue-Based

11 Sep 2014

Generational Transitions: The Never-Ending Story - Webinar

Thursday, September 11, 2014 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

If you are connected to a multi-generational family foundation, you likely have discovered that transitions are not a one-time event; rather, they are an ongoing and evolving fact of life.

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Remarks on the Effects of Impact Investing

Release Date:

08/17/2015

... charitable goals with their decisions about how those resources are invested. As Clara Miller of the F.B. Heron ...

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Impact Investing

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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F.B. Heron Foundation

29 Oct 2015

Exploring Grantmaking Strategy: Options and Approaches

Thursday, October 29, 2015 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... your own foundation, how would you strategically use your resources to accomplish your mission? Would you: Weigh the ...

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Network Building

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All Funders

Emerging Leaders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Nathan Cummings Urges Firstenergy Shareholders to Vote for Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures

Release Date:

05/06/2016

... of diversifying away from coal, FE appears to be investing resources to subvert public policies that address climate ... Regulatory Order,” The Street, April 28, 2016). By using its money and influence to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Bloomberg Commits $64 Million to Beyond Coal Campaign

Release Date:

10/12/2017

... Fund, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, will engage directly with ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Tisch Fund Gives $10 Million to Initiative for Arts and Mental Health

Release Date:

04/24/2018

... The organization will receive a grant it can use to add resources , enlarge its staff or expand its programming into ...

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Arts

Health

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $100,000 to Promote a Fair and Accurate Census 2020

Release Date:

06/14/2018

... and that the $600 billion in federal funding allocated using information from the 2020 Census count is distributed ... communities of African descent to increase fair access to resources and political power...

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Civic Engagement

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Brooklyn Org

Report Funded by Stavros Niarchos Foundation Shows Many Aging NYC Parks Have Infrastructure Problems

Release Date:

06/26/2018

The 53-page report, released by the Center for an Urban Future, found that the average NYC park is 73 years old. (The oldest parks in each borough are Bowling Green in Manhattan, Commodore Bark Park in Brooklyn, Drew Playground in the Bronx, Daniel...