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When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... years ago, we knew we had seen something special: 50 high school students from underprivileged backgrounds working on ... why couldn’t the program be expanded to reach more high school students? What were the...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Related Organizations

The Pinkerton Foundation

Donita Volkwijn

Donita_Volkwijn.jpg As Senior Director of Member Engagement, Donita leads member engagement and recruitment, understands member goals and learning priorities, and facilitates several of PNY's signature networks and leadership...

Jane Levikow Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors as Director of Sponsored Projects

Release Date:

12/03/2012

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropic consulting services, announced that Jane Levikow has joined its team of seasoned philanthropic consultants.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

18 Jun 2012

9th Annual Games for Change Festival

Monday, June 18, 2012 - 8:00am to Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 6:30pm

NYU Skirball Center 655 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square, NYC

The Games for Change Festival brings the digital games industry together with a broader community of government agencies, foundations and charities, educators, media and corporate entities. The festival, includes a Game Arcade where award-nominated...

06 Jan 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities: Access to Healthy Food as an Essential Ingredient of Community Building

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York MEMBERS BRIEFING , sponsored by the Elmezzi Foundation , Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation , and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Funders interested in community building,...

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Issue-Based

11 Dec 2013

What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ Policy Work in a Foundation?

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... community development, social justice and/or advocacy as a tool to further their mission. This program is open to ...

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Issue-Based

Carol Levine to Receive Award for Raising Awareness About and Influencing Policy on Family Caregiving

Release Date:

10/21/2014

Carol Levine, Director of the United Hospital Fund's Families and Health Care Project will receive the President's Award from the State Society on Aging of New York.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

United Hospital Fund

Cheryl Green Rosario Named Executive Director of The ZAC Foundation

Release Date:

02/12/2015

Cheryl Green Rosario has been appointed the first executive director for the ZAC Foundation.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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The ZAC Foundation

29 Apr 2015

Measuring Impact: Joys, Monsters and Opportunities in Peacebuilding Monitoring and Evaluation - Webinar

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

The peacebuilding field continues to wrestle with questions of impact -how do we know that peacebuilding programs work? How do we measure the cumulative effect of programs in a given conflict area?

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

17 Sep 2015

Power Play - Slay the Elephant in the Room!

Thursday, September 17, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Do power dynamics get in the way of your ability to work effectively with grantees and other stakeholders?

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Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Location

New York State

17 Nov 2016

Expand Your Comfort Zone: Taking Risks in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, November 17, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Philanthropy is often described as society’s “risk capital.” Private generosity can support causes and ideas that business and government agencies cannot or will not. However, the idea of risk in philanthropy quickly muddies as we direct our...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

PhilTV: Beyond Red Versus Blue: Millennial Perspectives on Reuniting America

Release Date:

11/08/2016

... Chief, ReConsider Media Author, Wedged: How You Become a Tool of the Partisan Political Establishment Steven Olikara ...

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Insights

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

25 Apr 2018

Walking the Talk: Put Values-Based Grantmaking Into Your Practice

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Do your grantmaking practices reflect your values? All grantmakers have values, whether they are stated explicitly or revealed implicitly through grantmaker practices, which inform and guide the foundation’s view of the world.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The New York Community Trust, Commissioned A Report on what Cultural Institutions of Color Need to Thrive

Release Date:

02/20/2018

... funders. This report provides a valuable first-of-its-kind tool for funders who want to take on racism and inequity in ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Doris Duke Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Gift from The Atlantic Philanthropies Launches Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Tech

Release Date:

06/10/2020

Cornell Tech has announced a $1 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to jump-start its Public Interest Tech (PiTech) initiative

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

Technology

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

22 Jul 2020

Service for Impact - July Conversation

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet community needs. The Service for Impact working group, rooted in the principles of...