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05 Oct 2012

New Adolescent Brain Research and its Implications for Services

Friday, October 5, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Webinar

New scientific evidence shows that, far from being fully formed by kindergarten, the adolescent brain experiences a period of major development comparable to that of early childhood. This new knowledge calls for significant changes in the way older...

05 Mar 2013

CEO Interview Series with Clara Miller, The F. B. Heron Foundation

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 -

3:15pm to 7:00pm

... Having been founder and CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund for 26 years she was uniquely qualified to combine ...

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13 Jun 2013

A Conversation with Robert C. Granger, President of the William T. Grant Foundation

Thursday, June 13, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Hear from one of the nation's foundation leaders as Dr. Granger discusses the strengths and weaknesses of strategies employed by the William T. Grant Foundation during his tenure to improve the quality of after-school programs. Representatives from...

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14 Jul 2010

The Federal Stimulus Package, Funders, and Communities of Color

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:30am

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

A Philanthropy New York DECISION MAKERS program, presented by its Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy Committee and The New York City Collaborative for Fairness and Equity in Philanthropy. WHO SHOULD ATTEND : All interested funders...

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12 Nov 2013

The Secret Ingredients to Effective Funder Collaboratives & Collective Impact

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Funder collaboratives come in many shapes and sizes. There is no right or wrong way of doing them; it all is contingent upon the specifics of each group and their goals. Come hear collective impact guru Laura Herman interview three funder colleagues...

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05 Mar 2014

A Donor Discussion on Climate Change and Food Resilience with Contributions from Global Indigenous Representatives

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -

10:45am to 1:30pm

Philanthropy New York

This session will address the vital role funders play to bring Indigenous Peoples’ contributions into high spheres of influence and in a partnership role. Funders will hear firsthand from Indigenous representatives from Asia, South America, and...

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Issue-Based

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

06 Mar 2014

Freedom Summer - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, March 6, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation

... and Direct-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund • Stanley Nelson, Filmmaker • Gwendolyn Zoharah ...

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24 Sep 2014

IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 (All day) to Friday, September 26, 2014 (All day)

Join us for IFIP's World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy. Scheduled right after the United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP), the Summit will continue the momentum of the UN event in fostering cultivation of funding...

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Conference

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All Funders

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Paula Moreno To Join Ford Foundation Board of Trustees; Kofi Appenteng Elected as Board Chair

Release Date:

06/23/2014

... He also serves on the board of the Instituto de Empresa Fund Inc. Paula Moreno To Join Ford Foundation Board of ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation

For Diverse Communities, Giving Circles Strengthen Involvement In Philanthropy

Release Date:

07/03/2014

A new study, funded in part by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, finds that one in eight American donors has participated in a giving circle—nearly half of them under the age of 40.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

LGBTQ

Religion

Gender Justice

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Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Ernest Tollerson Interim CEO

Release Date:

07/31/2014

... the affinity group for U.S.-based foundations that fund environmental NGOs and projects, and a former member of ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Environment and Climate Change

Social Justice

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Comparing Spending Down and Perpetuity - Should Charity Go on Forever?

Release Date:

10/09/2014

The strategic process ofprominent foundations, such as Atlantic Philanthropies and Carnegie Corporation, are examined to outline the major differences in spending down and perpetuity.