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02 Nov 2023

Acknowledging Inflation in our Grantmaking Practice - for CEOs, CFOs, and Trustees

Thursday, November 2, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:30am

While inflation has always existed, the accelerated pace of recent price increases highlighted how the "purchasing power" of a grant can drastically reduce over time: a $50,000 grant in the year 2000 is very different from what the same amount can...

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On the Occasion of the New York Foundation’s 100th Anniversary

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11/05/2009

... research or other means…but we know that if we were to fund only programs or “interventions” that are already demonstrated to be successful, we would never fund a new idea. In a city of constant change and...

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What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of Homelessness

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03/13/2018

Christine Quinn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Win (formerly Women in Need) writes "We must work to break the cycle of homelessness from an intergenerational perspective and make sure that people do not return to shelter, because a...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Women In Need

Philanthropy New York Announces New Executive Committee

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04/06/2016

... contributor to PNY’s recent work by Co-Chairing the Fund for 2025 Committee. Gerry Watson , Vice President for Finance & Operations at Rockefeller Brothers Fund has been terrific as the Chair of PNY’s...

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Consultant & Vendor Lists: Board Placement or Training

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02/2015

... (202) 349-2500 Recommending Organizations: Lavelle Fund for the Blind , Credit Suisse , Stella and Charles ... Accompaniment Recommending Organization: North Star Fund Keecha Harris and Associates, Inc. 217 Country Club ... Recommending Organization: North Star Fund United Way, BoardServeNYC 2 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, ...

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Member Input on Official Statement on Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving

... deduction is an especially efficient method of directing resources to communities, because for every $1 that the ...

27 Apr 2011

Success in College for New Majority Students: Applying What Works

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... goals, funders who are themselves stewarding constrained resources seek evidence of what works best with these groups ...

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Issue-Based

09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Family foundations and family offices are increasingly turning to mission (or impact) investing strategies as a key tool for aligning investments and operations with their mission and objectives. How can you engage your board in a thoughtful...

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Family Foundation

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We’re Not Just Fighting the Good Fight

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09/22/2014

... in its public policy work. With limited staff and resources , we choose our issues carefully based on their ...

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PNY News

12 Feb 2015

Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors

Thursday, February 12, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... questions. In collaboration with Exponent Philanthropy Resources The Idea Factory (Jon Gertner) about Bell Labs and ...

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Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

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08/27/2012

By Nessa Rapoport and Emily Milder, Charles H. Revson Foundation A nation’s most valuable resource is the brainpower of its citizens. Today, in the knowledge-based economies of the West and, increasingly, of the globe, no country...

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10 Mar 2015

Supporting Grantee Capacity

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Missed this session? View the recording here . Each foundation takes its own approach to thinking about and supporting grantee capacity. GrantCraft, a service of Foundation Center, launched a guide called Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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New York City

19 May 2015

The Value Philanthropy Consultants Bring to Foundations: The Data is Here!

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

To what extent do foundations use consultants to support their work? While we have known for years that foundations use consultants to support various aspects of their work, until now we’ve never had a quantitative picture of how many, how often,...

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30 Jun 2015

Understanding Trends in Global Peacefulness - Webinar

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Missed the webinar? View recording here . The 2015 Global Peace Index identifies trends in global peacefulness over the past eight years. Has the world become more or less peaceful? What are the main threats to and opportunities for peace today? And...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Diversity in Philanthropy: One Small Thing You Can Do

Release Date:

09/22/2016

Our inaugural Public Policy Fellow, Stephanie Chrispin, now has more than a year of learning and activities under her belt, and our second Fellow, Shiza Pasha started her two-year tenure in August.

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UJA-Federation of New York Launches Centennial With Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History

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01/12/2017

... address issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee

Release Date:

05/15/2017

... and networks will deepen our ability to use all of our resources – grantmaking and investments – to advance our ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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27 Oct 2017

Building Racial Equity with Race Forward

Friday, October 27, 2017 (All day)

... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards racial equity in both internal and ...

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HR & Operations Staff

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