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Independent Sector is pleased to award Michael Brown, co-founder and CEO of City Year, with the 2015 John W. Gardner Leadership Award and Julieta Garibay, campaigns director of United We Dream, with the 2015 American Express NGen Leadership Award...

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04 Dec 2015

Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready

Friday, December 4, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:30am

... Officer, Education & Human Justice, New York Community Trust Designed for All interested funders, ...

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Children, Youth and Families

ASPCA Grants More than $250,000 to Help More Than 100 Organizations Launch ‘Adoption Ambassadors’ Programs

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11/12/2015

People who foster animals will become adoption counselors on behalf of their local shelters through local Adoption Ambassadors programs.

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Animal Welfare

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Pinkerton Promotes Laurie Dien to Vice President-Programs

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12/17/2015

... retains no connection with the security company, supports community -based organizations serving ...

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Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming

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01/29/2016

The William T. Grant Foundation has been selected as the 2016 Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Presidential Citation: Organizational Impact Award for Excellence in Research and Programming for Youth.

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William T. Grant Foundation

Arabella Advisors Hires Julia Sze as Managing Director of Impact Investing

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02/03/2016

... ways.” Sze also sits on the board of the Marin Community Foundation and on the College of Marin’s Finance ...

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Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families

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02/24/2016

Weinberg is setting up a new grants area that will focus on workforce development, health, and barrier elimination for veterans and their families.

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

14 Apr 2016

Coming to a Close: Lessons From Two Spend Down Family Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

If your foundation decided to spend down and cease operations in a defined period of time, what might the process look like? It’s a question more family foundation boards are facing, as entrepreneurs pursue philanthropy the way they conducted...

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Board & Trustees

Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S.

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03/08/2016

A new report outlines city-led innovations in combating and addressing climate change, through collaboration.

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Environment and Climate Change

Leadership Doesn’t Just Happen

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05/12/2016

Phil Li of the Clark Foundation writes about the first of his two-year term as chair of Philanthropy New York’s board of directors. And wow, what a year it has been!

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

21 Jun 2016

Diverse Boards: Moving Beyond Rhetoric

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Many nonprofits and philanthropies embrace the values and goals of inclusiveness, but have had mixed success in diversifying their boards. Some have had challenges identifying appropriate leaders from less familiar communities. Some have had...