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How Foundations Can Be the Risk Takers They Want to Be

Release Date:

06/25/2014

... be one of your high-risk grants and jeopardize my future funding if we fail. I’m going to give you something safe." ... we gotten to the point where nonprofits see foundation funding as an obstacle to...

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Arcus Foundation

Navigating the AI Revolution: A Practical Guide for Foundation Administrators

... Fund Toyia Phillips (Moderator), Director, Human Resources and Administration, Arcus Foundation Recording ...

Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET)

... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. Recent ...

F.B. Heron Foundation President Clara Miller to Step Down

Release Date:

06/20/2017

... peers to jettison outdated operating models that leave resources untapped in the face of systemic social ills." .....

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $750,000 Grant to Bard College for "Cultures of Conservation" Curriculum

Release Date:

07/13/2017

... Active Matter” with the goal of creating intellectual resources with which 21st century conservators and art ...

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Arts

Science

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Mellon Foundation

UJA-Federation of New York and Jewish Community Relations Council of New York Announce Mitchell D. Silber As New Executive Director of the Community Security Initiative

Release Date:

01/07/2020

... are unprecedented. This new initiative will have the resources to provide professional guidance and training to ... to enhance their security, access government security funding , and build an enhanced...

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Jewish Interests

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UJA-Federation of New York

PNY Supports Inclusion of Nonprofits in COVID-19 Legislation

Release Date:

03/16/2020

... are deployed above and beyond normal capacity while their resources remain flat or even decrease. Essential community ... and asks that government take action to ensure adequate funding for the Nonprofit...

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Philanthropy New York

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom to Read: "Million Book Project" Brings Literature to 1,000 US Prisons

Release Date:

06/30/2020

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Yale Law School’s Justice Collaboratory announcesa new initiative to distribute a curated 500-book collection to 1,000 medium and maximum security prisons, including at least one juvenile detention center, across...

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Mellon Foundation

Sozosei Foundation Federal Policy Initiative Requests for Statements of Interest

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02/22/2021

... by sharing and promoting data-driven best practices and resources , reducing the stigma of mental illness, improving ... enforcement; • Changes to health insurance and other funding structures that help to...

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Sozosei Foundation

27 Sep 2023

Developing a Purpose-Aligned Budget - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... you ask when developing your budget and allocating resources , and who is permitted to weigh in on these ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Family Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Adam Sweidan Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

12/08/2022

... “For many years now, Adam has committed tremendous resources and time to environmental justice and conservation ... as helping to raise the visibility of IUCN, strengthen its funding base, and reach out to...

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Arcus Foundation

Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham Named CEO of Philanthropy New York

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01/19/2021

... capacity, and created an essential hub for New York area funders . To ensure a thoughtful transition, Philanthropy New ... 19, 2021. Philanthropy New York is a network of nearly 300 funding organizations that...

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PNY News

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

02/26/2016

... the engagement and investment of key influencers and funders . Sharon is renowned for her political acumen and ... Safe Schools Initiative for the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN); the...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

28 Feb 2018

ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

This session will focus on the importance of communications training as an essential element of developing leaders and networks. It will emphasize communications as a series of skills and tools that are most effective when they transcend...

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16 Jul 2014

Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... a health plan through NY State of Health. At this program funders will have an opportunity to dig into the data and ask ... Programs, Make The Road NY Designed for All interested funders . Registration 2:45-3:...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... with Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families and Funders for LGBTQ Issues , Wellspring Advisors , and Ms. ... CEO, the Gill Foundation Designed for All interested funders . All Children Matter: How Legal...

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Issue-Based

See the Storify: Sandy, Philanthropy & A Year of Hard Lessons

Release Date:

10/29/2013

... On October 25, Philanthropy New York and a group of funders and nonprofits who have been active in Sandy recovery ... as well as the preliminary calculations of how much funders gave to recovery and response...

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16 Mar 2017

Brown Bag: Financial and Regulatory Challenges Facing Nonprofits Working Internationally

Thursday, March 16, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... and Security Network (CSN) Designed for All interested funders , especially in international grantmaking. ... by which organizer you were invited. (no fee) Non-Member Funders : Please email register@...

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Grants Managers

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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International/Foreign Affairs

JPB Foundation Looks to Historically Black Colleges as Clean Energy Leaders

Release Date:

03/29/2018

A recent grant is getting the ball rolling on what could become a sizable partnership with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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Education

Environment and Climate Change

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Freedom Together Foundation

27 Nov 2018

Achieving Equity: Do We Know Who We’re Serving?

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... Manager, PEAK Grantmaking Designed for All interested funders . Registration 2:15 - 2:30 PM Check-in 2:30 - 5:00 ... by which organizer you were invited. (no fee) Non-Member Funders : Please email register@...