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Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?

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09/12/2013

... Lublin , one of America’s great social entrepreneurs, who founded Dress for Success and turned DoSomething.org into ... to share the perspective of a proven, social entrepreneur who has wasted far too many...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

18 Mar 2013

Measuring What Matters: Indicators of College and Career Readiness

Monday, March 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

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

... risen. But, many states have found that the more students who enroll in college, the more students who need remediation – and that graduation rates for students who need remediation are...

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21 Nov 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative - Building Better Schools

Thursday, November 21, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation

... 150 participants and featured a renowned panel of speakers who set a high standard of thoughtfulness for our ongoing ... panel will include two current or former superintendents who have successfully achieved...

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Animal Groups Unite to Improve Post-Disaster Philanthropy

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04/17/2015

... affected animal welfare groups and animal response teams who were called upon to help pet owners and animals in ... owners sought a place to board their pets. Many pet owners who had lost everything were in...

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ASPCA

06 Oct 2015

When a Policy Win is Not Enough: Civic Engagement After the Big Win

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... of women and their families. Many of those who are most vulnerable to violations of workplace rules are ... Workers for whom English is not the first language, women who work outside of traditional nine-to-...

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The Changing Face of Philanthropy

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10/12/2015

... communicators, program officers and executives who have been chosen to join a community of peers and mentors ... the mentorship we receive from established philanthropists who know where the field has failed,...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship Shows Successes

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10/16/2015

... This year’s fellows include Anurag Gupta , who is developing a mindfulness practice he calls ... bias in health care delivery; Bridgit Antoinette Evans , who is creating tools to help social justice...

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Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families

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02/24/2016

... both a special remembrance of Nathan and a tribute to all who served.” The addition of the Veterans program area ... has long supported nonprofits that assist men and women who have served our nation with...

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Barry I. Schloss Named New Weinberg Foundation Board Chair

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03/01/2016

... Foundation's five trustees, succeeds Ellen M. Heller, who concluded her term as chair on February 29, 2015, and who will also conclude her role as a trustee on May 16, 2016. ... contributions as Board...

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Leadership Doesn’t Just Happen

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05/12/2016

... – rely on the organizing and activities of members who make it happen. Staff provides a great deal of support, ... in the Young Leaders Breakfast Club. For those of you who aren’t aware of this group, it is a...

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28 Oct 2016

Philanthropy 101 - Module 2: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, October 28, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... us as we take a dive into what is a 501(c)3, identifying who philanthropy is accountable to, foundation board ... 2, participants will be able to: Define 501c3 Identify who philanthropy is accountable to...

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04 May 2017

New Models for Senior Transportation: The Rise of the Sharing Economy - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

Thursday, May 4, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... program is hosted by our partner, Grantmakers in Aging, who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is ... “sharing economy,” in which technology links people who want to offer a service to those...

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03 Nov 2017

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 3, 2017 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... us as we take a dive into what is a 501(c)3, identifying who philanthropy is accountable to, foundation board ... participants will be able to: Define 501c3 Identify who philanthropy is accountable to...

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Brian Byrd, Program Officer at the New York State Health Foundation Joins The 2020 Justice Launch Committee

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01/31/2018

... and creating a set of guidelines that will focus on those who do the most harm, while reducing incarceration and finding new ways to hold accountable those who can safely be diverted or deflected entirely from...

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NYT Feature: George Soros Bet Big on Liberal Democracy, Now He Fear He's Losing.

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07/17/2018

... he helped found a decade ago. Described by the woman who introduced him as a “European at heart,” the Hungarian-born Soros, who made his fortune running a hedge fund and is now a ... the stage with the...

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Open Society Foundations

09 Nov 2018

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

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9:00am to 11:00am

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A Consequential Myth

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04/09/2019

... idea that holds real-life consequences. As a black man, who has a six-foot-and-three-inch-tall presence, I am ... it was the black woman, the victim of the violence, who was charged with a serious felony...

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Ford Foundation

01 Nov 2019

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

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9:00am to 11:00am

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Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $5 Million to Evaluate Virtual Diabetes Specialty Clinic Model

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08/10/2020

... diabetes in the U.S. lack access to an endocrinologist who can provide expert guidance that can lead to better ... from Cecelia Health remotely onboarded 34 individuals who were new to CGM and received their...

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