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18 May 2011

Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... conjunction with the Donors’ Education Collaborative . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: CEOs, trustees, program officers, and ... session will highlight – and exemplify – advocacy in action .Its speakers include parents and...

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Issue-Based

Building Bridges: Philanthropy's Journey Towards Active Advocacy

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04/12/2024

... that Philanthropy New York’s commitment to anti-racist action requires us to lean into ideas that create tension ... workers and amplify the voices of community leaders who offer solutions for neighborhoods...

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President's Message

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Public Policy

How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

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03/30/2020

... to the COVID-19 crisis Dear Groundswell Fund & Groundswell Action Fund Community, Our team is here and standing strong ... protections, and the social safety net is apparent. Those who didn’t see...

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Disaster Relief

Health

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Working Better Together: Building Nonprofit Collaborative Capacity

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09/2013

Collective action is an effective way for nonprofits to increase their ...

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Report

In The Public Trust

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06/2005

A statement on shared values and professional practices adopted by Philanthropy New York's Board of Directors.

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Benchmarks

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Governance

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Philanthropy New York

International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

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04/25/2022

... of local advocacy staff in conflict-affected countries, who regularly engage with all sides of conflict, particularly ... threat to peace and security calls for urgent and robust action . Our investment will...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Human Services

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The New York Community Trust Awards $14.6 Million in Grants to 86 Nonprofits

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06/14/2022

... : $220,000 for a statewide advocacy campaign to prevent childhood lead poisoning. Health and Environmental Funders ... Brooklyn artists, residents, and organizations to exchange resources and share skills. [...

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The New York Community Trust

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Philanthropy's Key Contributions to Society

Publication date:

08/2008

A compilation of well-known innovations that can be traced to foundation funding over the past 100 years.

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Article

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United Hospital Fund Issues Report on Pediatric Primary Care

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01/08/2016

... are new scientific evidence and consensus about early childhood development and substantial innovation in the ... primary care innovations include (1) defining an early childhood development framework for...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Accelerating Your Impact: On-Ramps to Effective Advocacy Funding

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10/24/2024

... the idea of funding advocacy may seem daunting to those who are new to it, there are several potential “on-ramps” ... and sustainable impact. Funders can catalyze this action by fostering spaces for collective...

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Insights

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Finance & Asset Management

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TCC Group

06 Mar 2025

POSTPONED Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Thursday, March 6, 2025 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... opportunities, including practical tools, strategies, and resources to complement the work of partners on the ground ... for thousands of workers in the green economy. Who should attend? For anyone looking to...

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

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Workforce Development

2014-2016 PNY Strategic Plan

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01/2014

This plan lays out the vision and goals that Philanthropy New York will pursue for the three-year period of 2014 through 2016. The ambitious work we envision for the next three years builds on the successful accomplishments over the last three years, based on our current strategic plan. Those successes are a direct result of the strong and vibrant partnership between Philanthropy New York and our members.

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Governance

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Philanthropy New York

3/30/2016 "The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity" PPT Presentation & Materials

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03/2016

View materials for the program "The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity."

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Finance & Asset Management

Nonprofit Financials

HR & Operations

Deeper Than Political Sound Bites on Economic Inequality

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04/15/2015

... inequality and social mobility? Some amazing panelists who have spent their careers looking at these issues from ... Our discussion leaders are: Jane Waldfogel , who is the Compton Foundation Centennial...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Building Bridges to Communities of Color: A Toolkit for Engaging Donors of Color

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06/2007

Created as part of our work with the Coalition for New Philanthropy, this toolkit offers examples of effective donor-engagement strategies; challenges and lessons learned; best practices; and useful tools.

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Report

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Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Help Scale the Impact Investing Field

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... by prioritizing the areas best suited for collective action but that are unlikely to be funded through market ... that brings together the financial and intellectual resources of those who...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Philanthropy New York Board and Public Policy Committee Approves Amendment to 2018 Census Policy Position

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08/05/2020

... urges Congress and the Administration to devote sufficient resources to the 2020 Census now, to put planning and ... policy position: Philanthropy New York discourages any action that will impair or prevent...

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Census 2020

Public Policy

The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

03/13/2014

... that are harmful. North Star funded many activist groups who helped lead the divestment campaign against the South ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool

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04/30/2015

... all go home and not worry about it,” said Jeanne Reid, who wrote the report with Sharon Lynn Kagan. It was funded by ... a left-leaning think tank, and the Poverty &Race Research Action Council, a civil...

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