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Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities

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04/09/2013

The DAF Direct widget, a simple application that can be placed on a nonprofit’s website, was created by ... 10 charities that have piloted the application. Charities can now make it easier for...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Information Technology

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Morgan Stanley Foundation Launches Alliance for Children's Mental Health

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02/03/2020

... Alliance for Children's Mental Health These days, you can hardly turn on the news or scroll through your social ... trend and to provide all kids with the proper tools and resources required not only to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Grantee Financials - It's Not Just About the Numbers

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04/14/2022

... and program development, I had much to learn about how we use financial documents in the application and evaluation ... themes: Make the application less onerous: As funders, we can...

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Finance & Asset Management

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The New York Community Trust Gives Levinson Arts Achievement Award to Rachel Rossin

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02/05/2020

... artist who creates virtual reality artworks that viewers can seemingly walk through by putting on Oculus Rift goggles. ... who have set up charitable funds with us, we are able to make grants for a huge range...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Leadership for Change: Will, Skill, and Courage

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03/23/2023

... deeper and/or different kinds of talents in the system? How much unleashed vs. caged/inhibited talent is already in ... members and individuals with lived experience who can offer a first-person understanding...

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Leadership Development

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Transparency

PNY is Headed to Capitol Hill - Learn More about Foundations on the Hill and Why We're Going

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02/16/2024

... why we're attending FOTH, what we’re advocating for, and how you can engage and participate! What is Foundations on the Hill? ... Congress. It provides a centralized date and time to share ...

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Honoring the Legacy of John Wright: Navigating the Future of Philanthropic Policy Work in his Footsteps

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02/21/2023

... Policy, Philanthropy New York john wright.jpg The New York City community recently lost a great friend and leader in ... partnership with John and his team has immensely impacted how I think about approaching...

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Toward a New Gospel of Wealth

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10/01/2015

... year at the Ford Foundation’s helm, I am reminded of how privileged I am—and we all are—to serve this ... about this privilege and broad exploration of how we can harness and direct it to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Community Development

Economic Security

Social Justice

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S.

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05/11/2020

... term, our grantee partners would have the flexibility and resources to meet the deepening needs of the immigrant and ... that all workers, including immigrants and refugees, can thrive. We’ve heard loud and...

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The Juvenile Justice Initiative at Philanthropy New York: Closing Remarks from Judge Judith S. Kaye

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06/22/2010

... dockets are so massive and the waits necessarily so long. How sad! And indeed the court’s waiting areas are ... petty larceny, and similar adolescent behavior that can earn a first-time offender removal from...

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Appointments & Transitions

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06 Jun 2013

Personal Democracy Forum 2013: Think Bigger

Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 9:00am to Friday, June 7, 2013 - 6:00pm

NYU Skirball Center and Kimmel Center, 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC

... the innovators, thought leaders and disruptors at the edge of change. This year's conference theme is "Think Bigger," and will offer challenging talks on how the Internet and technology ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Dr. Francine Berman to Board of Trustees

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01/22/2015

... Science Foundation. “In addition to being a cutting edge computer and data scientist, Fran Berman has spent ... and university initiatives to foster innovation in how we use technology,” says...

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Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas

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08/08/2017

... In a recent New Yorker essay , Lawrence Wright details how Texas politics have moved to the right since the 2000s. ... dire, but organizing in the state’s communities of color can change national politics. At...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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10 Oct 2012

A World of Opportunity: Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the HR Perspective

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... that diversity, equity and inclusion (or “DEI”) can provide. Many human resources practitioners would like to promote DEI practices ... internal diversity, equity and inclusion. Explore How...

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Network Building

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

... on the current climate in the New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the nonprofit sector, and how funders and advocates can work together to produce change in Albany. We are...

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Ford Foundation Paper Cited in Wired Article on the Future of Open Source Code

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08/11/2016

... Code Our modern society runs on software. But the tools we use to build software are buckling under increased demand. ... by communities of developers and other talent. This code can be used by anyone—from...

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Technology

Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

Evaluation of OSF-Funded Education Program for Boys of Color Finds Efforts Didn’t Improve Outcomes

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05/10/2018

... he hoped to address a problem that had vexed policymakers: How can schools get more young black and Latino men not only to ... strides getting those students to graduation. With extra resources...

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Education

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Arnold Ventures Pledges $7.4M for Nationwide Prosecution Research

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11/03/2022

... at Arnold Ventures. “Research and transparency can help us understand the effects of prosecutors’ ... Arnold Ventures is specifically focused on how prosecutors can use...

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