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Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

Release Date:

08/31/2009

... All too often in this field, a particular grant or initiative is inadequately thought-through and poorly ... articulated. Some profiles did show foundations supporting research and basing their work on the...

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All Funders

College and Career Readiness: Are We Measuring What Matters?

Release Date:

06/11/2013

... widely known that obtaining a complete and quality college education is of critical importance to a person’s economic ... groups in the New York City public school system. Our resources are deployed to ensure...

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All Funders

17 Jun 2009

Challenges & Needs of African-American Girls in NYC & Strategies for Making a Difference

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Join Philanthropy New York Funders of Women & Girls for a briefing and dialogue on the ... Avis Jones-DeWeever of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research . Dr. Jones-DeWeever, also...

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Network Building

Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

Release Date:

02/17/2016

... technology. Created in February 2015, the NetGain initiative — whose partners include the Ford, MacArthur, ... policy making and leadership; the Technology Science Research Collaboration Network, a project of...

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Technology

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Sample Job Descriptions: Grants Management Assistant/ Grants Assistant

Publication date:

10/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

We Can Build a Better, More Inclusive Tech Workforce

Release Date:

02/06/2015

... increasing need for rigorous, accessible computer science education . A panel of educators, funders , and policymakers tackled the topic at a Philanthropy ... in the subject. It’s also due to the income gap...

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Technology

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

The New York Community Trust

An Analysis of Bloomberg Philanthropies Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools

Release Date:

12/22/2016

... Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools Many funders want to ensure college access for disadvantaged and ... such access to the nation’s top institutions of higher education . Of course, there's...

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Member News

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Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

Release Date:

04/19/2018

... Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates Eleven large research institutions, including Michigan State University, ... receiving $5.7 million in funding support from six major funders . At a forum today in...

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Education

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Ford Foundation

John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

New Survey Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy 2022

Release Date:

07/20/2022

... make important decisions, including those about funders ’ philanthropic timeframes. Education , community and economic development, and health are ... “Time is as critical to philanthropy’s impact as are...

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Member News

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

CSR, the Arts, and the Double Bottom Line

Release Date:

04/14/2015

... Board often asks why we aren’t giving more money to education , but they never ask why we aren’t giving more to ... and culture to achieve their CSR/CCI goals. It is based on research about recent U.S...

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Arts

Corporate Social Responsibility

Community Development

Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Announces 20 Leaders for 2019 Cohort

Release Date:

06/06/2019

... As part of the programme, Fellows will receive financial resources and embark on a leadership journey in which they ... Methodist Church Devon Simmons , global ambassador for education programs and ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts

Release Date:

08/14/2015

... Efforts The Wallace Foundation today released two new case studies analyzing strategies used by two ... to The Clay Studio and residents of the ethnically diverse neighborhood to Fleisher. Both efforts were...

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Arts

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The Wallace Foundation

Co-Impact Launches New $1 Billion Gender Fund to Advance Global Equality and Women's Leadership, with Support from The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

03/17/2022

... the Gender Fund , and share the growing pool of partners, funders and advisors coming together to advance the ... The Gender Fund will bring significant resources into a grossly underfunded space and address...

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Gender Justice

International/Foreign Affairs

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Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds, Inc.

The Estée Lauder Companies

The Rockefeller Foundation

Wisdom from Our Editorial Board, and Our Readers

Release Date:

07/20/2016

... and content was based largely on our intuitions about what funders , nonprofits and other readers wanted to know about ... are doing made obvious sense, but the sector news ( education , health, workforce...

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PNY News

A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard

Release Date:

02/03/2017

... that are vital to our country’s future. Forum member Funders Together to End Homelessness, for example, has issued ... all PSOs, GCIR is a critical source of information and resources for funders...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

Why STEM? The Key to Future Innovation Needs Funding Now

Release Date:

03/03/2015

... On January 22nd, Philanthropy New York hosted a funders briefing, " Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy ... about the issues and opportunities in computer science education and the tech sector. While...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

28 Feb 2018

Tackling Implicit Bias and Microbehaviors in Your Philanthropic Practice

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... believed goals of racial equity. Why is this the case ? The unconscious messages we receive that shape our ... and attitudes? Implicit bias and microbehaviors may lead funders to fall short of their own goals...

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Tools & Strategies

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Presentation

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

21 Nov 2019

The Importance of Understanding Implicit Bias and Microbehaviors in Your Philanthropic Practice and Strategy

Thursday, November 21, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation

Release Date:

02/28/2023

... The Fund’s grantees seek to address these harms through research , litigation strategies, accessible content creation ... to the Deaf and Disabled community through technology, education and outreach. Deaf...

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Disabilities

Technology

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Ford Foundation

Borealis Philanthropy

27 Sep 2016

Healing from and Preventing Conflict: The Unique Power of the Arts

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... sectors, using the arts as a vehicle to reinvent public education curricula, spur economic and industry development, ... force of conflict prevention and healing after conflict. Funders will join in the...