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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 ... click the “Register Now” link above. (No fee.) Funders Invited by Email (Non-PNY): If...

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Lessons on Movement Building

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06/27/2018

... to citizenship for young immigrants without additional resources for enforcement. As a result, we were able to shape ... and allies won a state law that expands access to higher education for immigrant...

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Immigration

18 Dec 2012

Philanthropy's Response to Sandy: News on Housing, Aging, Health, Youth and Long-Term Infrastructure and Environmental Planning

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... This series of teleconferences is designed to let funders share decisions about recovery funding and exchange ... updates but will also focus on the activity among funders , government, nonprofits and others to...

The New York Women’s Foundation Announces $3.25 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women and Families in New York City

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06/04/2015

... Haitian Literacy Project $20,000 Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Taconic Women's $60,000 Correctional ... $20,000 Year Up New York Year Up New York Young Women’s Initiative $70,000 Anti-...

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Altman Foundation, NY Community Trust, PNY Among Nonprofit Leaders Named to Value-Based Payment Commission

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02/01/2017

... important leadership role on behalf of the sector. This initiative draws on the success of last year's HSC-led ... and set out the questions and considerations for moving forward. HSC is grateful to...

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Health

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15 Sep 2010

Can You Hear Us Now? Evaluating Policy Change and Advocacy

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... trustees, program officers, evaluation officers, and other funders interested in assessing whether their public policy ... article on “Effective Advocacy Evaluation: The Role of Funders ” will discuss their...

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20 Oct 2015

More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Advisors launched the “Theory of the Foundation” initiative , inspired by Peter Drucker’s famed article, The ... how the “Theory of the Foundation” framework allows funders to look at their giving, the...

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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

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05/28/2015

... of low-income students into the middle class with few resources . A report released by the Century Foundation today -- "How Higher Education Funding Shortchanges Community Colleges" -- calls ... on...

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Education

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Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members and Board Chair; Announces 2021 -2022 Executive Committee

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06/03/2021

... of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation and a Board member of Funders for Reproductive Equity and has cocreated or served ... covers The Trust's health, behavioral health, biomedical research , and older adults...

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Open Society Names Alethia E. Jones New Head of Fellowship Program

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12/05/2018

... in Brazil, South Africa, and Vietnam. She directed the Education and Leadership Development Department at 1199SEIU ...

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Booth Ferris Foundation, New York Community Trust and Others Support Apollo Theater Transformation

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12/10/2018

... Harlem-based artists and culture. In conjunction with the initiative , the Apollo will develop a theater rental subsidy ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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More Nonprofits Seek to Improve Management Practices

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05/19/2014

... human services; arts, culture, and the humanities; education , and youth development. The size of organizations ... diverse and responsive organizational practices; human resources ;...

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The Space Between Intention and Impact

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10/24/2022

... my position was intended for was more to bolster the legal case against the person accused of assault than to provide ... volunteers and may lack data and metrics, a key way that funders often judge “...

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Mellon Foundation Grants Over $13M to the National Park Foundation to Support Thirty Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities

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06/29/2022

... National Park Service Mellon Humanities Fellowship —an initiative aimed at supporting humanists and their ... and connect the public with interpretive and educational resources that consider the complex...

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Foundation for Child Development Announces Appointment of Deborah A. Phillips as New President

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07/02/2012

... and nonprofit positions. She has focused most of her research and policy efforts on the effects of early childhood education on children’s development, including child care, ... Dr. Takanishi’s leadership, FCD...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Phil TV This Week April 14

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04/14/2017

... In Beta Form Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative is Closing Gaps in Health Data in 19 Countries ... Funded by the Educational Foundation of America, New Study Finds Potential for High-Impact...

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Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

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05/06/2014

... – based on PBS documentary and more than a decade of research , commissioned by The Wallace Foundation.“ Dallas ... from 13 years of work with school districts and from research on education...

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Heckscher Foundation Congratulates Heather Sutton on New Role

Release Date:

10/25/2017

... of positive psychology and "emerging adulthood" field research to help determine, navigate, and guide rewarding .....

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New Partnership To Support Pain And Palliative Care For Veterans

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06/09/2014

... Affairs nurse for the last 14 years, is focusing her research onimproving quality of life for breast cancer ... brings to this collaboration specific strengths and resources that, together, can result in a new...

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