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12 Mar 2025

Democracy and Philanthropy in These Times - A Webinar Hosted by Funders for Justice

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... an invitation to PNY members. Beyond solidarity, what do attacks on the very personhood of trans people have to do with voting rights for Black folks and citizenship for migrants? What does birth right...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Social Justice

COO Roundtable

... issues and strategic decisions and share policies and practices in an effort to support each other’s work. Join ... culture and strategy. They set broad policies and practices across their institutions. To...

Carnegie Corporation of New York Issues RFP for Innovative Approaches to Peacekeeping

Release Date:

09/15/2015

... with post-conflict peacebuilding and reconciliation practices ; how countries in peacebuilding processes could ... could interact in the future with peacebuilding practices ; and how possible new alliances among...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

Release Date:

09/19/2017

A conversation with Williamson Foundation's ED Caroline Williams explores how the foundation uses adaptive leadership, the framework developed by Dr. Ronald Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective practice.

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation

Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

Release Date:

02/26/2019

... of racial equity, working both to evolve our internal practices and to surface best practices in the philanthropic community at MIE’s 2018 ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

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Surdna Foundation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Prudential Financial (Non Member)

William T. Grant Foundation Seeking Applications for Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

Release Date:

06/18/2019

... field-initiated studies that are relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 ... We are interested in research on programs, policies, and practices to reduce...

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RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Carnegie Corporation and Ford Foundation Honored at Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary

Release Date:

06/10/2019

... dinner on Wednesday night, the organization honored Former First Lady Michelle Obama with the Joan Ganz Cooney Award, ... this historic anniversary, we're proud to honor Former First Lady Michelle Obama,...

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation

A New April 15: Make It a Day of Giving (Efficiently)

Release Date:

03/15/2010

... spur more giving. The Haiti provision was not the first time taxpayers were allowed to apply deductions ...

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Insights

Audience

All Funders

PNY's Policy Corner: What's on the Ballot in 2024?

Release Date:

10/30/2024

... like street vendors and the unhoused. Coalitions such as No Power Grab NYC , oppose proposals 2-6 and highlight their ... remains a collaborative and impactful force in advancing equity and supporting a strong...

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PNY News

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Javon Robinson

javon robinson.png Javon began her career in public service by joining NYC Service’s Civic Corps, a ... to increase the math and financial knowledge of over 300 public school students. Upon completion of service,...

Ford Foundation's Tellado Named CEO of Consumer Reports

Release Date:

07/15/2014

... organization September 1. Tellado began her career in public policy, advocacy and social justice working alongside Ralph Nader and Joan Claybrook at Public Citizen. Over her career, she has served as Executive...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Communications/Media

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Ford Foundation

Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

Release Date:

05/09/2017

... have left many American workers behind, smart, targeted public policies that encourage private-sector investment in ... finds. Funded by the Surdna Foundation, the report, Public Policy and Investments in Good...

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Member News

Funding Area

Economic Security

Workforce Development

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Surdna Foundation

The Charitable-Industrial Complex

Release Date:

08/26/2013

An op-ed by Peter Buffett, Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Lilien Leaves Charities Bureau to Join Zuckerman Spaeder

Release Date:

10/15/2013

Jason R. Lilien, former New York State Charities Bureau Chief under Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and former Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, has moved on to joined the firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. Lilien will be leading the firm's new...

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Appointments & Transitions

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Assessing the How of Grantmaking

Publication date:

04/2014

... guide helps funders measure the effectiveness of current practices by assessing five core questions every grantmaker ...

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Resource type

Report

Audience

Grants Managers

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color

Release Date:

07/23/2014

The William T. Grant Foundation has made $1.6 million in grants to improve the usefulness of research, $634,000 to support connections between education research and practice, and $205,000 to enhance the mentoring relationships of three foundation...

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

ASPCA Honored as Finalist for North American Employee Engagement Awards

Release Date:

05/08/2015

Other finalists include Ford, MetLife, Caesars, Sony Pictures, Tata Consulting and Maritz.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Atlantic Philanthropies Advocating an End to the Death Penalty

Release Date:

07/20/2016

The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.