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Listening for Bits of Truth in DC

Release Date:

03/22/2018

... DC By Michael Hamill Remaley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications If you’ve ever spent a day ... maneuvering – we heard that there is “ no way” that Democrats would ever bargain away the...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together

Release Date:

06/23/2020

... Our members, with strongly divergent political views, had no difficulty coming together on regional issues of common ... accommodating, enticing, or pressuring opponents, such as no private sector can match...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

To Combat Islamophobia, Start Where You Are

Release Date:

03/23/2016

New York Foundation Executive Director Maria Mottola says that we must not be neutral bystanders.

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Make Room for Makerspaces

Release Date:

12/08/2015

... pastime The proliferation of makerspaces echoes the Do It Yourself, or “DIY” trend that took root in the U.S. ... kids to think beyond “this is how other people do this” and ask “how do I...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Boutiques for the People

Release Date:

09/27/2016

Judith Shapiro, president of the Teagle Foundation, says it's certainly understandable that scalability has become the holy grail of higher education reform, but the dismissive attitude toward so-called boutique programs presents an occasion for...

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Education

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The Teagle Foundation

Is There an App for That? New Thinking on Kids and Digital Media

Release Date:

03/10/2016

New York Community Trust Program Associate Leigh Ross says funders have a unique opportunity to influence the way that youth engage with digital media and the web.

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The New York Community Trust

Recording: "Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change

"Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change The Legal Aid Society, The Tow Foundation, and Philanthropy New York invite you to a special screening of A24's acclaimed and re-released film " Sing...

From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

Release Date:

01/15/2015

... that lead to food loss, and to enhance existing best practices . The encouraging success of India's agricultural ... can reduce harvest drying times to just one day. There are no operating costs, and its...

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Insights

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Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Mellon Foundation and Digital Preservation Coalition Sponsor Formation of Task Force for Email Archives

Release Date:

11/03/2016

While archivists, technologists, librarians, and others continue to make progress in capturing, preserving, and providing access to various forms of digital expression, email has remained resistant to a variety of efforts at preservation.

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Member News

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Technology

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Mellon Foundation

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2017

Phillip Henderson, president of the Surdna Foundation, writes about a nine-month learning process that led to the Surdna board unanimously voting to commit approximately 10 percent of its endowment — $100 million — toward impact investing.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance Open Competitive Grant Program to Help Middle School Youth in Out-of-School Time Programs

Release Date:

12/13/2018

Aim High is part of the New York Life Foundation’s ongoing investment in OST programs to help underserved 8th graders reach the 9th grade on time and prepared for high school level work. In 2019, 26 awards will go to afterschool, summer and expanded...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Life Foundation

PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

... provider, and its relationship with both the private and public sectors. Friday, October 29 - Fundamentals of ...

11 Jun 2013

What You Need To Know About Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... and technology initiatives, and the implications for public education, higher education and nonprofit ...

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Issue-Based

12 Sep 2013

Inequality For All - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, September 12, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... gap between the rich and the poor has gained unprecedented public awareness. Our narrator and guide, UC Berkeley ...

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03 Nov 2010

A Time to Innovate: Achieving the Promise of Urban Catholic Schools

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 8:00am to Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 4:00pm

Registration is required by November 1st. No fee. MEMBERS and NON-MEMBERS: Please register online or ... make at least $50,000 in charitable donations annually. Public charities which devote at least 50 percent of...

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12 May 2010

DC Voting Rights: National Impact of the Movement for Full Democracy in DC

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Foundation , The Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation , Public Welfare Foundation , Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ... federal taxes, fight in wars and serve on juries, yet have no vote in Congress. Because of the...

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We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues

Release Date:

03/08/2013

... put, take the revenues that are spent with little or no effect on charitable giving, and reallocate some or all of ... can more than pay for these changes with little or no reduction in giving if it would: Put...

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Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG

Release Date:

02/26/2013

... Center for American Progress and the Partnership for Public Service. WRAG is continuously improving this model ...

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16 Jun 2015

Creating and Seizing the Moment: School Discipline and School Safety Reform in New York City

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... Why is reform needed? How did advocates create the public will for reform? Now that the Mayor has formed a ... please log in and click the Register Now link above. ( no fee) Guests of Organizers : Please email...