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11 Mar 2013

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading: Community Networks in New York State - WEBINAR

Monday, March 11, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... important predictor of high school graduation and career success . Yet every year, more than 80 percent of low-income ...

14 May 2013

Service for Impact Working Group

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Supporting strategic volunteerism is a critical component to strengthening grantees in this current economic climate. A corporate volunteer program can increase nonprofit productivity and effectiveness but it must be carefully designed, matching the...

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26 Oct 2011

Raising the Bar for Students and Schools: Chancellor Walcott’s Strategic Priorities

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -

8:30am to 10:00am

Bank of America Tower, One Bryant Park (6th Avenue and 42nd Street)

... and build economic security. To prepare our children for success , we must have schools that expect and support higher ...

10 Oct 2013

Creative Strategies for Family and Board Education

Thursday, October 10, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

... philanthropy, lead author Kelin Gersick writes that “ success in family philanthropy is measured in part by the ...

11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

When President Obama visited P-TECH in Brooklyn this October, the focus was on how the school – a public-private partnership par excellence – prepares young people for the 21st century workplace. But it does so much more than that! P-TECH and the...

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Issue-Based

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Education

Workforce Development

Save the Date: Philanthropy Week in Washington 2014

Release Date:

01/15/2014

Philanthropy Week in Washington, hosted by the Council on Foundations, is a week of activities -- some familiar and others new -- themed around engaging policymakers in our nation's capital.

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

06 Feb 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, February 6, 2014 -

7:45am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York

Strategic volunteerism, when carefully designed to match expertise to need, is a critical component of supporting nonprofit partners. Join corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer coordinators for a peer-to-peer conversation about harnessing...

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Network Building

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

05 Jun 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs. This working breakfast will focus upon best practices in aligning...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

JPMorgan Expands ‘The Fellowship Initiative’ To Help Disadvantaged High Schoolers Get Into Top Colleges

Release Date:

06/21/2014

... and Los Angeles. The expanision is due to the program's success so far in NYC. The program has 120 minority high .....

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Member News

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Education

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Andrus Family Fund Announces New Mission and Strategic Direction

Release Date:

10/31/2014

Andrus Family Fund's new approach will allow them to make a greater impact on vulnerable youth.

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

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Andrus Family Fund

Citi Foundation Expands Summer Jobs Connect to New Cities

Release Date:

03/05/2015

Initiative will provide over 2,000 low-income youth with job skills and financial training.

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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Citi Foundation

Time Warner Foundation Announces the Retirement of Dan Osheyack

Release Date:

04/14/2015

Dan is currently the Vice President of Philanthropic Initiatives for the foundation.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

Communications/Media

Community Development

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Time Warner

City Year Receives $2.5 Million Grant from the New York Life Foundation

Release Date:

06/16/2015

The funding will impact as many as 150,000 middle school students.

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Education

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New York Life Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies, Tiffany & Co. Foundation Join Pew in the Protection of Vast Swaths of Ocean

Release Date:

10/30/2015

... the globe. Among other things, they’ve had remarkable success getting local governments on board with the vision of ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

The Pew Charitable Trusts

In Memoriam: James McConnell Clark of Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

Release Date:

11/04/2015

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is sad to report that its Trustee Emeritus, James “Jim” McConnell Clark, died at his home in Woods Hole, MA on October 24, 2015 at the age of 93.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Case Study: Designing More Affordable and Effective Health Care (Commonwealth Fund)

Release Date:

02/09/2016

... who was recruited to lead CERC in part because of his success redesigning ambulatory care for medically fragile ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Welcomes New Trustees to its Board

Release Date:

07/15/2016

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has elected several new members to its board of trustees. Jennifer Nolan was elected to the board in March, and she is joined by Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Heather McGhee, Miranda Kaiser, and Wyatt Rockefeller, who were...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

18 Jan 2017

Homeownership and the Racial Wealth Gap – Webinar

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... solutions Setting up future minority homebuyers for success A review of today’s housing policy landsape ...

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Public Policy

Funding Area

Community Development

Public Policy

16 Feb 2017

Spark Session: Readying Your Community Foundation to Serve Philanthropic Families - Webinar

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

You’ve successfully attracted Donor-Advised Funds and developed solid relationships with those founding donors. But now they’re asking for help with tougher issues such as preparing heirs to be responsible givers, dealing with geographic dispersion...