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Key Facts on Mission Investing

Publication date:

10/2011

... these grantmakers —which hold 20 percent of all U.S. foundation assets— are extending the public benefit of their resources . The report also offers perspective from Stephen ... Viederman , former President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and a proponent of mission investing. Key Facts on ...

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Report

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Finance & Asset Management

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

15 Dec 2015

CSR - From "Nice to Do" to Mandate

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... strategy to encompass supply chain, compliance, human resources and sustainable business practice. As the strategy ... Kamadoli Costa , Chairman & President, The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Paula Luff,...

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Issue-Based

Professional Development

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Location

New York City

25 May 2017

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network Spring Program: Effective Communication Across Generations

Thursday, May 25, 2017 -

8:45am to 10:00am

... and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs for ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential...

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Network Building

Professional Development

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Workshop

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All Funders

Executive Support Staff

Topic(s)

Communications

29 Oct 2020

Mitigating Liability Risk from Workplace Re-Opening

Thursday, October 29, 2020 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... and travel, employers will need to consider how they will address some inevitable employment issues as their office ... (Moderator), Operations Manager, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Designed for All...

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HR & Operations Staff

Legal Staff

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HR & Operations

Lessons from the Field: From Understanding to Impact

Publication date:

12/2010

... — the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the Energy Foundation , and the Wilburforce Foundation — seek to make an impact on some of the most ...

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Report

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Animal Welfare

Social Justice

As the White House Changes Hands, Philanthropy Must Change Too

Release Date:

01/26/2017

... Too By Liz Sak, executive director of the Cricket Island Foundation and Allison R. Brown, executive director of the ... process, trust the strongest organizations, and devote resources to helping all the...

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Insights

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Cricket Island Foundation

Using Documentary Films to Promote Change

Release Date:

09/30/2014

... to develop quality programming that addresses a variety of funding areas in a unique, impactful way. We’re thrilled to partner with Ford Foundation ’s JustFilms initiative for the eighth season of ... ...

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President's Message

PNY News

Funding Area

Arts

23 Feb 2016

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium X: Transitions

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New ... environment, and how charity leaders can prepare to address a new generation of challenges. Thought leaders will...

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Conference

Audience

Executive Leadership

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

23 Jun 2021

Reopening, Hybrid Work, and Why are the Guidelines Constantly Changing? Aaaaarrrrgh!

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy ... to return to the office. Ways that employers can address this, through staggered staff returns and hybrid work ... for foundation...

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Network Building

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All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

Legal Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Legal Issues

13 Mar 2018

Why Advocacy Matters: Protecting And Expanding Access To Needed Youth Services

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Explore: The current knowledge of the landscape of funding sources from city, state, and federal budgets for ... Laurie Dien , Vice President - Programs, The Pinkerton Foundation Panelists: John Albert ,...

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Children, Youth and Families

In Conversation: Phil Buchanan Interviews Dr. Beth Breeze, Author of ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’

Release Date:

11/18/2021

... up candid criticism. I have seen thoughtful donors and foundation leaders use this feedback to reflect and improve. ... has consequences for work that needs philanthropic funding . Phil: What kind of criticisms...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

16 Jun 2021

Bracing Ourselves for the Mental Health Wave of the Pandemic - Are We Prepared?

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... and most vulnerable populations. As a recent Century Foundation report highlights, “The pandemic’s impact on ... needs The intersection of mental health with other funding issues Stories from voices on the...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar

Release Date:

06/18/2015

... well-being of local communities while sustaining natural resources and protecting biodiversity. The Trust’s ... in the Galápagos Archipelago in Ecuador, the Gulf of California region in Mexico, and Myanmar,...

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Newman's Own Strives to Improve Military Quality of Life

Release Date:

09/03/2015

... a public-private partnership that connects the military's resources with the skills of surgical and medical specialists at the University of California at Los Angeles, providing complex surgeries and .....

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Veterans

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Newman's Own Foundation

Judy Woodruff and Jared Cohon to Join the Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... Award in Television, the University of Southern California Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in ... is a founding co-chair of the International Women's Media Foundation , an organization dedicated to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

19 Nov 2019

Equity, Access and Degree Completion: The Promise of Collective Impact in NYC

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... New York City. #DegreesNYC has brought together people and resources to build a powerful movement to transform practice ... barriers to postsecondary access and success and how to address them The importance...

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30 Nov 2011

How DREAM Leaders Are Building a New Immigration Movement

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

... development trainings, UWD provides the tools and resources for DREAMers to organize their communities for ... is expanding its reach and impact by providing programs to address higher education access (Dream...

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Issue-Based

09 Dec 2009

All Politics Is Local: Where Are Women and Girls?

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 -

2:00pm to 6:00pm

... Oliveira, President and CEO of The New York Women’s Foundation , will moderate the discussion. Topics to be ... of need where funders could strategically leverage their resources to have the greatest impact?...

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Issue-Based

Consider This Tool for More Nimble Philanthropy

Release Date:

02/27/2017

... transitioned to become a project of the Bob Woodruff Foundation , a grantmaking public charity that is closely tied to both the donors and the recipients of the funding . As a fiscal sponsor, Philanthropy New...

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Insights

PNY News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

03 Apr 2020

COVID-19 Weekly PNY Member Webinars - Centering Equity in Funder Responses

Friday, April 3, 2020 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

... about the ways that centering equity can strengthen your foundation ’s work and help you to prioritize strategies in ... developing collaborative funds, deploying rapid response funding , engaging in advocacy...