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25 Feb 2013

It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate

Monday, February 25, 2013 -
10:45am to 2:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
After the intensity of the “fiscal cliff” negotiations and the passage of The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, many breathed a sigh of relief that the legislation did not include major changes in the charitable deduction. But recently,...

A Year of Service

Release Date: 
07/23/2014
Tim McClimon, vice president for corporate social responsibility at American Express and president of the American Express Foundation, writes about a new national effort that envisions a future in which young people spend a year in service to the...
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Insights
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All Funders
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Volunteerism
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Education
26 Feb 2015

Administrative Relief: Helping the City’s Undocumented Immigrants Benefit from New Education, Employment and Health Care Opportunities

Thursday, February 26, 2015 -
2:15pm to 5:00pm
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced plans to expand Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows undocumented immigrants who arrived as children remain in the U.S. free from fear of deportation and with permission to work.
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Immigration
Children, Youth and Families

Into the Public Policy Deep End

Release Date: 
08/18/2015
We are very lucky to have an immensely eager and intelligent inaugural public policy fellow, and we are excited to see how much we can accomplish together.
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PNY News
16 Jun 2016

Will Philanthropy Join In The Fight To Vote?

Thursday, June 16, 2016 -
8:30am to 11:00am
In the midst of this year’s presidential election, understanding the right to vote – and exercising this right – is critical to the future of the country. This issue has been at the center of American politics since the beginning, from the Founders...
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Public Policy
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Civic Engagement
09 Mar 2017

Financial Series - Looking at the 990 Part I (March 9) and Part II (March 16)

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -
9:00am to 10:30am
... by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance and accomplishments of grant applicants and ... 990 for potential red flags Use the 990 to understand governance of the organization...

Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions

Publication date: 
10/2017
Foundation Center and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) announce the fourth edition of their annual research report, Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions. The new report documents $23 billion in private, public, corporate, and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2015.
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Disaster Relief
26 Sep 2018

How International Education Funders Facilitate Learning Among Grantees - and Translation of Practice into Policy - A Brown Bag Lunch

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
International education funders have been working with a wide spectrum of primary and secondary schools, community-based organizations, NGOs and governments to improve access, quality, and relevance of primary and secondary education. We have made...
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Education
International/Foreign Affairs
25 Feb 2019

Census Jobs: How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years?

Monday, February 25, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years? This question is the theme of the Census Funders Working Group’s first 2019 briefing. In 2010, the Census Bureau recruited, trained and deployed a temporary...

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