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30 Sep 2025

New York State Mortgage Assistance Program Funder Briefing - Hosted by the New Community Trust

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 -

9:00am to 10:00am

The New York Community Trust

Join the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, the New York Community Trust, Enterprise Community Partners, and the Altman Foundation for a private funder briefing to unveil a new white paper and mobilize support for a statewide Homeowner Assistance Program.

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Housing and Homelessness

Seeking Member Comments: Public Policy Position on a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

Philanthropy New York invites members to comment on the proposed public policy statement.

Philanthropy New York Supports a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

Philanthropy New York Supports a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity Statement: Philanthropy New York advocates for a “true cost of living” standard in New York City and believes that this standard should...

Recording: Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum

... dynamics, respond to societal needs, and modernize city governance . We'll then turn our attention to the present, ... us to actively participate in shaping the future of NYC governance . Gain insights from...

PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

... of philanthropy, review a foundation's leadership and governance , provide an overview of grantmaking, debate the ... the grantmaking process! Friday, November 14 Foundation Governance and Legal Issues...

The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids

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08/25/2014

The Century Foundation's Clio Chang writes that the implementation of child allowances could go a long way toward reducing child poverty rates in the United States.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

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Social Justice

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The Century Foundation

The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

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09/26/2014

... strategist for advancing sustainability, equity and good governance This piece was originally published on the ... waste and exploitation. We are seeing new models of governance , ownership and distribution in...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

Philanthropy New York recently held a members briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , The New York Community Trust , and The Clark Foundation ) focusing on the current climate in the New York State legislature, how it...

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A Unique Nonprofit Lender

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08/19/2009

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is a well-known early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’s Hamlet; Polonius’ advice to his son, Laertes). Yet sound bites or one-sentence quotes found in cute management books are no way to manage a...

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Appointments & Transitions

Richard D. Parsons Elected Next Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation Board; David Rockefeller Jr. To Step Down At End of Five Year Term

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10/29/2015

The Trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the unanimous election of business executive Richard D. Parsons as the next Chair of the Board of Trustees.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Law & Order Politicians Don’t Care About Your Programmatic Silos

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02/06/2017

Shiza Pasha, Philanthropy New York Public Policy Fellow, writes that young people who should be learning in schools, receiving treatment or expressing themselves through the arts are instead targeted and caught up in the system’s dragnet.

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Justice Reform

We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened

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04/20/2017

... with Board Source, the Robin Hood Foundation, Quantum Governance and United Way’s BoardServe NYC Program to ... a greater sense of urgency around the notion that good governance enabled by board service is...

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Credit Suisse Americas Foundation

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Heads Up: These Tax Reform Proposals Could Help or Hurt Nonprofits

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08/16/2017

After the failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, leaders of the U.S. House and Senate are even more determined to “win” with tax reform. If you thought the pressure was intense on House and Senate leaders to pass legislation that...

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PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving

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11/15/2017

This morning, after an extensive review process that solicited input from the entire membership, Philanthropy New York’s Board of Directors voted to approve two new official policy statements related to tax reform discussions occurring in the United...

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Humanizing Immigration: The Role of COVID-19

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06/17/2020

Immigrants are among those on the frontlines of the pandemic response. They are also disproportionately suffering from the resulting economic hardship.

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Disaster Relief

Immigration

It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

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12/10/2020

The missions and priorities of America’s nearly 120,000 foundations are as diverse as the country itself, yet here is one thing all in common: each suffers when our democracy fails.

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