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11 Jul 2018

Service for Impact - Exploring Successful Skills-Based Volunteering Models

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 -

8:45am to 11:00am

The Service for Impact Working Group, rooted in the principles of ... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while ... increasingly clear, but it can...

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Professional Development

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Breakout Discussion

Presentation

Audience

Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

08 Nov 2017

Service For Impact – Our History, Practice, and Program Management Challenges

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... City area companies we understand and value service for impact as a business imperative. We believe strategic ... of Reimagining Service. We meet quarterly to provide opportunities for both corporate...

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Professional Development

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23 Jan 2018

Designing Programs to Maximize Impact - How Behavioral Science Can Help

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... learn how foundations and nonprofits could improve their impact with behavioral science. You’ll hear from experts ... are now applying insights from behavioral science to impact social issues like improved...

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Tools & Strategies

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Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

Release Date:

07/05/2018

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing Impact investing is still a fledgling practice in mainstream ... the idea of putting more wealth to work, or making an impact and...

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%

Release Date:

04/11/2019

A Decade of Impact : Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45% ... emissions, according to the company’s 10 th annual Impact Report released today. Bloomberg is on target to ... investors promoting and scaling...

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg LP

How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion Impact Investing

Release Date:

01/18/2018

How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion Impact Investing It took them some time to come around, but ... to be a big proponent of foundation involvement in impact investing. Last year, we saw the...

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

29 May 2025

Moving From Exhaustion to Sustainability: Promoting Cultures of Wellbeing for Social Impact Leaders

Thursday, May 29, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... relevant to HR and operations administration. The social impact sector is facing a growing crisis. The lack of deep ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. What to expect:...

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Audience

HR & Operations Staff

Senior Management

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Sozosei Foundation Awards Grants to Local Texas Communities Impacted by Winter Storm

Release Date:

03/10/2021

... Three organizations received grants to bring critical resources to local Texas communities devastated by the recent ... funds to three organizations that are providing critical resources – and more importantly...

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Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Food Systems

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Sozosei Foundation

Adam Connaker appointed Director, Impact Investing at the Surdna Foundation

Release Date:

03/07/2022

Adam Connaker appointed Director, Impact Investing at the Surdna Foundation New York, NY, March ... and environmental outcomes, has been appointed Director, Impact Investing. Adam, who will report to Marc de...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Surdna Foundation

20 Nov 2013

Changing the Narrative: Using Storytelling to Expand Your Foundation’s Impact

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... leading-edge ways of telling stories and assessing their impact A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing ... Using Storytelling to Expand Your Foundation’s Impact ...

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Issue-Based

09 Aug 2017

What is Climate's Impact on Migration? A Look Beyond the Headlines - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:15pm

... and relocation both domestically and internationally Opportunities to support climate migrants and refugees, while ... Grantmakers United Philanthropy Forum What is Climate's Impact on Migration? A Look...

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Immigration

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and family offices are increasingly turning to mission (or impact ) investing strategies as a key tool for aligning ... conversation about the options and added benefits of the impact investing approach? What...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

19 Nov 2019

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

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... white counterparts. #DegreesNYC, a cross-sector collective impact initiative involving over 50 NYC nonprofits and ... New York City. #DegreesNYC has brought together people and resources to build a powerful...

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Nathan Cummings, Ford, Heron & Others Are Leaders in the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

Release Date:

07/27/2017

... Cummings, Ford, Heron & Others Are Leaders in the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance (“Alliance”) today announced the launch of its expanded network of impact...

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Member News

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Ford Foundation

F.B. Heron Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

18 May 2016

Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is a part of our Impact Investing Programs Series from our 2016-17 PNY Core ... Curriculum : February 10 – Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map April 14 – Active Ownership versus .....

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Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Justice Reform

NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center

Release Date:

10/27/2015

NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women 's Center Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration ... in New York City into a building for groups that advocate women ’s equality. The NoVo...

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Member News

Funding Area

Social Justice

Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation

Release Date:

01/29/2016

NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation Twenty years ago, ... the Asian-American community. . . NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

The Impact of Periods

Release Date:

10/17/2017

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Sector News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Using Competitions and RFPs: Requests for Proposals

Publication date:

12/2004

When does it make sense to hold a grant competition or use an RFP? In addition to looking at management issues to consider along the way, this guide explores how grant makers shape competitions to serve larger strategic goals, communicate with wider audiences, create a learning community, and find ways to work with those who are not selected.