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United Way of New York City

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Volunteerism

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Community Development

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Morgan Stanley

The 'Active (Read: Ongoing) Practice' of Equitable Evaluation

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10/23/2019

... at 500 registrants 10 days before the webinar!), some of their learnings feel potent enough to share, and begin with ... evaluation has begun to take a developmental frame. They have started asking themselves...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar

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06/18/2015

... well-being of local communities while sustaining natural resources and protecting biodiversity. The Trust’s ... animal species that are found nowhere else on Earth, and have a tremendous scientific, economic...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Labor Day: New York Lawmakers on The State of Labor In 2017

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08/30/2017

... Day will serve as a reminder of the gains for workers that have been achieved over the decades. Here in New York, the ... state budget allowing workers to deduct union dues from their state taxes, and at the...

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Workforce Development

Marlon Williams Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on Living Wage Provisions and City Contracting

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02/03/2023

... several unnecessary administrative burdens that city agencies impose on nonprofits in the contracting process. ... part of the resource stream needed for non-profits to do their critical work. Through our...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

01 Mar 2012

Using Time to Transform Schools: Opportunities, Challenges, and How Foundations Can Make a Difference

Thursday, March 1, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... schools use time is key to their effectiveness. Like other resources , time can be used well or squandered. The question ... time to strengthen teaching and address the whole range of student...

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United Hospital Fund Report Details How the American Rescue Plan Act Helps New Yorkers Maintain Affordable Health Coverage

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08/04/2021

... help affording health insurance to New Yorkers who lost their jobs or job-based health coverage during the COVID-19 ... more about their eligibility for financial help, or who have...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... that funders, whether they’re foundations, government agencies , corporations, or individual donors, have a vested interest in the governance of the nonprofits ... Mayor’s Office of Operations, the Director of...

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All Funders

21 Nov 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative - Building Better Schools

Thursday, November 21, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation

... New York supported by 16 funding organizations that have pursued a diverse array of education reform strategies. These and other private foundations have invested over $2 billion in New York City public school...

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Education

5 Questions for...Heather Nesle, President, New York Life Foundation

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11/23/2015

... support childhood bereavement programs for children who have lost a loved one. This year, on Children's Grief Awareness .....

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New York Life Foundation

Supported by Ford, JPB Foundations, 'America Divided' Series Provides Dose of Reality and Hope

Release Date:

10/04/2016

... election of President Barack Obama, yet seems today to have lost its inspiring hold on our collective imaginations... ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium

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09/25/2017

... school at a time. But some backers of the model say they have “ lost the narrative” to bigger networks who sometimes ... Now, a group of these independent schools are planning their first...

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Education

How this Slogan Has Defined Philanthropy for the Buffets and the NoVo Foundation

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12/12/2017

... privilege has not corroded the Buffetts’ instincts. They have good radar. Warren Buffett’s 59-year-old youngest son ... inequality has heaped on the world are not entirely lost on the Buffetts.... How this...

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Arts

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NoVo Foundation

Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter

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05/15/2018

... toxic cultural discourse. For communities that have been historically shut out of that process, that power ... example of what pop culture critics of color can do with resources and real estate. The coverage...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Arts

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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

We’re pleased to have Vincent Stehle, the Executive Director of Media Impact ...

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World Education Services Launches WES Mariam Assefa Fund to Provide Support to Organizations Striving to Help Immigrants and Refugees

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06/04/2019

... that keep immigrants and refugees from contributing their skills and joining the workforce in their new ... and talent. The WES Mariam Assefa Fund offers a new way for the organization...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

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PNY Supports Inclusion of Nonprofits in COVID-19 Legislation

... the National Council of Nonprofits, a number of nonprofits have joined together to support the inclusion of the ... are deployed above and beyond normal capacity while their resources remain...

18 Mar 2014

What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity?

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... notably. Advocates for setting time limits on foundations have been especially vocal and prolific in their writing and public speaking. Which got us wondering: Is ... arguments for permanently dedicating...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

27 Oct 2022

Where Do You Work? Evaluation from an Indigenous Place - Based Perspective - A Webinar Hosted by ETB

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Carolee Dodge-Francis, EdD. Michelle practices "The Auntie Way ," a kind and fierce educational approach—so that ... of emphasizing the role Indigenous homelands and examining resources to support...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Social Justice

JPMorgan Chase Announces new business and philanthropic commitments to help close the housing affordability gap in Washington D.C. and beyond

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... members, decisionmakers and lenders to make public resources more accessible and aligned to enhance affordable ... sector to ensure that’s the case.” “When residents have safe, stable, and affordable housing,...

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