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20 May 2014

Philanthropic Advisors Network

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 -

8:15am to 10:00am

... both within philanthropy and outside the field? What are the biggest misconceptions you encounter about your job or the field? What strategies do you employ to address these ...

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Network Building

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Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

Topic(s)

Communications

Open Society Foundations, Foundation for a Just Society, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Create Group Initiative to Support Women's Funds

Release Date:

11/20/2019

... firm. Women’s funds have received significant new resources from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global ... in recent years. However, the vast majority of these resources are used to support grassroots...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

Foundation for a Just Society

“Together We Win”, The Rockefeller Foundation & Google.org Further Commitment to Black & Latino-Led Businesses Affected By Covid-19

Release Date:

10/07/2020

... to help those Black and Latino-owned businesses in need and the communities in which they reside. A specific ... SMBs with access to capital and the training they need to overcome the economic downturn and...

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Member News

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

10 May 2016

Philanthropy New York's 37th Annual Meeting: Rethinking American Justice

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 -

1:30pm to 6:30pm

... present application of justice in America – discussing what we call criminal and examining the kinds of reforms that ... Panel: Building Political Consensus on Criminal Justice Reform The Annual Meeting’s...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Legal Issues

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Public Policy

Social Justice

Workforce Development

The Kids Are Alright: Millennial Generalizations Are Getting Old

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... how young adults engage with philanthropy or giving— what Case and Achieve label “cause engagement.” In their ...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

25 Jan 2012

International Grantmakers Network: Providing Capacity-Building Support for International Grantees (Part I)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network is hosting a two-part series on capacity building. Part I will focus on how we define and approach “capacity building” in an international context. Part II will build on this discussion and...

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Issue-Based

Ford Report Finds that Boards of NYC Museums Lack Diversity

Release Date:

08/24/2017

Although they operate in a sprawling megalopolis that prides itself on its racial and ethnic diversity, many of New York City's arts and cultural organizations have boards that are predominantly white, a New York Times report funded by Ford...

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Member News

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Arts

19 Apr 2016

A New Vision for Gates: Bob Hughes Goes to Seattle

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... good work, reflect on the past and future of education reform in New York City, and talk about his new role in ... Gates annoucement! Explore: Reflections on education reform over the last 20 years from a...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Funding Area

Education

10 Nov 2021

Ranked Choice Voting in New York City: A Retrospective - A Webinar Hosted by Democracy Funders Network and PACE

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... some of the nuances of implementing structural democracy reform and the implications of those nuances on a broader democracy reform agenda. With clarity of hindsight and on the heels ... and Non-Member Funders...

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

19 Aug 2021

Disaster in a Crisis Zone: Understanding the Impact of Haiti’s Earthquake - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, August 19, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... funders to effectively support relief and recovery efforts now underway. Even prior to this latest disaster, Haiti was a ... funders to effectively support relief and recovery efforts now underway Panelists...

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

06 Feb 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, February 6, 2014 -

7:45am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York

... when carefully designed to match expertise to need , is a critical component of supporting nonprofit ...

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Network Building

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget

Release Date:

02/11/2016

... businesses; expanding access to quality, affordable early care and education; creating pathways to high-growth jobs; ... To create significant shifts for women and families, we need support and partnership...

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

Ms. Foundation for Women

The New York Women's Foundation

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

Release Date:

06/04/2019

... WES Mariam Assefa Fund. “The fund will deploy catalytic resources to address that challenge. Our plan is to support ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Immigration

Related Organizations

World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights from “Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project”

Release Date:

05/09/2022

... it’s not really taught to leaders, so people don’t know how to leave.” Kunreuther went on to explain that as ... change. Here are three actions you could consider enacting now as a funder: Build Networks -...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Westchester Community Foundation Awards Grants to 16 Nonprofits

Release Date:

07/13/2022

... skills to collaborate and to connect strategically with employers to keep job training relevant and generate good job ... , for an advocacy campaign for equitable transportation reform in Westchester County...

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

Westchester Community Fund

Mellon's “Humanities for All Times” Awards More Than $16 Million to Liberal Arts Colleges for Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development

Release Date:

01/26/2022

... undergraduate humanities study and degree recipients – now occurring concurrently with a marked rise in ... such knowledge can be put to immediate productive use, we know that these schools are perfectly...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

Social Justice

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

19 Nov 2014

Scholarship Funders Roundtable

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 -

7:15am to 10:00am

... to learn about each other’s practice, share advice and resources on a range of programmatic and operational issues ... roundtable conversation on strategic considerations. What is the purpose of your...

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Network Building

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Executive Leadership

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Education

07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

... growing array of communications choices at our fingertips, what we read, watch, hear and see is increasingly created and ... been some successful organizing efforts by media policy reform activists, supported...

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Issue-Based

Coalition of Arts Funders Launches Emergency Artist Relief Fund With Seed Funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

04/08/2020

A coalition of national arts grantmakers announces the launch of Artist Relief, which will provide rapid, unrestricted $5,000 relief grants to assist artists facing dire financial emergencies due to the impact of COVID-19