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21 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Saving Our Communities: Historic Preservation Initiatives in NYC

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... City now has 29,000 landmarks, including private homes, high -rises, monuments, cemeteries, parks, historic houses and ...

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27 Nov 2012

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Friday, November 30, 2012 - 6:00pm

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector. The three and a half day course will help...

06 Jun 2013

Personal Democracy Forum 2013: Think Bigger

Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 9:00am to Friday, June 7, 2013 - 6:00pm

NYU Skirball Center and Kimmel Center, 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC

... impact on the way we organize, advocate and govern. From high -level keynotes to deep dives and hands-on sessions, you ...

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23 Mar 2010

Change Philanthropy: Stories of Successful Policy Work and Collaboration

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Justice , will begin by addressing six principles of high impact giving. Providing an insider's view of the .....

26 Mar 2010

Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind

Friday, March 26, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... linked at the bottom of this page. A decade into “ No Child Left Behind,” it’s easy to see where the act ... Washington finally kicked renewal of ESEA into high gear. Arne Duncan, Secretary of the US...

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31 Jan 2011

Promise Neighborhoods: What Is the Promise and How Can Foundations Help It Shine Through?

Monday, January 31, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... federal planning grants. Seven NYC applicants scored high but did not receive federal funds for planning. PROMISE ...

13 Dec 2010

School Climate: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter?

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 2:00pm to Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 5:00pm

... Indiana University . Joshua Laub , Principal, Banana Kelly High School . Kavitha Mediratta (Moderator), Programme ...

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04 Feb 2010

Summer Learning Loss: How Can It Be Reduced?

Thursday, February 4, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... how funders can better coordinate and support access to high -quality summer learning programs in New York City. ...

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19 Jul 2010

Turbulent Economic and Budget Times: What Lies Ahead and How Should Grantmakers Respond?

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... might technically be over, unemployment remains very high and the prospect, at best, is for a very slow recovery ...

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17 Jun 2009

Challenges & Needs of African-American Girls in NYC & Strategies for Making a Difference

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 -

8:30am to 11:00am

WHO SHOULD ATTEND : Members concerned with issues affecting women and girls; youth; poverty; and minorities. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Join Philanthropy New York Funders of Women & Girls for a briefing and dialogue on the recently...

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21 Nov 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative - Building Better Schools

Thursday, November 21, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation

... and featured a renowned panel of speakers who set a high standard of thoughtfulness for our ongoing work, ...

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Education

10 Dec 2014

Kumu Hina - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 -

4:30pm to 9:00pm

... traces Kumu Hinaʻs evolution from Collin Wong, a timid high school boy, to her present position as a married woman ...

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Film Screening

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All Funders

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LGBTQ

F.B. Heron Foundation Earmarks Entire Endowment for Social Impact Investments

Release Date:

10/21/2014

... what she saw.Not only were U.S. poverty rates stubbornly high , but income inequality also was on the rise. So ...

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Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Eric C. Schneider to Join The Commonwealth Fund as Senior Vice President for Policy and Research

Release Date:

11/26/2014

... furthering the Fund's mission of moving the U.S. to a high performance health system, particularly for those with .....

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Foundation Center Appoints Two New Board Members

Release Date:

12/03/2014

... courageous, groundbreaking new projects with potentially high impact. Prior to her work at the Dutch Charity ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Foundation Center

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Mediacracy — A Dialogue With Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Release Date:

11/26/2013

... last decade, media reformers have been waging a series of high -stakes battles against news consolidation, the ...

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Media Impact Funders

The William C. Bullitt Foundation

11 Feb 2015

Citizenfour - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 -

4:00pm to 9:00pm

... refused to be intimidated. When Snowden revealed he was a high -level analyst driven to expose the massive surveillance ...

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Issue-Based

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Film Screening

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All Funders

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International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

03 Jun 2015

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Effective Workforce Strategies for Immigrants

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... full-range of workforce needs of immigrants with low-to- high skills — and how philanthropy can best respond. ... please log in and click the Register Now link above. ( no fee) Guests of Organizers and/or NYC...