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08 Jul 2025

PNY's Summer Intern/Fellow Social

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

... full-time staff to attend with interns and fellows so they can engage with experienced professionals and learn about ... Engage with seasoned philanthropic professionals who can offer insights into the career...

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Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do

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07/08/2014

... corporate donors, seems intent on making decisions about how and what it will fund in a way that ignores this vast ... leaders, if asked, would say they want general operating support or unrestricted funding...

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Insights

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Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

27 Nov 2018

From Anecdotes to Facts: Let’s Talk Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... for philanthropy. The panelists and invited guests can also field questions and provide clarifications needed ... want to better understand the racial issues at play and how bias is driving the crisis.”...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

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10/19/2020

... forward to working closely with her as Ford continues to take aim at the root causes of inequality.” Before joining ... impact on human rights and social justice in the United States and around the world,”...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Investment Policy

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04/2011

Innovative strategies and new investment opportunities can be used to align investment practices with mission ... Foundation offers a look at their investment policy which can be used as a template for others. Jessie Smith Noyes ...

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Sample Document/Template

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Executive Leadership

Finance Staff

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Impact Investing

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

09 Feb 2023

Global Hunger Crisis: Risk of Famine in the Horn of Africa - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, February 9, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... hunger crisis around the world and what philanthropy can do to prevent avoidable deaths from malnutrition and ... learn? At the end of the webinar, funders will: Understand how global factors, including...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Disaster Relief

Food Systems

New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to Comfort Zone Camp

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07/13/2013

The two-year, $1 million grant is in support of organizational capacity building for Comfort Zone ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... fostering just and sustainable communities in the United States . Internally, the foundation has emphasized the ... to continue to urge us to be bold in our grantmaking, to take risks and learn from successes...

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Johnson & Johnson Introduces Global Pro Bono, A Program That Gives Employees Time Off to Volunteer

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03/05/2018

... “Through the Secondment Program, employees agree to take a six-month assignment away from their jobs to help a ... “The participants come back as different people—that's how moved they are by their...

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Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and the Scherman Foundation's Rosin Fund Provide Anchor Funding for Creative Capital's 20th Anniversary Fund

Release Date:

11/20/2019

... is pleased to announce its move to a fund-based model of support , launching with its 20th Anniversary Fund, a $15 ... philanthropy. It entails securing high-level, multi-year support from individuals,...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... African descent a large part of the immigrant and refugee population , they are disproportionately targeted for ... 2016, 32 percent of all refugees that came to the United States were from Africa. Three...

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Immigration

HSBC Announces USD25 Million COVID-19 Donation Fund

Release Date:

03/26/2020

... of society. That is why, alongside doing everything it can for its customers, HSBC is providing USD25 million in charitable donations to support the international medical response, protect ... locations around...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

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HSBC Bank USA

Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness

Release Date:

05/26/2015

... of abnormal, leaky, fragile blood vessels in the eye can cause proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to permanent blindness. New therapies targeting a ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Surdna Foundation Announces Nearly $13 Million Investment in Artists of Color to Advance Racial Justice

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04/29/2020

... announced today a nearly $13 million commitment to support artists of color working to advance racial justice ... a light on injustice and by articulating alternatives that can make communities more...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

Glo Ross Joins Arcus as U.S. Social Justice Program Officer

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11/13/2020

... in research and analysis to assess data and knowledge that can enable the foundation to strengthen collaboration with grantee partners and support the impact of their work. Prior to joining Arcus, Glo .....

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Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow

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10/07/2015

Michelle Alexander is a civil rights lawyer and legal scholar.

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Civic Engagement

Social Justice

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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President

Release Date:

04/19/2017

When Sheena Wright stepped into the role of president of the United Way of New York City (UWNYC) nearly five years ago, she was the first woman to hold the position in the organization’s 80-year history.

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United Way of New York City

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Gender Justice

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Incubator Project

Release Date:

01/19/2017

... Racial Justice Lens , the Incubator Project will support nonprofits, community groups, and community leaders ... information, idea exchange, and gathering of philanthropic resources across the borough. Among...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

Hartford Foundation Awards Nearly $2.3 Million in Grants

Release Date:

03/20/2014

... million in grants to the areas of palliative care and aging -related philanthropy, reports Philanthropy News Digest. ... $2.275 million in the areas of palliative care and aging -related philanthropy. The...

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