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'Field Trip New Jersey' Launches (Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation)

Release Date:

01/14/2016

... desk, but you do remember the field trips you took and how they changed your life,” said Chris Daggett, president ... know that field trips measurably improve the education experience and can have lasting...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in New Delhi

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... from $3 million to $20 million while the number of countries that received grants tripled. “I am honored by ... Ramdas. “The challenges facing India and its neighboring countries at this time of rapid...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Award More Than $1 M to National Treasure Sites

Release Date:

11/10/2015

... sites represent a unique perspective on the American experience . “The parks receiving these generous grants ... funding reflect the great diversity of the American experience . By preserving these sites, we are...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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American Express

17 Mar 2016

Changemakers: National Networks Engaging Next Gen Philanthropic Leaders - Webinar

Thursday, March 17, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP), you will need to set up an account with NCFP. The account will be ...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

16 Oct 2013

CEO Interview Series with Earl Lewis, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 -

3:45pm to 6:00pm

... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation plans for the future, but also how his background, values and philosophy inform his plans. ... and opportunities facing our sector and the world How the foundation’s key role in the...

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Issue-Based

20 May 2014

Philanthropic Advisors Network

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 -

8:15am to 10:00am

... to current and potential clients to the general public. How do you effectively communicate the work you do and the ... do you employ to address these misconceptions? How do you balance being able to talk about...

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Network Building

Audience

Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

Topic(s)

Communications

05 Nov 2015

Effective Meeting Design and Implementation Tools

Thursday, November 5, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... participants often consider them a productivity killer. How can you instead ensure your next meeting is an ... Practical approaches to dealing with common challenges How to make your next meeting a great one...

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Location

New York City

18 May 2011

Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... to ensure that 1) the education budget gives districts the resources to provide students with the sound basic education ... mandates and 2) districts, including NYC, target those resources to classrooms and...

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Issue-Based

Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 1

Release Date:

08/28/2015

... Program , designed to offer advocates space, time, and resources to work together in generating ideas for shoring up ... Equity = justice. During the training, advocates analyzed how they might make better...

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Insights

Funding Area

Arts

Social Justice

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The New York Community Trust

12 Dec 2019

Philanthropy & the 2020 Census: What a Fair and Accurate Count Means for Ending Homelessness - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, December 12, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... the country. So, what does this mean for philanthropy, and how can funders work within states and communities to ensure ... investing in housing and homelessness programs should care about the count, what some...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Census 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... for its breakthroughs in stem-cell research, including how to generate the cells and put them to work against ... company so that she could spend more time helping to care for her ailing parents. . . Susan L...

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

Iris Chen Named Executive Director of The Fund for Public Schools

Release Date:

08/05/2014

... Fariña's priorities and critical initiatives across the system , to help ensure all of the city’s students have ... The Fund will promote the City’s historic expansion of high -quality pre-K, the Common...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

Caroline Kennedy Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

Release Date:

03/09/2018

... board chair. “She has served on numerous high -impact boards, and her wide range of expertise will be a ... the Fund for Public Schools, transforming the Fund into a system -wide vehicle for private support of...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Simons Foundation's Quanta Magazine Celebrates Five Years of Public Service Science Journalism

Release Date:

07/17/2018

... show , titled "Journey to the Birth of the Solar System ," has been picked up by 14 planetariums and counting. .....

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Member News

Funding Area

Communications/Media

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The Simons Foundation

20 Nov 2013

Power of Giving Arts Forum: Arts and the Millennial Generation

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 -

7:30am to 10:30am

Con Edison Headquarters

... to the theater, concerts, dance performances, or operas. How can we, as funders and providers, encourage today’s ... donors, volunteers, and leaders that arts groups need to survive? Join us for a discussion...

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Issue-Based

Funding Area

Arts

05 Jun 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at ... company’s grantmaking and volunteer programs, as well as how to measure the business and social...

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Issue-Based

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

07 Jul 2016

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 7, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at ... of volunteerism. We will work to understand and highlight how both departments can successfully...

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Issue-Based

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

11 May 2017

Balancing Family Privacy and Public Trust: Transparency in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, May 11, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... foundation’s privacy is also your family’s privacy? How do we balance the need for public accountability with a family’s right to ... and accountability mean for family philanthropy and how...

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Tools & Strategies

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Roundtable Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

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Topic(s)

The New York Women’s Foundation Appeared On NBC’s Show, “Give“

Release Date:

10/30/2017

... Life in Sunset Park. In addition to witnessing first-hand how our wonderful grantee partners are creating positive ... from The New York Women’s Foundation and gets advice on how to distribute a $50,000 grant...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families

Release Date:

01/26/2018

... in Poor Families It’s not often that a nonprofit touts how much it isn't doing to help low-income Americans, but ... a small business. In exchange, families report back on how they used the money. The...