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21 May 2014

Change the Story, Change the World - A Workshop on Storytelling

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... audience, and motivate them to act. As we learn more about how our minds work, we’re also discovering that stories are ... Join Andy Goodman as he leads this workshop and explains how effective storytelling...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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Communications

“Googley Philanthropy”: Brainstorming for A Talk with Jeff Jarvis

Release Date:

09/28/2009

... New York to our offices for an October 1st discussion on how Google’s model can be applied to the philanthropic ... has asked readers of his blog for their ideas on how “a transparent, networked, collaborative...

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Insights

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All Funders

NoVo Foundation Leaders Talk About Aversion to Measurement

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12/10/2015

... non-profit funding sector focuses increasingly on numbers ( how to do the most good, based on evidence, not on ... says of the op-ed’s origins, “We’d been hearing, ‘ How do you measure, measure, measure?’ And...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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29 Sep 2016

501(c)4s - Increasing Your Impact with Creative Grantmaking

Thursday, September 29, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... tool to consider (c4s picking up where c3s left off) How c3s can work with c4s to achieve greater impact How often foundations are helping c3s develop c4s Questions your board might ask and how...

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Professional Development

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Panel

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All Funders

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Legal Issues

Jeff Jarvis, CUNY Professor and Director of the Tow Knight News Integrity Initiative, on Shifting Away from Media-Centric News Literacy

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... identifying bad content, i.e. "fake news," and look at how misinformation propagates to learn from it and get ahead ... Jarvis. He gave a PHIL Talk that not only illustrated how these bad actors have...

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PhilTalks

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Communications/Media

Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... Steadies The Body New scientific research has revealed how a small part of the brain singlehandedly steadies the ... balance, while also offering insight into the mechanics of how animals stay upright when...

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Science

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The Tow Foundation

Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Its Top Ten Lessons Learned in Hindsight

Release Date:

06/19/2018

... President and CEO writes , "As I began thinking about how to introduce this volume, one of a series of reports ... to weigh in individually and collectively about how they thought we operated and ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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16 May 2019

Relationship Between the Board Chair and CEO - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 16, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* How do board chairs and CEOs develop and maintain their partnerships? How do family foundation board chairs and CEOs build a ... the foundation during...

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Mellon Foundation Grant Helps Capture History, 280 Characters at a Time

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03/31/2019

... Wilson, a duo of archivists were inspired to explore how to preserve social media posts as a means to document ... as they were happening—was a crucial part of how the world understood the events. “Like...

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Social Justice

Technology

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Mellon Foundation

One Size Does Not Fit All: Managing Remote Teams During COVID-19 - Webinar Recording

Publication date:

05/2020

... changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are learning how quickly our organizations must adapt. This webinar ... environment. Nonprofit leadership experts discuss not only how to manage in the current moment but how to think about the structures, rituals and norms that ...

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Audio/Video Recording

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Disaster Relief

08 Apr 2021

Effective Governance: Principles, Policies, and Practices - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 8, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... a formal governance structure. But what is governance and how can a family adopt its framework to effectively guide ... and practices—that define who makes decisions and how decisions are made. Families that...

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Governance

10 Mar 2022

Reducing the Administrative Burden through Fiscal Sponsorship - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 10, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... not want to administer a separate entity for their giving. How do you determine if these structures are a good fit for ... learn? The different vehicles for fiscal sponsorships How to best leverage fiscal...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

13 Oct 2022

Organizational Change: Building a Successful Culture - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, October 13, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... as the way we work continues to evolve. What will I learn? How to address organizational change and rebuild culture How to integrate practices that best serve the organization ... Lewis , Chief People Officer...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

28 Jun 2022

Funder Briefing with Carolyne V. Quintana, Deputy Chancellor of Teaching & Learning (NYC Department of Education)

Tuesday, June 28, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... her vision and priorities to holistically reimagine how NYC students learn, and the role of public/private ... Chancellor Quintana’s vision and priorities to reimagine how NYC students learn How...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Public Policy

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Education

Public Policy

09 Mar 2023

**POSTPONED: Demystifying Trust-based Practices: Trust in Action - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 9, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... to adopt trust-based practices, it isn’t always clear how and when to utilize specific trust-based approaches and ... and financial due diligence with nonprofit partners How to measure success How...

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Private Foundation

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11 May 2023

The Case for Multiple Giving Vehicles - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 11, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... who are interested in advocacy work. What will you learn? How to connect the purpose behind your giving to your vehicle structures, their pros and cons, and how to create the most useful structure for your...

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Private Foundation

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08 Jun 2023

Managing Family Dynamics in Governance - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, June 8, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... moment that will have a real impact on your philanthropy. How do you have productive conversations during meetings and ... dynamics, conflict, or simply differences of opinion? How do you allow for individual...

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Private Foundation

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12 Oct 2023

Internal Evaluation and Learning - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, October 12, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... team, accountability, finances, and family—to answer how you can continually keep people engaged and excited about ... and improve on what already exists. What will you learn? How board and staff can create a...

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