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A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

Release Date:

11/15/2009

... Her many grassroots empirical studies have focused on how people can organize themselves to manage “the commons”: common property and resources . The conventional wisdom is that common property ... mean? It...

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All Funders

Our Listening Imperative and the Urgency of Understanding

Release Date:

08/03/2016

... or California, we were all talking about these issues, and how to best help our members and our communities work ... been more urgent. Philanthropy New York’s efforts to increase equity and inclusion in...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Four New Reports that Examine Their Grantmaking Successes, Failures and Lessons

Release Date:

02/26/2020

... Ben Kerman Why fund nonprofit overhead? And how do you do it strategically? This case study offers useful ... This theory of change underpinned Atlantic’s $2 billion investment to strengthen higher education...

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Member News

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Funders Give and Get Advice From NYC Teens

Release Date:

05/02/2013

The Opportunity Network recently invited a group of philanthropists to talk about their careers and their professional journeys with New York City students. We’re pleased to have Opportunity Network Founder and Executive Director Jessica Pliska and...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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MetLife

Hurricane Sandy Recovery Funds

... efforts that may arise from Hurricane Sandy. These resources will be directed strategically and efficiently to ... and GlobalGiving will report back to donors on how it’s used. You can give here or text SANDY...

Philanthropy New York Board and Public Policy Committee Approves New Policy Position on a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

Release Date:

09/29/2022

... to take incremental steps by advocating for policies that increase the wages of nonprofit workers. On September 27, ... to maintain a basic standard of living would significantly increase the impact of...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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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Arts

Social Justice

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The New York Community Trust

01 Nov 2018

Planning Your Path for the Future: Your Professional Evolution in Grants Management

Thursday, November 1, 2018 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... on your current role in your organization and strategizing how best to advocate for yourself at work, while networking ... state of grantmaking operations in your organization, and how you can reach the next...

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Funded New York's First 'To and Through' Data Tool That Shines a Light on College Readiness Gap

Release Date:

10/14/2019

... the first time to explore data that offer a window into how well New York State’s public high schools are preparing ... K-12 data—including which courses students take, the resources and supports in their...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Exploring the Intersection of Arts and Culture and Other Funding Areas

Release Date:

09/10/2014

... was in July -- Art, Technology and Intellectual Property: How Funders Can Help Artists and Arts Institutions Navigate ... what types of arts and culture approaches they used and how they assessed different...

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President's Message

PNY News

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

The Rockefeller Foundation

Six Nuclear Security Programs Win Major Grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York

Release Date:

10/29/2015

... that developed forward-thinking approaches to studying how breakthrough technologies are increasing nuclear ... for proposals earlier this year. The goal is to examine how new technologies in areas such as...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

Technology

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

27 Nov 2018

Achieving Equity: Do We Know Who We’re Serving?

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... grantees: what demographic data should be collected; how should it be collected; how should it be interpreted; and how should it be used in their work? The myths and barriers ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Transparency

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Welcomes Participants for Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy 2021 Survey

Release Date:

09/16/2021

... Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is exploring how these decisions are being made, and how they impact the overall approach and operations of donors ... foundation seeks to engage in philanthropic giving—and...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

13 Jan 2026

Breaking the Wedge: Anti-Blackness, Antisemitism, and Philanthropy's Role in the Future of Democracy

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... is a collective reckoning…an honest confrontation with how antisemitism and anti-Blackness are systemic tools — ... anti-Blackness. This dialogue brings both into focus, how we examine the functions of each as...

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Presentation

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Surdna Foundation Names George Soule As Director Of Communications

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... foster sustainable communities. He will strive to improve how Surdna shares its learning to enable good ideas to spread ... opportunities to engage people to think differently about how best to transform our...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Communications

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Rockefeller Foundation

Surdna Foundation

United Hospital Fund Report Examines Hospital Patients’ Refusal of Home Care Services & the Impact on Readmissions and Outcomes

Release Date:

05/15/2017

... staff identify patients for referral to home health care, how they explain these services, and how well they address the full range of patients’ and ... aspects of home health care refusals, policy changes to...

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Member News

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

09 Aug 2017

What is Climate's Impact on Migration? A Look Beyond the Headlines - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:15pm

... are increasingly seen across headlines. Less clear is how , why, and to what extent the impacts of climate change ... policymakers are just beginning to take notice of how climate change will cause substantial...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Immigration

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

19 Apr 2017

Legal Series - Self-Dealing and Conflicts of Interest (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... New York State law Common "self-dealing" pitfalls and how to avoid them Conflicts of interest and how to address them Presenters John Sare, Partner, Exempt .....

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Professional Development

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Presentation

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

HR & Operations Staff

Finance Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

03 Apr 2019

The Road to Capital Is Well Before The Brick

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... campaign can be as valuable as the campaign itself. Learn how funders can be active partners in ensuring sustainable ... an organization faces during a capital campaign and how funders can help them to succeed...