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20 Feb 2019

Activating Philanthropy’s Power for Change: The Role of Self-Assessment and Honest Feedback

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... of planning, action and reflection. In the process, how can funders receive and make the most of honest feedback to ... practitioners and sector leaders on how Power Moves can complement your work in the...

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Tools & Strategies

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Presentation

Workshop

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

For philanthropy, racial equity isn't enough: Why we've moved to redistribution to address the racial wealth gap

Release Date:

10/14/2021

... in their giving and the very important role philanthropy can play in addressing the racial wealth gap in the United ... is essential because those who hold the bulk of ill-gotten resources and influence —...

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Insights

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research

Release Date:

09/18/2015

... sickle mutation. Other studies indicate that sickle cell patients with elevated levels of fetal hemoglobin have a ... P01HL032262), the National Institute of Mental Health (grant number DP1MH100706), the...

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Health

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Doris Duke Foundation

The Simons Foundation

28 Mar 2013

Looking at the 990 Part I (March 28) and Part II (April 4)

Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 8:45am to Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 8:45am

Philanthropy New York

... of grant applicants and recipients. What information can be gleaned from the form? What has changed within the ... Presenter Candice Meth , Senior Manager, Not-for-Profit Services Group, EisnerAmper LLP...

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Professional Development

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Public Policy

Carnegie Teams Up With City, Other Local Foundations to Help New Yorkers

Release Date:

12/21/2016

... for how government’s ability to collect data and deliver services at scale can align with funders’ ability to provide money and ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice

... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards equity internally and externally. ... Applicants are making a commitment to racial equity and can articulate why this is...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Accelerates Fight Against Global Coronavirus Pandemi

Release Date:

03/17/2020

... Bloomberg Philanthropies will partner with the global health organization Vital Strategies on global response ... of The Coronavirus Local Response Initiative will take place on Thursday, March 19 at 1pm ET...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Ms. Foundation Launches Campaign to Define 21st Century Feminism

Release Date:

10/23/2015

... What does feminism mean to you? For a long time, I did not consider myself a feminist. In fact, for most of my life, I did not consider myself a feminist. This is...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

NPs Share Excellent Management Practices (New York Community Trust)

Release Date:

01/19/2016

... Awards Presentation were eager for information to bring home to their organizations. The awards, created by the ... restoring hope and dignity and offering opportunities for health and self-sufficiency. . ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next?

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... for several years as a result of family issues and poor health . She now has a home in East Flatbush and is dedicated to ensuring others ...

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Sector News

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Housing and Homelessness

New Report from PNY and Partners Examines Philanthropy’s Role in Hurricane Sandy Recovery

Release Date:

10/28/2014

... is crucial to countless efforts that government often can ’t or won’t fund.” The data in the report reveal ... of the storm, the largest share of support went to human services (44 percent), following by...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

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Philanthropy New York

Foundation Center

The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

Release Date:

01/09/2014

... several weeks ago by the Marin Community Foundation (MCF). I attended to hear MCF president and CEO Tom Peters moderate ... Paul Connolly, director of Philanthropic Advisory Services at Bessemer Trust, in...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bessemer Trust

Gates Foundation Pledges $220 Million for Women, Children, Adolescents

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... Child initiative, launched in 2010 to address the major health challenges women, children, and adolescents face. With ... in the GFF Trust Fund leverages domestic government resources , financing from the World...

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Sector News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Will Distribute $2.5 Million Recovered Through Lawsuits Against Sham Cancer Charities

Release Date:

06/21/2019

... Inc., The Breast Cancer Society, Inc., Cancer Support Services , Inc., and the Children’s Cancer Fund of America ... charities thinking their donations would help aid cancer patients in need. Instead, James...

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Member News

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Health

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

03 May 2022

Philanthropy New York's 43rd Annual Meeting - Purpose as Compass

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... dozens of choices: What are my priorities today? Where do I focus my attention? What decisions do I need to make? In the quick pace of daily work, it can be difficult to lift our heads up and...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

NYCT and JPB-Backed Immigrant Legal Aid Program Will Expand Beyond NYC

Release Date:

05/14/2015

... Island, the lower Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey, home to thousands of recently arrived unaccompanied minors ... immigrants, have nearly as many people eligible for legal services as does the city. But...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Economic Security

Immigration

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The New York Community Trust

Freedom Together Foundation

Casey Family Programs Report Finds NYC ACS Leader in Child Safety Practices

Release Date:

07/10/2017

... helm of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), an agency that had found itself again in ... although ACS staff had repeatedly visited the child’s home . Jordan’s death, which the NYC...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

Sparks For Change: Open Society Fellows Have Tested New Ideas For Baltimore For 20 Years

Release Date:

08/09/2017

... the city for the last 20 years. He says when he returned home in 1994 from two decades in prison, he spent months ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Society Foundations

Nonprofits Scramble to Respond to the New DACA Deadline

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... responded to those directly affected by offering legal services and other help. The move would phase out a program, ... the program into law. Providers across New York, which is home to roughly 42,000 DACA...