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2025 Financial series - Intro to Financial Statements

The Program In this primer to the Financial Series, participants will get a peek into how a grantee assembles the financial statements and the stories they tell. This session will provide a foundational understanding of nonprofit financial...

Foundation Financial Managers Group

The Foundation Financial Managers Group is a Philanthropy New York peer network comprised of executives, officers and senior financial managers of private and community foundations in the tri-state (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) area...
21 Feb 2012

Improving Internal Practices in Philanthropy

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 -
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Webinar
Is your foundation using best practices for internal processes? Join your colleagues for a two-part webinar led by 2011 graduates of the Career Pathways Program and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. E. Thomas Brewer, director of...
08 Mar 2012

Straight from the Source - Working with a Living Donor

Thursday, March 8, 2012 -
11:00am to 1:30pm
Teleconference
The dreams, life experiences, and personalities of donors and donor couples are at the heart of family philanthropy. Everything from the family’s philanthropic focus and mission to the interaction with potential grantees connects to the legacy of...
29 Mar 2012

Looking at the 990 Part I (March 29) and Part II (April 5)

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 8:45pm to Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 11:00am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue 4th floor, NYC
*Please note: Participants will automatically be registered for both sessions in this two-part series. The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance, and accomplishments of grant...
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12 Apr 2012

Family Philanthropy: Diverse Voices in Family Giving

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
While little is certain about the future of giving, one trend is clear: the diversity of voices active in family philanthropy will reflect the increasing diversity of society at large. What are the emerging trends in this area, and how can existing...
05 Mar 2013

CEO Interview Series with Clara Miller, The F. B. Heron Foundation

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 -
3:15pm to 7:00pm
Miller became President in 2011 at F.B. Heron, a foundation with a long history of Program and Mission Related Investing and a mission of helping people and communities help themselves out of poverty. Having been founder and CEO of the Nonprofit...
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21 Mar 2013

What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement

Thursday, March 21, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walk through a set of financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers. A brief history of GAAP, as it...
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02 Apr 2013

The Art and Science of Advocacy

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 -
8:30am to 11:00am
Advocacy is much debated in the public sector. A recent Independent Sector study, Beyond the Cause: The Art and Science of Advocacy , identifies five essential approaches to successful advocacy and analyzes the effectiveness of advocacy on issues...
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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 - 10:30am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
*Please note: Participants will automatically be registered for both sessions in this two-part series. The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance, and accomplishments of grant...
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08 Apr 2013

Public/Private Partnerships That Work

Monday, April 8, 2013 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Walkway Over the Hudson, created from a railroad bridge abandoned since 1974, opened as a New York state park in October 2009. The Dyson Foundation in Millbrook managed this project, making an investment of over $20 million, engaging the...
23 Apr 2013

Elder Abuse: How Funders Can Make a Difference — Conversations with GIA

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Webinar
Elder abuse is shockingly common. More than four million older adults are abused each year in the United States; whether the form of abuse is defined as financial, physical, sexual, emotional, neglectful or a combination of these, it is devastating...
22 May 2013

The Elements of Age and Ability Friendly Communities

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Webinar
Part one of a two-part webinar series on the elements of age and ability friendly communities and how philanthropy can support those communities. On average, one U.S. citizen will turn 65 every 7-8 seconds for the next 18 years. Is your community...

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