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Achieving Equity: What Can Data Tell Us

Release Date:

11/21/2018

... approach to how we ask grantees about diversity. This could be something standard we use individually, so grantees ... multiple ways for different funders. Or, better yet, we could work with our grants...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

PEAK Grantmaking

Building Trust and Following the Field

Release Date:

02/11/2020

... line items, or be at all prescriptive about what the funds could and could not be used for, as long as it falls within our ...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation

American Express and The New York Women's Foundation Partner Together on The Ambition Project

Release Date:

02/11/2020

... we recognized we needed to talk more openly about how we could fully back our women colleagues in achieving their ... and ● 32 percent said they were very confident they could actually achieve those ambitions...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

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The New York Women's Foundation

Why New Yorkers should be proud of the 2020 Census Results

Release Date:

05/06/2021

... this census have much to be proud of. Here’s why: We could have lost two seats. Based on birth, death, and ... was better than expectations during a census year that could not have been harder. Unfortunately,...

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Insights

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Census 2020

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The New York Community Trust

Choose the Fund for 2025 for #GivingTuesday

Today is #GivingTuesday, which you no doubt are aware of from the staggering number of year-end donation requests you’re receiving. If you are thinking about making a personal donation in the coming weeks (no pressure at all!) the Fund for 2025 is...

The Century Foundation Adds New Fellows

Release Date:

01/01/2013

The Century Foundation has announced that Stefanie A. DeLuca, Edward D. Kleinbard and Moshe Marvit have joined the foundation as Fellows.

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Century Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation

20 Sep 2012

The Evolution of Institution-Based Community Organizing: Can Congregations Be Change Agents for Social Justice Again?

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

In recognition of substantial shifts in the field of institution-based community organizing (IBCO), Interfaith Funders, in collaboration with researchers from Duke University and The University of New Mexico, conducted research to document and...

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Issue-Based

17 Apr 2013

The “Grit” Factor: How Community Organizations Support Students for College Success

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

A key lesson educators — and education grantmakers — have learned over the last few years is that a high school diploma is no longer an adequate measurement of college readiness. It can provide an indication of academic readiness, but it often...

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Issue-Based

19 Jun 2013

Infrastructure at Risk: How to Protect Public Investments from Stronger Storms and Tidal Surges

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene made New Yorkers painfully aware of the effects of tidal surges and storms on the transit, wastewater and power infrastructure on which we all rely. This subject was one of the most popular topics of the 2013...

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Issue-Based

Milbank Memorial Fund Announces Board and Staff Appointments

Release Date:

11/01/2013

The Milbank Memorial Fund has announced additions to its Board of Directors and management team.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Milbank Memorial Fund

08 Oct 2015

Making Space for Tinkering, Design-Thinking and Technology in Education

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Over the past five years, the “maker movement” has generated significant buzz, and “makerspaces” are popping up in libraries, museums and schools.

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Panel

Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Funding Area

Education

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York City

12 Jul 2016

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what you need to know about the ins-and-outs — and what's licit and what's not — about using or funding advocacy to further your foundation’s work.

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Professional Development

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Audience

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Location

New York City

20 Jul 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 1)

Thursday, July 20, 2017 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the academic achievement gap between low-income students and their higher income peers, and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout...

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Children, Youth and Families

20 Jul 2021

Can Knowledge Management Support the Path Towards Racial Equity?

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

As organizations work to progress along the racial equity continuum, staff in all areas are reexamining internal functions and practices through a racial equity lens (from program development to consulting and procurement, to hiring and staff...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Communications

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Transparency

Philanthropy New York Members Celebrated in Crain's New York Business's '50 Most Powerful Women in New York' List

Release Date:

12/02/2021

To compile the 2021 version of the list, Crain’s editors picked the women making the biggest waves in their respective fields.

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Member News

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The New York Community Trust

United Way of New York City

Bloomberg Philanthropies

09 Dec 2022

Philanthropy 101 - The Big Conversations in Philanthropy

Friday, December 9, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Philanthropy 101 is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This interactive course will help participants gain the working knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy,...

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Professional Development

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Workshop

Audience

All Funders

New Staff

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Adverse Childhood Experiences Collaborative Announces New Statewide Campaign

Release Date:

06/23/2021

... “Our broad network of partners provides invaluable resources so that, together, we can make a difference for ... understanding of this issue, raise awareness of available resources , and undoubtedly effect...