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The Long Island Unitarian Universalist Fund Awards over $200k in Social Change Grants

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04/25/2023

... efforts to advance progressive social change, like an arts program to empower Latino immigrant youth, protect the culture and identity of our Island’ s indigenous tribes, and more. “The Fund advisors are proud...

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Long Island Community Foundation

29 Nov 2017

The Changing Nature of Work and Income: How Philanthropy Can Respond to and Support Low Income Families - Webinar

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Asset Funders Network ... for a webinar as we focus on this issue and launch a new funder brief on income volatility and the changing nature ... The Annie E. Casey...

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09 Sep 2021

Support thriving families and increase equitable access to the improved Child Tax Credit - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, September 9, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

This program is hosted by our partner, Asset Funders Network ... Network Deborah Schachte r, Policy Advisor and Senior Program Officer, Capital Region, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation...

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Listening for Bits of Truth in DC

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03/22/2018

... a day or two pounding the hard terrazzo floors of the U. S . House and Senate office buildings talking with legislators ... bipartisan support. One other message we heard from New York...

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Philanthropy New York

Convening Virtually: Embracing Change and Community

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12/03/2020

... Carolyn Peters, Learning Services Associate, Philanthropy New York What once would have been an instantly viral video has ... just in the last three months. As we approach year’ s end, let’...

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"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs

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07/28/2014

... needs to take steps to prevent "eye-popping" prices of new drugs from driving health care costs so high that other ... to the president, The Commonwealth Fund, on the foundation' s blog. The two...

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Simons Foundation Sponsors "The Eternal Sky," A Short Film about Building the Simons Observatory

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03/09/2017

... There is no grass, no water, and not much oxygen. It’ s the perfect place to figure out how the universe began. ... Kellner documents the development and construction of the new Simons Observatory, located...

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The Simons Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

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07/12/2017

... Hakuta has been on the faculty at Stanford University’ s Graduate School of Education since 1989. His work is in the ... is the Executive Director of the Center for Children’ s Law and Policy. From 1978 until...

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William T. Grant Foundation

Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

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01/16/2014

... really just window dressing. Wasn’t a board member’ s job simply lending his or her name to the organization’ s ... retooling the business model and transitioning to new leadership. It was...

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Surdna Foundation

Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

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10/23/2014

... TCC Group Have you ever wondered what it' s like to be a philanthropic advisor? At least 30 people ... needed to make client relationships successful. There' s one we didn't get to address in as...

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William Cordery to Join Surdna's Strong Local Economies Team

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04/14/2015

William Cordery to Join Surdna' s Strong Local Economies Team The Surdna Foundation ... with deep roots in social justice work, has been appointed Program Officer for the Strong Local Economies ...

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Surdna Foundation

25 May 2016

No More Fake Funder Budgets! Transforming Grantee Financial Review

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of grant application and reporting processes. But here' s the dirty little secret (perhaps not so secret) - the numbers often aren't real. It' s a game. We set up grantees to share that they...

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24 Oct 2019

The Capacity Building Blind Spot: What’s Holding NYC Nonprofits Back?

Thursday, October 24, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... we support are forced to choose. Do they budget more for program or budget to invest in growth of their small donor or ... in supporting this work Stakeholder engagement work: what' s working, what...

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07 Mar 2023

Beyond Surviving to Thriving: Building a Gender Equitable Economy Based on Womens’ Lived Experience - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

This program is hosted by our partner, Asset Funders Network ... to PNY members. In honor of International Women’ s Day, please join the Asset Funders Network, Economic ... been in deep conversations with working...

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10 Nov 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Strategy Session - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, November 10, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Grantmakers Concerned with ... extended an invitation to PNY members.* Following GCIR’ s three-part series on combatting authoritarianism, we are ...

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04 Nov 2015

Dear Board...Are You Reading This?

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... situated to produce communications to the Board? The CEO’ s office, the COO’ s office, the Communications Department? Can new technologies and communications platforms provide new...

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Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce

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07/28/2014

... States who are working or want to work has been declining, new evidence suggests that one way to stem the dip would to be mandate policies like paid leave. A new report from the White House Council of Economic...

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Gender Justice

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Terry Fulmer Takes the Helm as President of the John A. Hartford Foundation

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06/11/2015

... John A. Hartford Foundation and taken up her role as its new president, the Foundation announced today. Dr. Fulmer ... researcher, teacher, administrator, and innovator to her new position, and is deeply...

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