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18 Apr 2013

Five Months Since Landfall: What Are We Learning from Hurricane Sandy?

Thursday, April 18, 2013 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Webinar

... explore how private philanthropy has played a leadership role in Superstorm Sandy and what it is doing to sustain ...

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...

05 Jun 2013

Philanthropy Building Age and Ability Friendly Communities

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Part two 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...

11 Jun 2013

Community Food Funders Breakfast Series on Risk and Resiliency in the Food System: Fostering Equity and Adaptation in a Post-Sandy World

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:00am

... discussion in a three-part breakfast series. What role can the philanthropic community play to help community ...

23 Feb 2011

International Grantmakers Network Meeting: Common Challenges in the Life Cycle of an International Grant

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

... PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Philanthropy New York's core role as a convener of grantmakers has led us to create .....

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13 Dec 2010

What Are the Department of Education's Priorities for 2011 and Beyond? A Special Preview for Education Grantmakers

Monday, December 13, 2010 -

1:30pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Webinar presented with the Foundation Center . WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE : All interested funders. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The $100 billion rollout of federal recovery funds, along with significant...

10 Oct 2013

Creative Strategies for Family and Board Education

Thursday, October 10, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

In the introduction to "Generations of Giving," the National Center for Family Philanthropy’s seminal study of multi-generational family philanthropy, lead author Kelin Gersick writes that “success in family philanthropy is measured in part by the...

Sister Paulette LoMonaco Becomes Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Board Member

Release Date:

10/18/2013

... excellence, Good Shepherd has played a leadership role in the development of groundbreaking models of service ...

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Appointments & Transitions

14 Nov 2013

A Quantum Leap Forward: How Funders Can Go from Building “Capacity” to Building “Resilience” in Their Grantees and the Nonprofit Sector

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

... effort to foster a deeper appreciation of the critical role funders must play in building a thriving, resilient ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

12 Mar 2014

What Philanthropy Can Do To Help Reduce Poverty in America Today

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... address it now and into the future. Explore: • What role (s) philanthropy is positioned to play today in ...

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Issue-Based

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Economic Security

JPMorgan Expands ‘The Fellowship Initiative’ To Help Disadvantaged High Schoolers Get Into Top Colleges

Release Date:

06/21/2014

... men need access to high-quality education and positive role models in and outside the classroom,” said Jamie ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Robert Garris Heads to Schwarzman Scholars

Release Date:

08/27/2014

... of Admissions for Schwarzman Scholars. In his new role , Garris will oversee recruitment and admissions for the ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

PNY Board Member Kenneth T. Monteiro Appointed General Counsel and Vice President of Ford Foundation

Release Date:

09/08/2014

... Counsel. Mr. Monteiro will succeed Ricardo Castro in the role and also serve as an officer of the foundation. ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Community Development

Public Policy

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase Support for Opposition

Release Date:

10/14/2014

... says Krieger, there was interest in playing a constructive role .... Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads .....

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Health

Public Policy

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Open Society Foundations

The Achelis and Bodman Foundations

Weinberg Foundation Names New Position

Release Date:

12/18/2014

... U.S. Education. She will continue this work and expand her role to include providing leadership and day-to-day support ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

30 Apr 2015

"Exit Interviews" with Former and Retiring Foundation CEOs

Thursday, April 30, 2015 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Join us in conversation with three great leaders in the philanthropic field – Corinne Rieder, David Nee and Pam Flaherty. All of whom have had extensive careers in philanthropy and will retire or have recently retired from their roles. Drawing from...