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Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting

Release Date:

03/01/2017

... want to understand how other funders are directing their resources in that area at this moment in time and think ... on April to share strategies. We have a few more in the works . If Philanthropy New York can...

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President's Message

PNY News

How The New York Community Trust Is Shaping K-12 Education in New York

Release Date:

02/13/2018

... Slutsky has said. "By joining forces, funders leverage the resources of many to tackle larger agendas, tougher issues or .....

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Novo Foundation's Push For Bottom-Up Power

Release Date:

06/26/2018

... combination of radical sensibilities and major financial resources . Fueled by steady infusions of Berkshire Hathaway ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases Global Research Reports on Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy

Release Date:

01/22/2020

... Through the insights from this research, we hope to create resources for funders that advance the field and practice of ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

02 Apr 2020

Hearing More About c4s? You’re Not Alone - A Webinar

Thursday, April 2, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

How can funders create the best conditions for significant policy changes? Many funders are now adding c4 funding to their toolkit in order to move policy agendas forward. Is it right for your foundation? Come and learn how c4 organizations, whose...

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Tools & Strategies

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Livestream

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

Public Policy

William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations Award Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

06/01/2020

The grants will support collaborations between researchers and policymakers, with the central goal of reducing inequality in youth outcomes in the United States.

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

01 Mar 2012

Using Time to Transform Schools: Opportunities, Challenges, and How Foundations Can Make a Difference

Thursday, March 1, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

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

... schools use time is key to their effectiveness. Like other resources , time can be used well or squandered. The question ... to offer more and better opportunities for students? What are the challenges in...

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Issue-Based

The Ford Foundation's $1.0 Billion Bond - A Briefing Note from SeaChange Capital Partners

Release Date:

06/22/2020

... this type of outside the box thinking by foundations. But what made the news “historic” and “unprecedented” was ... in 2020 to take advantage of record-low interest rates? What does it mean for other...

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Member News

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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SeaChange Capital Partners

Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers

Publication date:

11/2009

... of big foundations, communications staff, or consultants. Integrating communications is critical to advancing ...

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Report

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Communications

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

12 May 2010

DC Voting Rights: National Impact of the Movement for Full Democracy in DC

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... partnering with coalition groups, especially when DC Vote works in the states education and grassroots involvement as ... rights movement can face this current challenge and seize what is still the best...

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Issue-Based

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Backs Community Development in Baltimore

Release Date:

05/11/2015

The grant is part of the $1.5 million Summer Youth Initiative in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Family League of Baltimore.

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal

Release Date:

07/06/2015

... funding to finance public services — the Adolescent Behavioral Learning Experience was launched in 2012 and ...

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Member News

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Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Goldman Sachs

Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College

Release Date:

03/22/2016

A national research center focused on interactions between the police and the communities they serve will open this summer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, with the college’s first endowed professor as its director.

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Member News

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Russell Sage Report Finds Non-Citizen Latinos Politically Engaged

Release Date:

06/28/2016

Non-citizen Latino immigrants may not be able to vote, but they could still help decide the outcome of the upcoming presidential election.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

Release Date:

06/30/2016

A lack of concrete information about student misconduct—and how to address it—may be hindering efforts to make campuses safer.

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Member News

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Education

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Brooklyn Org

Scientists Supported by Simons Foundation Determine How Birds Soar to Great Heights

Release Date:

08/12/2016

Migratory birds often use warm, rising atmospheric currents to gain height with little energy expenditure when flying over long distances.

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

Science

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The Simons Foundation

Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity

Release Date:

09/02/2016

... author Sara Webb, UW Medicine researcher in psychiatry and behavioral sciences. “Where does this disorder develop ...

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Member News

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Health

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The Simons Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Gives $150K to Leading Disaster Relief Organization

Release Date:

11/23/2016

All Hands Volunteers, the leading disaster relief organization powered by volunteers, has been awarded a grant of $150,000 by the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation to establish a Global Rapid Response Fund.

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

How To Balance Policies And Guidelines To Prompt Different Levels Of Employee Engagement

Release Date:

08/30/2017

Most see policies and guidelines as bureaucratic inhibitors and constraints. However, used the right way, those same policies and guidelines free people to do their jobs by directing focus. They key is applying the right degrees of freedom to prompt...