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11 Dec 2013

What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ Policy Work in a Foundation?

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

”Public Policy Work” in foundations is like the proverb of the elephant being described by several blind men — each has a very different description of what it is based on their personal experience of it. Is it government relations? Is it funding...

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Issue-Based

Keesha Gaskins to Lead Democratic Practice–United States Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... defender. She is a frequent lecturer and writer on issues related to women and politics, movement building and ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

30 Apr 2014

CEO Interview Series: Will Miller, The Wallace Foundation, with Phil Henderson

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 -

3:15pm to 5:30pm

In October of 2012, Philanthropy New York launched its CEO Interview Series, a set of intimate, engaging, and, thought-provoking conversations with relatively newly appointed CEOs on the future of philanthropy. Appointed in 2011, Will Miller...

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Tools & Strategies

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

The F.B. Heron Foundation Welcomes New Team Members

Release Date:

04/15/2014

The F.B. Heron Foundation recently welcomed new members to their team.

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Appointments & Transitions

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Michelle A. Adams and Stephen Berger Elected to United Hospital Fund Board

Release Date:

06/24/2014

Michelle Adams and Stephen Berger have joined the United Hospital Fund Board

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Robertson Foundation Executive Director Phoebe Boyer To Become CEO Of Children's Aid Society

Release Date:

07/15/2014

... managing emergency prison construction and other related projects. She then went to the Department of ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Tiger Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

10/28/2014

Ford Foundation appoints outgoing chancellor of the University of Texas system, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, to the Board of Trustees.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

Education

Social Justice

14 Apr 2015

Community Schools: An Opportunity for Funder Collaboration?

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

On March 17, funders came together to learn from experts – practitioners, researchers and policymakers – about the promise of the community schools strategy in NYC.

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Jerome and Camargo Foundations Appoint New President

Release Date:

06/05/2015

Ben Cameron is currently the Program Director for the Arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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Jerome Foundation

Ned Wight, UU Veatch Program Executive Director, Plans to Retire in July 2016

Release Date:

03/02/2016

Ned Wight, who has served as Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock for nearly a decade, will retire in July 2016.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

Sharrie McIntosh Named New York State Health Foundation’s Vice President For Programs

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... make Sharrie a perfect fit for NYSHealth. Her work related to patient-centered care and outcomes, cultural ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Altman Foundation Promotes Deborah T. Velazquez to Associate Director

Release Date:

07/14/2016

... Collaborative Fund; and the New York Pooled PRI (program- related investment) Fund. In her cross-cutting role as ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Altman Foundation

Cricket Island Foundation Welcomes New Deputy Director Seema Shah

Release Date:

07/27/2016

... where she helped to design and lead research studies related to international education. Previously she was ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Cricket Island Foundation

20 Oct 2016

Community Foundation’s Role Among a Family’s Professional Advisors - Webinar

Thursday, October 20, 2016 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Most philanthropic families use multiple vehicles and a range of professional advisors to realize their mission and goals – including partnering with community foundations. How should a community foundation understand its role within that “team” of...