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23 Jun 2020

Exploring Your Foundation’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... of social problems by influencing policymakers and the public to achieve impact, but it requires finding the right ... with nonprofits, and sharing knowledge to improve public policy. Join us to learn how peer...

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All Funders

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Release Scaling Solutions toward Shifting Systems: Seeing, Facilitating, and Assessing Systems Change Report

Release Date:

07/22/2020

This report is the third in Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Scaling Solutions initiative, which is a collaboration between RPA, Skoll and Ford foundations.

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Samsher (Sam) Singh Gill Named President of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Release Date:

01/11/2021

... the Knight Research Network and the creation of the Knight Public Spaces Fellows, a novel award for practitioners and leaders focused on the role of public spaces in civic life. “I am honored by the ... Knight...

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Doris Duke Foundation

What’s “Best” in Philanthropy: A Debate Recap with Aaron Dorfman and Adam Meyerson

Release Date:

05/19/2009

... to religious education, to the support of private and public universities, to Andrew Carnegie’s construction of public libraries—would fail to meet NCRP’s criteria. One ... NCRP’s argument that foundation...

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What We Do

... the social sector to inform, influence and strengthen public policy. What We Believe PNY fosters an interdependent ...

The Johnson Amendment, Nonprofit Political Activity

... Protecting the trust and high value that the American public places in the nonprofit sector is critically important ... of the Johnson Amendment. Date of recommendation by the Public Policy Committee: February...

In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, sustainable and democratic society we affirm that non-profit organizations and their constituents must build community power through effective advocacy and lobbying.

... to create more space for nonprofits to have a place at the public policy table, by raising the lobbying threshold from ... advocacy and lobbying see here . Approved by the Public Policy Committee: January 29,...

The Century Foundation Adds New Fellows

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... “The Century Foundation works every day to shape the public dialogue and influence policy choices by offering ... and experts will be part of our team—working to make the public debate about prosperity and...

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William T. Grant Foundation

Cassius Johnson, Education Policy Expert, Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... Tech University in Lubbock, Texas and a Master’s in Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he ...

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21 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Saving Our Communities: Historic Preservation Initiatives in NYC

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... historic places are designated as landmarks each year, but public awareness of historic preservation’s needs remains ... about our shared history. The session will use recent public awareness, grassroots,...

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09 Oct 2012

College and Career Ready: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... counsel as they consider whether and how to apply. Public schools are a first and most valuable point of contact ... New York City has been working overtime to make sure its public schools (and all its City...

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18 Mar 2013

Measuring What Matters: Indicators of College and Career Readiness

Monday, March 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

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

... the College Ready Indicator Systems study. New Visions for Public Schools is actively working with its schools to ... Data Analysis & Applied Research, New Visions for Public Schools Nicole Leach (...

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23 Mar 2010

Change Philanthropy: Stories of Successful Policy Work and Collaboration

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... effective approaches for tackling much-needed, widespread public policy alternatives and social change. This session, ...

01 Jun 2011

From Sustainable Foods to Sustainable Communities: Stories from the Northeast Region

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

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

... adequate financing and timely incentives for catalyzing public -private-community partnerships. This event will look ... to the next level, though in different ways. Innovative public -private-community...

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26 Mar 2010

Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind

Friday, March 26, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC), and Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET). WHO SHOULD ... – funders, parents, students – to participate in the public debate? PRESENTERS Heather Weiss ,...

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20 Jun 2011

School Transformations: Taking a Sad School and Making It Better

Monday, June 20, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... , The Black Male Donor Collaborative , and the Public Education Grantmakers Network. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All ... improving and even transforming low-performing public schools. Our first session, which focused...

Educational Foundation of America Welcomes New Staff Members

Release Date:

09/04/2013

... Fund. Mowles is currently completing her Master of Public Administration degree, with a focus on Strategic Management, at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service. Previously, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in...

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30 Mar 2011

Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND : Private and public sector funders interested in community, civic, or ... motivate civic participation, broaden who has voice in the public sphere, ground grassroots organizing...

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Stonewall Community Foundation Promotes Jarrett Lucas to Executive Director

Release Date:

10/18/2013

... owning the fact that we are an agent of change. And, as a public foundation, being accountable to the people at the ...

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Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... expertise at the intersection of science, technology and public policy makes him uniquely qualified to serve as ... intervention opportunities. Michelson has a Ph.D. in Public Administration from New York...