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Please join us for an important conversation that will explore how funders can help both their grantees and the broader nonprofit sector become more resilient. Philanthropy New York has convened a number of its member foundations during the last...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Amy Falls to Board of Trustees

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11/01/2013

... trustees are elected by the full board and serve six- year terms. Trustees set broad policy relating to ...

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Morgan Stanley

Jeffrey D. Selberg Joins Peter G. Peterson Foundation to Lead Health Care Initiatives

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01/15/2014

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation has hired noted healthcare leader Jeffrey D. Selberg, MHA, to lead its health care efforts.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

10 Mar 2014

The City Budget: Understanding a Vital Lifeline for New York’s Nonprofits

Monday, March 10, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

... of their budgets from government contracts. In fiscal year 2012, New York City awarded approximately 5,600 human ...

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13 Mar 2014

So Far So Fast: A Family Foundation Finds its Focus

Thursday, March 13, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

How does a family foundation with no defined mission, no staff, no structure and a family that was never brought into the fold pull itself together to fashion a high performing foundation in under 4 years?

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Family Foundation

New York Community Trust Encourages Foundations to Share Excellence Awards Application Clinic Dates with Grantees

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03/13/2014

... New York , and are sponsored by WNYC . Now in its eighth year , the Nonprofit Excellence Awards recognizes and ...

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The New York Community Trust

Scherman Foundation Welcomes Catherine Porter

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03/13/2014

... also named one of nytheatre.com’s 2010 Persons of the Year . Scherman Foundation Welcomes Catherine Porter ...

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05 Jun 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... , which had a record participation of 261 companies this year . This working group, which is held quarterly and rooted ...

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New York Botanical Garden Gets $28M Windfall Donation

Release Date:

06/05/2014

A $5.6 million donation from The Leon Levy Foundation helped the New York Botanical Garden surpass its goal and raise $28 million.

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Arts

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Leon Levy Foundation

Independent Sector Names Sarah Kastelic 2014 American Express NGen Leadership Winner

Release Date:

06/10/2014

... manager of voices for change, Somaly Mam Foundation "This year ’s NGen Leadership Award finalists reflect the great .....

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

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06/21/2014

Launched four year's ago in NYC to help disadvantaged high school students get into top colleges, JPMorgan Chase's "The Fellowship Initiative" is expanding to Chicago and Los Angeles.

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Corinne H. Rieder To Retire As Executive Director of the John A. Hartford Foundation

Release Date:

07/02/2014

Corinne H. Rieder, EdD, Executive Director of the John A. Hartford Foundation, has announced plans to retire.

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Eight Cities Receive Grants To Reduce Number of Uninsured Children and Families

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07/14/2014

... for Children and Families initiative as part of a multi- year effort to increase access to health care for children ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Ford Foundation's Tellado Named CEO of Consumer Reports

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07/15/2014

Marta Lourdes Tellado, vice president for global communications at the Ford Foundation, has been named president and chief executive officer of Consumer Reports.

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Communications/Media

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Ernest Tollerson Interim CEO

Release Date:

07/31/2014

... of the foundation from 2003-2013, including a three- year term as board chair, comes to his new post from the ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Michael Hirschhorn To Step Down From IHRFG

Release Date:

08/07/2014

Michael Hirschhorn has announced plans to step down in the fall from his post as executive director of the International Human Rights Funders Group.

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Systemic Racism Hurting Girls and Women Of Color, Not Just Males

Release Date:

08/07/2014

If foundations want to fully address the problems of systemic racism in the U.S, they need to step up their support for girls and women of color, write Pamela Shifman, executive director of the NoVo Foundation, and Nakisha M. Lewis, an advisor on...

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Documentary Funded by New York Life Foundation Wins Emmy

Release Date:

08/26/2014

... wife, Karen, founded Camp Erin in 2002 after meeting 15- year -old terminally ill cancer patient Erin Metcalf, who was ...

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New York Life Foundation

Foundations Invest Nearly $2 Million to Improve New York City Schools

Release Date:

09/10/2014

Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, the Wallace Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation have joined forces to invest in the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at New York University.