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New Report Sponsored in Part by the Carnegie Corporation Identifies Steps to Secure Americans’ Votes

Release Date:

09/06/2018

... Votes To protect the integrity and security of U. S . elections, all local, state, and federal elections should be conducted using human-readable paper ballots by the 2020 ... and Medicine. In addition, every...

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Civic Engagement

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Weinberg Foundation Matching Grant Initiaitive Raises More than $9 Million for Workforce Development

Release Date:

08/20/2015

... number of funders, as well as the amount of grant dollars, supporting organizations and projects that address ... not only matched but exceeded the Weinberg Foundation’ s support of $3.6 million, providing an...

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Workforce Development

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Five New Board Members

Release Date:

07/01/2021

... Company Fund and Smithsonian Institute as a “Freedom’ s Sister” for continuing the legacy of African American ... engagements focus on equitable access to quality public education and advocacy related to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Making the Sausage in Albany: An Artisanal Cookbook for Funders

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... process. With “ Understanding NY City & State’ s Legislative Landscape: An Overview for Funders with the ... This training – developed specifically around the learning needs of funders who make grants to...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

19 Feb 2014

Interested in Working at a Foundation?

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... session. Explore The advantages and disadvantages of a career at a foundation The range of jobs at a foundation and ... Service , part of our "Grantmaking/Grants Management as a Career Series." This...

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Issue-Based

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

08 Jul 2025

PNY's Summer Intern/Fellow Social

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

... can engage with experienced professionals and learn about career paths in philanthropy. During this networking event, ... hour and networking. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided by our host,...

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For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... "grantmakers" and "foundations" can, for the most part, be used interchangeably, and grantmaking refers to the ... of commerce, labor unions, trade associations, and veteran' s organizations. Listed below are definitions and related ... the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking. U. S . private foundations are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) .....

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Job Seekers

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American Express

Brooklyn Org

Casey Family Programs

Ford Foundation

28 Jan 2016

Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging

Thursday, January 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... adults who participated in professionally conducted arts learning programs. Recently, an April 2015 Mayo Clinic study ... health care facilities The role philanthropy might play in supporting this movement...

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22 Jun 2016

Social Impact Exchange: 2016 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 5:00pm

... wealth managers and philanthropy advisors interested in learning about innovative methods to support high-impact nonprofits in education , youth development, poverty alleviation, health and ... by Philanthropy...

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Conference

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Teagle Foundation Announces Judith Shapiro as New President

Release Date:

04/02/2013

... grantmaking is focused on improving undergraduate student learning in the arts and sciences. Dr. Shapiro was President ... at Barnard. Walter C. Teagle III, Chair of Teagle’ s Board of Directors, commented...

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The Teagle Foundation

Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows

Release Date:

03/31/2022

... on a range of issues at the core of the Open Society’ s work such as mass incarceration, surveillance, immigration, ... and police violence to ensure accountability in the U. S . criminal justice system. “Our...

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Member News

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

A Message from the Funders Census Initiative

Release Date:

04/01/2020

... Colleagues: Today is 2020 Census Day! The Census Bureau’ s massive outreach operation is in full swing, self-responses ... power and more than $1.5 trillion per year in federal resources , further marginalizing...

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Census 2020

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Funders' Committee for Civic Participation

The New York Community Trust

The Bauman Foundation

Long Island Community Foundation

Best Conference EVER!: #ForumCon18

Release Date:

07/25/2018

... the headline above to mean that I think that this year’ s United Philanthropy Forum annual conference was its best to ... No. I mean that this year’ s Forum gathering may be the best...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Value of Rigorous Evaluation

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... program assessment or evaluation. Unless we invest more resources in our capacity to measure the performance and ... the impact of programs, how can funders and nonprofits be confident that they are making a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)

Release Date:

02/08/2016

... using data and evidence in creative ways to improve people' s lives in cities. The wisdom they bring to the table from their work in Philadelphia and New York will be a valuable asset for everyone...

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

NY State Health Releases Policy Recommendations to Address Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in NY State

Release Date:

06/12/2017

... serious public health risks and concerns that need to be addressed. Presently, few New York State or federal ...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System

Release Date:

03/08/2017

Report Commissioned by NY Women' s Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the ... recommends that critically-needed social services should be accessible through the criminal justice system, but...

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Gender Justice

Justice Reform

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The New York Women's Foundation

Diahann Billings-Burford Named Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

Release Date:

03/12/2014

... direction and implementation of Time Warner Inc.’ s company-wide college internship program, the programs and resources they provide to stimulate and support employee ... and promote service as a core part of...

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Pay Attention to Brownsville

Release Date:

06/15/2016

... York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. No neighborhood can be a stand-in for the unique experiences of all the other ... are working block-to-block to build upon Brownsville’ s strengths. And while communities...

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PNY News

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Health

18 Nov 2016

Community Building With NYC Public Libraries

Friday, November 18, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Did you know that New York City’ s public libraries serve more people than all of the city’ s ... all three of the city’ s public libraries systems will be present to discuss...