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10 Oct 2019

Uniting US: Challenging Fear and Standing Up for Humanity

Thursday, October 10, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... emotionally taxing to keep up with the Administration’ s near daily and inhumane actions targeting asylum seekers at ... executive action have dire consequences in people’ s lives. “more than 100,000 people in...

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William T. Grant Foundation President Receives 2013 Spencer Foundation Award

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10/18/2013

... through research and analysis in the field of education policy and management.... William T. Grant ...

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Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees

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07/01/2015

... Whitney Museum Board of Trustees The Whitney Museum’ s board of trustees has elected Laurie M. Tisch and Neil G. ... will succeed Bluhm. Tisch was elected to the Whitney’ s board in 1996, and currently serves...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Eugene M. Tobin to Retire from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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07/31/2019

... Eugene M. Tobin, senior program officer for Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities, will retire from ... Over the past five years, Tobin developed the Foundation’ s grantmaking initiative for...

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Mellon Foundation

16 Jul 2014

Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... program? You can view the presentations here . New York’ s health exchange, New York State of Health, has been lauded ... What populations need more attention? And what could be the role for philanthropy to...

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It’s Time to Define Our New Normal

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12/19/2016

It’ s Time to Define Our New Normal By Donita Volkwijn, ... changed overnight? I headed to my office with a need to be among friends and colleagues and to feel safe in a way ... started a resource page for post-...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Nature and NYC Communities Can Thrive Together Through These 5 Goals

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04/19/2018

... nature for granted. But nature – including the city’ s 20,000 acres of forests, wetlands and grasslands – cannot be neglected if we want our communities to thrive. Funders ... NYC2050 coalition’ s...

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Humanizing Immigration: The Role of COVID-19

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06/17/2020

... Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and Director of MPI' s office at NYU School of Law Muzaffar Chishti was a panelist in Part 1 of Philanthropy New York' s Humanizing Immigration Series. To listen to...

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Insights from “Responding to the Moment: Participatory Approaches in Philanthropy”

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09/19/2024

... people and communities directly affected by the funder’ s work. Practitioners say that participatory philanthropy ... experience and embraced by community are more likely to be effective and sustainable. Many...

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Anne Tatlock and Janet Robinson to Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

... of New York Board of Trustees. The first woman to be named president and CEO of The New York Times, Janet ... Chair and former Governor of New Jersey. “Anne Tatlock’ s wide-ranging success as a finance...

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29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

... for both funders and grantees. This event will be a timely opportunity for funder learning and exchange about the unique challenges and ... this event will address funder questions about how to be...

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04 May 2011

Seventh Generation Leading: Making the Case for Native Youth Leadership and Organizing

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... reshape their communities and their lessons learned will be shared. New research from Honor the Earth , entitled We ... Needs and Potential of Native Youth Organizing, will also be presented. Speakers will...

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07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

Democracy and media are inextricably connected – one cannot have an informed and engaged electorate without robust access to information and guarantees of free expression. While we have a growing array of communications choices at our fingertips,...

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Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

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07/15/2013

... system throughout our region, and after witnessing Sandy’ s devastating impact, CFF saw an opportunity to think about ... . Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’ s Food Got To Do With It? ...

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Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

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03/19/2013

By James K. Cummings, Board Chair, Nathan Cummings Foundation This past week, I undertook a “SNAP Challenge” in which I spent the week eating on approximately $5.27 a day — the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition...

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29 Oct 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger?

Thursday, October 29, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

This program dives into the “true cost” of merging. Hear from seasoned experts about their merger experiences – the impact on their organizations’ bottom lines and human capital - and other unforeseen implications.

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08 Jun 2016

Legal Series: Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... program is currently at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email ...

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17 May 2016

Unlocking the Potential of Young People: Effective Strategies for Engaging Youth

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... their potential. But, engaging youth in any community can be challenging and requires all sectors to consider new ways ... Development NYC Public Housing Authority The Mayor’ s Office of Criminal Justice...

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Housing and Homelessness

Words Matter: Changing from Funders of Women and Girls to Funders for Gender Equity

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01/04/2017

... Jennifer Agmi, Director of Programs at the New York Women' s Foundation The history of philanthropy is one where women ... who live both within and outside the gender binaries to be seen and heard at...

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