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Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

Release Date:

01/09/2014

... family realized they could have even more impact — and better marry the “head and heart” — by creating a ... data provided by nonprofits and whether there were better approaches. How do you know whether a...

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Evaluation

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bessemer Trust

What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of Homelessness

Release Date:

03/13/2018

... ensuring they’re domiciled when they end their time with us . We must work to break the cycle of homelessness from an ... refine skills, and use partnerships to connect them to better jobs. Fifty-one percent of...

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Insights

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Housing and Homelessness

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Women In Need

Brooklyn Community Foundation Introduces New Board Trustees and Staff

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... to organizations doing great work and making Brooklyn a better place to live,” said Sherman. “I hope to be a part ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

PNY Advocates for America Gives More Act with NY Senators

Release Date:

09/03/2014

... proposals that will improve our nation’s tax law to better support the work of the nonprofits that are doing so ...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues

Release Date:

03/08/2013

... deduction, which Congress recently reformed) Provide a better information system for charitable gifts. Certainly ... members derived from its need to move beyond a “them vs. us ” mentality in approaching...

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All Funders

Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media

Release Date:

07/26/2012

... Philanthropies , to talk about how foundations can do better —“discover the promises and avoid the ... there are some recent posts on other blogs that can help us through that muddle. My former Robert Wood...

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All Funders

The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

Release Date:

05/03/2012

... strategies that nonprofit cultural institutions can use to better welcome the disabled audience. To date, the group has ...

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All Funders

02 Dec 2015

Neighborhood Info at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to DATA2GO.NYC

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

... strategies to evidence-based areas of need. Join us in this workshop-style program where you'll participate in ... the creation of new data sources that help you be a better grantmaker. Explore: How you...

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

Release Date:

01/11/2016

... and has opened the doors to higher education and better lives for students from minority groups," Levy said. .....

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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The Century Foundation

05 May 2016

School Integration in NYC (Part 1 of 2): New Research, Changing Perspectives

Thursday, May 5, 2016 -

9:30am to 11:30am

... culture, race and class. More diverse schools are better able to prepare students for higher education and the ... within NYC schools. Our panel of experts will help us explore the issue of racial and...

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Children, Youth and Families

Sozosei Foundation Convenes Experts at Inaugural Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness in the American Justice System

Release Date:

01/08/2021

... Summit participants universally agreed on the need for better access to integrated healthcare where evidence-based ...

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Member News

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Health

Justice Reform

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Sozosei Foundation

20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... those with a real stake in the outcome, we have a better chance of creating impactful systemic change. While ... such as 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations. Join us as we dive deeper into 501(c)(4)...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

Public Policy

11 Jun 2013

What You Need To Know About Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... to access the Web in significant numbers, but lack opportunities to create and share, rather than passively ...

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Issue-Based

Produce Buyers & Sellers Support Food Safety Research Campaign (Target Corp.)

Release Date:

02/04/2016

... Our partnership with Center for Produce Safety enables us to actively support and advance industry best practices, ... new technologies and greater understanding of what all of us can do to bring confidence to...

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Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

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Target Corporation

18 Apr 2019

Parole Hearing and Revocation Reforms - A Justice Reform Working Group Funders Briefing

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... reduce the cycle of reincarceration. Please join us for a briefing meeting on Parole Hearing and Revocation ...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Justice Reform

Message from PNY Board Chair on Leadership Transition

Release Date:

06/25/2020

... the end of this year. What a bittersweet moment for all of us in the PNY community! Please join me as we celebrate ... and the world, PNY’s ability to adjust to new needs and opportunities in support of our...

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PNY News

FORE Releases Request for Proposals Focused on Engaging and Empowering Vulnerable Families and Communities to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder

Release Date:

07/20/2021

It’s estimated that one of eight children ages 17 or younger (8.7 million) resided in households with at least one parent who had a substance use disorder in the past year.

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

09 Nov 2021

Social Impact Exchange 2021: The Systems Summit 2021

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - 11:30am to Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 4:00pm

2021 Exchange Conference theme will be equitable systems transformation. The agenda will cover a range of topics related to this theme, including racial equity, empowering communities, income inequality, and multi-sector collaboration that can lead...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Max Marmor Announces Retirement from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation

Release Date:

03/06/2023

... an extraordinary honor,” said Mr. Marmor. “Like all of us engaged with the history of European art, I have found ... Today these fellowship programs provide exceptional opportunities for graduate students...