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Harvard Endowment Reports ‘Disappointing’ 8.1 Percent Return

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... return for its most recent fiscal year. The endowment’s new chief executive, N. P. Narvekar, said that the fund was ... trails the mean one-year return of 12.7 percent for more than 400 institutions tracked by...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Sustainable Innovation: 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... what questions to ask and how to ask them is sometimes more important than the eventual answers.” When it comes to new products and services, this design-based approach is ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

NYers Face Harsher ATM Fees Than Nearly Anyone in Nation, Study Finds

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... Study Finds If it feels like you're constantly paying more to withdraw your own money from an ATM not affiliated ... are up a staggering 55 percent, Bankrate.com says. And New Yorkers have it worse than...

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Economic Security

A Dollop of Learning – The Glue That Binds

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09/05/2019

... Lin, Senior Director, Learning Services, Philanthropy New York Over the weekend I found myself in search of a tube of ... friends, fellow students and learners ready to start a new journey...

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A Letter from Ronna Brown

Release Date:

04/24/2020

... Members, Every year for the last decade, the Philanthropy New York staff comes together to work on our annual meeting for ... The business part of our meeting, where members vote for new...

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Rico Blancaflor

... refine and enhance our Public Policy Fellowship, build new opportunities for our members to experience our Policy ...

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months

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06/09/2014

... role in solving social problems, institution building and his vision for the future of the foundation. ... so far as president, Ford, talks about plans for a new philanthropy program and discusses the role...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership

Release Date:

08/04/2014

... Summit, the Resilience Partnership will institute a new model for solving the complex and interrelated challenges ...

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Economic Security

Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty

Release Date:

08/18/2015

... by the court to commission artwork to decorate its new building . At the time, some asked whether it was right to ...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

American Express Puts Nonprofit Leadership Programs Online

Release Date:

10/29/2015

... the American Express Foundation is starting an ambitious new digital effort to train aspiring charity executives. ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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American Express

Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

Release Date:

04/29/2016

... The Ford Foundation named Kathy Reich as director of a new foundation initiative to help strengthen institutions and ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Newman's Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board

Release Date:

11/02/2016

... quality, finances, and fundraising have all improved. New academic programs were added under his tenure, and major ... signature academic facilities. He was also responsible for building a strong and vibrant...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Food Systems

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Newman's Own Foundation

Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School

Release Date:

06/01/2017

... the Hungarian-American billionaire accused Orban of building a “mafia state” in Hungary. In doing so, he ... of law across the region. Orban’s Fidesz party passed new legislation in April that threatens its...

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Society Foundations

ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications

Release Date:

03/08/2018

... to arrive at four unique perspectives on the importance of building smart communications skills for leadership. ... ReFrame Mentorship Andrew Quinn, Program Director, Aspen New Voices Fellowship ComNetworkNY:...

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Communications/Media

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ComNetwork NY

15 Sep 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part II: Global Lessons in the Resistance Against Authoritarianism - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, September 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... in the study and practice of resisting autocracy and building the systems and infrastructure necessary to defend ... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local-level...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

15 Jul 2013

Justice Delayed – An Examination of the Ken Burns Film The Central Park Five

Monday, July 15, 2013 -

3:45pm to 7:00pm

The story of the Central Park Five is one scarring New York history; a case of injustice for five teenagers of color ... abuse within our legal system. A Philanthropy New York...

10 May 2010

Funders' Update: Where Are We Now with Health Care Reform?

Monday, May 10, 2010 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... . ($100 fee) A teleconference presented by Philanthropy New York 's committee Philanthropy Connects . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: ... President, The Commonwealth Fund . James Knickman , Ph.D., New...

09 Sep 2015

Celebrating the Films of Frederick Wiseman: A Special Retrospective

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

... Wiseman himself, moderated by Kent Jones, director of the New York Film Festival. Presenters Frederick Wiseman, Filmmaker Kent Jones (Moderator), Director, New York Film...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Convening Virtually: Embracing Change and Community

Release Date:

12/03/2020

... Carolyn Peters, Learning Services Associate, Philanthropy New York What once would have been an instantly viral video has ... on the lessons that I shared then, I am realizing how much more I...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

Release Date:

07/03/2014

... consulting sister group that’s now advising Mexico City and London while serving as a life raft for several of ... former commissioners—with Everytown for Gun Safety (the new umbrella organization housing...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Environment and Climate Change

Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

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