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Urban Institute and JP Morgan Release Issue Brief on Workforce Programs

Release Date:

12/16/2015

... providers and other stakeholders can be strategic about their reasons and methods for engaging employers. Beyond the obvious goal of helping program participants ... such as better wages or working conditions...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

William Cordery to Join Surdna's Strong Local Economies Team

Release Date:

04/14/2015

... He will begin on May 18, 2015, joining a team working on economic development and economic justice issues around the country. William's hire ... William partner with grantees, helping them strengthen...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

Workforce Development

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Surdna Foundation

Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together

Publication date:

05/2009

... is the whole truly greater than the sum of its parts? Can foundations make a bigger impact with grant dollars by working together than by going ... it alone? Yes, grantmakers say, as long as members define their goals, set clear operational guidelines, and work from ...

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

How Philanthropy Can Help Achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in the U.S.

Publication date:

07/2016

... of the world, philanthropy has an opportunity to make an impact . This report from the Council on Foundations examines how U.S. funders can view their work in the global development framework and contribute ...

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Report

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Environment and Climate Change

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Council on Foundations

The Commonwealth Fund Analyzes Trump and Clinton on Health Care

Release Date:

11/04/2016

... of people with health insurance by about 400,000. But the impact on the federal deficit is unclear: The report says it ...

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Health

Bloomberg’s ‘War on Coal’ Goes Global with $50m Fund

Release Date:

11/09/2017

Bloomberg announced a $50m (£38m) plan to expand the programme into Europe and then the rest of the world. The money will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and legal action against coal plants that are breaking...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

What's Interesting About the Partnership Between Rockefeller and Chan Zuckerberg

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... later, when Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan began their philanthropy, they were only in their late 20s. Despite ... wealthy givers emerge and end the long dominance of legacy foundations...

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Member News

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

13 Aug 2020

Planning a Family Retreat - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, August 13, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... giving with the foundation. Families use a variety of resources to build community and discuss important topics in their philanthropy. In this webinar, you will hear how foundations have...

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Family Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

18 Dec 2014

Who Will Benefit from the President's Immigration Reforms? - Webinar

Thursday, December 18, 2014 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... for grantmakers to coordinate, collaborate, and leverage their resources for greater impact Presenters Randy Capps , Director of Research, U.S. ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Immigration

Public Policy

13 Dec 2018

Interested in Working in Corporate Philanthropy?

Thursday, December 13, 2018 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... responsibilities The structure and possible priorities of foundations you may encounter on your job search A realistic picture of the qualities corporate foundations may value in potential new hires and the...

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Network Building

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Panel

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

17 Mar 2016

Changemakers: National Networks Engaging Next Gen Philanthropic Leaders - Webinar

Thursday, March 17, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Family foundations are poised to see an unprecedented change in ... Philanthropy's 2015 Trends Study found that 56% of family foundations engage younger...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

Team Working on Suicide Prevention Wins Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge

Release Date:

06/12/2014

... instead of having the organization market the tool on their own. “Strategy Challenge is really about taking ... their intellectual capacity and ingenuity to maximize impact ,” said Joan...

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Member News

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Health

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Morgan Stanley

22 Apr 2020

One Size Does Not Fit All: Managing Remote Teams During COVID-19 – A Webinar

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... expectations and accommodating life issues during a crisis Using this moment to examine professional orthodoxies ... new ways of working that we hope to keep when the crisis abates Speakers Jen Chau Fontán ,...

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Professional Development

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Livestream

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Nadia Lagani-Montiel Promoted to Manager of Member Services at Philanthropy New York

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... to the Board of Directors and the Committee on Members in their recruitment and retention efforts. Nadia also provides ... President of Communications/Media create and implement their Social Media policy...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropy New York

New Commitments Totaling $10.8 Billion Announced During 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

Release Date:

09/28/2013

... in partnership with the NoVo and United Nations foundations , the International Center for Research on Women, ... made over 160 new Commitments to Action, expected to impact nearly 22.2 million lives and valued...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

How Ford, Rockefeller Supported "Street Orgs" in the 1970s

Release Date:

06/03/2016

... live and to act in ways that sometimes negatively impacted their communities. Members of these groups were ... they sought extralegal and extrajudicial means of solving their problems. In 1970, the Vice Lords...

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Member News

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Ford Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin

Release Date:

06/23/2016

... efforts to buttress Rockefeller’s work through impact investing and alliances with big businesses... Would ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media

Release Date:

09/21/2016

... in Advocacy and Media A program of the Open Society Foundations , Soros Justice Fellowships support outstanding ... program is part of a larger effort by the Open Society Foundations ' Criminal Justice Fund...

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RFPs Etc

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Communications/Media

Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

Manage Difficult Workplace Conversations Like a Jedi

Release Date:

04/13/2017

... Step Partners Michael Melcher and Shari Cohen , who shared their “ 3M Model for Managing Difficult Workplace ... Gently raise the issue that needs to be addressed and the impact that the issue had or is having...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Altman Foundation

Supported By Many PNY Members, 2016 Creative Capital Awards Given In Literature, Performing Arts

Release Date:

01/13/2016

... those artists with the tools they need to realize their visions and build sustainable careers. The 2016 ... receive up to 50,000 USD in direct funding and additional resources and advisory services—such as...