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16 Jan 2020

Moving Towards Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens

Thursday, January 16, 2020 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... for Racial Equity (PRE) will share some key lessons on how foundations can move beyond a racial equity lens to ... Ways to align your foundation to racial justice values How to anticipate and address...

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Tools & Strategies

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Workshop

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

100 Years on, Rockefeller Foundation Still Busy

Release Date:

05/12/2013

... its centennial. For the richest American family of their era , the goal was fittingly ambitious: "To promote the .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Five Cultural Challenges Nonprofits Face With Digital Fundraising

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... will get Y in return, and it has worked for years. 2. The New Guard Many younger nonprofit professionals understand ... Nonprofits are constantly under scrutiny in terms of how much money raised actually goes...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement

Release Date:

04/13/2021

... Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement New York, May 13, 2021 – The Doris Duke Charitable ... forestry practices and connect them to government resources . Native Movement in Fairbanks,...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

Social Justice

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Doris Duke Foundation

Podcast: Nonprofit Organizations Fighting for The Affordable Care Act

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... of nonprofit advocacy organizations. Jaron Benjamin, vice president of community mobilization and national advocacy at Housing Works and Christy Parque, chief executive officer of The Coalition of Behavioral...

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Health

Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic

Release Date:

04/06/2017

... program, Philip Tegeler of the Poverty and Race Research Action Council told Patrick Wall in an Atlantic article ...

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Education

MTA May Cut Back On $836M Emergency Subway Repair Work If De Blasio Doesn’t Pay Up

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... said he’ll tell transit agency board members next month how he plans to pay for his $836 million subway action plan, which includes hiring 2,700 workers. Lhota, who ...

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Community Development

The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

Release Date:

11/17/2014

by Carol Kellerman, President , Citizens Budget Commission Everyone can endorse ... admirable work. Many of them – an estimated 35,000 in New York City, many of them part-time – are paid less than ... is more than...

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Insights

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Workforce Development

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Citizens Budget Commission

03 Nov 2023

2023 Philanthropy 101 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 3, 2023 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... the legal dos and don’ts Speakers Kenneth Austin, Vice President . Policy Engagement, The Wallace...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

Workshop

Audience

All Funders

New Staff

Topic(s)

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 evaluate the impact of programs, how can funders and nonprofits be confident that they are .....

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Investment Policy

Publication date:

04/2011

Innovative strategies and new investment opportunities can be used to align investment ...

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Sample Document/Template

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Executive Leadership

Finance Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

Impact Investing

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Details its Mission-Aligned and Impact Investment Strategy

Release Date:

09/16/2016

... Investing section on its website, detailing how the Fund's investments align with its mission, and how these documents and specific investment information can serve as resources for...

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Member News

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Impact Investing

Finance & Asset Management

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Can Philanthropy Help Shape the Next Economy? A Workshop Series for a Just Transition

... together by a short film produced for this series entitled How We Live: A Journey Towards a Just Transition , we will ... of grassroots organizations and movements in constructing new narratives and visions...

Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

Release Date:

10/07/2021

... of Catherine Chinedum (‘ChiChi’) Aniagolu-Okoye as its new regional director for its office serving West Africa. ... and implementation in the region, with a focus on advancing democracy, human rights and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation

01 Nov 2016

Getting Your Board on Board with Impact Investing

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... board approval. Yet impact investing is still quite new terrain for many board members. What’s the best way to ... Join us for this program where board members share how impact investing unfolded at their...

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Finance & Asset Management

Impact Investing

09 Apr 2020

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees - A Webinar

Thursday, April 9, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Webinar

... Day: April 13) PNY Members: Log into your Philanthropy New York account to view the available recordings of the ... will step into the shoes of grantees, providing a new perspective on financial due diligence...

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Professional Development

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Livestream

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

Peterson Foundation Calls Tax Extenders Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, ... plus the additional interest required to finance that new debt. Over the next two decades,...

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Member News

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Public Policy

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

NoVo Foundation is Built on Partnership; Founders Champion Gender Equality

Release Date:

07/19/2017

... their home in the Hudson Valley, about two hours north of New York City. Spouses Jennifer and Peter Buffett serve as ... They are highly conscious of gender roles, and how even among seemingly well-meaning and...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Designates Atlanta As Newest City in Opportunity Zones Initiative

Release Date:

07/31/2019

... gap in the United States continues to widen, we recognize how a zip code impacts the economic opportunities for a community and its residents," said Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of the Rockefeller...

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Member News

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

25 Jun 2015

Preparing Cities for Foreign Trade and Investment

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

The Rising Importance of Cities - Philanthropy New York Spotlight Series More than half of the world's ... should increasingly be on our philanthropy radar, and how funders can invest in the effectiveness of...