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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Public Policy

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So many working groups, so many ways to engage!

Release Date:

07/23/2014

... as the feature article of the July 2014 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition So many working ... a little bit of a primer here on what’s coming up and how you can get connected. If you are a PNY...

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PNY News

Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

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05/04/2016

... As a Force for Social Justice by Hilary Pennington, Vice President , Education, Creativity, and Free Expression, Ford ... million gift from Nike founder Phil Knight to support a new graduate scholarship program...

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Education

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Ford Foundation

A Forever 41’s Perspective on Social Media

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05/28/2015

by Matthew Nelson, Corporate Vice President - Corporate Responsibility, New York Life Foundation I confess that I am a neophyte to ... media also connects us in new ways. I can’t tell you...

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Communications/Media

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New York Life Foundation

08 Jun 2016

Legal Series: Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... has evolved as an effective and efficient mode of starting new nonprofits, seeding social movements, and delivering ... experience in assisting with fiscal sponsorships and learn how you can maximize your...

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Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Support Exhibition on Gender Politics in the Age of Trans-Identity

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02/27/2017

... and Martha Wilson, The Intersectional Self questions how notions of femininity (and alternately, masculinity) have ... in the context of newly defined gender identities, and how family structures have been...

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The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation

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Arts

Gender Justice

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A Key to Getting Corporate Money? Find Employees to Champion Your Cause

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09/19/2017

... array of causes than official corporate grant makers. But how can charities tap into these groups? The key is finding ...

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Sector News

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Staying True to Donors’ Wishes Beyond the Grave

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09/21/2015

... True to Donors’ Wishes Beyond the Grave Years after New York lawyer Sherman Day established a charitable fund to ... Would Mr. Day want to expand the mission to cover this new wave of senior lovebirds? Alas,...

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The New York Community Trust

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Largest-Ever Study of Cornea Condition Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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01/13/2016

... Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness) A large new study reveals previously unknown risk factors associated with an eye condition that causes serious progressive nearsightedness at a relatively young age...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Insights from “A Fireside Chat on the ‘True Costs’ of Nonprofits”

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08/03/2022

... , CEO of Doc Wayne Youth Services, Katie Tetrault , Vice President of Finance and Grants Management at The Annie E. ... the definition of true costs, the group discussed how to practice equitable grantmaking...

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University of Montana Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand Native American Humanities

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07/13/2023

... “This award can help to transform NAS and to create a new vision for Indigenous studies at UM. As we all seek to ... to learn directly from Elders-in-Residence,” said UM President Seth Bodnar. This project is...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

18 May 2016

Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of metrics apply for investors interested in this vehicle? How does this experiment relate the outcomes and learning of ... works as its advocates say, philanthropy funds ideas and new models, social impact...

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Impact Investing

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Justice Reform

29 Apr 2015

Can Capacity Building Impact Be Quantitatively Assessed? Lessons from an Emerging Evaluation Method - Webinar

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

9:00am to 10:00am

... assessment from the philanthropy infrastructure world How we can use statistical analysis without getting bogged ... grantee capacity building impact Presenters Barry Knight, Executive Director, CENTRIS Ana...

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05 Oct 2015

Philanthropic Investing in Food Systems

Monday, October 5, 2015 -

12:30pm to 3:30pm

... investing in the food space. What is impact investing, and how can philanthropic organizations participate? Who is ... Program Manager, Woodcock Foundation Karen Hiniker Simons, Executive Director, WellMet...

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The Ford Foundation's $1.0 Billion Bond - A Briefing Note from SeaChange Capital Partners

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06/22/2020

... alternative assets—private equity, hedge funds, natural resources , etc.—using outside managers. As of 4/30/2020, ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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SeaChange Capital Partners

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PhilTV: Funders, “Blow People’s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide

Release Date:

01/15/2016

... By Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow, Philanthropy New York New York City – Recent data from the World ... cause of death in teenage girls globally, demonstrating how dire the mental...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Stonewall Community Foundation

What We Do

Philanthropy New York champions effective grant making by building a ... systems. What We Don’t Do We don’t tell foundations how to make their grants. Although our members actively ... grantseekers and foundations...

03 Feb 2022

Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Thursday, February 3, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Federal tax law or a "related party transaction" under New York State law Common "self-dealing" pitfalls and how to avoid them Conflicts of interest and how to address...

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