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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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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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13 Dec 2010

School Climate: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter?

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 2:00pm to Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 5:00pm

A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program , presented with the Donors' ... Zero tolerance? Metal detectors? Restorative justice? How can schools best achieve a school climate conducive to ... High School...

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14 Oct 2022

Philanthropy 101 - Speaking the Same Language

Friday, October 14, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... of grantmakers and trends in giving Speakers Joy Chia, Executive Director , Astraea Foundation...

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13 Dec 2024

2024 Philanthropy 101 - The Big Conversations in Philanthropy

Friday, December 13, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... big issues in philanthropy Speakers Douglas Bauer , Executive Director, The Clark and Scriven...

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28 Jun 2016

Building a Healthy Financial Ecosystem for Artists

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... their own basic needs and attain fiscal security. Join the New York Grantmakers in the Arts in this conversation on ... the Register Now link above. (no fee) Guests/Members of New York Grantmakers in the Arts...

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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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SeaChange Capital Partners

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Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/13/2010

In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a ... the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers. The end result is a story of...

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Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

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11/13/2012

Like many New Yorkers, Philanthropy New York’s staff learned during Hurricane Sandy that even ... published by The Communications Network, our Vice President of Communications & Public Policy...

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To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

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05/22/2013

Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian delivered this address to the ... a young French aristocrat visiting the United States saw a new phenomenon in America. In Democracy in...

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Schools Rake In Private Funds

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07/28/2013

... $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system received this past year quotes Rick Smith, president of the Pinkerton Foundation, which helped fund the ... Quest...

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Report: What Works - and Doesn't - in NYC Schools

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10/08/2013

... first two reports for The Times’ SchoolBook blog. (PNY President Ronna Brown is also interviewed in the article.) ... strides" in raising high school graduation rates, two new reports published today find...

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Giving Circles: More Impact to Go Around

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11/07/2013

Ana L. Oliveira, President of the New York Women's Foundation, is quoted in a New York Times examination of the rise of giving circles. .....

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Support Facebook Research Initiative to Study Social Media Impact on Elections

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04/09/2018

... analyze the impact of social media on elections . Vice president of communications and public policy Elliot ... the scholars will be tasked with: Defining the research agenda : Questions to be addressed will...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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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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