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High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... At the United Nations, His Excellency Prof. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, ... CEOs and other development partners, the event explored how smart investments in health,...

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International/Foreign Affairs

After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... in to help those affected. But after so many disasters, how much longer will contributions continue? Bob Ottenhoff is president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, a ...

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Philanthropic Leaders Call for Protecting the Independence of Special Counsel Investigation

Release Date:

11/20/2018

... of the Attorney General, which came at the request of the president , and the appointment of an Acting Attorney General ... what happened in 2016, but also who was responsible and how to prevent further...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

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09/08/2014

... of the principal has, traditionally, been overlooked. How about a new education reform push, one that focuses less on the ... managerial jobs and oversee instruction, too — what and how...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

Release Date:

12/04/2014

... for those. For example, the natural event likely to hit New York next is a heatwave. Heat can be deadly. There needs ... Budget, which has a responsibility to look carefully at how taxpayer money is being...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities

Release Date:

12/10/2014

... are now turning their attention to understanding how to best bring broadband to their citizens, whether that's figuring out how to build out Internet connections to historic buildings or passing bonds to...

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Technology

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation'

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... for leaders to stop focusing on what Drucker labeled “ how to do” techniques, and instead think about three ... in response to changing conditions. Today, we need a new “theory of (or perhaps for) the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health

Release Date:

04/20/2018

... our health system as well: recent catastrophes have shown how climate change can adversely affect the health care ... an obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and take action to prevent harm to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Commonwealth Fund

26 Mar 2021

Applied Financial Analysis for Program Officers: A Three-Part Series

Friday, March 26, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... take for a nonprofit to move from surviving to thriving? How will nonprofits respond to the impact of COVID-19? What ... attended the Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers and the...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Next Public Art Challenge for U.S. Cities

Release Date:

02/15/2018

... and a triumvirate of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy in New York generated $13 million for those four places, both in terms of new jobs, related neighborhood investments, and visitor ... leaders, artists,...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

27 Jul 2021

City and State Budget Briefing with NYC Youth and Education Funders

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

Join us to learn the impact of the new NYS and NYC budgets on early childhood and youth services ... Associate, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Dia Bryant , Executive Director, The...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and the Scherman Foundation's Rosin Fund Provide Anchor Funding for Creative Capital's 20th Anniversary Fund

Release Date:

11/20/2019

... Funding for Creative Capital's 20th Anniversary Fund New York, NY (November 20, 2019) — Since its founding ... long-lasting partnerships, and the flexibility to pursue new methods of philanthropy. It...

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Arts

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Doris Duke Foundation

Surdna Foundation

The Scherman Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Welcomes Four Seasoned Business and Philanthropy Professionals to its Board of Directors

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... consulting services, today announced the election of four new members to its Board of Directors. These new members are Fairfield County Community Foundation President and CEO Juanita T. James...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Morgan Stanley

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Wolfensohn Family Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

05/11/2020

... Fund (RBF) released Investing in Our Mission , a new case study detailing how its investment returns beat market benchmarks since ... in gas and oil is fading fast,” said Stephen Heintz, president...

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Member News

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Finance & Asset Management

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

25 Apr 2018

Walking the Talk: Put Values-Based Grantmaking Into Your Practice

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... that foundations, now more than ever, are thinking about how to identify their institutional values and embed these ... grantmaking institutions that articulate their values and how to link their top 10 values...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

10 Apr 2012

Breathing Life into Numbers: Introducing a Human Index for Funders

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... the challenges facing ordinary Americans, as we examine a new way to understand well-being and access to opportunity in America today. Explore How the Index can be utilized to gain a better understanding .....

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Issue-Based

15 Mar 2010

NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner: A Conversation about Teaching Effectiveness

Monday, March 15, 2010 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Presented by Philanthropy New York’s special committee Philanthropy Connects , ... (DEC), Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET), The New York Community Trust , The Schott Foundation for Public ... Ed”...

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Issue-Based

NYS Health Foundation, Advocates Weigh in on Immigrant Health Care

Release Date:

03/01/2016

... thrilled when she first received health insurance through New York state's Medicaid program. It made her feel just ... which made commuting a hassle, so at age 24 she moved to New York, which had a more...

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Member News

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Health

Immigration

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New York Health Foundation

2021 FFMG Administrative Expense Survey

Publication date:

07/2021

... in the survey, FFMG calculates average expense ratios for New York area foundations. Many foundations use these ratios ... person of all private foundation members of Philanthropy New York. The survey is also being sent to each FFMG member. ...

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Finance & Asset Management

PNY Members Among Companies Pledging Not to Lay Off Workers Amid Coronavirus Unemployment Crisis

Release Date:

04/02/2020

... 14,000 in the United States, Marsh & McLennan chief executive Dan Glaser made a pledge to his employees. “I ... workers in its insurance and risk management, human resources , management consulting and...