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Open Society Foundations Commit $15 Million to Gender Equality in Africa

Release Date:

05/08/2020

... Commit $15 Million to Gender Equality in Africa NEW YORK—The Open Society Economic Justice Program, via its ... empowerment. These transactions are two of a batch of social impact investments totaling $33...

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Economic Security

Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

12/18/2020

... Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels NEW YORK | December 18, 2020 – The Rockefeller Foundation ... Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently approved this new policy, prompting the Foundation’s...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

13 Nov 2025

Violence Against Women and Girls in Disasters: How Funders Can Fill Funding Gaps - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, November 13, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... donors and funders Disaster prevention professionals Community leaders and policymakers Speakers Abigail Erickson ...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Disaster Relief

Gender Justice

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

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All Funders

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HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

Mellon Foundation Awards St. Lawrence University $800,000 to Support Sophomore-Year Experience

Release Date:

10/21/2016

... awarded a large grant by a private foundation to support a new program aimed at enhancing the academic experience for ... to support the “Sophomore Journeys” program. This new program will offer a new...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

05 Feb 2018

Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... program is hosted by our partner, Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to ... landscape, how funders are approaching longer-term power- building investments in...

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Tools & Strategies

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25 Feb 2021

Financial Series: Intro to Financial Statements

Thursday, February 25, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... Financial Statements is a prerequisite for those who are new to assessing finances. The four-part Interpreting ... components of the financial management function Define the building blocks of financial...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

Surdna Foundation Announces Refined Program Strategies

Release Date:

09/26/2018

... Foundation’s belief that racial justice must underpin social justice. These refined strategies are the ... – 10 years after announcing its shift to an explicitly social justice approach to philanthropy, and...

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Surdna Foundation

Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

Release Date:

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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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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New York Health Foundation

A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Release Date:

01/10/2011

On November 16th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing (sponsored by the Ford ... keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans. We are pleased to have James O'Sullivan, .....

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Ford Foundation

Philanthropy New York

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Surdna Foundation

Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

Release Date:

06/07/2010

... in a manner that respects both parties, the United Way of New York City has developed BoardServeNYC. Gordon Campbell, ... Way of NYC’s President & CEO, explains this innovative new project for our readers...

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Governance

Leadership Development

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United Way of New York City

Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

Release Date:

11/13/2012

Like many New Yorkers, Philanthropy New York’s staff learned during Hurricane Sandy that even ...

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

Release Date:

10/08/2013

... strides" in raising high school graduation rates, two new reports published today find the New York City public schools still face huge challenges in .....

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Member News

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Public Policy

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Education

Opinion: The Urban Revival Is Over

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... two may be in danger. As it turns out, the much-ballyhooed new age of the city might be giving way to a great urban ... white flight. Unlike their parents and grandparents, these new urbanites embraced the...

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Community Development

Ford Foundation Supports GenForward Survey on Young Americans' Perceptions of Trump

Release Date:

04/21/2017

... like Anderson who are the nation’s increasingly diverse electorate of the future, according to a new poll. A majority of young adults — 57 percent — see ...

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Member News

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Civic Engagement

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Ford Foundation

Johnson & Johnson Joins the Coalition for the American Dream

Release Date:

01/05/2018

... reform. Johnson & Johnson must continue to mobilize a more diverse workforce. We must continue to advance our culture of ... solutions to more people, in more countries, requires new ways of thinking. That...

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Member News

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Immigration

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Johnson & Johnson

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color

Release Date:

10/26/2018

... Controls Butterfly Wing Color Heliconius butterflies are a diverse and colorful group of species that live throughout ... other species to protect themselves from predators, and new research by scientists from...