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Program Officers Join Expanding Surdna Teams in Thriving Cultures, Sustainable Environments, Strong Local Economies

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... other national organizations on issues including economic opportunity and wealth building. Garcia joins Surdna's Strong .....

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Appointments & Transitions

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Surdna Foundation

16 Oct 2013

CEO Interview Series with Earl Lewis, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 -

3:45pm to 6:00pm

It’s a new era at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This year the venerable $5.3 billion New York-based foundation chose as only its sixth president an esteemed scholar of African American studies, Earl Lewis, to lead its efforts to advance higher...

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22 May 2012

Doing the Right Thing: “Smart Microfinance” and the Donor’s Role

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Microfinance has revolutionized international economic development and emerged as one of the most promising tools for providing access to credit and other financial services for the poor. Aggressive commercialization and rapid growth, however, have...

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11 Jun 2012

Summer in the City: NYC Summer Quest...and More!

Monday, June 11, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Research shows that preventing “summer learning loss” is a crucial tool to reduce both the achievement gap, to which it substantially contributes, and the drop-out rate. But to prevent summer learning loss, it isn’t enough to add class time in July...

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12 Sep 2012

Pathways to Economic Mobility: How Can Philanthropists Help the Poor Build Wealth?

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 -

9:00am to 4:00pm

Philanthropy New York, in collaboration with The Philanthropy Roundtable, will host this event to explore strategies to help low-income workers pursue economic independence through financial development and wealth building. Leaders from the...

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08 May 2013

The Trustee Education Institute: An Intensive Seminar for Family Foundation Trustees

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 12:00pm to Friday, May 10, 2013 - 2:00pm

Pew Charitable Trusts Conference Center, 901 E St NW, Washington, DC

... philanthropy and get the most from this truly special opportunity ? A Philanthropy New York Collaborative ...

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13 May 2013

As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the U.S. South

Monday, May 13, 2013 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Grantmakers for Southern Progress (formerly the Southern Organizing Working Group) has recently released As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the U.S. South. This briefing will focus on research highlights and will offer a chance...

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02 Feb 2010

Long-Term Consequences of Delinquency: A Presentation by New York State Office of Children and Family Services' Dr. Rebecca Colman

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 -

11:30am to 2:00pm

Presented by Philanthropy Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York, and by its working group on At-Risk Youth. WHO SHOULD ATTEND : All interested funders. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

In the last half of the 20th century, a consensus emerged that time could be a valuable tool to improve schools. Early in the 21st century, NCLB proposed “supplementing” regular school hours with additional ones used in more targeted ways to improve...

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20 Nov 2013

Changing the Narrative: Using Storytelling to Expand Your Foundation’s Impact

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... Alan Jenkins , Executive Director and Co-Founder, The Opportunity Agenda Maurine Knighton , Senior Vice President ...

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Issue-Based

25 Feb 2014

Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

... of being entertained. And funders are taking note of the opportunity to reach whole new segments with mission-driven ...

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Issue-Based

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Public Policy

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Technology

PNY Welcomes Tiffany Langston and Aditi Davray

Release Date:

09/03/2014

Philanthropy New York is pleased to announce the appointments of Aditi Davray as Director of Learning Services and Tiffany Langston as our new Multimedia Manager.

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Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

Release Date:

10/08/2014

... of socio-economic background, all children deserve an opportunity to become active citizens in society through ...

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Arts

Communications/Media

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Ford Foundation

You Can Help Guide PNY in 2015

Release Date:

12/03/2014

As we look forward to 2015, we have a host of new ideas and initiatives in the works – to go with our new home!

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President's Message

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The Wallace Foundation Names New Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Release Date:

12/16/2014

Stacy J. Martin will join Wallace Foundation From New Visions for Public Schools.

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Arts

Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Declare Overhead Dead

Release Date:

03/18/2014

... “overhead” is not a four-letter word. We may have the opportunity to accelerate that understanding. Let’s ...

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Insights

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

15 Jan 2015

Getting Better at Getting Better: Using Data to Improve Student Social-Emotional Learning

Thursday, January 15, 2015 -

8:00am to 11:00am

The session will focus on the use of data and measurement tools to help young people set goals for themselves and build social-emotional competencies (SEL) essential for academic and life success.