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Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

Release Date:

09/17/2014

... The danger for us in thinking about Heron’s financial resources as “assets” is that we stay stuck in the old ... than just an “asset,” it fuels the positive social change that we’re after. Heron’s investment...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Design High Schools for the 21st Century

Release Date:

10/12/2016

... gathered at the White House to talk about remaking the American high school . Secretary of Education John King told ... and policy makers—committed to real and lasting change —are joining this debate and are...

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Ruth Brenner New Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations

Release Date:

06/29/2021

... New Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations (New York, NY ) – The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announces that ... and collaborating with Grants Management, Human Resources , IT, and the Foundation’s...

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Anne Tatlock and Janet Robinson to Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

03/12/2014

... major corporations including Merck , Fortune Brands, and American General Insurance. What impresses me most is that ... as Vice-Chairman of Fiduciary’s parent company, Franklin Resources . Tatlock remains a...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Teagle Foundation

Some Measure of Leadership

Release Date:

04/23/2009

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York On April 6th, Mayor Michael Bloomberg ... business executives will volunteer their time and company resources to nonprofit executives; and (3) seek...

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11 Oct 2012

Measuring Social Media Efforts: A Meet the Author Event with Beth Kanter and Katie Delahaye Paine

Thursday, October 11, 2012 -

9:30am to 12:00pm

The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Ave. 2nd Floor, NYC

... on measuring social media efforts and using data to change the world – insights all of us can use to fulfill ... outline measurement frameworks, and offer up a host of resources from their forthcoming book,...

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20 May 2010

Educational Equity in the Midst of the Great Recession

Thursday, May 20, 2010 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... Cahn at susan.cahn@gmail.com . No fee. Presented by Philanthropy New York's Special Committee PHILANTHROPY CONNECTS with The Donors ' Education Collaborative and Public Education...

05 May 2021

New York City Aging Funders Network - Spring Meeting

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... area of healthy aging and services for older adults. Philanthropy New York members funding or interested in the ... members’ knowledge of: (1) current and emerging needs among older adults and the...

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All Funders

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Aging

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Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget

Release Date:

02/11/2016

... to quality, affordable early care and education; creating pathways to high-growth jobs; and, ensuring access to ... to community-based solutions that partner government with philanthropy and corporations to...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Grace Farms Launches Design for Freedom Movement to Remove Forced Labor from the Built Environment

Release Date:

02/11/2021

... buildings; the launch of a dedicated website with tools, resources , and original content; and partnerships with ... and Claire Weisz, Principal-in-Charge, WXY Studio; among others. Benjamin Prosky, Executive...

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Arcus Foundation Supports Efforts to Protect Forest Habitats Through Local and International Strategies

Release Date:

01/20/2021

... around the world consume more and more products relying on resources that come out of their tropical forest homes, ... environment, and local communities, Arcus partners hope to change the corporate behaviors...

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Animal Welfare

Environment and Climate Change

International/Foreign Affairs

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Arcus Foundation

The New York Women’s Foundation Receives 2018 Art for Justice Fund Grant

Release Date:

12/07/2018

... strategy to propel and support bold systemic change across the intersecting systems of criminal justice, ... “We are so proud to have the Art for Justice Fund among the first members of our Justice Fund...

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15 May 2018

ComNetworkNY: Communicating Without Stereotypes: Getting Smart on Gender and Race

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 -

6:00pm to 8:00pm

... how does this bias hamper our work as social change communicators? Activist, author and academic Alexis ... and business mailing address to register. (no fee) NY Nonprofits who were formerly members of Public...

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03 Apr 2020

COVID-19 Weekly PNY Member Webinars - Centering Equity in Funder Responses

Friday, April 3, 2020 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

Philanthropy New York is hosting weekly member webinars to ... to COVID-19 (coronavirus). Each week, we invite leaders in philanthropy , government, and community-based ... you before the webinar. Please note: To...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Disaster Relief

Health

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Rosa Asciolla Joins Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... League, a member of the Community Leadership Board at the American Diabetes Associate and an alumna of Alpha Chi Omega. ...

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A New Way to Sustain the Campaign — BMAFunders.org

Release Date:

03/28/2013

... and educational exclusion of black men and boys from American society. We’re pleased to have BMA Campaign ...

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Open Society Foundations

From the Macy Foundation: AAMC’s Marc Nivet On Developing LGBTI Competencies

Release Date:

05/31/2012

... Marc Nivet, Chief Diversity Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which received a ...

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LGBTQ

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded

Release Date:

01/08/2013

Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's three public .....

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Arts

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

Release Date:

05/22/2013

In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat visiting the United States saw a new phenomenon in America. In Democracy in America, the book that emerged from his experiences, he called it "individualism," a word he coined to describe the...