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What Funders Need to Know About the Next Big Democracy Challenge

Release Date:

12/06/2019

... Challenge By Patricia Swann, Sr. Program Officer, The New York Community Trust, on behalf of the New York State ... of foundations that are committed to growing community power , helping local...

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Census 2020

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The New York Community Trust

For CEIP, Don’t Call It a Comeback

Release Date:

12/17/2015

By Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow, Philanthropy New York Unless you obsessively follow every change on ... that “diversity” – indicating a focus on number of people fitting certain demographic profiles...

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PNY News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

With Support from Several PNY Members, EngageNY Archive of Common-Core Materials Grows in Popularity

Release Date:

05/18/2016

... online library of common-core-aligned curricula hosted by New York state’s education department, have now been ... downloaded more than 45 million times, far surpassing many people ’s expectations for the free...

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Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 1

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08/28/2015

by Salem Tsegaye, Program Associate, New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community ... Program , designed to offer advocates space, time, and resources to work together in...

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Scherman Foundation Welcomes Catherine Porter

Release Date:

03/13/2014

... has recently joined the Scherman Foundation as their new Administrator. In this role, she manages all bookkeeping, ... Director of Peculiar Works Project, an OBIE Award-winning, NYC - based performance company...

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27 Jun 2012

Role of Public Media in Our Democracy - GFEM Annual Funder Conversation

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 6:00pm

... services to fill the gap. And public media is engaging people of all ages and backgrounds with compelling arts and culture programming, storytelling, civic discourse and much more. Even so, many public ... our...

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Elevating Feminist Leadership and Thought on International Women's Day

Release Date:

03/08/2023

... women’s issues, many of our grantmakers have dedicated resources to elevating feminist thought and leadership as ... and, particularly for women who also identify as people of color, of how societies privilege...

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Gender Justice

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Century Foundation Releases First-Ever Inventory on Charter School Diversity

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... in project-based learning without academic tracking. In New Orleans, a group of parents concerned about the ... after Hurricane Katrina rallied together to create a new school that would reflect the diversity...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

27 Jul 2016

Beyond the Feel Good Factor: The Corporate and Philanthropic Benefits of Building a Skills-Based Volunteer Program

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... know volunteerism is one tool to help elevate employee engagement and bring about positive change in the community. ... and Payments, Citi Alison Kozak , Director, Human Resources , Macquarie Group Gabriel...

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

Rockefeller Foundation Grants $4.6M for Bay Area Resilience by Design Competition

Release Date:

01/23/2017

... Toughest Infrastructure Needs The Foundation Brings Model of Award-Winning, ‘Rebuild by Design Hurricane Sandy ... while continued sea-level rise is threatening coastal resources . These are real and serious...

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Member News

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

29 Mar 2019

Applied Finance Part 2 of 2: Charting a Course Toward Financial Resilience - Building the Planning Muscle

Friday, March 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... needs. Financial planning, which ranges from annual budgeting to multi-year projections, is about connecting ... as well as “rightsizing” Compare options for business model adjustments in response to external...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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All Funders

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

PNY Joins Philanthropy Groups in Calling on Funders to Keep Equity at the Forefront of Philanthropy’s Response to COVID-19

Release Date:

03/20/2020

... might face daunting distances at times of need. People living in close quarters—whether in public housing, ... are often the same people who do not have the financial resources or appropriate...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Anti-Poverty Research Study Launched in NY

Release Date:

05/18/2014

... Welfare Agencies, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, and UJA-Federation of New York have collectively ... out of the shared values and traditions for caring for people in need...

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Religion

Social Justice

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UJA-Federation of New York

16 Jul 2014

Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... from this program? You can view the presentations here . New York’s health exchange, New York State of Health, has been lauded by The New York Times as a model for health...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College Receives Grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund to Build Endowment and Expand Education Programs

Release Date:

07/21/2020

... educational program usually reaches more than 8,000 people of all ages each year through programs like the Family ... grant will also fund expanding the museum’s outreach to new audiences, especially school...

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Arts

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

William Bell, President of Casey Family Programs, Spoke at the Senate Health Committee Hearing on the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... to fight the opioid epidemic.” The change opens up a new stream of money from a Social Security program now ... He said states need the ability to target their existing resources into early intervention...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

19 May 2022

Leadership Transitions Funders Group - An Invitation to a Community of Practice

Thursday, May 19, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Over the last few years, Philanthropy New York's Leadership Transitions Funders Group has engaged a group of NYC -based funders to learn from grantee partners and funder ... to philanthropy's shift...

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Network Building

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

06 Jun 2013

Personal Democracy Forum 2013: Think Bigger

Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 9:00am to Friday, June 7, 2013 - 6:00pm

NYU Skirball Center and Kimmel Center, 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC

Called "a grassroots political, journalistic, civic networking collective" by The New York Times , Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) is the ... speakers, visit: http://personaldemocracy.com/conferences/...

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Issue-Based

19 Jun 2013

Infrastructure at Risk: How to Protect Public Investments from Stronger Storms and Tidal Surges

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene made New Yorkers painfully aware of the effects of tidal surges and storms on the transit, wastewater and power infrastructure on which we all rely. This subject was .....

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JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood

Release Date:

04/06/2017

... Fitzgerald Neighborhood The effort will be the initial model for the $30 million Strategic Neighborhood Fund, which ... the Rockefeller Foundation as part of the Reimagining the Civic Commons grant... JPB and...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Freedom Together Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

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