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Purpose as Compass

Release Date:

03/24/2022

... of purpose has been present as we crafted our annual slate of programs and network events. In January, we were ... we’ve always done things and slow the pace of decision- making . This can feel frustrating in a...

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President's Message

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

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03/20/2020

... Those without easy access to health care, including rural and Native communities, might face daunting distances ... are often the same people who do not have the financial resources or appropriate health...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

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01/18/2017

... seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and ... funders can navigate upcoming policy changes and channel resources into advocacy. Cheryl Dorsey of...

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After the Q&A

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth

Release Date:

09/24/2019

... on foundations. Villanueva is a rare combination: both a grant maker and a member of the continent’s first tribes. ... our attention specifically on the grantor decision- making process. It is hardly a secret...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Burke Foundation Awards Support to Help Young Children and Families Thrive

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01/21/2021

... disparities requires investment in high-quality, scalable programming that prioritizes young children and families. ... Healthcare Institute with an initial $300,000 grant as part of a multi-year initiative to...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Health

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The Burke Foundation

30 Mar 2011

Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing, sponsored by the Nathan Cummings Foundation , Open Society Foundations , and Surdna Foundation , with Lambent Foundation and CrossCurrents Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND : Private and public...

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Issue-Based

Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U.S. Racial Justice Efforts

Release Date:

10/09/2020

... moment of racial reckoning have the resilience and resources they need to help build a truly equitable future ... $10 million to advance equity work in Puerto Rico. More grant announcements are forthcoming...

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Member News

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Rauschenberg Foundation Appoints Risë Wilson First-Ever Director of Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/16/2013

... Project, an award winning nonprofit that mounts art programming in area laundromats and other de facto public ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Ford Foundation and Open Society Initiative for West Africa Launch New Fund to End Sexual Violence in West Africa

Release Date:

12/02/2021

... societies and shrouded in a culture of silence. Limited resources and attention to the challenge by development ... organizations to address the problem. Kasa! will provide resources for feminist and women...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

Release Date:

01/16/2014

... and financial institutions working to solve urban poverty in the United States. Five years ago, when Surdna ... of a variety of investment strategies and deal- making . Of course, there are university courses I...

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Insights

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Governance

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

05 Aug 2019

FCCP Racial Equity Series: August 2019 - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, August 5, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... and grantmakers , the August program will focus on a case study, such as the intended and unintended ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Citi Foundation Announces Inaugural Global Innovation Challenge To Empower Nonprofits Improving Food Security Around The World

Release Date:

02/22/2023

... businesses. Resilience: Increase the number of available resources that enable low-income communities to more ... has had helping lift underserved communities out of poverty . This global initiative is going to...

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RFPs Etc

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Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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

... some public and independent media organizations are making significant strides in expanding news and information ... all ages and backgrounds with compelling arts and culture programming , storytelling, civic...

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Issue-Based

15 Oct 2013

Hurricane Sandy One Year Later: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go from Here?

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us for a discussion on how private philanthropy continues to support long-term recovery across the New York and New Jersey regions post-Superstorm Sandy. Explore Private philanthropy's role in response and recovery How opportunities for private...

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Public Policy

19 Aug 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: Crowdfunding, PEAKS & Gathering to Give

Monday, August 19, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

... like-minded individuals to pool their charitable resources and support causes they espouse has become a ...

Russell Sage Foundation-Supported Study Details How The System Fails Grandmothers Raising Kids

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... States are raising their grandchildren, many of them in poverty and grappling with a public assistance system not ... children, navigating the complications of getting state resources they desperately need,...

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Member News

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Aging

Children, Youth and Families

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Russell Sage Foundation

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces $20 Million Natural Climate Solutions Initiative

Release Date:

09/11/2018

... commitment is in addition to its existing $70 million in grant making to address climate change. “It is essential to act ... and agricultural lands to reduce climate change. By making this...