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For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... a minority of the board and do not control the board. Many large independent foundations are no longer governed by ... meets the foundation’s overall requirements. Many families and individual donors choose to open ... for special populations or for specific subject areas. Many public foundations start as a fund within a community ...

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American Express

Brooklyn Org

Casey Family Programs

Ford Foundation

Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

Release Date:

01/09/2014

... school could reasonably want to know more than just how many kids attend a class. How many of those kids attend more than one class? Is the class ... large unrestricted gift to an institution that already has...

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Evaluation

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bessemer Trust

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... Investing and Social Impact report found that while many foundations are interested in impact investing, and ... important for boards which, by nature, drop in and out of many complex issues over time. An...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

Heads Up: These Tax Reform Proposals Could Help or Hurt Nonprofits

Release Date:

08/16/2017

... of itemized charitable deduction . Interestingly, many congressional leaders have vowed to keep the charitable ... deduction “in its current form.” However, there are many tax reform proposals being seriously...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes Three New Trustees

Release Date:

06/22/2020

... most versatile legal scholars and the author of many scholarly articles and books, as well as the coeditor of ... and security, including in Africa, where we have made many longstanding commitments,” said...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders

Release Date:

05/19/2016

... women’s voices and gender-based challenges are still often buried under the weight of the “bigger” issue ...

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Gender Justice

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Unbound Philanthropy

Where Do You See Yourself In the Next Five Years?

Release Date:

10/06/2016

... question in a way that was thoughtful, aspirational and still realistic. To do that, we turned to our Board and an ...

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President's Message

PNY News

The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt

Release Date:

05/01/2018

... threatened impact. While “Keeping Impact on Track” is still our core mission, our execution of that mission has ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Road Alliance

You Can't Hack Trust

Release Date:

06/17/2019

... done all the learning they can possibly retain, yet are still afraid to move forward, can you help them move beyond ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Moore Philanthropy

03 Jun 2021

Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning

Thursday, June 3, 2021 -

1:00pm to 4:30pm

... Dr. Sorin will unpack often invisible stories that are still impacting our current narratives. 1:45 PM: Funders ...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Travelers’ Philanthropy: A Growing Trend in Development Assistance

Release Date:

07/02/2009

... for communities in the Global South—can leverage more resources to augment their grant dollars. Travelers’ ... travelers’ philanthropy, please see the collected resources from Philanthropy New York’s June 16th...

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Insights

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All Funders

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Jeanette Vega as Managing Director; Martin L. Leibowitz and Monica Lozano Join The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

04/02/2012

... challenges by expanding opportunity through equitable growth and strengthening resilience to acute crises and ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Morgan Stanley

The Rockefeller Foundation

Philanthropy New York Announces Fundraising Breakthrough, New Philanthropy Center at Times Square

Release Date:

10/20/2014

... to raise at least $2.5 million for its next decade of growth , including the new Center, technology upgrades, ...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

02/26/2016

... models that led to the programs’ tremendous growth . Sharon has been successful in orchestrating strategic ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

$1.6M in Grants from NY Women’s Foundation Focus on Economic Security and Justice

Release Date:

01/19/2017

... history of success, these investments show strategic growth and continue to strengthen their position as the ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

21 Feb 2019

Black History Month: Diversity and Strength of the Black Immigrant Community in the U.S. - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 21, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Funders for LGBTQ Issues Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities G rantmakers Concerned with .....

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Immigration

18 Apr 2019

Through the Eyes of Children - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

The Office of the Inspector General announced in January 2019 that thousands more children than previously reported have been separated from their parents at the southern border by our government. The impacts of this failed and cruel U.S. policy to...