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17 Jun 2020

Support, Sustainability, and Succession - A Conversation on Supporting Leadership Transitions

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... Explore Funder practices that support or hinder successful nonprofit leadership transitions What are the elements of a ... supported (or not) and the racial leadership gap in the nonprofit sector Speakers...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

Executive Leadership

Program Staff

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

15 Feb 2012

New Approaches to Collaborative Funding: A Case Study of the Young Men’s Initiative

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

A new model for social change will be investigated as those involved in The Young Men’s Initiative Action Plan share their varied experiences. The Initiative has been described as the nation’s boldest and most comprehensive effort to tackle the...

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Issue-Based

08 Mar 2013

Corporate Funders Webinar: Strategic Philanthropy, Corporate Giving and Cause-Marketing: How do they all work together?

Friday, March 8, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

How do you describe your company’s philanthropy? A strategic philanthropic initiative? A corporate giving program? A cause-marketing campaign? Or some combination of all of those terms? If you answered “a combination of those,” welcome to the club!...

06 Mar 2014

Freedom Summer - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, March 6, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation

Emmy Award-winning director Stanley Nelson examines an often overlooked but essential chapter in the Civil Rights Movement: the 1964 interracial Freedom Summer campaign.

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Issue-Based

Eight Cities Receive Grants To Reduce Number of Uninsured Children and Families

Release Date:

07/14/2014

... will support the implementation of comprehensive campaigns to reduce the uninsured rate for children and ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

New Philanthropy Center, Fund for 2025 Respond to Funders’ Needs

Release Date:

10/24/2014

PNY SVP, Michael Remaley, contributed a blog to PhilanTopic about how the Fund for 2025 addresses the needs of PNY members.

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Noyes Foundation President Featured in Philanthropy News Digest

Release Date:

06/30/2015

Vic De Luca, President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation was interviewed about the foundation's new donor-advised campaign.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Bloomberg's Investment in Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States' 200th Coal Plant

Release Date:

07/16/2015

In 2009, the pollution from the 200 coal plants now slated for retirement caused 6,000 heart attacks, 60,000 asthma attacks and 3,600 deaths each year.

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

After Implementing New Strategic Approach, Andrus Announces First Round of Grants

Release Date:

07/17/2015

The Andrus Family Fund had an open call for letters of inquiry for the first time in over a decade.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Andrus Family Fund

Peterson Foundation Says Obama Budget Doesn’t Address Unsustainable Debt

Release Date:

02/09/2016

Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented on President Obama's budget for fiscal year 2017, saying it did not sufficiently address the key drivers of long-term debt.

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Member News

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Economic Security

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

16 Mar 2016

Young Leaders Breakfast Club and EPIP-NY: Happy Hour

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Join the Young Leaders Breakfast Club and The New York Chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP-NY) on Wednesday, March 16 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at One Star Bar (147 West 24th Street) to just be peoples for a night!

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Network Building

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All Funders

30 Mar 2016

Shedding Light on Long Island: Learning Tour for Grantmakers

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00am to Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 5:00pm

... and diverse regions connect to statewide grassroots campaigns & policies. Long Island’s unique character is ...

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Site Visit

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All Funders

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Community Development

Ford, Rockefeller Offer Templates for Guiding CEO Transitions at Big Foundations

Release Date:

03/07/2017

In a relatively short period of time, there have been some high-level changes at important philanthropy organizations, leading to questions of both why this is occurring, and what’s involved today with managing a CEO or president transition at a...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Bloomberg Fact Checks NYTimes on Climate Change

Release Date:

03/20/2017

Thanks to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign (which I have supported through my foundation), we have already achieved two-thirds of the emissions reductions envisioned by President Obama’s yet-to-be-implemented power plant regulations.

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Michael R. Bloomberg Family Foundation

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund: A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems

Release Date:

05/17/2017

RBF made headlines a few years ago by announcing plans to divest from fossil fuels. What's the update on the fund’s divestment process and RBF’s mission-aligned investing?

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Ms. Foundation For Women and New York Women's Foundation Take A Stand With Prosperity Together

Release Date:

11/14/2017

Members of Prosperity Together, a nonpartisan coalition of 29 public women’s foundations dedicated to empowering low-income women and their families, are joining together for a #GivingTuesday campaign.

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Surdna Foundation Celebrates Centennial Year with $4.5 Million Commitment to Equitable Community Development

Release Date:

12/06/2017

... supporting citywide and regional coalitions, networks and campaigns led by members of low-wealth communities and ...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Surdna Foundation

05 Apr 2018

The NRA's Power to Thwart Gun Control & How Organizations are Responding - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, April 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

In the wake of the Parkland shooting, it has once again become clear that the NRA has an outsized impact on policy. Join us for a conversation, hosted by FCCP's Money in Politics Working Group, discussing the national and state perspectives around...