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19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... Can Do.” Cass Conrad , Executive Director, CUNY School Support Organization . Ruth Genn , Director, College and ...

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01 Dec 2011

Don’t Cut Kids: An Update on the Federal Budget and Children

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... Results of polling data about the public’s level of support for children’s programs Strategies to protect ...

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03 Nov 2011

Lifelong Learning: Targeting Your Education Dollars to Create, Sustain, and Serve Learners of All Ages

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... for working alongside arts, health, and aging funders to support opportunities for learners of all ages. The ...

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07 Oct 2013

Transition Town NYC: Priceless Prosperity With Market Rate Returns

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:30am

Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Avenue, NYC

Join us as we bring three of the world’s leading economic visionaries together to discuss investing in local economies. Sustainability at a local level is becoming an increasingly important issue, and helps to create more self-reliant and joyful...

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11 Feb 2014

Promoting the Common Good: Standing Up for 501(c)(4)'s

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

... philanthropic sector can — and how some funders do — support (c)(4) work. It will also explore how these groups ...

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Public Policy

Funding Opportunity Program on the Future of Work

Release Date:

01/15/2014

The Russell Sage Foundation has announced a funding opportunity for research proposals to its program on the Future of Work.

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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Russell Sage Foundation

25 Feb 2014

Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

Mobile apps and computer games often spark images of teenagers in basements battling sci-fi creatures. But gaming now goes well beyond pure entertainment and is at the nexus of learning, advocacy and social change. Game makers are creating games for...

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Issue-Based

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Public Policy

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Technology

The F.B. Heron Foundation Welcomes New Team Members

Release Date:

04/15/2014

... interning for Heron on their communications team providing support in moving their influence strategy forward. She helps ...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ongoing national debate about how to strike the right balance between civil liberties and national security in the U.S. From the swift enactment of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and creation of...

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Robertson Foundation Executive Director Phoebe Boyer To Become CEO Of Children's Aid Society

Release Date:

07/15/2014

The Children's Aid Society has named Phoebe Boyer president and chief executive officer, and the first woman to serve in these roles.

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Tiger Foundation

14 Nov 2014

The Science of Effective Convenings – Smart Approaches to the Details

Friday, November 14, 2014 -

7:45am to 10:30am

Bring your questions and come prepared to share your own experiences of what worked well and perhaps not so well.

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

You Can Help Guide PNY in 2015

Release Date:

12/03/2014

As we look forward to 2015, we have a host of new ideas and initiatives in the works – to go with our new home!

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President's Message

PNY News

Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard

Release Date:

06/12/2009

... easier time finding their own way in the world without a support system, since, in the age of the Internet, access to ... arts organizations. But we should be clear that some new support system is urgently...

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All Funders

Welcome to Smart Assets!

Release Date:

04/23/2009

... proposal to improve the city’s engagement with and support of nonprofits. We encourage you to comment on his ...

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All Funders

29 Apr 2015

Measuring Impact: Joys, Monsters and Opportunities in Peacebuilding Monitoring and Evaluation - Webinar

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... of the evaluation field in peacebuilding, how funders can support better learning and impact in their grantmaking, and ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Eileen Wiseman Joins The Tow Foundation as Director of Strategic Initiatives

Release Date:

06/09/2015

... also collaborate with the director of justice programs to support current and develop new cross-disciplinary projects, ...

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Arts

Community Development

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Justice Reform

09 Sep 2015

Celebrating the Films of Frederick Wiseman: A Special Retrospective

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

Widely regarded as one of our greatest living documentary filmmakers, Frederick Wiseman has spent his nearly 50-year career making films that capture the drama and nuance of American institutions.