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A Year of Service

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07/23/2014

... AmeriCorps, Vista and the Peace Corps currently receive about 600,000 applications for about 100,000 positions, which are funded by Congress. Of these about 5,000 are in New York City. The...

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... grantmaking organizations, engage members in discussions about topics key to effective philanthropy, foster an ... exercise influence and become agents of change. Learn more about our Leadership Development...

06 Mar 2013

Keeping Risk Above Water Part 1: Can Mission-Related Investing Be Used for Disaster Response & Recovery?

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

... those who will be called upon in times of crisis, think about investing in a more secure and sustainable future, ... from three field-builders who will share their insights about how mission-related investing...

11 Apr 2013

ENDGAME - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, April 11, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... to spread over the past 30 years “The film is as much about race in America as it is about HIV, how a virus has exploited our inability to deal ... choices they face. The story of HIV in black America is...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

17 Apr 2013

Keeping Risk Above Water Part 2: Investing in Adaptation, Disaster Response & Recovery

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Please join us to learn about market-rate investment opportunities in disaster ... those who will be called upon in times of crisis, think about investing in a more secure and sustainable future, ... a climate-...

09 Nov 2015

How Does Implicit Bias Influence Philanthropic Effectiveness?

Monday, November 9, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... explore how Implicit Bias also affects our perceptions about the size of organizations, leaders of organizations, ...

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How Funders Can Use the Power of Art to Heal in Post-Conflict Settings

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11/02/2016

... across societal divides. Funders also wanted to know: What about metrics and research? From an M&E perspective, it would ... in this field in order to make evidence-informed decisions about effective...

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Andrew W. Mellon Supports Fellowship Program Diversifying the Intellectual Leadership of Scholarly Publishing

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06/29/2017

... Meadows, Charlie Rapple, and Robert Harington have written about gender inequities in scholarly publishing. In other ... For this reason, I was especially interested to learn about the University Press...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces ShiftLabs: A Community Design Lab on the Future of Work

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02/28/2018

... local and regional markets, learn from successful examples about how similar communities and workforces have adapted, ...

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Workforce Development

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How Open Road Alliance is Helping Cure a Blind Spot for Philanthropists

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10/02/2018

... have been edited and condensed. How did Open Road come about ? Laurie Michaels: My background is as a psychologist. I ... there’s generally not a plan B, which when you think about it is extraordinarily outside...

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01 Apr 2026

Rethinking Risks in Philanthropy: Myths, Misconceptions, and Where Funders Should Focus - A Webinar Hosted by Foundant

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... own rising uncertainties. Yet many common assumptions about risk in philanthropy, how it shows up in grantmaking, ... advisory, for a discussion to unpack the misconceptions about risk in grantmaking that...

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We've Moved!

... opportunities to learn, share and connect. Learn more about why we chose to make this big move. We've Moved! .....

The Grantmaking Formula for the New Normal

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03/25/2013

... below eight percent, there is still much to be concerned about . In New York City, we have two million – that’s two ...

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79 percent in neighborhoods hardest hit by Sandy say rebuild even in face of risk

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07/30/2013

... (and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation) also found that about 1 in 4 Americans believe they live in an area extremely ...

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09 Oct 2012

Service for Impact Working Group Breakfast

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

9:00am to 10:30pm

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

... new opportunities. We’ll also spend time learning more about Reimagining Service ( www.reimaginingservice.org ) how ...

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09 Dec 2010

Shareholder Activism: Changing Corporate Behavior

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... polluter, would you ask it to clean up its ways? What about a company that repeatedly violated safety laws or one ... labor? As the company’s owner, would you be concerned about the impact of these practices...

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To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked

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09/19/2013

... The authors base their conclusion on hard questions about whether what they, as leading social entrepreneurs, ...

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