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How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?

Release Date:

12/17/2014

... talked about the need to find balance between tapping the power of affected populations to tell their stories and ... need to make inferences about the best use of limited resources based on what is known...

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PNY News

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Impact Investing in New York and Beyond

Release Date:

07/12/2012

... and others who want to make an impact are harnessing the power of impact investing to pursue the changes they want to ... By employing a thoughtful approach, you can bring new resources to bear and advance...

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Insights

Audience

All Funders

10 Mar 2015

Supporting Grantee Capacity

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... knowing the foundation's capacity for capacity building, power dynamics, and assessing impact. Explore Important .....

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Roundtable Discussion

Workshop

Livestream

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Location

New York City

20 May 2015

Should we be afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy - Webinar

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... trends’ are: The growing push to convert wealth into power through philanthropy The ‘footprint of private ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Location

International

11 Feb 2016

National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen

Thursday, February 11, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... to support more diverse representation within positions of power ? What impact would that have? Numbers count, but what ...

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Professional Development

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

06 Apr 2016

New Pathways for Building Immigrant Women’s Leadership

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... women are leaders. But with limited access to networks of power , and at times facing strict gender norms within their ... women. Explore The importance of supporting networks and resources that focus on...

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Professional Development

Format

Audience

Topic(s)

Leadership Development

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Immigration

Gender Justice

Chosen by Librarians, 2016 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announced

Release Date:

01/12/2016

... in recognition of Andrew Carnegie's deep belief in the power of books and learning to change the world, and are .....

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

Education

Related Organizations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... in our institutions, and in our lives. They hold the power to capture, nourish and move us. They serve as a ... with Office for Civil Rights (OCR), ARTS has increased our resources and commitment to centering...

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Insights

Funding Area

Arts

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

The New York Community Trust

We’ve Been Here Before, But Now We Know Where We Are

Release Date:

11/17/2016

... “serve as a connector of people, institutions, ideas and resources , as well as a catalyst for advocacy and action for ... elements of our politics and our institutional exercise of power . A difference, however...

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PNY News

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative to Be Featured on Philanthropy Reality Show

Release Date:

01/12/2017

... TurnUp Program , a component of its Growing Youth Power Project - a year-round holistic food justice project ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

Related Organizations

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Meeting My Philanthropy Peers in This Incredibly Small, Incredibly Big World of Ours

Release Date:

03/07/2017

David Biemesderfer of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers writes about WINGSForum 2017, which brought together about 300 participants who work for philanthropy associations, networks and support organizations from more than 40...

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Insights

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Autonomous Driving Will Transform Cities: Is Philanthropy Paying Attention?

Release Date:

05/23/2017

... Autonomous Vehicles , an effort that leverages the unique power of philanthropy to convene stakeholders around complex ... and policies already underway. These, as well as other resources to come, will support...

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Insights

Funding Area

Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies

How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us

Release Date:

06/27/2017

... cultural policy initiatives aimed at harnessing the power of the arts to increase wellness and social cohesion in ... creative place because of the plurality of cultural resources it houses in every borough...

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Insights

Funding Area

Arts

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The New York Community Trust

Mid-Year Moment for Reflection

Release Date:

07/05/2017

... moments from our speakers on the day’s topic, “ The Power of Participation ,” the video and highlights of which ...

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President's Message

PNY News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

12 Oct 2017

ESSA: How Much Will it Change School Testing, Equity, Diversity and Discipline Practices?

Thursday, October 12, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), each state was given more power and tasked with producing its own framework for ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

12/11/2017

... especially at a moment in our national history when the power of free speech has never been more critical. I look ... Board of Trustees. Leveraging the Foundation’s resources and influence, I am confident we...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

19 Nov 2019

Equity, Access and Degree Completion: The Promise of Collective Impact in NYC

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... New York City. #DegreesNYC has brought together people and resources to build a powerful movement to transform practice ...

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Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... sector: she led efforts to create more and better resources for girls’ and women’s rights work by creating ...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

NoVo Foundation

NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Launched To Support New York City Nonprofit Organizations

Release Date:

03/20/2020

... services like online learning and teacher and parent resources to help communities nationwide.” The NYC COVID-19 ... Foundation recognize the arts and humanities’ unique power to cultivate hope in the midst of...

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Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Doris Duke Foundation

The Estée Lauder Companies

Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

Mellon Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Charles H. Revson Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

UJA-Federation of New York

Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation

08 Jun 2021

At Long Last: Redressing and Repairing Racial Segregation

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... segregation Specific policy changes that can help shift resources to African American families The role and ... Forward program series, supporting the sector to shift power , center relationships, and move from...