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Hurricane Season is Here, Sandy is Not Over

Release Date:

10/31/2014

... the storm and its aftermath brought? “We can't talk about physical infrastructure without talking about social ... This was the central message that emerged from a funder's briefing...

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Insights

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Disaster Relief

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North Star Fund

Open Society Foundations Announce 2019 Soros Equality Fellows

Release Date:

09/20/2019

... and empower their community; building the capacity of Asian American organizations to push back against ... in U.S. history; and defending California’s Native Americans ’ battle against false representations of...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain

Release Date:

09/07/2012

... to emergent and changing community needs. I wrote about this issue in my recent article for the Foundation ... of community dollars and trust, obligated to use those resources as wisely as possible through...

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Insights

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All Funders

Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces Request for Proposals from New York Charter Schools to Use EarlyBird to Detect Dyslexia Early

Release Date:

09/06/2023

... of an early education literacy crisis . According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), New York ... CEO & Chairman of the Heckscher Foundation for Children. About the Opportunity...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Philanthropy New York Welcomes New Board Chair and Members

Release Date:

06/06/2025

... where she oversaw the finance, accounting, IT, human resources , operations, and grants management functions; vice ... Fund. In her free time, Rasmussen is just as passionate about nonprofit finance and...

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PNY News

Philanthropy Delaware Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer, Tynetta Brown

Release Date:

10/26/2020

... impact of grantmaking, and ensure members have access to national best practices and philanthropic resources . She will be responsible for the day-to-day ... Care and Kids Chance of America and Delaware...

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Appointments & Transitions

Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... Topics in Southeast Asia When it comes to writing about the long-contentious issue of hydropower dams in ... Studies (CKS) hopes to form a “network of Southeast Asian scholars in the region” through the...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Henry Luce Foundation

Ford Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Ten Communities as 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners

Release Date:

10/26/2021

... Native Village; Drew, Miss.; Howard County, Md.; National City, Calif.; Palm Beach County, Fla.; Rocky Mount, ... and coordinated steps to usher in lasting change. More about the winners: Addison, Ill. —...

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Member News

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Community Development

Health

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Sample Job Descriptions: Communications Assistant

Publication date:

10/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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Job Description

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

30 Oct 2025

Journalism and Democracy: A Convening on Philanthropy's Role in Strengthening the Press

Thursday, October 30, 2025 -

2:00pm to 5:30pm

... delivering facts and analysis, it elevates community voices , sparks dialogue, and equips people to make informed ... and opportunities for democracy at both the local and national level. The challenges facing...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Grants Dedicated to the Well-being of Native Communities

Release Date:

07/09/2020

... House Alaska ; First Peoples Fund ; IllumiNative ; National Indian Child Welfare Association ; Parents and ... child well-being at DDCF. “These grantees are passionate about and well-poised to take on the...

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Member News

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Community Development

Health

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Doris Duke Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reimagine US Monuments

Release Date:

10/07/2020

... she continued. “We want to ask how we can help think about how to give form to the beautiful and extraordinary and ... years. Grants have included $5 million to support the National Memorial for Peace and...

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Member News

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Arts

Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry

Release Date:

09/24/2014

... The money will flow through Youth Speaks and its Brave New Voices Network Initiative (BNV), and go to 25 local ... to develop a robust website with online training and other resources for capacity-building for...

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Member News

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

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Surdna Foundation

Ford Foundation

10 Nov 2020

Financial Coaching with a Racial Equity Lens: Recommendations for Funders

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 -

9:30am to 10:30am

... offer an opportunity for interested grantmakers to learn about a forthcoming brief about Financial Coaching with Racial Equity Lens and have ... with the brief's co-authors. Participants will learn...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Economic Security

Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

Release Date:

10/21/2015

... their academic careers—provide scholars with material resources and an intellectual community to develop new ... and Irene Schwartz, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities,...

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Member News

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Announces New Staff and Board Members

Release Date:

10/15/2020

... in the United States to advance our mission to bring about a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. It’s ... to advance racial and gender justice. Find out more about them below — and join us in...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Serious Policy Between Our Two Ferns

Release Date:

04/23/2014

... and varied programmatic backgrounds important observations about foundation investment strategies, strategic planning, ... and careers. Clearly Miller knows a thing or two about the reality of policy...

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PNY News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

The Wallace Foundation

Leadership Transition at Philanthropy New York

... were open to PNY members to share their thoughts and ideas about the needs and aspirations for the role. If folks were ... about structural racism through our programming and resources shared...