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Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... Hurricane Irma, says if not now, when? “This is the time to talk about climate change. This is the time that the president and the E.P.A. and whoever makes ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Whitney Museum Wants To Bring A Permanent Art Installation To The Hudson River

Release Date:

09/21/2017

The museum looked to Barry Diller’s now-dead floating park for what not to do.

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Arts

For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... Course Dustin Jones must navigate an obstacle course every time he goes out. Mr. Jones, who uses a wheelchair, gets ... around the block until he finds a usable ramp. The one time he tried to roll off a curb...

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Leon Levy Foundation Supports Bird Migration Forecasts

Release Date:

04/27/2018

... Foundation Supports Bird Migration Forecasts For the first time , new maps are using radar to forecast nighttime clouds ... of migratory birds and track their flights in near real- time . A potential boon to...

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Animal Welfare

Environment and Climate Change

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Leon Levy Foundation

The New York Community Trust Awards Grants to 66 Nonprofits

Release Date:

10/20/2022

The New York Community Trust has announced $11.5 million in grants to 66 nonprofits to improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers across a range of areas

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

Health

Housing and Homelessness

Immigration

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Recording: 2025 Financial Series: Reframing Financial Due Diligence

The Program A participatory discussion on revising language, practice, and purpose for a values-aligned and grantee-centered process in a rapidly changing environment As the funding landscape and operating environment undergo rapid change, many...

09 Feb 2012

Family Philanthropy: Creating Your Giving Identity: Tools and Tips for Next Gen Philanthropists

Thursday, February 9, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

Teleconference

Most philanthropic families say they want the next generation at the table. Yet how do new trustees develop their personal values and ideas to contribute to the discussions? And when and if the next gen has a sense of how they’d like to give, will...

21 Feb 2012

Improving Internal Practices in Philanthropy

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

Is your foundation using best practices for internal processes? Join your colleagues for a two-part webinar led by 2011 graduates of the Career Pathways Program and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. E. Thomas Brewer, director of...

25 Oct 2012

Funder Briefing and Discussion: Five Borough Farm

Thursday, October 25, 2012 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... Project, Ian Marvy , Co-founder, Executive Director, Added Value Rupal Sangvhi , Metrics Fellow, Five Borough Farm ...

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Issue-Based

26 May 2010

Tools for Greater Fulfillment and Impact On and Off the Job: Knowing and Expressing Your Talents and Passions

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

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

... and to ensure that those around you understand your value and impact. In this reflective and interactive ...

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Network Building

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... American culture nurtures many myths about the moral value of hard work. The phrase “by the bootstraps,” still ... same reason myths often will: They ratify a deeply held value in American culture. They allow...

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity

Release Date:

02/01/2018

The company is celebrating its 35 th anniversary, and achieving this milestone during a special anniversary year helps punctuate the impact of Paul Newman's legacy.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Newman's Own Foundation

Build Up Advisory Group Shares Part III of How to Build an Effective Grant-Making Process

Release Date:

03/26/2021

Today’s Fast Build topic is about how to build an effective grant-making process.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Build Up Companies

The Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Lavastian Glenn Promoted to Vice President of Programs

Release Date:

12/16/2021

Lavastian will provide leadership and guidance for designing, implementing, and executing programmatic strategies

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Appointments & Transitions

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13 Feb 2024

Cultural and Faith-Based Funding Approaches in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

This session will explore the dynamic ways in which cultural and faith-based values can shape and inform the mission and impact of your family’s philanthropic endeavors. Faith has been imbedded in US philanthropy from its earliest days and many...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

Family Foundation

Private Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Food Funders Working Group

... New Jersey, and Connecticut. We provide information, resources , and networking opportunities for funders to invest ... CFF also aggregates and disseminates information and resources to its members, provides a...

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Launches Program to Support Community Development in Underserved U.S. Regions

Release Date:

10/23/2014

... (CDFG). The Program will deploy the Bank’s philanthropic resources for community development through high-performing ... investments in New York City. This concentration of CRA resources stands in contrast to...

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Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)

Release Date:

01/10/2013

... During the recent Philanthropy New York conference on resources for returning veterans , it struck me that very few ... veterans and their families, it became clear that devoting resources and energy to this...

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Insights

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All Funders

A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

Release Date:

08/28/2015

... Resource Generation, and others, have explicitly dedicated resources to support black-led grass-roots groups organizing ...

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Member News

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Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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North Star Fund

PNY's President Gives Insight on Funder Collaboration

Release Date:

09/08/2015

... private foundations — they also don’t have the same resources as public charities. Collaborating on a shared ... an organization that connects people, institutions and resources , said 15 foundations recently...

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PNY News

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