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New York Community Trust President, Lorie Slutsky, Joins Community Foundation Leaders to Discuss the Role of Donor Advised Funds in Their Communities

Release Date:

08/20/2018

... in charitable giving. As community foundation leaders, we need to understand the impact of this growth and ensure ... manage and donate to these funds adhere to best practices. We know there have been some...

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The New York Community Trust

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Insights from “The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership”

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02/03/2023

... Readiness for Black Board Leadership” Last Fall, we hosted a conversation exploring the journey toward greater ... possible. By holding space to be open and authentic, we interrogate how we...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Membership Snapshot

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05/2023

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04 May 2020

New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting - via Zoom

Monday, May 4, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis is setting in, we in the environmental funder community are working to ... environmental issues affecting the NYC landscape at large. We invite you to come together with...

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

17 Jun 2021

Moving Beyond Anti-Asian Myths and Violence to Multi-Racial Solidarity and Action

Thursday, June 17, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... about racial equity and economic disparities. Organizing , advocacy, and building solidarity work have also ... one of the byproducts of upholding white supremacy. If we don't want history to repeat itself...

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Immigration

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Staying Power: Our Foundation at 75 Years

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06/06/2013

We ’re pleased to have Michael Gilligan, President of the ...

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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

We ’re pleased to have Vincent Stehle, the Executive ...

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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/24/2012

We ’re pleased to have Ben Cameron, Program Director for the ...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Mellon's New Leader Reshaping Foundation's Public Face

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06/29/2014

... the world and positions itself in public debates. "If we believe in the value of the humanities and the arts ... ... Mellon foundation to say that. ... There are times when we should be below the fold...

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Education

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PIMCO Foundation Director Explores Impact of Corporate Giving

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08/31/2015

... “It’s a real call to action to say, ‘Well, are we having the biggest impact we could have? What do people need to make their lives better and are we giving it to them? If not, what can...

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Rockefeller Funding of Resilience Officer in Chicago Makes News

Release Date:

05/03/2016

... would be doing in the newly created job. The only thing we know for sure is that somebody other than Chicago taxpayers is paying Koch’s salary. “When we used to make investments as a city — we...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

... the landscape of potential recipients of their money. “ We are in a historic moment in this country and in philanthropy, and if we believe that our old behaviors and old ways of doing ... will continue to make...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas

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08/02/2016

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas We are thrilled to share with you the evolution of the ... the last 25 years and what the world calls us to do now. We are enormously grateful to the many...

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Staten Island Foundation Supports Worker-Owned Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island

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06/20/2017

... official launch of two new businesses. “Exciting because we 're going to be our own bosses we have our own business and we 're going to run it the way we 've...

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Gender Justice

The Staten Island Foundation

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Pamela Shifman of NoVo Foundation on the Responsibility of White People in Philanthropy to Dismantle Racism

Release Date:

02/23/2018

... in philanthropic giving are fundamentally about whom we trust to lead us to change, whom we think of as strategic, and how we measure the capacity to do great work. Grant makers must ...

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Social Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Names David Blumenthal, M.D., as Its Next President

Release Date:

08/01/2012

... Fund Board Chairman James R. Tallon, Jr. said, " We are extremely fortunate to have Dr. Blumenthal take the ... aim will be to honor Karen’s leadership by ensuring that we continue to contribute...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Sheila Burke and Simon Stevens to Join Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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08/22/2013

... Directors. Both will join the Board in November 2013. “ We are very fortunate to have Sheila Burke and Simon Stevens ... said Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal, M.D. “ We are very pleased to be able...

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PhilTV: When a Community Foundation Takes a Bold Stand, Aligning Mission and Approach Matter

Release Date:

10/27/2015

... because of, or in spite of , their willingness to say we want to have an LGBT law here in this incredibly ... which it now has.” Cardona’s response: “I wish we could take that last 60 seconds and broadcast it...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Episcopal Health Foundation

PhilTV: Funders, “Blow People’s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide

Release Date:

01/15/2016

... health and preventative services, but it’s even more; we need to look broader.” Referencing an earlier point ... to fit into these crazy, structured, demanding norms that we ’re supposed to be… If I’m a young...

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