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08 Oct 2019

Edgar Villanueva: Why Indigenous Wisdom Is Essential to Strengthening Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... which it's distributed causing separation and hurt in our communities ? How can wealth be used as a powerful tool of healing, love and belonging? Please join us for a conversation with Edgar Villanueva (...

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

23 Jun 2020

Exploring Your Foundation’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... and sharing knowledge to improve public policy. Join us to learn how peer foundations are carving out roles as ...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

Public Policy

Max Marmor Announces Retirement from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation

Release Date:

03/06/2023

... an extraordinary honor,” said Mr. Marmor. “Like all of us engaged with the history of European art, I have found ... has led the Foundation to strengthen its outreach to new communities , and to broaden the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation

The Scherman Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members

Release Date:

05/01/2023

... accessible and accountable democracy will take all of us —practitioners, leaders, and funders—committed to the ... mission of promoting equity and sustainability in our communities . Together, I am confident...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Scherman Foundation

New York is building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records

Release Date:

06/01/2014

... computer databases of medical records, a system that when finished will allow patients and doctors alike to see ... who visit emergency rooms are less likely to be admitted when they’re enrolled in the program...

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Health

Mellon's New Leader Reshaping Foundation's Public Face

Release Date:

06/29/2014

... for the Mellon foundation to say that. ... There are times when we should be below the fold. But there are times when we should be above the fold on certain critical issues," .....

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Member News

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars

Release Date:

11/03/2014

... two years. But unlike the early days of the foundation, when it went to great lengths to ensure recipients did not ... of their benefactor, it wants to go out with a bang when it makes its last grant in 2016...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Russell Sage Foundation Papers Help Explain the Growing Wage Gap

Release Date:

08/22/2016

... made, which is a damn sight better than 1965 or even 1995, when they made $0.60 and $0.71 for every dollar, ... to explain why women are no longer catching up to men when it comes to pay... Russell Sage...

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Member News

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Economic Security

Gender Justice

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Russell Sage Foundation

Ford-supported Research Finds Friends Help Female Vampire Bats Cope with Loss

Release Date:

05/24/2017

... that unrelated friends are important backup support when family members go missing. When they remove a major food donor, like a mother or ...

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Member News

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Health

Science

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Ford Foundation

The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear

Release Date:

09/07/2017

The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear When news leaked on Monday that President Trump had decided ... Republicans sabotaged a chance to help Dreamers in 2013, when John Boehner, the House speaker, refused...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Immigration

In Rural Kenya, Escaping A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... slightly distended stomach. “I was in a lot of pain when I had the treatment, and I was very scared,” he said, ... the scattered incisions, each about half an inch long. When Pkorkor’s stomach began to swell...

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Sector News

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International/Foreign Affairs

At James Blake Trial, Judge Invokes Law Shielding Police Records

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... officers. The issue reached a boiling point last year when the Police Department stopped providing disciplinary ... application of the statute appeared to expand again, when a Police Department judge invoked...

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Justice Reform

Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... For not quite two centuries starting in the mid-1660s, when a Dutch village was established under the name Nieuw ... white parishioners, the other for descendants of Africans. When the church moved, the...

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Sector News

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Community Development

09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... leverage their philanthropic assets and mission? Join us for a discussion with a leader from Mission Investor ...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

How Philanthropy Can Address the Needs of Our Veterans

Release Date:

11/05/2014

... problems veterans are experiencing and how best to deploy resources to address them. Veterans Day is just around ... sophisticated conference facility. Please join us on December 9! Best Regards, Ronna How...

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President's Message

PNY News

Funding Area

Veterans

12 Feb 2015

Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors

Thursday, February 12, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... thinker and continual learner, among others. Join us for a program based on the white paper “ The Makings of ... questions. In collaboration with Exponent Philanthropy Resources The Idea Factory (Jon Gertner)...

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Staff Promotions at Philanthropy New York

Release Date:

02/27/2015

... for these programs and events, including: event-related resources , distance learning offerings, program-related web ...

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Appointments & Transitions

16 Jul 2015

IT Security: Combat Advanced Persistent Threats

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

11:30am to 1:00pm

... Threat (APT) uncovered on their computer network. Join us to hear about how the Ford Foundation learned of the ...

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Topic(s)

Information Technology

20 Feb 2019

Activating Philanthropy’s Power for Change: The Role of Self-Assessment and Honest Feedback

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... change - with humility and attention to privilege. Join us for this interactive discussion with a panel of expert ... who have undertook this self-assessment Other related resources and trainings Presenters...