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Easy to Say and Hard to Do Well

Release Date:

05/02/2018

... for Effective Philanthropy, speak to our members about foundation effectiveness. Stressing the importance of a ... effectiveness – when do you know your foundation ’ s work is making a...

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President's Message

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08 Nov 2019

Philanthropy 101: Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, November 8, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the other modules: October 11 - So You're Working for a Foundation ... Power and Your New Community November 1 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues December 13 - ... What are the main components that...

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Professional Development

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Philanthropy New York Members Among 15 Major Funders Committing More Than $100M to the Tribal Nations Conservation Pledge

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03/21/2023

... “Conservation is not just about safeguarding land. It’ s about prioritizing people, especially those who hold the ... Tribal-led conservation are: The Alaska Conservation Foundation , The Christensen Fund ,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

Social Justice

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Doris Duke Foundation

The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/19/2012

The Schott Foundation for Public Education’ s new report paints a bleak ... at the same rate as their white male peers. Schott Foundation President and CEO Dr. John H. Jackson shares his ...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Report About NYC’s Libraries Sparks New Proposal from Speaker Quinn

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04/05/2013

The Center for an Urban Future’ s report, which was funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation , documented the important role that public ... to harness the incredible power of New York City’ s...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Public Policy

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Arts

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Philanthropy as Backer of Brains

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05/02/2013

The third in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’ s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of ... drawing from the stories of the Rockefeller Foundation ’...

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Governance

The Rockefeller Foundation

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$15 Million Gift and New Name for Community College

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04/29/2013

The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is giving $15 million to New Community College, ... largest donations ever for a public two-year college. The foundation is giving an additional $10 million to increase...

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Inaugural Bellagio/PopTech Fellows Announced

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08/07/2013

The Rockefeller Foundation and PopTech have announced the inaugural ... This August in Bellagio, Italy, the Rockefeller Foundation and PopTech are bringing together a group of ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Economic Security

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign

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08/06/2013

The New York Life Foundation ’ s four-year grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America will strengthen the organization' s academic programming for high school students. The Boys & .....

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The Charitable-Industrial Complex

Release Date:

08/26/2013

An op-ed by Peter Buffett, Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation . I HAD spent much of my life writing music for ...

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05 Oct 2012

Public Policy Communicators NYC: Twitter Today

Friday, October 5, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Communicators NYC is an informal group of nonprofit and foundation communications executives that has been meeting ... practical topics to improve our work. Whether it’ s looking at macro issues like FCC...

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13 Dec 2012

Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... goals. Prizes have the potential to advance a foundation ’ s mission in ways that can substantially augment ... Ways to utilize prizes to advance your foundation ’ s mission...

The Possible Philanthropic Response to Trayvon Martin

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08/19/2013

... from the Open Society Foundations and the Schott Foundation for Public Education are cited in a Nonprofit ...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Philanthropists Lay Out Education Priorities

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11/21/2013

Philanthropy New York President Ronna Brown, Ford Foundation Program Officer Fred Frelow and New York Community ... previewed the Education Funders Research Initiative' s six priorities for the de Blasio...

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The New York Community Trust

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B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City

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11/28/2013

... New York Times examined the history and work of the Altman Foundation and spoke with its president, Jane B. O'Connell, ... and sister of the last two presidents of the store and the foundation . There was...

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Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?

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05/28/2014

Who' s Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform? ... the Affordable Care Act? Or when the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation upped its already big committment to Enroll ... Medicaid expansion, as...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Health

Public Policy

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The California Endowment

10 Jul 2014

Community Driven Capacity Building: Creative Approaches From the Field - Webinar

Thursday, July 10, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Featured programs include: The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation has developed a paid internship program as one ... and racial inequities in North Carolina. The Pierce Family Foundation has developed an intricate...

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Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers

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07/07/2014

... in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation , and almost all its work is being paid for by ... this country,” said Susan Solomon, C.E.O. of New York’ s Stem Cell Foundation...

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

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Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color

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07/23/2014

... Junior Researchers of Color The William T. Grant Foundation has made $1.6 million in grants to improve the use ... between education research and practice. The Foundation also awarded $205,000 to three William...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security