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Unbound Philanthropy Welcomes Elyse Lightman Samuels

Release Date:

04/18/2014

... in International Nonprofit Management and Public Policy at NYU Wagner’ s School of Public Service, a MFA in Creative Nonfiction ... of the Arts at Columbia University, and her bachelor’ s...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Immigration

Social Justice

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Unbound Philanthropy

12 Mar 2014

What Philanthropy Can Do To Help Reduce Poverty in America Today

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... on what has been accomplished since President Johnson' s 1964 State of the Union address.    This session ... it now and into the future. Explore: • What role( s ) philanthropy is positioned to play today...

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Issue-Based

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Economic Security

05 Oct 2016

Urban Agriculture & Social Justice Activism

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

http://sph.cuny.edu/ Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as...

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Community Development

21 Jun 2012

Funders of Women and Girls Network Lunch

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC

... around social equality and economic security for NYC’ s women and girls, within the context of class, ...

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Network Building

05 Oct 2011

Health Policy Working Group Networking Breakfast

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... who fund in healthcare and learn more about each other’ s work and goals for the year. This meeting will also serve ...

11 Mar 2014

An Examination of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act from the Foundation Perspective

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... Act of 2013, the most comprehensive reform of New York’ s nonprofit laws in decades. The new requirements, most of ... author of the act as the Chief of the Attorney General’ s Charities Bureau, Julie Floch,...

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Issue-Based

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Executive Leadership

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

20 Jun 2012

Learning a New Language: Digital Media for Advocacy

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... , multimedia journalist, new media strategist, and NYU faculty member Designed for All interested funders. ...

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Issue-Based

05 Mar 2014

A Donor Discussion on Climate Change and Food Resilience with Contributions from Global Indigenous Representatives

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -

10:45am to 1:30pm

Philanthropy New York

This session will address the vital role funders play to bring Indigenous Peoples’ contributions into high spheres of influence and in a partnership role. Funders will hear firsthand from Indigenous representatives from Asia, South America, and...

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Issue-Based

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

25 Apr 2012

Power to the People: Participatory Budgeting as a New Model of Civic Engagement in NYC

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... design of materials; Alexa Kasdan , Urban Justice Center' s Community Development Project, responsible for research and .....

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Issue-Based

5/20/2015 - Should we be Afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy - Webinar Recording

Publication date:

05/2015

View materials and the recording of the webinar, "Should we be Afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy."

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Audio/Video Recording

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Foundation for Child Development Sponsors Study that Finds Children Learning English Require Better Support for Academic Success

Release Date:

03/01/2017

... for more than 9 percent of K-12 enrollment in the U. S . -- lag behind their English-speaking monolingual peers in ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

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Foundation for Child Development

Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges

Release Date:

04/14/2017

... the liberal arts and independent colleges. The council’ s public-relations push has been supported by a number of ...

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Member News

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds New Research on the Energy and Environmental Implications of the Digital Economy

Release Date:

04/18/2018

... blockchain technologies. David Rejeski, who directs ELI’ s initiative on Technology, Innovation, and the Environment ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

26 Feb 2013

Health Care Reform’s Impact on Women and Families: Are Funders Ready to Make the Most of 2013?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... and State Congressional elections brought the public’ s attention to the “war on women.” Politicians and the ... men have higher unemployment rates than women; women’ s wages and jobless rates vary among...

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Network Building

Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons from the Gulf Coast

Publication date:

04/2008

... and recovery activities. Find a summary of PNY’ s post-Sandy activities , along with links to background ...

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Report

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

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Ford Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Sloan Foundation Gives Wikimedia Foundation $3M for Structured Data Project

Release Date:

01/12/2017

The San Francisco-based Wikimedia Foundation has announced a $3 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to make freely licensed images accessible and reusable across the World Wide Web.

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Member News

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Communications/Media

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

03 Nov 2011

Lifelong Learning: Targeting Your Education Dollars to Create, Sustain, and Serve Learners of All Ages

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Last winter, Philanthropy New York’ s EngAGEment Initiative highlighted the changing demographics ... is getting older. By 2050, more than 20% of the world’ s population will be over 60. New York’ s...

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Issue-Based

25 Feb 2014

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VIII: Re-Imagining Impact

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

7:00am to 12:00pm

Baruch College School of Public Affairs

Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VIII: Re-Imagining Impact: Leadership Strategies for Greater Results." Foundation leaders,...