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Sample Job Descriptions: Program Assistant

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09/2013

The following jobs descriptions for program assistant professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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So, You Want a Job in Philanthropy?

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Getting Beyond Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/05/2013

Philanthropic executive and advisor Charles Hamilton shares his thoughts on Peter Buffett’s New York Times op-ed and navigating the complex challenges of “Philanthropic Colonialism.”

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Improving the Accuracy of Wikipedia’s Medical Information

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01/06/2015

New York State Health Foundation Program Officer Brian Byrd details a two-year study to help improve the quality of Wikipedia's health information.

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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5 Questions for…Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

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03/11/2013

Regina Mahone’s interview with Tides CEO Melissa Bradley originally appeared on PhilanTopic , the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on February 22, 2013 and is reprinted with permission. Philanthropy News Digest : Tell us about the...

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The Spend-Out/Perpetuity Distraction…and the Merger Option

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02/08/2010

... have valuable things to say. But the Foundation Center survey of family foundations makes it clear that perpetuity ...

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After We Say Goodbye

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01/29/2010

... communities of color remains woefully inadequate. A 2009 survey by Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Racial Equity Campaign ...

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Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

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08/31/2009

Philanthropy was once described as “invisible aid.”

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Capacity Building Begins At Home

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06/04/2009

... our own practice. Thus, the first two steps could be: Survey grantees about one’s own performance, and then take ...

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Some Measure of Leadership

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04/23/2009

... Administration. The recent Nonprofit Executive Outlook Survey from Baruch College shows a significant, recent ...

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Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

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07/07/2015

... future. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' recent survey of foundations—“ Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? .....

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Bessemer Trust

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims

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03/30/2017

... are viewed the least warmly by Americans. A January 2016 survey from Pew also noted that approximately half of ...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth

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09/24/2019

In his book, The Wretched of the Earth, published in 1961, Frantz Fanon noted what he considered to be the necessary conditions for the overthrow of colonialism: “To tell the truth, the proof of success lies in a whole social structure being changed...

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How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

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12/05/2019

... boards are notoriously white and elite . A national survey of foundation board members found that 85 percent were ...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

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03/30/2020

COVID-19 has pulled back the curtain on so much that is wrong in our society. For the Groundswell community, what is behind the curtain is not new.

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Groundswell Fund

What More Can We Do?

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02/03/2021

Brooklyn is home to the largest Black community in North America. The events of the past year have revealed in the starkest terms that systemic racism is the greatest threat to the health and well-being of our communities.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

Leadership for Change: Will, Skill, and Courage

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03/23/2023

At Philanthropy New York, we have no shortage of will to see equity-centered change management succeed in our organization and within our ecosystem, but we are just beginning to fully appreciate the different skills and courage required for the work.

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President's Message

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Channeling the Power of Collaborative Funding for Good

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03/29/2024

... funders and communities to achieve significant impact. A survey of more than 200 collaborative funds measured their ...

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