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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

Release Date:

12/21/2012

By Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable ... of $50 million above and beyond our annual ongoing Arts Program allocation . Through the Artist Awards, at least 100 ... combined with...

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Insights

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All Funders

Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

01/09/2015

... Joan Mitchell Foundation, Christa spent three years as a Program Officer at the New York Foundation for the Arts ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

Education

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Joan Mitchell Foundation

21 Jan 2016

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 8:00am to Friday, February 5, 2016 - 5:00pm

... an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in ... Issues Pam Foster, Managing Director, Program Operations & Associate...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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Program Staff

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... of the Joyce Foundation’s Gun Violence Prevention Program , will take part in the panel discussion that will ... of the Joyce Foundation’s Gun Violence Prevention Program , about the organization’s approach to...

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Insights

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Communications/Media

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Media Impact Funders

Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

Release Date:

07/07/2015

... that evaluate "what works” could do a better job of sharing their insights. Groups such as the Foundation .....

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Insights

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Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Bessemer Trust

Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... McKay never expected she would one day have a full-time job in the sustainable energy industry. She lived in public ... Energy to people in her neighborhood. “With this position , I’m earning more money than I...

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Sector News

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

United Way of New York City Board of Directors Elects Donald F. Donahue and Michael J. Schmidtberger as New Co-Chairs

Release Date:

06/21/2016

... of the Board. Donahue and Schmidtberger assume the position from Robert J. Kueppers, who served as Board Chair ... of the Resource Development committee, taking over the position previously held by George...

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Appointments & Transitions

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United Way of New York City

Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

Release Date:

04/04/2017

Teresa Younger, President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, and Vanessa Daniel, Executive Director of the Groundswell Fund, challenge the philanthropic community to increase funding to people of color-led grassroots organizations.

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Groundswell Fund

14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is the second part of a two-part series. The ... first part was a site visit to a model summer learning program at PS 48 in Jamaica, Queens. Research has ... and Community Development Danielle Pulliam...

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Children, Youth and Families

01 Dec 2020

Interested in Working in Philanthropy?

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... priorities of foundations you may encounter on your job search A realistic picture of the ... Director of Operations, The Tow Foundation Jordan Joseph , Program Associate of Donor Initiatives...

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Network Building

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Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

04 Feb 2010

Summer Learning Loss: How Can It Be Reduced?

Thursday, February 4, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... learning time (ELT), education, and youth development. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Effective summer programs can reduce ...

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Issue-Based

The Century Foundation Welcomes Jeff Madrick as Senior Fellow

Release Date:

04/01/2014

... and commissioned reports addressing such challenges as job creation, financial regulation, and infrastructure ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Century Foundation

New York City's Community Foundation Carries Out Charitable Legacies of Brooke Astor and Many Others

Release Date:

06/07/2017

... each receive $75,000 for a joint mental health training program for safety-net agencies. Families with tight finances ... agency counsels and supports 26,000 at-risk children at 60 sites in Brooklyn, Manhattan...

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Member News

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The New York Community Trust

Markle Foundation and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate a Skills-Based Labor Market for the Digital Economy

Release Date:

06/29/2017

... a post-secondary degree, certificate or credentialing program . Particularly vulnerable are the nearly seven out of ... workplace. Skillful’s coaches and online services enable job seekers to learn what skills...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Microsoft Corporation

How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

Release Date:

03/30/2020

... educate their children while also holding down a virtual job . As the right seizes upon this moment to further limit ... Postponed the scheduled April/May launch of our 2020– 2025 c3 and c4 Blueprints until the...

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Member News

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

Health

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Groundswell Fund

F.B. Heron Foundation Is Going 'All In' with 100 percent Impact Investments

Release Date:

02/26/2018

... be a reliable environment in which somebody would get a job and that would allow them to get a home and a nice path ...

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Member News

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Open Funding Opportunity for the Justice Fund at The New York Women's Foundation

Release Date:

01/07/2020

The Justice Fund at The New York Women’s Foundation is excited to announce that we are seeking grant proposals focused on Community Engagement and Systems Change efforts and initiatives.

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RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Justice Reform

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The New York Women's Foundation

30 Mar 2016

Shedding Light on Long Island: Learning Tour for Grantmakers

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00am to Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 5:00pm

Join grantmakers from across New York State committed to learning more about how the social, economic, and political landscapes of the state’s fascinating and diverse regions connect to statewide grassroots campaigns & policies. Long Island’s...