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Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber to Leave in June

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... Superstorm Sandy, she co-created the Brooklyn Recovery Fund to be a high-impact channel for local disaster relief. The Recovery Fund has since awarded $2 million for emergency response and ...

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Open Society Foundations Names Kenneth H. Zimmerman as New Director of U.S. Programs

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06/04/2012

... to Harvard Law School’s new Public Service Venture Fund . He will start at the Foundations in July 2012. Open ...

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Using Documentary Films to Promote Change

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09/30/2014

One of PNY’s goals is to develop quality programming that addresses a variety of funding areas in a unique, impactful way. We’re thrilled to partner with Ford Foundation’s JustFilms initiative for the eighth season of our Documentary Film Series.

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Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality

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11/13/2014

Elmezzi Foundation Executive Director Pooja Joshi O'Hanlon defines the popular philanthropic idea of "collective impact."

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We Could Not Accomplish All We Do Without Our Board of Directors

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06/03/2015

... Mortimer , Vice Chair, President, SIFMA Foundation Member, Fund for 2025 and Governance and Nominating Committees ... , Vice President, Administration, The Commonwealth Fund Co-Chair, Committee on Members...

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28 Sep 2016

Growing the Farm to Institution Movement: From Farm to Plate

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

As small and mid-size farms across the country continue to face pressure and are being lost at astounding rates, new local economic outlets are being sought to keep these farms in business. For some, farmers’ markets and CSAs have provided a much...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

28 Jul 2020

How Family Foundations Can Listen4Good - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... over time. Join us for an informational webinar on how Fund for Shared Insight’s Listen4Good feedback initiative ... Director, Listen4Good Melinda Tuan , Managing Director, Fund for Shared Insight Fay Twersky...

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New Momentum in Youth Justice Reform

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02/08/2017

... Lukas Haynes, executive director of the David Rockefeller Fund , and Liz Ryan, co-founder of Youth First Initiative As ... a federal, state, and local level, the David Rockefeller Fund has recently drawn...

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The Art of Dentistry, Or: How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

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08/23/2010

... Network (RAINN) ; the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) ; and feminist.com . Lisa Turngren ...

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Legacy Foundations and Risk-Taking: Different Approaches to Empowered Philanthropy

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06/07/2017

Dara Major, philanthropic and social sector advisor, challenges funders to "embrace the power of philanthropic diversity, and work together toward more empowered philanthropy."

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PNY Announces New Racial Equity Working Group

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12/02/2021

The Racial Equity Working Group is a partnership among philanthropic professionals who seek to build practice, shift power, and change systems to advance racial equity within their organizations and the philanthropic sector, more broadly.

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PNY News

27 Oct 2022

The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

A toolkit has been developed to provide actionable steps and resources for preparing boards to recruit and retain Black leaders. Join us for a discussion on potential challenges and recommended best practices for boards to consider as they begin or...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

Release Date:

01/07/2010

... education to broadband, and working rapidly on a phase two job creation strategy, it is still unclear how much ... Legal Department, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund , Inc. in the Poverty and...

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Getting Beyond Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/05/2013

... supports do have some of the hallmarks of slick marketing sites . It is not uncommon to see foundations conflate ... for NoVo initiatives, and that these impressive-looking sites will also become critical...

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From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

Release Date:

04/03/2013

Altman Foundation Program Officer Rachael Pine served as moderator for our recent program on the impact of disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, on vulnerable populations.

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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

Release Date:

12/19/2012

In this post reprinted from the blog of the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign, Edward W. Hazen Foundation President and Philanthropy New York Board member Lori Bezahler reports from the first-ever Congressional public hearing on ending the...

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Community Development

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Philanthropy New York

Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities

Release Date:

11/04/2010

On October 19th, Philanthropy New York held a collaborative program to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and provide funders with an opportunity to learn more about the Disability Funders Network and inclusive...

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Disabilities

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Toshiba America

The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey

Release Date:

06/13/2013

At the end of May, the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers held a bus tour that visited storm-affected communities in Northern New Jersey — an opportunity for funders from around the region to learn more from experts involved in the recovery and...

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Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

Release Date:

02/29/2012

In July 2009, New York Governor David Paterson asked Richard Ravitch to serve as Lieutenant Governor and develop a plan that would not only solve the state’s immediate budget crisis, but prevent new fiscal emergencies in later years.

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Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

Release Date:

01/18/2013

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Brooklyn’s Red Hook Initiative (RHI), one of the three winners of the 2012 NYCT-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards, became a hub of emergency disaster relief for their entire neighborhood. In a new blog...

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