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Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy During Polarized Political Times

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02/06/2012

By Beth Herz, Senior Associate for Programs and Strategy, Surdna Foundation ... can be found in this article . Beth Herz is Senior Associate for Programs and Strategy at the Surdna Foundation, ...

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Our Demographic Destiny is Not Our Democratic Destiny

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05/16/2017

... the 2000 Census numbers came out, many of us fell into a default dream about the impending political power of the new ...

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Civic Engagement

23 Oct 2018

The Art of Knowledge-in-Action: Building Your Reflective Practice as a Funder

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9:00am to 11:00am

Experienced funders often say that grantmaking is both an art and a science. To be effective, philanthropy practitioners must continually build their technical skills and content expertise but how do funders keep getting better at the ‘art’ side?...

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

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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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Altman Foundation

Preparing Vulnerable Populations for Crisis: What We’ve Learned and Funding for the Future

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05/09/2013

At our Annual Meeting, we held three member engagement sessions focusing on topics related to rebuilding and resiliency post-Hurricane Sandy.

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

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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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Philanthropy New York

Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities

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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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Toshiba America

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

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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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Disaster Relief

Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

During the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than invest in newer, smaller, and “riskier” ones. In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York...

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United Way of New York City

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

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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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How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

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08/23/2010

In our latest blog post, Lisa Turngren, President of the Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation, offers a unique way of looking at one of our most pervasive social issues—one which suffered a recent funding setback here in New York—and suggests that a...

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Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

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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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Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials

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02/13/2013

An in-depth profile of Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” conference.

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Health

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Four charter schools will be launched under initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg

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03/05/2013

The state Education Department has received applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Open Society Foundations.

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The Transformative Power of Philanthropy

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05/09/2013

... to the celebration, I’ve been contributing a series of posts about what we’ve learned about strategic philanthropy ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Underwater Mortgages, Drowning Cities, and Rogue Financiers

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08/06/2013

A blog post by Robert C. Hockett, Fellow at The Century Foundation.

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NY Charities Bureau Launches Searchable Database of Non-Profit Dissolutions Approved by Attorney General

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08/07/2015

New York’s Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 made changes to the procedures concerning transactions that previously required court approval. Now, petitions for approval of most transactions – disposition of assets (other than by religious...

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Jerome Foundation Helps Woman Filmmaker Get to Tribeca 2016

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04/15/2016

Deb Shoval's film, "AWOL," about a young woman in search of direction in a post-industrial town with little economic opportunity, will premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival on April 15.

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