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Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... in a manner that respects both parties, the United Way of New York City has developed BoardServeNYC. Gordon Campbell, ... Way of NYC’s President & CEO, explains this innovative new...

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Governance

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Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

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11/13/2012

Like many New Yorkers, Philanthropy New York ’s staff learned during Hurricane Sandy that even ...

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Philanthropy New York

Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

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01/18/2013

... (RHI), one of the three winners of the 2012 NYCT- New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards, became a hub of ... disaster relief for their entire neighborhood. In a new blog post, RHI...

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Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts

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02/20/2013

The Carnegie Corporation of New York ’s Geri Mannion is quoted in this article examining the ... of United We Dream are tackling everything from finding new space to long-term goals......

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Immigration

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To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

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05/22/2013

Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian delivered this address to the ... a young French aristocrat visiting the United States saw a new phenomenon in America. In Democracy in...

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Report: What Works - and Doesn't - in NYC Schools

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10/08/2013

... strides" in raising high school graduation rates, two new reports published today find the New York City public schools still face huge challenges in .....

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Simons Foundation Launches Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem

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03/03/2014

... Many Electron Problem, a program focused on developing, implementing and applying new methods for determining the quantum mechanical behavior ... together scientists who have developed the most exciting...

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Science

Technology

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... as they move together in this uncharted territory of new ideas, Miller adds. He lays out a four-step cycle of ... and refinement to help the foundation’s efforts adapt to new information and improve... Wallace...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Names Chun Lai as Chief Investment Officer After Donna Dean Announces Retirement

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10/16/2019

... Investment Officer After Donna Dean Announces Retirement NEW YORK , Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller ... responsible for real estate, as well as oversight of the New Haven...

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Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/23/2016

Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014.

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Health

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Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program

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01/17/2017

... The program is designed to make it easier for mayors to fund in-house innovation teams ("i-teams") and task them with .....

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Community Development

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Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Publication on Operating for Limited Life

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12/11/2018

In this Insights , Atlantic highlights the steps it took to address the challenges the foundation faced in navigating its path toward the end while seeking to accomplish ambitious programmatic goals: how limited life shaped investment, staffing,...

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

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02/08/2010

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York There is renewed interest in the issue of lifespan for ... Anita Nager contributed a blog post on the Beldon Fund ’s decision to spend...

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Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

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11/07/2019

... to support girls of color across the United States; led new investments in the leadership of Indigenous women and ... communities; and led the creation of the Radical Hope Fund to accelerate the most promising...

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International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

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04/25/2022

... that will support our conflict prevention mandate. This new funding will allow Crisis Group to help meet the growing ... use of social media to foment unrest to the deployment of new weapons for waging war and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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28 Jun 2016

Building a Healthy Financial Ecosystem for Artists

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... their own basic needs and attain fiscal security. Join the New York Grantmakers in the Arts in this conversation on the ... the Register Now link above. (no fee) Guests/Members of New...

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20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... the tax code provides simple methods for foundations to fund 501(c)(3) public charity grantees, there are often ... Fund Rickke Mananzala, Executive Director, New York...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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25 Jun 2018

The Money in Politics Implications of a Johnson Amendment Repeal - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, June 25, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

A repeal of the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits charitable organizations, including religious institutions, from intervening in political campaigns, could have a damaging impact on the integrity of the sector and further infuse money into our...

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Finding—and Using—the Right Tool for the Job: A Landscape Scan of Assessment Tools

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08/02/2018

... at certain stages of development, such as embarking on a new strategic plan, having new leadership in place, or planning for growth. Second, ...

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