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ASPCA Board of Directors Names Matthew Bershadker President and CEO

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05/01/2013

... leadership, the ASPCA has risen to new heights in its response to cruelty and natural disasters. The ... the country. Last year, the ASPCA played a leadership role in the removal of 50 dogs from a Bronx dog...

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Animal Welfare

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Ford Foundation Appoints Achmat Dangor to Lead Its South Africa Office

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04/01/2013

... as head of its office for Southern Africa, which is based in Johannesburg and serves South Africa, Mozambique and ... and human rights advocate, Dangor has worked in various sectors in South...

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Teagle Foundation Announces Judith Shapiro as New President

Release Date:

04/02/2013

... is focused on improving undergraduate student learning in the arts and sciences. Dr. Shapiro was President and ... that the Foundation will continue its important role in improving student learning. She...

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Deanna Lee Named Chief Communications and Digital Strategies Officer at Carnegie Corporation

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09/03/2012

... and former broadcast news producer, with deep experience in communications, marketing, public affairs, digital and ... be critically important to Carnegie Corporation as we work in partnership with our...

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Communications

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ms. Foundation for Women Selects Deborah Jacobs as Vice President, Advocacy and Policy

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06/04/2012

... will develop a national advocacy and policy strategy in alignment with the Ms. Foundation’s strategic plan to ... grassroots and legal advocacy to promote civil liberties in the state. Jacobs started her ACLU...

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Public Policy

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO

Release Date:

04/02/2012

... 21st century association." Spruill has a deep background in nonprofit management, communications, and advocacy. Since ... a highly respected national organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., that...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... office, which focuses on Egypt. “At this seminal moment in Egypt, we are pleased to appoint a world-class leader like ... said Luis Ubiñas, President of the Ford Foundation. “ In a region undergoing transition...

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Stonewall Community Foundation Promotes Jarrett Lucas to Executive Director

Release Date:

10/18/2013

... team since 2010, brings more than a decade of leadership in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) ... Hyman. "Jarrett brings to Stonewall deep experience in the nonprofit sector coupled...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... development, and build just and inclusive cities in the United States, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the ... ideal person to lead a new generation of accomplishment in this critical area of the foundation’s...

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Economic Security

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Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

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02/12/2014

... will be overseeing strategy development and grantmaking in the foundation’s Energy program and overseeing the Sloan ... help manage the foundation’s support for basic research in the natural sciences,...

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Environment and Climate Change

Technology

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Century Foundation Welcomes Jeff Madrick as Senior Fellow

Release Date:

04/01/2014

... TCF. The Rediscovering Government Initiative was launched in 2011 by Madrick to put forward ambitious, evidenced-backed ... narrative that dominated public discourse beginning in the 1980s. He returns to TCF,...

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Exploring the Intersection of Arts and Culture and Other Funding Areas

Release Date:

09/10/2014

... from PNY President Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly September 2014 edition In last month’s New York PhilanthroPost Monthly, I ... justice, equity and diversity. Our...

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The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity

Release Date:

10/14/2014

... excise tax, designed to fund the IRS nonprofit division, in its current form limits the ability of foundations to easily respond to disasters by giving more in a short period. The revenue neutral proposal to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropy New York

Are Your Grantees Keeping Workers in Poverty?

Release Date:

10/22/2014

... It is a fact that nonprofits are among the employers in New York, and across the nation, that most commonly pay ... defined by their commitment to improve social conditions in some way. But there are several...

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PNY News

Nancy Mahon Named Estee Lauder Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship

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10/07/2014

... and M•A•C Global President Karen Buglisi Weiler. In her new role, Ms. Mahon will design and implement a global ... will have responsibility for synergizing best practices in these areas across the Company’s...

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Community Development

Health

Social Justice

The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

Release Date:

11/17/2014

... admirable work. Many of them – an estimated 35,000 in New York City, many of them part-time – are paid less than $15.00 an hour. In contrast, the average cost of compensation for a NYC ... no way to assure...

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Workforce Development

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Citizens Budget Commission

Classic and Cutting Edge

Release Date:

12/05/2014

... or anecdote is the actual work, even as it also fills in a larger picture. Scholarships are both an end and a ... can require keeping up with individuals over time. Even in the age of social media, this is a...

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Education

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

01/09/2015

... as the Joan Mitchell Center, an artist residency center in New Orleans, LA. A visual artist herself, Christa has ... Island. Christa Blatchford received her Masters degree in Fine Arts from Hunter College...

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03 Mar 2015

Expanding Your Advocacy Toolbox - Webinar

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... to inclement weather* Funders have a critical role to play in advocacy – but what are your options for engagement? In this webinar, we will explore a handful of engagement ... register@philanthropynewyork.org...

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All Funders

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Legal Issues

Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

02/20/2015

... business leader. She began her career at Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineer intern, and through the ... Consistently named one of the most influential women in the world, Ms. Burns leads an organization of...