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14 Sep 2011

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Encouraging and Improving Staff Learning and Development at our Foundations

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Henry Luce Foundation, 51 Madison Ave., 30th Fl., NYC

... through feedback from peers and mentors, and 10% occurs in “formal training” -- the kind of staff development most of us talk about, when we bring in an outside facilitator and have staff sit in...

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04 Dec 2013

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Understanding and Evaluating Professional Employment Organizations (PEOs)

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 -

7:45am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... are or have explored this as an option, or participate in a PEO and are open to sharing your...

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HR & Operations Staff

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NYC Among First Group of Cities Chosen for Rockefeller Resiliency Challenge

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... including former president Bill Clinton, will receive resources to help them build their resilience in order to endure catastrophic events -- both natural and ... more quickly from them. Each city will receive...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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28 Feb 2014

The Impact Assessment - Moving Towards Greater Impact

Friday, February 28, 2014 -

7:00am to 10:30am

US Trust

... are making a difference? We all want to have impact—or, in simpler terms, make a real difference. This desire often ... tool to identify opportunities to increase their impact. In small breakout groups,...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Impact Investing

Useful Skills for Grantmakers

Publication date:

06/2012

... or job experience that will fully prepare you for a career in grantmaking. However, there are numerous skills that will ... prepared to enter this field and be successful: Expertise in a given programmatic area Nonprofit experience Good ... abilities Good oral communication skills Proven excellence in writing Comfort with a behind-the-scenes role Volunteer ...

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William Simon President Questions Motives of "Liberal" Foundations Working To Advance Democracy

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07/23/2014

... "an obvious, politically liberal, ideological agenda" in the name of advancing the "public interest." Writing in the Wall Street Journal, James Piereson singles out ... for Women, the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arts

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The Rockefeller Foundation

11 Sep 2014

Generational Transitions: The Never-Ending Story - Webinar

Thursday, September 11, 2014 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

... This webinar is only open to PNY members. Members : In June 2014, the National Center for Family Philanthropy ... an NCFP account , please click here to register. In Collaboration with National Center for...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

13 Nov 2014

Avoiding Avoidance: Addressing and Managing Conflict - Webinar

Thursday, November 13, 2014 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

... inherently good nor bad. Conflict will always occur in an organization that's growing, evolving, and changing. ... 12th. This webinar is only open to PNY members. Members: In June 2014, the National...

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Family Foundation

NYCT Believes Backing STEM Education is Critical to Building a Strong Workforce

Release Date:

04/28/2015

... Education is Critical to Building a Strong Workforce In May 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a tech talent ... tech industry and train New Yorkers for high-paying jobs in the field. The $10 million dollar...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

Technology

Workforce Development

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07 Jul 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch: Meet Our New FAN Members!

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

In addition to quarterly meetings, the Foundation ... we hope to have a discussion around possible career paths in HR and philanthropy administration. We also intend to ... for foundation administration, including...

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All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

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U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

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06/04/2015

... that internal changes to economic and other policies in Cuba are shifting the landscape there in ways that are as dramatic, if not more so, than President ... Cuba "has a really good history of protecting...

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Ford Foundation

Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Remarks on the Effects of Impact Investing

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08/17/2015

... charitable goals with their decisions about how those resources are invested. As Clara Miller of the F.B. Heron ... negative." The F.B. Heron Foundation is guided by a belief in socially responsible...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

29 Oct 2015

Exploring Grantmaking Strategy: Options and Approaches

Thursday, October 29, 2015 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... your own foundation, how would you strategically use your resources to accomplish your mission? Would you: Weigh the ... members of the Young Leaders Breakfast Club. Participate in a discussion and exchange on...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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All Funders

Emerging Leaders

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HR & Operations

William T. Grant-Funded Study Explores Effect of Financial Distress on Academically Prepared Minority Students

Release Date:

09/10/2015

... confirmed that many encounter obstacles after enrolling in college without adequate financial resources . “Students were surveyed in the fall, winter and spring of freshman year,” said ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Economic Security

Education

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The Rockefeller Foundation, Moore Foundation Join Fund for Shared Insight

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11/10/2015

... effort among funders that pools financial and other resources to make grants to improve philanthropy. Shared ... will be more effective and make an even bigger difference in the world if they are open to...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Helmsley Trust Supported Data Tool: From Foreclosure to Homelessness, Now You Can Map NYC’s Problems

Release Date:

12/01/2015

... Now You Can Map NYC’s Problems New York City is rich in data resources for understanding the unique assets and challenges ... comprehensive, up-to-date, easily accessible, or in the right...

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Housing and Homelessness

Community Development

Health

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

Publication date:

12/2015

... local and national reforms. Throughout 2015, they engaged in a process with their partners to take stock of the money in politics and fair courts field, and of their roles as ... and infrastructure needs? The report also includes resources and links to readings to help funders think further ...

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Report

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Economic Security

Social Justice

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... this season of giving, I will join millions of Americans in volunteering to feed the homeless, contributing to ... field of institutional philanthropy emerged and flourished in the pattern of Carnegie’s mold...

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