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14 Jun 2017

Social Impact Exchange: 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 2:45pm

... This year's theme is Breaking Through: What Can Philanthropy Do Differently to Achieve Game Changing Results ... Partner, MirRam Group Kerry Sullivan, President, Bank of America Foundation Kelvin Taketa...

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Professional Development

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Conference

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Impact Investing

What Benefits One Might Benefit Us All

Release Date:

11/01/2017

... One Might Benefit Us All A Message from the President of Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown, published originally in ... 1, 2017 edition Philanthropy New York supports a number of...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Health

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

28 Jul 2020

How Family Foundations Can Listen4Good - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

The National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family ... including why and how to get involved, and answer all of your listening and feedback questions. Explore How the ... help you...

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Tools & Strategies

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Evaluation

16 Sep 2021

Food for Thought: What Comes Next? A Discussion of How We Prepare for the World

Thursday, September 16, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and streamlining reporting and application processes, philanthropy has shifted its modus operandi. However, the ... Philanthropy New York members to discuss how the events of 2020 are...

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Network Building

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

02 May 2018

Stronger Together: New Frontiers in Funders Supporting Social Movements - May Webinar Hosted by HRFN

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... a first come, first served basis.* This webinar is a part of a three-part series : April 4 – Measuring the capacity of social movements May 2 – Are we making smart ... for transformative change? June 6 – The...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Social Justice

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... to Impact Investing by Phillip Henderson, president of the Surdna Foundation Re-posted with permission from the ... the Surdna Foundation in 1917, five successive generations of the Andrus family have worked...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

The Perpetuity Debate

Release Date:

04/29/2014

... four foundations whose boards had considered the question of spending down. But by most accounts, this conversation ... 1925 continues in perpetuity spending approximately 5.4% of its assets in 2012 while...

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Governance

The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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The Rockefeller Foundation

In The Public Trust

Publication date:

06/2005

... on shared values and professional practices adopted by Philanthropy New York's Board of Directors. In The Public Trust .....

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Benchmarks

Board/Committee Materials

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Governance

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Philanthropy New York

When It Comes to Youth Justice, a Look Abroad Could Teach Us Lessons

Release Date:

05/05/2015

by Diane Sierpina, Program Director of Justice Programs, The Tow Foundation This piece ... to do just that. In early March, I had the good fortune of joining a team of passionate New York City...

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Justice Reform

A Commitment to Playwrights: The Tow Foundation’s 2014 Residency Program

Release Date:

12/09/2014

... full time salary and health insurance 2. The guarantee of having a work produced by a major off-Broadway non-profit ... a targeted fund—using a relatively small portion of its resources —to...

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Arts

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The Tow Foundation

The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids

Release Date:

08/25/2014

... a country is only as rich as its poorest citizens. In most of the developed world, the poorest citizens are the children ... our country’s most pertinent problem. If you took all of the 16 million poor...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

Health

Social Justice

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The Century Foundation

Making Change Not Grants: Combining the 3 Roles of the Arcus Foundation for Impact

Release Date:

06/02/2015

... & Strategy, Arcus Foundation There’s been a lot of discussion in the philanthropic community about the need ... of research, pursuing policy change, leveraging new resources —in order to...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Funding Area

Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

New President Selected to Lead the William T. Grant Foundation

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Gamoran as its new president. He is currently the John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies and Director...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... through strategic grantmaking across a diverse array of disciplines. The Sloan Foundation’s Energy program ... policy-relevant research that expands our understanding of the economic, technological,...

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Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

Technology

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

02/20/2015

Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation announced today the election of Ursula Burns to serve as a member of its Board of ... named CEO,...

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Community Development

Education

Health

Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

Oscar Raposo Jr. Joins United Way of New York City

Release Date:

08/18/2016

Oscar Raposo Jr. Joins United Way of New York City as Executive Vice President & Chief ... and Operations Officer NEW YORK, NY — United Way of New York City (UWNYC) today announced the appointment of...

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United Way of New York City

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Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Release Date:

06/29/2017

Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation The Alfred P. Sloan ... has named Adam Frederick Falk to be the next president of the Foundation, effective January 2018. Falk is currently ... and...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Don't Overthink It

Release Date:

04/30/2019

... the recent government shut down – the longest in U.S. history -- we followed the stories of the hardships placed on both furloughed government ... Financial hardships varied in impact – from lack of...

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Disabilities