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14 Apr 2016

Coming to a Close: Lessons From Two Spend Down Family Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

If your foundation decided to spend down and cease operations in a defined period of time, what might the process look like? It’s a question more family foundation boards are facing, as entrepreneurs pursue philanthropy the way they conducted...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

19 Apr 2016

A New Vision for Gates: Bob Hughes Goes to Seattle

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Robert Hughes, the President of New Visions for Public Schools since 2000, and long-time advocate and champion of public education in New York City, will be joining the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as the new K - 12 Strategy Director in June...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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Education

21 Apr 2016

Documenting Impact featuring “Girl Rising” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)

Thursday, April 21, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Join us for an online OVEE screening featuring clips and conversation from Girl Rising, one of the five powerful films selected for the 2015 Media Impact Festival.

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Communications/Media

Education

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Gender Justice

Children, Youth and Families

12 May 2016

Diverse and Dispersed: Managing a Far-Flung Family - Webinar

Thursday, May 12, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

In our increasingly mobile society, family philanthropies once defined by their proximity now encounter a new obstacle: geography.

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Announces New Executive Director

Release Date:

05/09/2016

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY) is proud to announce the selection of Jamie Allen Black as its new Executive Director.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Elluminate

Leadership Doesn’t Just Happen

Release Date:

05/12/2016

Phil Li of the Clark Foundation writes about the first of his two-year term as chair of Philanthropy New York’s board of directors. And wow, what a year it has been!

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock Announces New Program Officer Faron McLurkin

Release Date:

06/06/2016

McLurkin brings to the Veatch Program a deep knowledge of domestic and international social movements.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

21 Jul 2016

Documenting Impact featuring “The Look of Silence” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)

Thursday, July 21, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Join us for an online OVEE screening featuring clips and conversation from from the Academy Award-nominated documentary "The Look of Silence."

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Film Screening

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

NY Juvenile Justice Initiative Chair Penny Willgerodt Passes Baton to Julie Peterson and Kaberi Banerjee Murthy

Release Date:

08/04/2016

As a believer in leadership rotation and power sharing, NY Juvenile Justice Initiative (NYJJI) Chair Penny Willgerodt has stepped down to make way for new co-chairs Julie Peterson and Kaberi Banerjee Murthy.

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Appointments & Transitions

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New York Juvenile Justice Initiative

28 Sep 2016

Growing the Farm to Institution Movement: From Farm to Plate

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

As small and mid-size farms across the country continue to face pressure and are being lost at astounding rates, new local economic outlets are being sought to keep these farms in business. For some, farmers’ markets and CSAs have provided a much...

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Livestream

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

Oscar Raposo Jr. Joins United Way of New York City

Release Date:

08/18/2016

Raposo brings to UWNYC decades of experience in global finance and operations across industrial, consumer and financial services—in both the public and private sectors.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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United Way of New York City

26 Oct 2016

Service for Impact

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.

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Ellen Braune Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications

Release Date:

11/15/2016

Bringing more than 20 years of communications, media production, advocacy, and strategic planning experience, Braune joins the Foundation to lead the organization's internal and external communications efforts.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Individual Giving, Forgotten No More

Release Date:

11/07/2016

Rimsha Khan, grants assistant at The Commonwealth Fund, writes that attending the first Philanthropy 101 class was a prime time to be exposed to and start learning about the philanthropic community in New York.

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Commonwealth Fund

Philanthropy Should Support States and Cities to Keep Advancing the Climate Movement

Release Date:

12/07/2016

Vien Truong, National Director of Green For All, writes that it has never been more important than now to stand together to protect vulnerable communities and fight for equitable climate solutions that will create an inclusive green economy for all.

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Insights

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Environment and Climate Change

The New Parameters of Our Policy Work

Release Date:

12/15/2016

Philanthropy New York’s Board of Directors has refined our official procedures for taking policy positions to more clearly articulate the parameters of our work, and they are important distinctions that all of our members should understand in this...

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PNY News

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation President and CEO Paul Joskow to Retire at End of 2017

Release Date:

12/16/2016

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation President and CEO Paul Joskow and Board Chair Sandra O. Moose announced yesterday, December 13, that Mr. Joskow will retire at the end of 2017 after ten years of service.

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Appointments & Transitions

Pinkerton Elects Daniel Mosley as New Chair

Release Date:

02/17/2017

A graduate of the University of Alabama, Mosley earned his earned his J.D. at Alabama and an LL.M. from NYU. He is the former chairman of the board of the Greenwich Hospital and a board member of the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club and several...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Mission Investors Exchange names Nhadine Leung as Managing Director

Release Date:

02/23/2017

Ms. Leung reports to the CEO, helping to execute the strategic direction and growth of the organization and its network, building on its recent successes and momentum.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Mission Investors Exchange

14 Jun 2017

Social Impact Exchange: 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact

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

At the 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact, funders, advisors and leaders from across the social sector gather to share knowledge, hear about co-funding opportunities and cultivate a community to help scale successful, evidence-based initiatives.