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Ford Foundation Announces New President

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... development of the first public school built in New York City by a community organization. “Leading this institution ... Advisors , Friends of the High Line, the New York City Ballet and the Foundation for Art...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

The Rockefeller Foundation

Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access

Release Date:

06/30/2016

... high 250:1 student-to-guidance counselor ratio in New York City . Guidance counselors have little time, says the film, to ... faced by first-generation to college students in New York City , visit CARA online at...

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Education

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Ford Foundation Appoints Pradeep Nair as Regional Director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Release Date:

03/09/2017

... of the global cities network, chaired by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He also helped to foster the ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Grantmakers in the Arts Selects Edwin Torres as New CEO

Release Date:

08/16/2017

... New CEO Edwin Torres, deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, has been selected by the ... to relocate the GIA offices to the boroughs of New York City from Seattle in early...

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Arts

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The Right Mix of Leaps and Refinements

Release Date:

05/04/2016

... the reforms that could strengthen communities in New York City and across the nation. This half-day gathering of ... and chair of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration...

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President's Message

PNY News

The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform

Release Date:

10/07/2015

... operating budget of about $850 million in the largest city in New Jersey produced mixed gains in five years. ...

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President's Message

PNY News

Ford-funded Study Points to Potential Security Weakness in Online Voting Registration Systems

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... to popular opinion, voter information isn't private. Data sets containing voter names and demographic information ... can be purchased or downloaded - often from government sites themselves - for only a...

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Member News

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Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

Release Date:

05/12/2014

... even combined with governments, don’t have the resources to solve the world’s pressing problems alone – ...

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Impact Investing

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

Release Date:

10/23/2014

... and understanding first. You need to understand how data fit into their world, and tailor your use of it accordingly. It can be tempting to lead with data and research to make the case for why a particular...

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TCC Group

Google Pledges $1 Billion to Fund Non-Profit Education

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... announced the goal Thursday morning in Pittsburgh, the city where he arrived in the U.S. from India 24 years ago. ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Long Island Community Foundation Appoints New Advisory Board Members

Release Date:

04/02/2012

The Long Island Community Foundation recently named three new members to its Board of Advisors: Phyllis Hill Slater, John Murcott, and Edward C. Palleschi.

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Long Island Community Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Leisle Lin and William B. Petersen as New Senior Vice Presidents

Release Date:

02/01/2012

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the promotion of Leisle Lin to the position of Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations and William B. Petersen to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer.

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Bessemer Trust

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

The Wenner-Gren Foundation

12 Nov 2015

Families Funding Change: How Social Justice Giving Honors Our Roots and Strengthens Communities - Webinar

Thursday, November 12, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Join us in person or by webinar to explore strategies family foundations and donor advised funds can take to engage more deeply in grantmaking that builds toward long-term social change.

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08 Jun 2015

Philanthropy New York's 36th Annual Meeting, with Eliasson, Gbowee and Kristof

Monday, June 8, 2015 -

1:30pm to 6:00pm

Global Perspectives, Universal Connections A half-day conference focusing on inspirational stories and practical learning that all grantmakers can apply to their work.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Communications/Media

International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Gender Justice

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York State

12 Mar 2014

What Philanthropy Can Do To Help Reduce Poverty in America Today

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Sheena Wright, President & CEO, United Way of New York City What Philanthropy Can Do To Help Reduce Poverty in ...

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Issue-Based

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Economic Security

Silicon Alley: The Road to Tomorrow’s Workforce

Release Date:

11/12/2013

... Parsons The New School for Design Silicon Alley , our City ’s tech sector (and the nation’s second-largest), ... sector comes a new workforce, and who better than our City ’s youth to fill these slots? The...