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Clark Foundation and Clark Sports Center Featured in NYTimes

Release Date:

07/30/2015

... the ceremony here, where he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But the maid of honor was not a relative or ... Instead, it was Jane Forbes Clark, chairwoman of the Hall of Fame, who staged a...

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The Clark Foundation

PNY Core: Financial Series

This popular series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that provide a spectrum of nonprofit finance-related professional development, including a mini-series for IRS Form 990 and Audited Financials fluency. It is a part of our...

PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

Philanthropy 101 is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. It is for PNY members only. The curriculum was developed in partnership with the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy's Grantmaking...

PNY Core: Financial Series

Informing the Context for Philanthropic Work The PNY Core: Financial Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that help funders understand how to assess organizational health through financial analysis. These interactive...

How Foundations Can Be the Risk Takers They Want to Be

Release Date:

06/25/2014

Some suggestions for foundations that want to promote innovation through their grantmaking.

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Arcus Foundation

Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

William T. Grant Foundation President Adam Gamoran discusses the role high-quality social science research can play in identifying programs, policies, and practices that can combat mounting inequality in the United States.

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart

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02/19/2015

NoVo Co-Presidents, Jennifer and Peter Buffett, discuss the importance of love in the philanthropic sector.

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The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing the Greek Crisis

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08/21/2015

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Co-President, Andreas C. Dracopoulos, explores the critical nature of the role the foundation has played in assisting during Greece's economic crisis.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street

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01/19/2016

Meredith Jenkins of Carnegie Corporation of New York stepping down to lead the investment team at Trinity Church Wall Street.

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Trinity Wall Street

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

The Schott Foundation announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte.

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

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05/04/2016

Hilary Pennington of the Ford Foundation says social justice fellowships use non-traditional ways to recruit talented individuals already working toward positive change in their communities.

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With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis

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10/26/2016

Darlene Curley, CEO of the Jonas Family Fund, writes about the challenges that will become a crisis if funders do not address increased demand for health services.

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

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01/11/2017

Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Arcus Foundation, writes, "Unlike our colleagues in government, business, and civil society, foundation executives face relatively little outside pressure to achieve impact. We are free to fail, with no...

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Taking the Long View on Health Care – A Note to Congress

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01/30/2017

Christopher Koller, president of the Milbank Memorial Fund, writes a letter with three suggestions Congress should consider when debating next steps for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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TCC Group

Law & Order Politicians Don’t Care About Your Programmatic Silos

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02/06/2017

Shiza Pasha, Philanthropy New York Public Policy Fellow, writes that young people who should be learning in schools, receiving treatment or expressing themselves through the arts are instead targeted and caught up in the system’s dragnet.

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Do You See Yourself In the First Nations Struggle?

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03/02/2017

Patricia Eng at the New York Women’s Foundation, writes about her recent discovery that this country draws its own roots from the principles of governance in tribal nations, yet this is not taught as part of American history.

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Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway

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03/27/2017

Zeyba Rahman at the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art writes, "I am convinced that the arts offer a common language with which to understand one another and to break through the substantial barriers dividing our country."

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Doris Duke Foundation

Our Democracy, Philanthropy and What’s Next

Release Date:

06/21/2017

On many days, I feel small. I feel powerless to influence those who can make the world more democratic and caring. But not last Friday. And not today. Last Friday at Philanthropy New York’s 38 th Annual Meeting: The Power of Participation, hundreds...

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PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving

Release Date:

11/15/2017

This morning, after an extensive review process that solicited input from the entire membership, Philanthropy New York’s Board of Directors voted to approve two new official policy statements related to tax reform discussions occurring in the United...