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15 Jan 2013

Reframing the Debate Over Gun Violence: Advocacy and Education Efforts Working with Partners in Media

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:45pm

... in laws, regulations and social norms that guide the use of guns in America. For years, nonprofit advocacy and ... to bring greater attention to the scope and seriousness of the problems associated with gun...

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23 Mar 2010

Change Philanthropy: Stories of Successful Policy Work and Collaboration

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... York’s Special Committee PHILANTHROPY CONNECTS as part of the series The Future of Philanthropy . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: CEOs, trustees, ... effective, long-term strategies that address root causes of...

31 Jan 2011

Promise Neighborhoods: What Is the Promise and How Can Foundations Help It Shine Through?

Monday, January 31, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... by Philanthropy Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York, together with The Blue Ridge ... DESCRIPTION In late September 2010, the federal Department of Education (ED) announced grants...

26 Jun 2014

Foundations for Social Impact Bonds

Thursday, June 26, 2014 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... has played a critical role in the nascent world of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and Pay-For-Success (PFS). ... demand and support ongoing projects: Working directly with state and local government; Building...

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Finance & Asset Management

Impact Investing

15 Jul 2014

Art, Technology and Intellectual Property: How Funders Can Help Artists and Arts Institutions Navigate this Changing Landscape

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Part of Philanthropy New York's " Spotlight On the Arts " Series. ... this new landscape that impacts access to and distribution of art? What is the current state of...

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18 Nov 2014

Food Chains - Documentary Film Series

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:45pm

... for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Food Chains and a brief panel ... in the hands that pick it. Farmworkers, the foundation of our fresh food industry, are routinely...

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Workforce Development

How Philanthropists Can Play Politics

Release Date:

09/24/2012

... the topic in more detail. What we learned was that many of you (and 80 percent of the participants) have made—or plan to make—political ... or regional? If so, consider supporting avenues focused on ...

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All Funders

02 Nov 2015

Winning Ingredients: What Philanthropy Can Learn from the Marriage Equality Movement

Monday, November 2, 2015 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

... played in shaping and helping to execute key components of the comprehensive strategy to win marriage equality. ... intended to inform — and further maximize — the impact of grantmakers on social justice...

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Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning

Release Date:

10/19/2015

The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of David Barth as director of its Youth Opportunity and Learning program. In his new ... that meet citizens' needs and build an economy capable of...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Ford Foundation

A Call to Men and NY Women’s Foundation Host Training Institute to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls

Release Date:

10/21/2015

... and humanity at large,” said Ted Bunch, co-founder of A Call to Men and co-leader of the Training Institute. A Call to Men designs the ... that men and boys who adhere to rigid, traditional notions of...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

W.T. Grant Foundation Launches Blog Series on Research Evidence and Federal Policy

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10/29/2015

... social programs. In addition to taking stock of these efforts, contributors will outline the key issues ... policymakers will have to tackle as they debate the future of evidence-based policy. For nearly two...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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William T. Grant Foundation

ASPCA Grants More than $250,000 to Help More Than 100 Organizations Launch ‘Adoption Ambassadors’ Programs

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11/12/2015

... - The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced it has granted more ... who foster animals to become adoption counselors on behalf of their local shelters. Once...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Amy Berman, of the Hartford Foundation, to Be Honored with Grantmakers In Health's Terrance Keenan Award

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12/14/2015

Amy Berman, of the Hartford Foundation to Be Honored with Grantmakers In ... focuses on developing innovative, cost-effective models of care for older adults. While at the foundation, she has ... health care...

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Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Aetna Foundation Awards Grants to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise in Local Communities

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12/18/2015

... grants to 75 nonprofit organizations in 22 states as part of GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities, a program that ... take root in underserved communities. One component of GoLocal is the Local Roots grant...

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Food Systems

Health

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Aetna Foundation

13 Apr 2016

Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is a part of a four-part Legal Programs Series from our 2016 PNY Core ... Practices and Common Pitfalls The self-dealing, conflict of interest and related party transaction rules for private ... tax...

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Professional Development

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HR & Operations Staff

Finance Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

25 May 2016

No More Fake Funder Budgets! Transforming Grantee Financial Review

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... nonprofits to share their annual operating budget as part of grant application and reporting processes. But here's the ... don't need our money. Requesting budgets is just the tip of the financial...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

Grants Managers

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming

Release Date:

01/29/2016

... for Youth, announced Adam Gamoran, the President of the Foundation. “It is fitting that the Foundation ... during adolescence. As our field attempts to make more of a difference in the lives of...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities

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03/01/2016

... the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the two largest funders of humanities research in the United States, today announced ... projects must be conceived as digital because the nature of the research and the topics...

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Mellon Foundation

Hartford Foundation's Amy Berman Receives 2016 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy

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03/11/2016

... work to develop, test, and spread innovative models of care that improve health outcomes for older adults while ... Foundation, Ms. Berman has nurtured a dynamic portfolio of nationally influential programs...

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Member News

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Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

13 Oct 2016

Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... a year is stolen from workers' wages, affecting workers of all types of industries, including low-wage immigrants, office workers, ... Association Terri Gerstein , Labor Bureau Chief, New York ...