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Improving the Health of Older Adults Using Integrated Networks for Medical Care and Social Services

Release Date:

07/10/2015

... an integrated health care and social services delivery system . The project is developing exportable tools and ... to seamless, high quality health care and to make the system as cost-effective as possible...

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Insights

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Aging

Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

We Need Your Input on Justice Reform

Release Date:

05/18/2016

... reduce the number of people entering the criminal justice system . PNY’s Education Working Group is planning on ... of developing programs looking at the ways in which our system “criminalizes poverty” with...

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PNY News

The Time is Now for Philanthropy to Talk about Healthcare

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... This is a crucial moment for the American healthcare system and all of the nonprofits wrapped up in it – from ... of Obamacare repeal, issues such as payment and delivery system reforms, how “community based...

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PNY News

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Health

Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

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04/25/2017

Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird today announced the appointment of Beth Cobert, former Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a long-time leader at McKinsey & Company, as Chief Executive...

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Appointments & Transitions

Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Named President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Release Date:

05/17/2018

... health care professionals in an evolving health care system .” Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, Dean and Executive ... Chicago, our medical school, and the hospital and health system .” Dr. Humphrey will be the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

After We Say Goodbye

Release Date:

01/29/2010

In August of 2009, Anita Nager, the former Executive Director of the Beldon Fund, began a discussion on this blog regarding “spend out” versus “in perpetuity.”

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All Funders

As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded

Release Date:

01/08/2013

Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's three public library systems receive less government support even as their circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson...

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Member News

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Public Policy

Funding Area

Arts

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

Release Date:

05/16/2013

By Ramtin Arablouei, Program Manager, Health and Environmental Funders Network The word “fracking” has been all over the media over the last few years. Hydraulic fracturing , or “fracking,” is the technical shorthand for the...

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Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

Release Date:

04/06/2016

New York Community Trust Program Associate Salem Tsegaye says the arts can help sustain a vibrant, more equitable New York.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

Community Development

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The New York Community Trust

Member Input on Official Statement on the Johnson Amendment

Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has voted to recommend that our organization formally approve a statement concerning the repeal of the Johnson Amendment . The next stage in our policy approval process seeks comments from members. We...

07 Jan 2014

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00am to Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:00pm

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector.

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Professional Development

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Program Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Three Essential Insights on International Impact Investing

Release Date:

09/08/2014

Cynthia Muller of Arabella Advisors examines impact investing in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.

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Insights

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Impact Investing

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

Release Date:

12/06/2012

By Rafael Benitez, New York State Youth Leadership Council Philanthropy New York’s Education Working Group , in conjunction with the Donors’ Education Collaborative and the Fund for New Citizens at The New York Community Trust,...

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Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart

Release Date:

05/15/2015

New York State Health Foundation President, James Knickman, explores the disparities in access to services between NYC neighborhoods.

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Community Development

Education

Food Systems

Health

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New York Health Foundation

PhilTV: Funder Advocacy Is Powerful in Conversation on NP Sector Sustainability

Release Date:

05/24/2016

Fred J. Ali, president and chief executive officer at the Weingart Foundation (L), and Doug Bauer, executive director of The Clark Foundation, discuss that which strikes fear into the hearts of many funders, from LA to NY: "The Big A Word."

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The Clark Foundation

Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change

Release Date:

05/04/2016

Recently, pop culture has been “like an injection of hi-octane fuel into the engine of public discourse about institutional racism, gender identity, immigration, pay equity, and other issues of social justice.

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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Unbound Philanthropy

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Legacy Foundations and Risk-Taking: Different Approaches to Empowered Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/07/2017

Dara Major, philanthropic and social sector advisor, challenges funders to "embrace the power of philanthropic diversity, and work together toward more empowered philanthropy."

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos's Education Department

Release Date:

02/20/2018

A federal judge granted The Century Foundation's request for a temporary restraining order against the Department of Education — what is thought to be the first order of its kind against Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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Member News

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Education

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The Century Foundation

06 Jun 2018

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

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Please join Human Rights Funders Network for their webinar series to explore funders' role in supporting social movements.

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Social Justice

25 Jun 2018

Unpacking Nutrition Education – Why It Matters for NYC Students

Monday, June 25, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

School gardening, hands-on cooking, food justice education, health literacy - by any name nutrition education is more important than ever for students' health, academic achievement, and development as 21st century citizens.