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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

PhilTV: When a Community Foundation Takes a Bold Stand, Aligning Mission and Approach Matter

Release Date:

10/27/2015

... initially that was not the case – a community foundation in Indiana on whose board he served. The foundation “was ... same time to raise as much as money as it possibly could in the donor-advised funds...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Ford Foundation

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Episcopal Health Foundation

PhilTV: Funders, “Blow People’s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide

Release Date:

01/15/2016

... surpassed maternal mortality as the leading cause of death in teenage girls globally, demonstrating how dire the mental health crisis is internationally, especially in such a vulnerable population. Confronted...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

PhilTV: Women, Own and Embrace Your Power

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04/11/2016

... many foundations are led by well-meaning white men, and in those foundations there are women and minorities among the ... lens of race and gender. But they want to make their case in a way that doesn’t make...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Leadership Development

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Gender Justice

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Brooklyn Org

The Right Mix of Leaps and Refinements

Release Date:

05/04/2016

... from PNY President Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly May 2016 edition. Sometimes important progress happens in what seems like small refinements, sometimes in...

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President's Message

The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... fossil fuels. For the 135 foundations (and counting) in the Divest-Invest movement, there are three reasons to ... the world are to meet the climate change targets agreed to in Paris last December of ensuring...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Impact Investing

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The Educational Foundation of America

Philanthropic Leadership: The Time Is Now

Release Date:

08/01/2016

Leadership in philanthropy doesn’t just happen on its own. It grows ... Group: One of the many ways our members take on leadership in the Philanthropy New York community is by serving on a ... share advice and...

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The Joys and Frustrations of Managing Young People

Release Date:

09/29/2016

... Fellows Doing? On October 26 th . July marked my first full year at Philanthropy New York as the inaugural Public ... Tatianna Scott. Tatianna wrote about her time with us in an Insights piece in...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville

Release Date:

01/09/2017

Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville by ... Baer, Program Associate, The New York Community Trust In case you haven’t heard, New York City will have its...

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The New York Community Trust

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Paul Di Donato Announced as New President and CEO of Proteus Fund

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... from his 30 years of fighting for justice and equality in the areas of LGBTQ rights, HIV/AIDS and public health, ... and worked at the organization for more than nine years. In his time at Proteus Fund , Paul...

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

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03/09/2017

... corporate, philanthropic, and civil society partners in the dynamic South Asia region. As regional director, Nair will guide the foundation’s operations in New Delhi, serving three countries with a staff of...

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Ford Foundation

This Guy Has Plans to Make Your Foundation More Accountable

Release Date:

03/15/2017

... Edition Since he launched the Inside Philanthropy site in 2014, David Callahan has been a profiler of philanthropic ... his new book “The Givers: Wealth Power and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age,” Callahan...

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16 Jun 2017

Philanthropy New York’s 38th Annual Meeting: The Power of Participation

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8:00am to 1:30pm

... program develops. We will also send all registrants a full listing of speakers in the days before the Annual Meeting. Preliminary Program: ... Executive Producer, Democracy Now! Chris Hayes , Host, All...

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Social Justice

Learning Exchange and Discussions (in partnership with Race and Equity in Philanthropy Group)

A three-part intensive cohort exchange Are you a leader in a foundation that has committed to equity work but is now ... introducing new equity-focused policies and practices in your foundation? Would you enjoy a...

Brooklyn Public Library Receives $400,000 From The New York Life Foundation

Release Date:

06/16/2014

... exceeds $900,000 since helping to establish the program in 2007. “We are deeply grateful to the New York Life ... Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is an independent library system for the 2 .5...

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New York Life Foundation

This Month’s Upgrade: Comprehensive Local Affinity Group Pages

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05/19/2015

... almost exactly a year ago, we took a big step forward in the sophistication of our information presentation and ... there were a whole bunch of online goals we wanted to meet in the future. For example, we...

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The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform

Release Date:

10/07/2015

... from PNY President Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly October 2015 edition. ... the stated goal of transforming Newark’s public school system . He also challenged other...

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James Short Named Program Director for Teaching and Human Capital Management at Carnegie Corp.

Release Date:

02/09/2016

... with nearly 30 years of experience, Short is an expert in teacher education and professional development. He comes ... Corporation from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where he was the...

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Education

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

Release Date:

11/28/2016

... Forward by Sampriti Ganguli, CEO, Arabella Advisors In the wake of the elections, philanthropy faces a new ... levels often have significant power within our federal system , and local progress on issues can...

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Arabella Advisors

On Cuomo’s Vital Brooklyn: Start With Existing Community Assets

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... Health Foundation At a well-publicized event last Friday in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood, Governor Cuomo ... spaces and healthy food, while transforming the healthcare system by increasing access and...

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