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Joining Forces for Equity

Release Date:

07/11/2019

Philanthropy New York along with the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Maryland Philanthropy Network, Northern California Grantmakers, PEAK Grantmaking, and Philanthropy Northwest have joined forces to...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropy New York

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

PEAK Grantmaking

Philanthropy Northwest

Northern California Grantmakers

20 Apr 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and Strategies that Support the Transition to Adulthood

Thursday, April 20, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... to the latest Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Report System (AFCARS) data, 20,789 youth "aged out" of the foster care system when they reached the age of 18 or finished high .....

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Children, Youth and Families

Now Hear This: The Wisdom of Trans Voices

Release Date:

09/19/2018

... have solid proposals about how to improve the health system to be more responsive to all people. Education: TGNC ... that pushes them out of school and into the justice system . These young people face unique...

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PNY News

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Gender Justice

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Philanthropy New York

Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 2

Release Date:

09/21/2015

... could strategically intervene within this complex system to advance equity. Broadly, advocates suggested: ... nonprofits; Reexamining the arts and culture funding system , including hierarchies of culture,...

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Insights

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Arts

Community Development

Social Justice

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The New York Community Trust

Marketplace IT Glitches: The Sky Is Not Falling

Release Date:

10/03/2013

... their subsidy was not recognized by the pharmacist’s IT system , or that their prescribed drug was not covered by ... In the District of Columbia, which is refining its system for automatic eligibility...

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All Funders

Funding Area

Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

18 Apr 2012

Improving Teaching: What’s Evaluation Got to Do with It?

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... On March 15, the New York Legislature passed a revised system for principal and teacher evaluation, which does use ... as a measure of teacher performance. But, the New York system is based on multiple...

20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... on current efforts underway to repair Albany’s broken system . PRESENTERS • Ana María Archila , Co-Executive ...

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Issue-Based

Sample Job Descriptions: Grants Management Associate

Publication date:

11/2013

The following jobs descriptions for grants management associate professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aligns Investments with Mission: Diversifying Investment Managers

Release Date:

03/31/2020

... WITH OUR MISSION: DIVERSIFYING INVESTMENT MANAGERS [ PDF ] Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aligns Investments with ...

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Member News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Leadership for Change: Will, Skill, and Courage

Release Date:

03/23/2023

... need more, deeper and/or different kinds of talents in the system ? How much unleashed vs. caged/inhibited talent is already in the system ? How much of that have we recognized? ” Sheryl notes ...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Transparency

Foundation Strategies to Inform Federal Policy in the United States

Publication date:

11/2013

A study to support the evaluation of the Rockefeller Foundation’s promoting equitable and sustainable transportation initiative.

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Report

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Foundation Strategies for Policy Reform

Publication date:

03/2014

A study to support the evaluation of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Transportation Initiative.

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Report

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Public Policy

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

U.S. Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts, Search Histories

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... history of legal immigrants as part of a new tracking system set to roll out next month. The policy applies to not ... known as an A-File, which is the official record-keeping system for an individual going...

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Sector News

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Immigration

Sample Job Descriptions: Controller

Publication date:

08/2013

The following jobs descriptions for controller professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Foundations Team Up to Fund Invisible Transgender Communities

Release Date:

07/12/2016

... be on the frontlines of building a health care system that is both competent and responsive to the needs of ... LGBTQ Issues, February 2015), http://www.lgbtfunders.org/ files /TRANSformational_Impact. ...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries

Release Date:

07/05/2014

Many Americans wait six days or more to see a doctor when they are sick and need care, ranking the United States toward the bottom in a Commonwealth Fund study of wait times for treatment in 11 countries.

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let's Start in Our Back Yard

Release Date:

04/14/2021

... elections, electoral experts called New York’s voting system the worst in the country, noting it is ... voter-friendly city with a fair and barrier-free electoral system . We know our local government will be...

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Insights

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Ford Foundation

Did Exxon Deceive Its Investors on Climate Change? - Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, Featured in The New York Times

Release Date:

10/21/2019

New York’s attorney general is about to square off against the oil giant in court.

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Family Fund

Grantmakers Should Seize the Moment to Support Racial-Justice Solutions

Release Date:

10/10/2014

Shireen Zaman, Director of the Security & Rights Collaborative at the Proteus Fund, co-authored this opinion piece on the urgent need for racial justice funding.