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BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... public corporations, however, are largely issued within a system of checks and balances: rating agencies, the financial ... the institutional investor. Admittedly, portions of this system failed to provide...

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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

... accounts” and those who wanted to maintain the current system , whatever it was. Other (often more important) debates ... households, both in a more sustainable Social Security system and through a private...

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Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement

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01/20/2022

... of a mass mobilization to rescue our nearly 250-year-old system of self-government. Instead, experts in election law ... , was “to foster the infrastructure of democracy — the system of a free press, unions,...

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Trinity Church Wall Street Announces Spring 2022 Grants

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06/28/2022

... people and mentally ill individuals out of the prison system . Urban Justice Center will use their $100,000 grant to ... concerns to keep them out of jail and the criminal legal system . "Although there is...

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Trinity Church Wall Street

Our Journey: Celebrating the Eighth Year of Philanthropy 101 and Sharing What's to Come

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09/13/2023

... were and how we were challenged to face implicit bias and system racism/injustice in an authentic way." In terms of .....

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Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up

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12/16/2015

... many of who have been involved with the criminal justice system and the foster care system . Both Seth and the third panelist, Dan Diaz, ... development opportunities support them – to the system...

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The Art of Dentistry, Or: How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

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08/23/2010

By Lisa Turngren, President, Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation As philanthropists, we are many times faced with finding ways to fill a funding gap with our grant dollars. What we may oftentimes overlook is that beyond the gap...

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Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

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12/18/2009

For those of you who read blogs about philanthropy and charity (you’re reading this, aren’t you?), maybe, like me, you’ve been struck by a few of the articles about altruism and giving and human biology. Since we are deep in the middle of the “...

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Travelers’ Philanthropy: A Growing Trend in Development Assistance

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07/02/2009

When we travel, we have the opportunity to leave the best of ourselves behind wherever we go. Today’s traveling grantmakers can choose to minimize their carbon footprint and contribute with time, talent, and treasure to enhance destination...

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23 Oct 2018

The Art of Knowledge-in-Action: Building Your Reflective Practice as a Funder

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Experienced funders often say that grantmaking is both an art and a science. To be effective, philanthropy practitioners must continually build their technical skills and content expertise but how do funders keep getting better at the ‘art’ side?...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

27 Jan 2021

Connected? Broadband Access Remains a Challenge - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

As we continue to see a record number of COVID-19 cases throughout the United States, it is imperative that we stay in, stay socially distanced, and stay connected through high-speed internet access. Join us to discuss what grantmakers are doing to...

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Information Technology

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Economic Security

Philanthropy New York Stands in Solidarity With The Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

Philanthropy New York Stands in Solidarity With The Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Philanthropy New York stands in solidarity with our colleagues and members who are grieving and outraged over the vicious and violent...

25 Oct 2012

Based on Faith: Community Partnership Supporting Youth & Families in Child Welfare

Thursday, October 25, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Casey Family Programs has lead this collaborative New York City Faith-Based Initiative, which also includes New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), 11 churches citywide, seminaries who are training future pastors coordinated...

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21 Oct 2013

Sandy Bus Tour Site Visit – The Rockaways and Long Beach, L.I.

Monday, October 21, 2013 -

9:00am to 5:00pm

What Funders Can Expect from Participation A bird’s eye view of two communities deeply impacted by Sandy — what are their continuing needs, as well as what are innovative strategies nonprofits and other groups undertook that funders can support to...

Making Lemonade in February

Release Date:

02/12/2014

We realized that combining some of the functions of two positions into a Chief Operations Officer role would make the most sense.

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United Way of New York City

Serious Policy Between Our Two Ferns

Release Date:

04/23/2014

... strategic planning, fundamental reforms for our education system and new approaches to supporting the arts. This is the ...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Wallace Foundation

24 Sep 2014

Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality through a Career Ladder Approach

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... service providers, and to develop a robust career ladder system with necessary supports The potential for this ...

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30 Oct 2014

A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?

Thursday, October 30, 2014 -

2:15pm to 4:30pm

... coming to the table with ideas for projects in the food system . Some are focused on alleviating hunger in the inner ...

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See the Storify and More: Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event

Release Date:

10/10/2013

... pressing issues facing the New York City public school system . Upcoming sessions will focus on narrowing the ...

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A New Way to Sustain the Campaign: Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations Launch BMAFunders.org

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03/28/2013

By Shawn Dove Campaign Manager, Campaign for Black Male Achievement Open Society Foundations This June will mark the five-year anniversary of the creation of the Open Society Foundations Campaign...

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