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03 Mar 2015

Summer Youth Employment Programs: Ensuring Greater Career Readiness

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

7:00am to 10:00am

... the programs that do exist. Building on its existing 5 -year commitment of 250 million dollars, JPMorgan Chase is investing 5 million dollars over the next two years towards summer ...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York City

A Unique Nonprofit Lender

Release Date:

08/19/2009

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is a well-known early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’s Hamlet; Polonius’ advice to his son, Laertes). Yet sound bites or one-sentence quotes found in cute management books are no way to manage a...

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All Funders

NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

Release Date:

04/21/2015

Independent Sector President and CEO, Diana Aviv, recaps the Threads NYC event and explores the importance of creating connections to spur social change.

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

Release Date:

05/12/2015

Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director of The Staten Island Foundation, discusses Staten Island's unique challenges and opportunities.

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Health

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The Staten Island Foundation

What Am I Doing Here?

Release Date:

03/01/2016

In response to interest in this year's round of applications, Stephanie Chrispin, inaugural Public Policy Fellow at Philanthropy New York, talks about what it’s really like in the trenches.

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Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Public Policy

DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story

Release Date:

04/20/2016

What is the point of going to Washington to talk to our congressional delegation when legislative gridlock and election-year politics mean that nothing is going to happen this year?

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PNY News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

Release Date:

06/09/2016

... New York that built on this momentum. PNY’s May 5 event “School Integration in NYC: New Research, Changing ...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Education

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The Century Foundation

For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

Release Date:

08/04/2016

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Sophie Gardiner of The Brookings Institution encourage philanthropic actors to consider the high potential impact of contributing outcome funds to supplement government funding.

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Insights

Topic(s)

Impact Investing

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Brookings Institution

PNY Urges NY State and NYC to Follow Both the Law and the Spirit of OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs

Release Date:

08/17/2016

Earlier this month, the Philanthropy New York Board of Directors approved two official statements regarding indirect costs in government contracts with nonprofits.

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PNY News

Where Do You See Yourself In the Next Five Years?

Release Date:

10/06/2016

The answer to that question can be entirely superficial – or it can reveal something profound about a person’s goals and aspirations. It’s the question that we at PNY have tried to answer in our next five-year Strategic Plan.

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President's Message

PNY News

NY Women’s Foundation Projects Precarious Situation for Young Girls Dependent on Struggling Caregivers

Release Date:

12/01/2016

Report finds that tens of thousands of low-income girls in NYC lack strong, consistent nurturance from well-supported and well-prepared adults.

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

As the White House Changes Hands, Philanthropy Must Change Too

Release Date:

01/26/2017

Liz Sak, executive director of the Cricket Island Foundation, suggests four steps grant makers can consider to help nonprofits thrive under the new administration.

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Cricket Island Foundation

A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard

Release Date:

02/03/2017

David Biemesderfer of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, writes, "Whenever there is a new Congress and new Presidential administration, it is a critical moment for all sectors to ensure they are being heard—philanthropy included."

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System

Release Date:

03/08/2017

While New York City has embarked on a series of reforms to divert people from jails and prisons and provide community supervision and community rehabilitation, reforms have primarily focused on men.

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Justice Reform

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The New York Women's Foundation

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2017

Phillip Henderson, president of the Surdna Foundation, writes about a nine-month learning process that led to the Surdna board unanimously voting to commit approximately 10 percent of its endowment — $100 million — toward impact investing.

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Insights

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool

Release Date:

03/31/2017

Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow at Philanthropy New York, writes, "Why would a funder focused on education, health, or criminal justice reform consider gender equity when crafting their grantmaking strategy? Because it’s easy to miss the...

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Insights

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Gender Justice

Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?

Release Date:

05/02/2017

Betsy Myers, Ph.D., Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Director for Medical Research, says foundations should challenge, reconsider, and improve the peer review process.

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Insights

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Doris Duke Foundation

Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

Release Date:

05/16/2017

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis on why the NEH remains unique in rallying private support, supporting rural and urban communities equitably, and bringing the humanities to the national forefront.

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Insights

Funding Area

Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Mellon Foundation

What Philanthropy’s Response to Changes in Washington Means for Civic Engagement

Release Date:

06/15/2017

Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement Executive Director Kristen Cambell says funders are responding to the current political climate by deploying funds in new ways.

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Insights

The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

Release Date:

09/05/2017

Michael Seltzer, former PNY President, current Baruch College Distinguished Lecturer and Director of The New York Community Trust Leadership Fellows program, gives six essential perspectives on disaster recovery.

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Insights

Philanthropy’s Best

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

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The New York Community Trust

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