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Want to Make a Change in the United States? Look Abroad!

Release Date:

10/23/2017

... United States? Look Abroad! By Karabi Acharya, Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Join her at Philanthropy New ... iconic public space just outside Philanthropy New York' s headquarters is now a “...

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Health

Surdna Foundation Announces a Reorganization and Promotions

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07/11/2023

... foundations devoted to advancing racial justice in the U. S ., Surdna has an opportunity and responsibility to make an ... on the outside. And I couldn’t be prouder of Surdna’ s staff, grantee partners, and the...

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Surdna Foundation

Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession

Release Date:

06/23/2016

... By Erin McDonald & Elizabeth James, New York Women’ s Foundation Reprinted with permission from the National ... the intersecting challenges that inhibit a person’ s ability to thrive. In the midst of the...

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Gender Justice

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Benchmarking Foundation Governance

... are based on survey responses from CEOs at 64 private, U. S .-based foundations giving at least $10 million annually. ... initiative this report is part of is funded by the S .D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation. Benchmarking Foundation ...

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Report

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

26 Apr 2013

Philanthropy New York's 34th Annual Meeting, with Shaun Donovan

Friday, April 26, 2013 -

12:30pm to 6:30pm

... to rebuilding and resiliency. The first hour of the day' s events will have three concurrent member engagement ... Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation, U. S . Dept. of Housing & Urban...

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02 Jun 2010

Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Equity: How Can School Districts Provide Effective Teaching in Every Classroom?

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... and district administrator, who is leading Harvard’ s “Project on the Next Generation,” and Fred Frelow of ... teacher and district administrator, who is leading Ford’ s Transforming Secondary Education...

Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges

Release Date:

04/17/2014

... importance of the post-secondary credential to one’ s ability to participate in the labor market in this ... in our not-too-distant future, over 60% of jobs in the U. S . will require one. However, a fully...

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Education

Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs

Release Date:

10/22/2013

... and CEO, New York State Health Foundation It’ s weeks later, and I’m still thinking about the conversation at Philanthropy New York’ s “ What’ s Looming Overhead? ” session, where we talked...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Better Prepared for Tomorrow: Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

Release Date:

08/01/2013

... Hispanics 13 hours. Given this rate of consumption, it’ s clear that new digital media learning strategies can help ... or writing) and is being embraced by many, given Mozilla’ s launch of Open Badges earlier...

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Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

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10/04/2012

... speakers served up several during Philanthropy New York’ s recent panel on the Supreme Court’ s Citizens United decision . The issue that resonated most ... on community voter registration drives. Yale...

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Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care

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08/08/2012

... United Hospital Fund While the Supreme Court’ s decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being parsed ... interests—there may be very different meanings. That’ s why Philanthropy New York brought together...

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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

... Indicators—have become routine features of the funder’ s landscape. But does a total embrace of a culture so reliant ... organizations a funder is trying to help. Then there’ s the matter of relevance. As...

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Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

... in Albany. We are pleased to have one of the program’ s presenters, Dick Dadey , Executive Director of the ... York in which the impact of New York State government’ s dysfunction on the nonprofit community...

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The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions

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02/26/2010

... be legitimate strategies if they help meet a foundation’ s mission. In any case, the values to society of having ... mission and impact, one value to include is a foundation’ s role as an enduring, independent...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

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01/07/2010

... College in 1986. She has litigated, lobbied the U. S . Congress, and developed programs to transform structural racism in the U. S . and in South Africa. Prior to founding the Center for ... a senior advisor on...

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Program Recap—Perpetuity or Limited Life: How Do Family Foundations Decide?

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07/29/2009

... by Loren Renz on key findings from the Foundation Center’ s new study, Perpetuity or Limited Lifespan: How Do Family ... while Josie Lowman, Chair of the Surdna Foundation ‘ s Board of Directors, brought the...

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New Member Spotlight: ASPCA

Release Date:

07/10/2009

... City . Our overall goal is to increase each community’ s live release rate—that is, the number of dogs and cats ... those for farm animals and carriage horses. The country’ s first Animal CSI Veterinary...

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Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 2

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09/21/2015

... post discussed the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund’ s racial justice leadership training for arts and cultural ... where racial inequities are most prevalent in the City’ s arts and culture sector. They...

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

Starting the Conversation: Using a Gender Lens in Your Grantmaking

Publication date:

12/2016

Philanthropy New York' s Funders for Gender Equity are pleased to present .....

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Gender Justice

Making Lunch Free Was Just the Beginning

Release Date:

12/10/2019

... and other partners. It meant that all of the system’ s 1.1 million students in every school and in every grade ... City students are now eating lunch at school — that’ s 4.5 million additional meals per year...