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Recording: Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum

Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum The NYC Charter serves as the city's constitution, outlining the powers and structure of its government. Charter Revision is a powerful, yet often misunderstood,...

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

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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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For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

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05/30/2017

Surdna Foundation President Phil Henderson says recognizing the importance of non-family members is one of several important practices of effective family foundation boards.

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Now Hear This: The Wisdom of Trans Voices

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09/19/2018

More and more funders are devoting serious time and resources to increasing equity and inclusion in their work and to ensuring it is intellectually informed or, more progressively, driven by the people their grantmaking purports to help. If you are...

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Gender Justice

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Philanthropy New York

Beyond the Glass Cliff: Reimagining Executive Transitions in the Sector

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04/06/2023

The nonprofit ecosystem is currently experiencing a series of leadership transitions, with many historically white-led organizations, including BoardSource, transitioning to BIPOC executives.

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My Weekly Phil

Get the news you want by subscribing to customized RSS feeds from The Weekly Phil. Types of News Member News Opinions & Insights On the Move: Appointments & Transitions Jobs in Philanthropy PNY News

Salary & Benefits Survey

... through an online benchmarking tool: https://bmc.cof. org . If you participated in the survey and need your login ... please contact the Council on Foundations ( research@cof. org ). Salary & Benefits...

Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges

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04/17/2014

Research shows the increasing importance of the post-secondary credential to one’s ability to participate in the labor market in this knowledge economy. It is predicted that in our not-too-distant future, over 60% of jobs in the U.S. will require one

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Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

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11/23/2012

... updated hurricane response page at philanthropynewyork. org /sandy . Also on that first day, we were working with our ...

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The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions

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02/26/2010

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Foundations should explicitly consider their lifespan options. However, in my last contribution , I wrote that focusing simply on foundation perpetuity or spending out was...

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NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education

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07/30/2015

Atlantic Philanthropies' Kavitha Mediratta examines the evolution of school discipline policies in New York City.

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Children, Youth and Families

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NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & Young Women of Color Across the U.S.

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03/23/2016

... For more data, research and other resources, please visit www .grantmakersforgirlsofcolor. org NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & ...

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Best Conference EVER!: #ForumCon18

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07/25/2018

Here are four reasons why it was the best.

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Finding—and Using—the Right Tool for the Job: A Landscape Scan of Assessment Tools

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08/02/2018

Prithi Trivedi, Program Fellow, and Jennifer Wei, Organizational Effectiveness Officer of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation write "Nonprofits come in many shapes and sizes. They focus on different issues, and work in different geographies...

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New York City Contract Delays: The Facts

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09/06/2018

John MacIntosh, Partner at SeaChange Capital Partners writes "Over the years, SeaChange Capital Partners has been approached by many nonprofits literally pushed to the brink – forced to stiff vendors..

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What Funders Need to Know About the Next Big Democracy Challenge

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12/06/2019

Nonprofit work on redistricting is NOT partisan, and, to achieve truly fair representation, foundation support is crucial to executing deep engagement that establishes community-defined, non-gerrymandered lines that demarcate authentic neighborhood...

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The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Marianna Schaffer, Vice President of Programs and Jennene Tierney, Vice President of People, Culture, Equity

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01/11/2021

The Foundation welcomes two new senior leaders who will help guide the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation in embedding racial justice and anti-racism within the organization and achieving its vision of an equitable New Jersey.

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Countering the Flight of Talent from AAPI Communities & Building Grassroots Capacity

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06/09/2021

We are a community foundation tackling economic insecurity in the Korean and Asian American population in New York, and one of the key ways we try to achieve this goal has been to invest in our communities by attracting and developing Asian American...