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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

Release Date:

05/03/2010

On April 20th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing —sponsored by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation , the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , and The Elmezzi Fund —which focused on FoodWorks New York and other ways that the public, private...

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Insights from “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair”

Release Date:

06/13/2024

Following the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent movement to advance racial equity commitments to fund racial equity saw an increase. Unfortunately, few of these commitments were directly aimed at reparations, a comprehensive collection of...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Chris Park to Retire from New York Life

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07/01/2013

Chris Park, the Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at New York Life Insurance Company and President of the New York Life Foundation, will be retiring from her positions effective January 1, 2014.

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Heather Nesle Joins New York Life as President of the New York Life Foundation

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12/11/2013

Heather Nesle has been named the new President of the New York Life Foundation.

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Inside Philanthropy on the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Impact on Climate-Conscious Conservation in the South

Release Date:

09/20/2018

The Southern Cumberland Plateau is a rugged landscape of ancient rock and hardwood forest in the Appalachian Mountains that’s home to an extraordinary number of plant and animal species. It’s also considered a resilient landscape, meaning even as...

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Environment and Climate Change

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New York Life Foundation Awards Grants to Out-of-school Time Programs to Help Middle School Students Transition to 9th Grade

Release Date:

08/05/2019

The New York Life Foundation in partnership with the Afterschool Alliance today announced $1.35 million in new grants, to be awarded to 26 youth development organizations across the country to support middle school youth during the out-of-school...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights from “Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project”

Release Date:

05/09/2022

... Transitions 1 https://nonprofitquarterly. org /how-white-people-conquered-the-nonprofit-industry/ ... 2 https://racetolead. org /ceo-2019/ Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights ...

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

Release Date:

03/08/2017

... equality and the rule of law. For more information, visit www .jjay.cuny.edu and follow @JohnJayCollege on Twitter. ...

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Gender Justice

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Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months

Release Date:

09/19/2019

Earlier this month, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund, a $30 million philanthropic initiative of World Education Services (WES), awarded over $1.2 million in funding to five inaugural grantee partners.

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Philanthropy Can Help Bridge the Gap Between the Idea of Disability Rights and the Reality

Release Date:

11/05/2021

This piece was originally published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy on July 27, 2021.

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Doris Duke Foundation

An Opportunity for Will: Announcing PNY’s Racial Equity Working Group

Release Date:

12/01/2021

Philanthropy New York announces new Racial Equity Working Group.

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After We Say Goodbye

Release Date:

01/29/2010

In August of 2009, Anita Nager, the former Executive Director of the Beldon Fund, began a discussion on this blog regarding “spend out” versus “in perpetuity.”

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Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving

Philanthropy New York supports efforts to revise the tax code in ways that will further incentivize charitable giving and opposes efforts that would reduce charitable giving.

01 May 2013

CEO Interview Series: Christopher Stone, Open Society Foundations, with Phil Henderson

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Christopher Stone , President of the Open Society Foundations , is our guest for the third session in our CEO Interview Series. Chris came to Open Society in 2012 with a charge to use his international expertise —...

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06 May 2011

You Can’t Really Say That, Can You?: How Your Foundation Can (and Cannot) Use and Fund Advocacy to Support Its Mission

Friday, May 6, 2011 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

A kick-off event presented by Philanthropy New York's new program series, Foundation Advocacy 2011. WHO SHOULD ATTEND : CEOs, trustees, program officers, and other funders interested in education, civic engagement, community...

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The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity

Release Date:

10/14/2014

PNY President, Ronna Brown and PNY Board Chair, Leisle Lin, offer a rebuttal to NYT op-ed, "A Better Way to Encourage Charity."

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What Drives Education Officials

Release Date:

06/07/2012

By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation Dubbed “The Three Tenors of The Education World,” Arne Duncan (United States Secretary of Education), John B. King, Jr. (New York State...

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Finding the Right Balance: Thoughts on Advocacy and Direct Service Funding from Ashley Blanchard

Release Date:

07/09/2010

On June 10th, Philanthropy New York held a panel discussion to help funders consider how to strike their own balance between direct services and advocacy in a way that best matches their goals and achieves the greatest impact. We are pleased to have...