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A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/30/2013

By Dr. Irwin Redlener Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness , Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and Co-Chair, NYS Ready Commission As we move beyond the immediate response to...

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New Member Spotlight: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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12/11/2009

We recently welcomed the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to Philanthropy New York. We asked Christopher Percopo, Grants Administrator for the Trust, to share details about the organization and its latest initiatives in this Member...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Reduce Financial Barriers for Top Talent to Begin Careers in Public Service

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03/02/2021

... billion. For more information, please visit bloomberg. org or follow us on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube ...

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Workforce Development

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42nd Annual Meeting Recap - Looking Back, Moving Forward

Looking back.png On June 3rd, more than 200 Philanthropy New York members gathered for our 42nd Annual Meeting. It was an afternoon of storytelling, learning, and community as we acknowledged the racialized inequity entrenched in philanthropy and...

Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?

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01/10/2017

Media coverage of tragedy — terrorist attacks, homelessness, the refugee crisis — can be so overwhelming it's numbing. Charities say it can also make it harder to get support. Some are hoping a new form of media will be more persuasive — virtual...

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Technical Assistance and Strong Relationships: Key to Quality Capacity Building

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09/15/2014

... effective programs. ( http:// www .robertbownefoundation. org /frontpage_full.php?frontpageId=144 ) One of the ...

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Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network

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02/07/2012

By James O’Sullivan Director, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors On January 25th, the experiences of funders and grantees in Africa were used as a lens on funding organizational capacity as part of the first session of our...

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

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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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Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

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05/04/2016

Hilary Pennington of the Ford Foundation says social justice fellowships use non-traditional ways to recruit talented individuals already working toward positive change in their communities.

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

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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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Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far

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05/09/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation's Prachi Patankar talks about what it really takes to build a movement.

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Strengthening our Framework to Maximize Impact

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06/01/2022

In a March 2022 report, the Bridgespan Group found that philanthropic funding to criminal legal reform efforts amounts to about $350 million. As the report points out, that number pales in comparison to the public and private investments in various...

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A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue, Part Two

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11/08/2017

... orientation with an example from Understood. org . Thinking outside of the typical grant-making playbook ... of PFF’s grant dollars. Through our work with Understood. org and The Workplace Initiative we have...

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A Starting Point for Gender Equity in Grantmaking

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05/16/2018

“How can philanthropy have a gender equity problem when women are over-represented in the sector?” This is a question I have actually heard. Let’s start with the fact that representation is not the same thing as equity. Let’s also remember that...

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We are In a Time of New Suns

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10/19/2022

... with the Natural Resources Defense Council and 350. org , two major climate and environmental justice ...

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