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A Better Starting Point for Foundation Communications

Release Date:

10/19/2015

... Foundations . Since PNY staff received good feedback from attendees about the session, they asked me to pull out a ... your foundation. Their trusted sources of information and opinion –for example, do they...

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Exponent Philanthropy

06 Feb 2018

Homelessness Innovations: Are Known Solutions Informing NYC’s Response to Youth Homelessness?

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and restore human dignity. There are solutions to learn from . By coordinating efforts and developing public-private ... Now, efforts across the country are applying learnings from the work to end chronic...

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All Funders

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Housing and Homelessness

State’s Delay on Final Sea-Level Rise Projections Chided

Release Date:

11/11/2016

... the end of March, despite a January 2016 deadline. After superstorm Sandy , the State Legislature passed the Community Risk and ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Foundation Administrator's Network: Internship Programs

Publication date:

04/2010

... at a Foundation Administrator's Network meeting. Notes from Event: Summary A group of FAN members interested in ... Year-Long Internship Annette Ensley and Shelly Harper from the Nathan Cummings Foundation spoke about their year ... a supervisor or mentor to oversee the internship program 11 . Interns are reviewed often 12. Legal Ramifications .....

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

05 Dec 2018

The Make or Break Moment: Blending Capacity Building and Capital for Change

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... their grantee partners for a panel discussion on learnings from recent work pairing capital and financial capacity-building. Hear from funders about their investment strategies and nonprofit ... funders...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Getting Started with Philanthropy New York

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Website

16 Feb 2022

Haitians and Afghans in Crisis: Lessons for Rapid Resettlement

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Last year, the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Haitian earthquake, and political, ... in Haiti and Afghanistan Recent conditions driving people from Haiti and Afghanistan, respectively, to flee their...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Immigration

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Public Policy

19 Sep 2023

State Voting Rights Acts: A Racial Equity Framework for Protecting Community Interests in Redistricting, Representation and Access to the Ballot

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... discriminatory policies and practices. Join us to hear from national experts and state advocates who are ... the federal Voting Rights Act to prevent local governments from implementing voting changes that...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Census 2020

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

12 Jul 2023

Demystifying Trust-Based Philanthropy Part 5 of 6 - What Does Evaluation Look Like in a Trust-Based Context?

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... approach rooted in values of relationship-building, mutual learning , and systemic equity – with a vision of advancing ... in the series will focus on a frequently asked question from the field, and will...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Transparency

Humanizing Immigration: A Three Part Conversation Recap

... 1: Exploring the forces that motivate human migration, from war to climate change to civil unrest. Becca Heller ... Director, Safe Passage Project ) shared client stories from the Safe Passage Project, an...

Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?

Release Date:

07/19/2012

... , the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on June 20, 2012 and is reprinted with permission.) With funds ... funder determine which nonprofit is most likely to benefit from this sort of investment? After all,...

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All Funders

23 Oct 2018

The Art of Knowledge-in-Action: Building Your Reflective Practice as a Funder

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the ‘art’ side? For example, creating a collaborative learning environment, maintaining connections during ... practices as an intuitive and rigorous way to learn from yourself and others in order to navigate...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

Spelman College Announces $2 Million Match From Philanthropist Jon Stryker, Founder and President of Arcus Foundation, for Endowed Queer Studies Chair Named After Audre Lorde

Release Date:

10/29/2019

Spelman College Announces $2 Million Match From Philanthropist Jon Stryker, Founder and President of ... of a chair in Queer Studies backed by a matching gift from philanthropist Jon Stryker of up to $2 million...

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Education

With Support From the Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the Genetic, Environmental, Microbial (Gem) Project Has Reached Its Goal of 5,000 Participants

Release Date:

06/20/2018

With Support From the Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the ... This grant will be supported by another CA$2.6 million from Crohn's and Colitis Canada. To date, the GEM Project has .....

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

02/27/2020

... a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ... . Made possible with the support of a $2 million grant from the Ford Foundation for the...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

An Open Letter to the Hundreds of Millions of Americans Who Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living person in the USA.

Release Date:

11/30/2017

... Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living ... houses of worship, and private foundations—have had from demands by candidates for...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Nonprofit Quarterly

18 Jan 2017

Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Founder-led organizations go through many stages – from idea to execution to scaling impact. And it’s not ... an intimate discussion among funders and their partners from a wide range of fields as they share...

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Tools & Strategies

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Panel

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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International/Foreign Affairs

Everyone Into the Pool

Release Date:

07/10/2024

... to open on June 27) are often the only way to get relief from the heat. If only they were genuinely accessible to ... public schools to provide lifeguard training in 11 high schools across the city. The...