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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

Release Date:

07/05/2018

... Investing Impact investing is still a fledgling practice in mainstream philanthropy, but its popularity is growing in a big way. While there are lots of enthusiastic proponents out there—...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India

Release Date:

09/05/2018

... Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced it will invest $20 million to expand energy access in rural India over the next three years. Off-...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation and Alloy Development Collaborate on Better Brooklyn Fund

Release Date:

10/22/2019

... on Better Brooklyn Fund When a new condo development opens in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood in late 2020 or early 2021, residents will get a unique ... communities. Called the Better Brooklyn Fund, the first...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

12 May 2022

Designing Effective Board Meetings: Purpose, Outcomes, Process, and People - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 12, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... family members and decision-makers to come together in service of a collective giving effort—to make choices about ... the purpose, outcomes, process, and people involved in such gatherings...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Topic(s)

Governance

12 Jan 2023

Philanthropic Purpose, Motivations, and Values - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, January 12, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... various priorities and approaches your family will utilize in its giving. This interactive program is designed to both ... and values, as well as lead families through the process of revisiting or refreshing...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Family Foundation

Private Foundation

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... and economic issues were named to the inaugural class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to change the world in one year with $100,000, an office space in New...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Social Justice

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

New Multi-Foundation Matching Fund Recognizes Public Transit’s Importance to Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability

Release Date:

09/17/2020

... the widening racial, gender and socio-economic disparities in how people are served (or not) by public services. Our ... advocacy. For more on the collaborative see: https:// www .mobilityandaccess.org The fund...

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Insights

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Community Development

Public Policy

Social Justice

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TransitCenter

30 May 2018

Equity and Asset Management – Why It’s About Dollars and Sense

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... mission. Thus, more foundations are interested in assessing the equitability of their operational practice. So why haven’t we embraced ... performing women and minority-owned asset management firms in...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Finance & Asset Management

07 Nov 2024

Building A Coaching Practice With Your Teams: Purpose, Strategies, and Insights

Thursday, November 7, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking ... some key considerations when building a coaching practice in our own organizations? In...

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HR & Operations Staff

Senior Management

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Leadership Development

2020 FFMG Administrative Expense Survey

Publication date:

08/2020

... administrative costs, invites you to participate in the 2020 FFMG Administrative Expense Survey. Using data ... email the filled- in Excel spreadsheet to srgische@gmail. com by September 15 , 2020 . This date is essential to provide useful ...

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Finance & Asset Management

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

Release Date:

06/30/2017

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy American culture nurtures many myths about the ... of The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen: In it, the...

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Member News

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

For Profound Change in America, Think Local

Release Date:

01/29/2014

... U.S. Programs, Open Society Foundations We live in an age defined by profound changes: New technology has ... and get our work done. The Great Recession has left many of us searching for jobs or struggling to...

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

15 Jul 2010

EarlyLearn NYC: New Opportunities for Innovative System-Building with Quality

Thursday, July 15, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:30am

MEMBERS : Please log in to register yourself or a colleague online by clicking on ... Services (ACS). WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All funders interested in early education and child care services in New...

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Issue-Based

04 Mar 2020

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In this historic period of low unemployment, job seekers with multiple ... barriers—including those with disabilities—are at risk of being left behind. 65 percent of working-age...

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Issue-Based

Format

Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Disabilities

Workforce Development

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Emergency Grants to Prison Education Programs as COVID Crisis Continues

Release Date:

08/06/2020

... The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced the award of 15 emergency grants totaling $1.5 million for providers of higher education in prison. The grants will allow...

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Mellon Foundation

26 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Public Service Excellence and Diversity: A Leadership Opportunity

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The United States population is now comprised of 34% people of color, and by 2042 our nation will be over ... 50% people of color. We are truly the most diverse nation in the...

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Issue-Based

27 Nov 2012

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Friday, November 30, 2012 - 6:00pm

... philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector. The three and a half day ... challenges of the work, such as identifying key factors...

Five Management Secrets from Excellent Nonprofits

Release Date:

11/21/2013

... the Environment, The New York Community Trust Experts in nonprofits often call management the “non-sexy” part of philanthropy. It’s true: Sharpening strategies and ... as feeding children or building an arts...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

24 Jun 2015

Follow the Leader: Succession Planning and Leadership Transition

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

In the arts and culture, as in the nonprofit sector broadly, changes in executive ... and healthy transitions The roles and responsibilities of interim executive directors and...

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Leadership Development

12 Dec 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed, Part II

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... the transition to adulthood ,” which will explore in -depth the specific challenges faced by youth aging out of foster care in securing and retaining housing, and the ... of...