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PNY Officially Endorses Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

The Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice outlines 33 principles of sound practice for charitable organizations and foundations related to legal compliance and public disclosure, effective governance, financial oversight, and...

12 Jan 2012

Family Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground, Valuing Different Views

Thursday, January 12, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

Families and foundation boards across the country wrestle with diverging values, various religions and different political persuasions. While always a concern, divergent opinions come into sharper focus as the nation heads into the 2012 election...

12 Mar 2012

Conversations for Grantmakers: Hydrofracking Plus and Minus

Monday, March 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Join us for a discussion about the effects natural gas drilling has on community infrastructure. Amy Panek from the Park Foundation and Marilyn Bok from the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers will also talk about their work to educate the...

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14 May 2012

Conversations for Grantmakers: Our Returning Veterans

Monday, May 14, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Teleconference

Find out how the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester, NY, is using a collaborative approach to treatment; a national model, that cares for the whole person. Veterans receive the breadth of services needed to regain their mental, physical and...

06 Feb 2013

Family Foundations Briefing

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Teleconference

GFNY members will start the conversation reporting on participation at the Council on Foundations Family Philanthropy Conference, in San Jose. Hear what they learned, and contribute your views if attending. Explore What’s the buzz? What are the...

15 May 2013

Should Philanthropies Run Like Businesses?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -

10:45am to 1:00pm

The question of how philanthropic organizations should operate has been much debated within and outside of the sector, and especially so since the economic downturn. Come hear your colleagues Lance Lindblom and Jeffrey Solomon, who are leaders in...

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18 Dec 2014

Who Will Benefit from the President's Immigration Reforms? - Webinar

Thursday, December 18, 2014 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a new policy that could allow nearly five million undocumented immigrants, mostly parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, to apply for temporary work permits and reprieve from...

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Public Policy

28 Jun 2016

After United States v. Texas: What's Next for Immigrants, Communities, and Philanthropy? - Webinar

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

On June 23, 2016, a deadlocked Supreme Court left in place—at least for now—a lower court decision halting the implementation of expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA).

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Social Justice

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Robin Hood Issues Call for Applications for New Grant-Ready Insights and Training Project (GRIT)

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08/10/2016

... funders. GRIT applications, which can be found at www .robinhood.org/grit , are due on August 11. The program ...

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Jonas Family Fund Strives to Eliminate Children’s Blindness

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01/10/2017

The project will, among other things, help establish a state-of-the-art pediatric ophthalmic diagnostic and imaging center at New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Health

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Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

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01/18/2017

Founder-led organizations go through many stages – from idea to execution to scaling impact. And it’s not always seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and counterproductive...

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After the Q&A

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Open Society Foundations Targeted by New Hungarian Law Requiring NGOs to Disclose Foreign Funding Sources

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03/10/2017

The law is widely viewed as targeting groups backed by the Open Society Foundations and its founder, Hungarian-born U.S. financier George Soros.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Society Foundations

Citi Foundation Announces $4M Youth Workforce Fund: Grant Opportunity for Nonprofits Connecting Young Adults to Employment

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05/25/2017

The Citi Foundation, in partnership with America's Promise Alliance, invites leading non-profit organizations to submit innovative program ideas focused on connecting low-income young people, ages 16-24, with workplace skills and employment...

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RFPs Etc

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Listen: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Hosts a Conversation On The Value Of Workplace Diversity

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02/28/2018

This conversation about workplace diversity was part of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Our Compelling Interests series.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Workforce Development

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Mellon Foundation

ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications

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03/08/2018

Watch panelists from The Aspen New Voices Fellowship, Red Dot Foundation (Safecity), and ReFrame Mentorship share thoughts on the importance of communications training as an essential element of developing leaders and network.

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Communications/Media

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20 Sep 2018

Taking Stock and Gearing Up: Immigration Policy and the Role of Philanthropy in Building Stronger Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, September 20, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Don’t miss GCIR’s first post-summer Monthly Immigration Policy Call , during which we will take stock of key immigration-related developments and explore questions that funders should be considering right now and in the year ahead.

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $3.9 Million to Oxford University

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05/12/2019

The University of Oxford has announced a £3 million ($3.9 million) gift from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in support of the consolidation and expansion of its Late Antique and Byzantine studies program.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Celebrates 2019 Great Immigrants Honorees

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06/27/2019

Carnegie Corporation of New York released its annual list of Great Immigrants on June 27.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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United Hospital Fund Fellows Tackle Disparities on the Frontlines of Pediatric Care

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... Consultation (ITMHC) services. Jisha Jacob, MD NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx With the goal ... an existing but underutilized partnership between NYC Health + Hospitals and nonprofit Power of Two...

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