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20 Oct 2016

Community Foundation’s Role Among a Family’s Professional Advisors - Webinar

Thursday, October 20, 2016 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Most philanthropic families use multiple vehicles and a range of professional advisors to realize their mission and goals – including partnering with community foundations. How should a community foundation understand its role within that “team” of...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

17 Nov 2016

Expand Your Comfort Zone: Taking Risks in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, November 17, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Philanthropy is often described as society’s “risk capital.” Private generosity can support causes and ideas that business and government agencies cannot or will not. However, the idea of risk in philanthropy quickly muddies as we direct our...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

Hurricane Matthew Resources and Haitian Humanitarian Crisis Update

Release Date:

10/07/2016

Here are some resources for you to learn more about community needs and how you can help.

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RFPs Etc

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

08 Dec 2016

Trends in Family Philanthropy: A Conversation with NCFP Fellows Katherine Lorenz and Doug Bitonti-Stewart - Webinar

Thursday, December 8, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

As 2016 comes to a close, we invite you to participate in a special conversation with two of the field’s emerging leaders, NCFP Fellows Katherine Lorenz & Doug Bitonti-Stewart. Doug and Katherine will reflect on a variety of issues they have...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Board & Trustees

Family Foundation

18 Jan 2017

Peer Learning: A Key to Successful Capacity Building

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Spurring the momentum for sustained change within organizations is a challenging aspect of any capacity building effort. Peer learning can be an effective tool for enhancing organizational change by providing an opportunity for peers to share their...

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Professional Development

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

With Support From Ford, Media Foundation for West Africa Holds Meeting on Peaceful Elections

Release Date:

10/11/2016

Institutions represented at the event, held in Tamale with funding support from Ford Foundation, included the Ghana Police Service, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), traditional leaders, political parties and various student youth...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements

Release Date:

10/14/2016

A new study, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, from North Carolina State University, the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, finds that women college students are more active than men in racial justice movements – and that...

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Education

Social Justice

Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity: Core Concepts in Capacity Building

Publication date:

09/2016

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Marlow Kee Named Chief Financial Officer at Simons Foundation

Release Date:

10/14/2016

The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce that Marlow Kee joined its leadership team in September as chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO, Kee will oversee the foundation’s finance, facilities and human resources departments and will help...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

NY Community Trust Publishes Article on What Happens to a Bankrupt Nonprofit’s Assets

Release Date:

10/14/2016

Sometimes, charities face serious financial peril, maybe leading to reorganization through a Federal bankruptcy proceeding, a receivership under state law, or even closure.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

NYSHealth Foundation Supports Study on Childhood Obesity and Fast-Food Combo Meals

Release Date:

10/17/2016

A new survey of children’s and teenagers’ eating habits at fast-food restaurants suggests that consumption levels of sugary drinks are closely tied to their automatic inclusion in “combo meal” packages.

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Member News

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension

Release Date:

10/17/2016

Forty-eight percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirement savings and no access to a traditional pension.

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Member News

Funding Area

Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds Primer to Guide Students on College Choices

Release Date:

10/17/2016

The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences received $2.2 million from Carnegie Corporation of New York for this initiative.

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Member News

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era

Release Date:

10/17/2016

A partnership-based funding model — 200 libraries in 24 countries plus the support from the Simons Foundation — is sustaining exchange among libraries.

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Member News

Funding Area

Communications/Media

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The Simons Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Nicole Gueron to Board of Directors

Release Date:

10/17/2016

Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the election of Nicole Gueron, co-founder of the law firm Clarick Gueron Reisbaum LLP, to its board of directors, effective September 30, 2016.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

Funders Who Value Diversity, Use This Resource

Release Date:

10/18/2016

Earl Lewis, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, writes about new book, "Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society," a resource for intellectual discussion about building bridges across diverse...

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Insights

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Mellon Foundation

Howard Gilman, Laurie M. Tisch, Doris Duke and Mellon Fund Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ Latest Project

Release Date:

10/18/2016

Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ latest project, Silent Voices, harnesses the power of young people to be instruments of change, giving voice to those who have been silenced or marginalized by social, cultural or religious circumstances.

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Member News

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Arts

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Howard Gilman Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Doris Duke Foundation

Mellon Foundation

NYSHealth Awards Grants $1.2M to Empower Health Care Consumers

Release Date:

10/18/2016

A grant to MergerWatch will support an in-depth review of New York’s Certificate of Need process and identify opportunities for consumer engagement and protection in this era of health care consolidation.

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Member News

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50M to Museum of Science

Release Date:

10/18/2016

Everyone around here knows Michael Bloomberg as the kid from Medford who went on to do big things. He built a multibillion-dollar company and served as a three-term mayor of New York.

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Member News

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Science

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

Release Date:

10/18/2016

The four-part video series, "A Bold Move to Better Prepare Principals: The Illinois Story," begins with the tale of how the state of Illinois and its partners, including universities, districts and teachers' unions, accomplished this change.

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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The Wallace Foundation

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