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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Olsson (MPA-PNP 2011)… on experience across direct service, policy advocacy, and grantmaking, Elizabeth’s work focuses on centering directly … direct service to policy advocacy and then ultimately to grantmaking focused on changing systems to advance racial … a foundation board to gain more insight into equitable grantmaking. I also believe my years of experience working …
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LAUNCHING A GLOBAL YOUTH GRANTMAKING PROGRAM… LAUNCHING A GLOBAL YOUTH GRANTMAKING PROGRAM …
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Wagner Philanthropy (WP)… (WP) is committed to engaging students in both grantmaking and fundraising, through the lens of public … paths public servants might take in the fundraising or grantmaking fields, and the importance of personal … for Wagner students to build practical skills related to grantmaking and fundraising that may benefit students …
Capstone Projects
Sustainably Yours: Improving Constituent Services"Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) brings together key players in environmental philanthropy to share, collaborate, and network. As the organization prepares for its upcoming strategic planning process, it seeks further information on how it can …
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Improving Grantmaking in New York City: Philanthropy and the Health Care Safety Net… Improving Grantmaking in New York City: Philanthropy and the Health …
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PADM-GP.4414
Corporate Philanthropy and Engagement… philanthropy, corporate social responsibility and grantmaking space, with a particular emphasis on public and …Capstone Projects
Assessing and Improving EGA?s Efforts in Diversity and Inclusive PracticesThe Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) provides its more than 220 member organizations with networking and learning opportunities to make them more effective in their work supporting environmental organizations and issues. For the past 10 years, …
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Melissa Beck… foundation welcomed a new staff and overhauled its entire grantmaking portfolio, redirecting its grantmaking and investing strategies into five programmatic …
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EXEC-GP.2413
Strategic Philanthropy (EMPA)… The course will examine different approaches to grantmaking including: social entrepreneurship, effective altruism, venture philanthropy, social justice grantmaking, and strategic philanthropy. Students will learn … both the conceptual and pragmatic dimensions of across grantmaking frameworks, students will understand the tensions …Course
PADM-GP.2413
Strategic Philanthropy… The course will examine different approaches to grantmaking including: social entrepreneurship, effective altruism, venture philanthropy, social justice grantmaking, and strategic philanthropy. Students will learn … both the conceptual and pragmatic dimensions of across grantmaking frameworks, students will understand the tensions …Faculty Profile
Molly Schultz Hafid… several family foundations providing guidance on expanding grantmaking programs, developing participatory (community-driven) grantmaking, improving governance, and overall organizational …
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Student Spotlight: Lina Dieudonné (MPA-PNP 2025)… and networking events to engage students in the fields of grantmaking and fundraising. Since I joined two years ago, … on social justice philanthropy, a panel on international grantmaking, and a fundraising workshop. We have two more …
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Armand Biroonak… firm’s employee engagement programs, including strategic grantmaking, employee giving, volunteering, mentoring, and …
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Philanthropy and Fundraising… entities develop strategies for effective fundraising and grantmaking to execute their policies and run their programs …
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Philanthropy… Join us to meet and interact with other giving and grantmaking professionals. Sign up by sending an email with …
Capstone Projects
LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPY TO ADVANCE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION EFFORTS IN RENTAL HOUSING… Fargo Foundation tasked the Capstone team with designing a grantmaking strategy to advance anti-discrimination efforts … Ultimately, the team crafted an informed and targeted grantmaking strategy with recommendations that focus on …
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Leadership in PhilanthropyPeople are the most important asset for social change and nonprofit organizations looking to increase their performance and impact. To help organizations best use these assets, funders and grantmakers can make intentional investments to train leadership …
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Adrian Ogle… is the Director of Events at the Ford Foundation, a global grantmaking organization that supports visionaries on the …
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Leadership PartnersLeadership in Action at Wagner has engaged in partnership opportunities focused on areas such as program design and enhancement; workshops and learning sessions; technical assistance and training in innovative research techniques; fellowship design, …
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Irfan Hasan (MPA 2000) Named to City & State’s 2025 Trailblazers in Health Care… Trust, Irfan Hasan leads groundbreaking health-related grantmaking initiatives. In 2021, Hasan allocated $1 million …
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Examining Cost Structures for Single-Service, Nonprofit Organizations in NYC… Arbor Brothers is a grantmaking organization that provides financial support and …
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Past ProjectsNYU Wagner and RCLA served as partners in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Delivery Teams initiative by documenting and translating key findings into resources and designing and managing the Bloomberg Innovation Delivery Fellowship. Learn …
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Susan Misra… has designed, managed, and evaluated capacity building and grantmaking initiatives on a range of topics such as … emergent systems change , Susan developed the “Systems Grantmaking Resource Guide,” has coached philanthropists on …
Capstone Projects
Measuring Impact: A Blueprint for Building an Internal Evaluation Program… of this process, the NYWF can measure the impact of its grantmaking activities. The Capstone team conducted …