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New Jersey Grantmakers - July 14, 2010

Moderator

• Marion O'Neill, PSEG

Panelists

• William Engel, The Hyde and Watson Foundation
• Grace Egan, New Jersey Foundation for Aging
• Larry Leverett, Panasonic Foundation
• Kendall Warsaw, Provident Bank Foundation

"It was a really great dialogue, with insightful questions from the audience and comments from the panel. The moderator was truly great at creating an engaging atmosphere."
— Courtenay Barton, New Heights Academy Charter School

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YOUTH and EDUCATION - June 25, 2010

Moderator

• Doug Bauer, The Clark Foundation

Panelists

• Danielle Scaturro, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
• Laurie Dien, The Pinkerton Foundation
• Julie Asher, Robin Hood
• Amy Barger, Tiger Foundation

"It was a really great dialogue, with insightful questions from the audience and comments from the panel. The moderator was truly great at creating an engaging atmosphere."
— Courtenay Barton, New Heights Academy Charter School

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HEALTH - June 18, 2010

Moderator

• Jane Englebardt

Panelists

• M. Starita Boyce Ansari, Camphill Foundation
• Scott Moyer, Jacob Valeria Langeloth Foundation
• George Suttles, NY State Health Foundation
• Atiya Ali, Pfizer Foundation

"This is by far the best grantmakers session I've attended. The focus on healthcare in today's economy was awesome. The participants' honesty about how the economic crisis has impacted their roles as healthcare grantmakers and the specifics behind the mechanics of what they do and how they do it."
— Hazella Rollins-LaVar

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LGBT - April 23, 2010

Moderator

• Gilles Mesrobian

Panelists

• Lorraine Marasigan, Cricket Island Foundation
• Karen Zelermyer, Funders for LGBTQ Issues
• Andrew Lane, Johnson Family Foundation
• Cori Schmanke Parrish, North Star Fund

"Sitting down face to face with the granters was a great opportunity to hear things from the source. That working with them is more than just developing a grant proposal, but more so, developing a relationship."
— David Juhren, Executive Director of The LOFT LGBT Center

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YOUTH and EDUCATION - April 23, 2010

Moderator

• G. Angela Henry

 Panelists

• Yancy Garrido, The Clark Foundation
• Christopher Cutter, The Elmezzi Foundation
• Jenny Lai, ESA Foundation
• Sonni Holland, Charles Hayden Foundation
• Denice Williams, NYC Department of Youth & Community Development

"The most effective part for me was hearing directly and candidly from a program officer at a foundation that we are approaching. It was of course also useful to get a sense of the overall trends in foundation giving at the moment. What I like best about these sessions is that they humanize program officers, who can seem a bit intimidating when you are new to institutional giving and considering approaching a foundation cold!"
— Beth Gerbe, NYC Outward Bound Center - Long Island City

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Arts - March 19, 2010

Moderator

• Helene Blieberg

Panelists

• Rohit Burman, MetLife Foundation
• Cheryl Ikemiya, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
• Naomi Jackson, Rockefeller Brothers Fund

"The presenters were candid, well-informed and easy to converse with in the small sessions."
— Pamela Benson, Groundswell Community Mural Project

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Steve Damiano Director of Professional Development	917-522-8302	sdamiano@supportcenteronline.org