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28 May 2020

Humanizing Immigration: A Conversation in Three Parts

Thursday, May 28, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Philanthropy New York is excited to announce Humanizing Immigration , a special three-part series, examining the U.S. immigration system. Through presentations, performances and panels, we will take a close look at a topic that’s vital this election...
19 May 2020

Addressing Racial Inequities in our COVID-19 Responses

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Please join the NYC Youth and Education Funders and Philanthropy New York’s Committee for Equitable and Inclusive Philanthropy for a virtual discussion, together with nonprofit leaders of color, as we address how structural inequities in...
22 Apr 2020

One Size Does Not Fit All: Managing Remote Teams During COVID-19 – A Webinar

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 -
9:30am to 11:00am
As we continue to navigate the human and organizational changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are learning how quickly our organizations must adapt. We are charting new courses in managing remote work, building a sense of community from afar...
03 Apr 2020

COVID-19 Weekly PNY Member Webinars - Centering Equity in Funder Responses

Friday, April 3, 2020 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Philanthropy New York is hosting weekly member webinars to share philanthropic responses and organizing efforts around responding to COVID-19 (coronavirus). Each week, we are inviting funders leading collaborative efforts to share information with...
16 Apr 2019

Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America with Richard Rothstein

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Richard Rothstein is an American historian and academic. He is a Senior Fellow at the Haas Institute at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute. Previously,...
29 Oct 2018

Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America with Ibram X. Kendi

Monday, October 29, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Ibram X. Kendi is one of the nation’s leading scholars of racism, a New York Times Bestselling Author and the Founding Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. His book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive...
30 May 2018

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

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
Many funders say racial and gender equity strengthens their grantmaking and aligns perfectly with their philanthropic mission. Thus, more foundations are interested in assessing the equitability of their operational practice.
16 May 2018

Fund the People: How and Why to Invest in the Staff of Grantee Organizations

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
How can funders advance nonprofit equity, performance, impact, and sustainability? By investing in grantee staff and the systems that support them. No matter your size, issue focus or model of your foundation, this skill-building workshop will help...
10 Apr 2018

Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Previews ‘Justice 2020’ Report, Talks Trends in Reform Movement

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
District Attorneys may be the most important players in the criminal justice system. Often termed the “gate-keepers of the system,” they decide who gets charged and with what. A culture of associating incarceration with public safety has led to a...
19 Sep 2017

Documentary Film Screening - "Unrest": Women, Resilience and the Disease Medicine Forgot

Tuesday, September 19, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Join us for a screening and panel discussion of the documentary film Unrest , which exposes deep flaws in the U.S. healthcare system in its treatment of patients afflicted with rare, orphaned diseases.
16 May 2017

Women and LGBTQ Leaders in the Immigration Debate: Louder, Prouder and More Effective Than Ever

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The Trump Administration is advancing policies that would beat back advances made by immigrants to America with extraordinarily broad and wide-ranging executive orders that have been the object of massive public protests and precedent-setting...
08 Mar 2017

Achieving Equity…How Exactly?

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:30am
The idea of incorporating equity in philanthropy is gaining traction in the field. The reasons why may be obvious – from longstanding commitments to helping those most marginalized to recent electoral outcomes. But the how of embracing equity can...
16 Feb 2017

NYC Commission on Gender Equity: What Are Its Economic Opportunity, Health and Safety Priorities?

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York’s Funders for Gender Equity are pleased to welcome Azadeh Khalili , the Founding Executive Director of the Commission on Gender Equity . Most recently, she served as the New York City’s Executive Director of...
08 Dec 2015

Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Only 1% or less of foundation grant dollars aim to build up nonprofit professionals, or empower nonprofits to develop their staff. And that has been the case for at least 20 years now.
18 Nov 2015

Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 -
1:45pm to 3:30pm
In the past two years, Communities United for Policing Reform (CPR) has played a critical role in leading a campaign to pass landmark police accountability legislation in New York City and partnering with families of New Yorkers killed by police to...
10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -
8:30am to 12:00pm
With 2.3 million people currently behind bars in the United States - and an annual cost of $85 billion to run our prisons- politicians on both sides of the aisle are talking about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice system.
19 May 2015

Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -
9:15am to 11:15am
Since the economic downturn of 2008, increasing media attention on income inequality and its effects on our society has turned up the volume on the public conversation. But has the coverage actually increased the philanthropic sector’s understanding...
25 Mar 2015

Beyond Gender Equity: How Philanthropy is Taking Gender Norms into Account

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Is your grantmaking responding to new understandings of the importance of addressing gender norms along with age, race and class? Gender norms are the beliefs, scripts and expectations we all have for how to be men and women. And addressing them is...

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