Community Development

Movement Building and System Change

Release Date:

05/17/2012

This spring, we hosted a members briefing (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation, The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) that focused on strategies that funders can pursue to help community-based...

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Governance

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Community Development

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Daphne Foundation

North Star Fund

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

Release Date:

05/10/2012

How can we measure well-being, access and opportunity in the New York metropolitan area? At a recent Philanthropy New York session, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors at Measure of America, described how their American Human...

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Community Development

Human Services

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Philanthropy New York

A Road Less Traveled....

Release Date:

11/01/2011

The New York Juvenile Justice Initiative—formed at Philanthropy New York to help the philanthropic sector and policymakers reform New York’s often-criticized juvenile justice system—recently supported a small group of juvenile justice-involved young...

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Community Development

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Casey Family Programs

Philanthropy New York

Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

Release Date:

07/27/2011

This past June, Philanthropy New York held the inaugural sessions in our New York Adventures Series—a new opportunity for funders to visit and learn more about the lesser-known “jewels” across our five boroughs.

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Community Development

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NoVo Foundation

Philanthropy New York

Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

Release Date:

03/22/2010

Like many funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a decline in its charitable assets during the past two years.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

Economic Security

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

Release Date:

03/15/2010

On April 20th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing—sponsored by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and The Elmezzi Fund—which focused on ways that the public, private, and government sectors are...