Why Pickleball?
Release Date:
05/04/2017
New York State Health Foundation's Stephany Fong says Congressional proposals to repeal and replace ACA threaten advances in recognizing social determinants of health.
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Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?
Release Date:
05/02/2017
Betsy Myers, Ph.D., Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Director for Medical Research, says foundations should challenge, reconsider, and improve the peer review process.
Friend or Foe? Philanthropy Should Welcome New Styles of Giving
Release Date:
04/27/2017
Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Maeve Miccio says we should welcome the different types of giving styles David Callahan outlines in his new book "The Givers."
Three Ways Funders Delude Themselves About Equity
Release Date:
04/26/2017
Kris Putnam-Walkerly, global philanthropy advisor, writes "Funders, for the most part, want to do the right thing and operate with the best of intentions. But within those good intentions, funders too often suffer from what I call 'delusional...
We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened
Release Date:
04/20/2017
Eric Eckholdt of Credit Suisse Americas Foundation writes, "Since the inception of our Board Service Program, we have trained a total of more than 1,100 employees and placed more than 125. While there was a significant number of employees who...
Germany Provides One Example for Ending the Cycle of Homelessness to Prison
Release Date:
04/18/2017
Steven Pacheco, inaugural John Jay College of Criminal Justice/David Rockefeller Fund Fellow, writes, "Though Germany has its own unique set of issues regarding its homeless population, it has long dismantled any laws that criminalize certain acts...
Manage Difficult Workplace Conversations Like a Jedi
Release Date:
04/13/2017
Ann Maldonado, Office Manager at Altman Foundation, writes about the three "Ms" that may help you navigate your next difficult conversation: Mindful preparation, Monoriting and Meta-conversations.
Beyond a Portal, to Real Patient Engagement
Release Date:
04/10/2017
David Sandman, President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation, writes, "portals are hardly the sum total of patient engagement. We should consider them a floor rather than a ceiling."
Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work
Release Date:
04/04/2017
Teresa Younger, President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, and Vanessa Daniel, Executive Director of the Groundswell Fund, challenge the philanthropic community to increase funding to people of color-led grassroots organizations.
Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool
Release Date:
03/31/2017
Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow at Philanthropy New York, writes, "Why would a funder focused on education, health, or criminal justice reform consider gender equity when crafting their grantmaking strategy? Because it’s easy to miss the...
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