Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, writes, "As I go through my own efforts to assess and understand the last year in our national life, I find myself asking uncomfortable questions about my own institution and the social sector as a...
Neill Coleman of Rockefeller and Stonewall Community Foundation says your organization's name, reputation, networks, connections and convening power can magnify the impact of your grant-making.
Gisela Alvarez, Esq., Coordinator, Donors’ Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust, says funders who believe in equity and the power of education must support the choir that is preaching about school integration.
Philanthropy New York would like to thank TCC Group’s Richard Mittenthal for sharing with us this New York Times article from December 14, 1980. The fears were real, just as they are today. Many Philanthropy New York members are mentioned. Well...
Nina Sachdev Hoffmann of Media Impact Funders interviews Nina Vinik of the Joyce Foundation about efforts in the philanthropic community to prevent gun violence, including more media coverage, research and education to support stronger gun laws at...
Randy Engstrom, director the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture at the NY Community Trust, writes about arts as a strategy to address racial equity in housing, criminal justice, education, jobs, the environment and more.
Presented in partnership with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, this video features a panel of millennials sharing diverse visions on how we can move beyond the partisan divide. From Newark to the battleground of Afghanistan, from campuses across the...
Rimsha Khan, grants assistant at The Commonwealth Fund, writes that attending the first Philanthropy 101 class was a prime time to be exposed to and start learning about the philanthropic community in New York.
Christina Mallie and Nadia Fazal of Colors of Connection write about the importance of metrics and research on programs that use the arts to heal communities affected by hardship and conflict.