The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity Release Date: 10/14/2014PNY President, Ronna Brown and PNY Board Chair, Leisle Lin, offer a rebuttal to NYT op-ed, "A Better Way to Encourage Charity."Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Alfred P. Sloan FoundationPhilanthropy New York
Grantmakers Should Seize the Moment to Support Racial-Justice Solutions Release Date: 10/10/2014Shireen Zaman, Director of the Security & Rights Collaborative at the Proteus Fund, co-authored this opinion piece on the urgent need for racial justice funding.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Social JusticeRelated Organizations Proteus Fund (NYC Office)
Young Professionals, Get On Board Release Date: 10/07/2014Erin J. Law, Vice President at Morgan Stanley, urges young professionals to get involved in their community.Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) VolunteerismFunding Area Community DevelopmentRelated Organizations Morgan StanleyUnited Way of New York City
Our Common Purpose: The Struggle for True Democracy and Equal Rights Release Date: 10/03/2014Jeff Clements, Co-founder of Free Speech For People, offers takeaways from the PNY program, "Inequality, Democracy and Corporate Power."Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Public PolicySocial Justice
“Grads of Life” Builds Capacity for Demand-Driven Solutions to the U.S. Youth Employment Challenge Release Date: 10/02/2014Rockefeller Foundation program associate, Alyson Wise, explores the need for programs addressing youth employment for 16-24 year olds.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations The Rockefeller Foundation
The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution Release Date: 09/26/2014Independent philanthropic advisor, Mafruza Khan, recaps the People's Climate March and the need for an ambitious climate change agenda.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Environment and Climate ChangeHealth
Changing the Conversation about Inequality Release Date: 09/23/2014Vivian Louie outlines how the William T. Grant Foundation is working to reduce inequality among youth ages 5 to 25 in the United States.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesRelated Organizations William T. Grant Foundation
Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach Release Date: 09/17/2014The Heron Foundation's Kate Starr examines the value of enterprise investing.Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) Impact InvestingRelated Organizations F.B. Heron Foundation
Technical Assistance and Strong Relationships: Key to Quality Capacity Building Release Date: 09/15/2014Anne Lawrence of The Robert Browne Foundation examines the importance of capacity building in grantmaking.Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know Release Date: 09/10/2014The Ford Foundation's Amy Brown outlines the disproportionate nature of student debt in the United States.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducationRelated Organizations Ford Foundation