Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned
Release Date:
11/13/2012
Like many New Yorkers, Philanthropy New York’s staff learned during Hurricane Sandy that even the best of plans won’t cover everything that can go wrong.
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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City
Release Date:
11/08/2012
New York is one of the most vibrant urban agriculture cities in the United States, with more than 700 existing sites (there are nearly 3 times as many farms and gardens in the city as there are Starbucks locations).
Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy
Release Date:
11/08/2012
Philanthropy New York is working intensively with Regional Associations throughout the affected area to coordinate and track philanthropic responses to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Our dedicated disaster response page,...
New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process
Release Date:
10/12/2012
Following our recent program with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on how philanthropy can help U.S. citizens build a better democracy, David Moore, Executive Director of the Participatory Politics Foundation, talks more about their flagship website,...
New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process
Release Date:
10/12/2012
By David Moore, Executive Director, Participatory Politics Foundation Chris Hayes, in his book Twilight of the Elites , writes: “The most important social project we must undertake…is reconstructing our institutions so that we once...
Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United
Release Date:
10/04/2012
Becky Rafter, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at the Funding Exchange, provides us with a recap of our recent session on the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision on the 2012 presidential election and philanthropy’s crucial role...
Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United
Release Date:
10/04/2012
By Becky Rafter , Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Funding Exchange As Ai-Jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance always says: “We’re in a fight for the soul of our country.” Such an epic struggle calls for big ideas...
The Rise of Women (in Philanthropy)
Release Date:
09/24/2012
By Samantha Beinhacker , Managing Director, Arabella Advisors Last March, in celebration of Women’s History Month, Arabella hosted a webinar panel on “ Women and Philanthropy ” to dig into the ways that women are making a...
How Philanthropists Can Play Politics
Release Date:
09/24/2012
By Eric Kessler , Founder, Principal and Managing Director, Arabella Advisors In an earlier post, I urged the philanthropic community to put aside its misgivings and get involved in political giving. On September...
The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking
Release Date:
09/19/2012
Michael Seltzer, Trustee at EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation and past President of Philanthropy New York, explores the history of social justice and grantmaking and explains how foundations can effectively practice social justice philanthropy.
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