Philanthropy in Haiti: Don’t Miss Out on the Opportunity
Release Date:
01/22/2010
A catastrophic earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale hit Haiti on Tuesday, January 12th, shortly after 5 p.m.
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National Service and Grassroots Youth Organizing Groups: A Strategy for Building Diverse Nonprofit and Civic Leadership for New York
Release Date:
01/14/2010
The fiscal 2010 budget includes an appropriation of $1.49 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service, the largest budget in CNCS history.
The Haitian Earthquake: Response, Relief & Recovery
Release Date:
01/14/2010
Philanthropy New York is currently working to coordinate and list our members’ support efforts and we will continue to track relief and recovery in the wake of the tragedy in Haiti.
Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley
Release Date:
01/07/2010
On December 8th, 2009, Philanthropy New York hosted a program (presented by its Special Committee on Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy) with the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) and the Center for Social Inclusion on current...
Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!
Release Date:
12/18/2009
For those of you who read blogs about philanthropy and charity (you’re reading this, aren’t you?), maybe, like me, you’ve been struck by a few of the articles about altruism and giving and human biology. Since we are deep in the middle of the “...
New Member Spotlight: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
12/11/2009
We recently welcomed the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to Philanthropy New York. We asked Christopher Percopo, Grants Administrator for the Trust, to share details about the organization and its latest initiatives in this Member...
A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector
Release Date:
11/15/2009
A few words about a recent Nobel Prize and its relevance to philanthropy. No, this isn’t about the Peace Prize to President Obama, which I think was a timely reminder of the value of hope. The United States’ international image is changing and that...
On the Occasion of the New York Foundation’s 100th Anniversary
Release Date:
11/05/2009
The New York Foundation believes in the quaint idea that individuals, and people working together in communities, have the ability to identify the challenges they face and the obstacles to overcoming them.
Program Recap: Philanthropy New York Hosts its First Next Generation Retreat
Release Date:
10/30/2009
On October 9th, an intimate group ranging in age from 22-30 gathered for a next generation retreat, a half-day of conversation and interactive exercises and skill-building
Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations
Release Date:
10/22/2009
As I read “Philanthropy As ‘Invisible Aid'”, I thought to myself that while private foundations need to do a better job of communicating their good works
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