Insights

We are delighted to feature one of Philanthropy New York’s newest members, the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation (RDPFS), in our Member Spotlight. We asked Susan Olivo, RDPFS’s Vice President and General Manager, about the foundation and...

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is a well-known early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’s Hamlet; Polonius’ advice to his son, Laertes). Yet sound bites or one-sentence quotes found in cute management books are no way to manage a...

Nearly two months ago, the Beldon Fund closed its doors, completing the ten-year intentional spend out envisioned by our chair and donor John Hunting.

Being away from the day-to-day administration of a foundation has allowed me some time to think about how philanthropy can be improved.