PNY News
From Vision to Impact
Release Date:
07/11/2018
President of Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown writes "Next week several of us from Philanthropy New York will be heading off to the 2018 Forum Annual Conference in Boston. It’s an event we look forward to each year as an opportunity to deepen...
PNY Members Are Taking Action on Justice Summit Learning
Release Date:
06/20/2018
"The Nation's Eyes on Rikers" is an easy-to-scan report featuring strategic takeaways from the Funders Summit on Justice Reform, an overview of the justice funding landscape, appraisals of potential funding strategies and additional resources for...
This Is How We’re Facing Change Together
Release Date:
06/06/2018
At Monday’s Annual meeting for PNY’s members, I asked that members take the opportunity of the day’s programming to also think about the role each member’s foundation and the broader sector can play at this moment in our country’s history.
A Starting Point for Gender Equity in Grantmaking
Release Date:
05/16/2018
“How can philanthropy have a gender equity problem when women are over-represented in the sector?” This is a question I have actually heard. Let’s start with the fact that representation is not the same thing as equity. Let’s also remember that...
Easy to Say and Hard to Do Well
Release Date:
05/02/2018
Philanthropy New York President Ronna Brown gives gives her take on 'Four Essentials for Foundation Effectiveness' presented by Center for Effective Philanthorpy President Phil Buchanan.
Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement
Release Date:
04/18/2018
One of the most stimulating and satisfying elements of my job is conducting research and background interviews with experts on the topic of our Annual Meeting. Philanthropy New York’s Annual Meeting Committee decides in the Fall on the focus for our...
Our Member-Supported Public Policy Fellowship Program Is Bearing Fruit
Release Date:
04/04/2018
Spring is the time of year when we think about planting seeds, nurturing growth and recognizing the resources we have set aside to create a bountiful future. This awareness is reinforced for us when we review the impressive applications we receive...
Participate in the 2018 Grantmaker Salary & Benefits Survey
Release Date:
04/03/2018
Philanthropy New York is partnering with the Council on Foundations for the annual Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey . This survey collects data on compensation and benefits costs among community, private, operating and public foundations. PNY...
Listening for Bits of Truth in DC
Release Date:
03/22/2018
If you’ve ever spent a day or two pounding the hard terrazzo floors of the U.S. House and Senate office buildings talking with legislators and their staffs, you know that the artifice of political exchange presented in the now classic HBO television...