State Education Chancellor Defends Teacher and School Evaluations
Release Date:
11/22/2013
Our Education Funders Research Initiative event was also covered by WNYC, Capital New York, Gotham Schools and the Epoch Times.
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MetLife Foundation, Sesame Workshop Launch Financial Knowledge Program
Release Date:
11/22/2013
PND reported that the MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five-year, $20 million partnership to improve financial knowledge and strategies among low- and moderate-income families around the world.
Philanthropists Lay Out Education Priorities
Release Date:
11/21/2013
Philanthropy New York President Ronna Brown, Ford Foundation Program Officer Fred Frelow and New York Community Trust Program Officer Shawn Morehead previewed the Education Funders Research Initiative's six priorities for the de Blasio...
The 2013 Nonprofit Excellence Award Winners
Release Date:
11/21/2013
Three nonprofits have been selected as the winners of the New York Community Trust-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards, a joint project of The New York Community Trust, the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York and Philanthropy New...
Five Management Secrets from Excellent Nonprofits
Release Date:
11/21/2013
The New York Community Trust's Pat Swann shares five management tips — for funders and nonprofits alike — from some of this year’s NYCT-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards finalists.
De Blasio unveils 60-person transition team
Release Date:
11/20/2013
Mayor-elect Bill De Blasio has announced the members of his 60-person transition team, including Alexa Avilés, Program Officer at the Scherman Foundation; John Banks, Vice President of Government Relations at Con Edison; Peter Madonia, COO of the...
A New Era for NYC Government, an Opportunity for Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/20/2013
What are the most important and productive multi-funder collaborative efforts we should spotlight every time we talk about productive working relationships with New York City government?
Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team
Release Date:
11/18/2013
Ana Oliveira has been appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer's transition team. Its members include Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.
Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context
Release Date:
11/14/2013
Natan Fund Executive Director Felicia Herman discusses the role that giving circles play in different communities and how they help people access the world of philanthropy in innovative ways.
In the Aftermath: How to Help in the Philippines
Release Date:
11/13/2013
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors shares their suggestions — based on the best practices developed by other philanthropists over the years — for helping those affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
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