Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters Release Date: 10/29/2014PNY president, Ronna Brown, examines how philanthropy influences disaster recovery initiatives.Find More ByNews type President's MessagePNY NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Disaster ReliefRelated Organizations Philanthropy New York
New Report from PNY and Partners Examines Philanthropy’s Role in Hurricane Sandy Recovery Release Date: 10/28/2014Philanthropy New York and partners explore corporate, institutional and philanthropic responses following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.Find More ByNews type PNY NewsFunding Area Disaster ReliefRelated Organizations Philanthropy New YorkFoundation CenterThe Council of New Jersey GrantmakersThe Center for Disaster Philanthropy
NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education Release Date: 10/28/2014Public Prep, a network of all-girl charter schools in NYC, opened an all-boys elementary charter school in the Bronx.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations The New York Community TrustTiger Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College Release Date: 10/28/2014The foundation is seeking to encourage more of the top-performing students from the bottom half of the income distribution to attend college.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Bloomberg Philanthropies
Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office Release Date: 10/28/2014Senior Program Officer, Nicolette Naylor, will become head of Ford Foundation's South Africa office.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Community DevelopmentInternational/Foreign AffairsSocial JusticeRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees Release Date: 10/28/2014Ford Foundation appoints outgoing chancellor of the University of Texas system, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, to the Board of Trustees.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationSocial Justice
Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic Leader, Dies at 68 Release Date: 10/27/2014Former F.B. Heron Foundation President and PNY Board Member, Sharon King, passed away on October 21, 2014.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.F.B. Heron FoundationEdward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)
MasterCard Foundation to Help Address Water Sanitation in East Africa with Micro-Credit Program Release Date: 10/27/2014180,000 people in Kenya and Uganda have benefited from the five-year loan initiative.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Environment and Climate Change
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Among Funders of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research Release Date: 10/27/2014Stricter fisheries management can combat the effects of climate change.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Environment and Climate ChangeFood SystemsRelated Organizations The Tiffany & Co. Foundation
New Philanthropy Center, Fund for 2025 Respond to Funders’ Needs Release Date: 10/24/2014PNY SVP, Michael Remaley, contributed a blog to PhilanTopic about how the Fund for 2025 addresses the needs of PNY members.Find More ByNews type PNY NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors