In this PhilanTopic interview, Doug Bauer, Executive Director of The Clark Foundation and Chair of the Board of Directors of Philanthropy New York, discusses how funders can support nonprofit leaders as they deal with the uncertain “new normal” of...
Laura Cronin’s interview with Doug Bauer —who is also Chair of the Board of Directors of Philanthropy New York—originally appeared on PhilanTopic , the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on March 26, 2012 and is reprinted with permission. ...
One year ago, the Executive Director of the Japan Center for International Exchange, James Gannon, shared his thoughts on relief and recovery efforts for the Japanese earthquake with our members.
By James Gannon Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) One year after Japan’s massive 3/11 disaster, talking about the recovery of the Tōhoku region is a “glass half full, glass half empty”...
Are there ways for all of us to tap into larger and more creative ways of thinking—and, instead of “thinking outside the box,” change the rules of the “box” we’re in? New York Foundation Executive Director Maria Mottola discusses this and more in...
By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation (This post was adapted from a keynote address given at the Better Business Bureau Charity Symposium on February 28, 2012.) When I heard the title of today’s symposium, “...
What does Jeremy Lin have to do with the future of philanthropy? Nathan Cummings Foundation President and CEO Simon Greer talks about how philanthropy can benefit by taking risks on the unconventional.
By Simon Greer, President and CEO, Nathan Cummings Foundation (This post originally appeared on the Nathan Cummings Foundation website.) What does Jeremy Lin have to do with the future of philanthropy? When LINsanity comes to...
On February 8th, Philanthropy New York held a program, presented by our Health Policy Working Group, which focused on strengthening primary care and the biggest challenges facing primary care providers.