The Mismeasure of Poverty
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09/17/2013
Russell Sage Foundation President Sheldon Danziger talks about the flaws in the ways that the U.S. measures poverty in an op-ed for The New York Times.
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Winning Was Just Part of the Reward
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09/17/2013
Brooklyn Community Foundation President and CEO Cecilia Clarke talks about her firsthand experience with The New York Community Trust-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards.
Rauschenberg Foundation Appoints Risë Wilson First-Ever Director of Philanthropy
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09/16/2013
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has announced the appointment of Risë Wilson as their first-ever Director of Philanthropy. Wilson will join the senior staff of the Foundation and oversee all of its philanthropic programs, which support the...
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passes Legislature
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09/12/2013
Bend the Arc was among the organizations mobilizing support in California on behalf of legislation requiring overtime pay for domestic employees, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
A New Agenda for a Post–Health Reform Landscape
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09/12/2013
Learn about The Commonwealth Fund's new grantmaking and research agenda.
Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?
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09/12/2013
Mertz Gilmore Foundation Vice President Lukas Haynes and DoSomething.org CEO Nancy Lublin engage in a spirited conversation about risk-taking, funding nonprofits and measuring impact.
The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact
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09/09/2013
Recently, Philanthropy New York hosted a conversation on the best ways for funders to measure and demonstrate the impact of their charitable work. We’re pleased to have two of the presenters at that program, the Citi Foundation’s Hui Wen Chan and...
Pat Jenny To Oversee Grants at The New York Community Trust
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09/06/2013
Pat Jenny, a leading expert in grantmaking, has been named Vice President for Grants at The New York Community Trust. Jenny, who had been serving as Acting Vice President, took over this month overseeing annual grants of more than $130 million to...
Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington and Martín Abregú as Program Vice Presidents
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09/05/2013
The Ford Foundation has announced the appointments of Hilary Pennington as Vice President for the foundation’s program on Education, Creativity and Free Expression, and Martín Abregú as Vice President for its Democracy, Rights and Justice program,...
How One Foundation Is Making Waves With Art And Social Activism
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09/05/2013
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and its first Director of Philanthropy, Risë Wilson, are profiled by Fast Company.
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