On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution
Release Date:
08/02/2016
David Sandman of the NYS Health Foundation writes about the challenges of funding health care needs in the large and diverse state of NY.
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Leading the Way for Food Equity
Release Date:
07/28/2016
Laurie M. Tisch and Rick Luftglass of the Tisch Illumination Fund write that it's an immensely hopeful time for progress in the food landscape of New York City.
Common Sense and Reaffirmation of 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Nonpartisanship
Release Date:
07/26/2016
If individual organizations came to be regarded as Democratic charities or Republican charities instead of the nonpartisan problem solvers that they are, it would diminish the public’s overall trust in the sector.
How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part I)
Release Date:
07/14/2016
Leigh Ross of the NY Community Trust identifies key predictors of success for education funders who want to collaborate.
Foundations Team Up to Fund Invisible Transgender Communities
Release Date:
07/12/2016
Roz Lee of Arcus Foundation hopes you will view funding transgender communities as similar to a prism, with each facet representing an area of focus already supported by the philanthropic sector.
Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access
Release Date:
06/30/2016
Cassie Schwerner of the Schott Foundation writes about "Stepping Up," a film that frames youth leadership and organizing in a profoundly needed way.
Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis
Release Date:
06/27/2016
Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO of the Edwin Gould Foundation, asks funders of college access and success programs to look carefully at whether the “college-or-bust” mentality encourages students to disregard the hardship in store for them when they...
Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession
Release Date:
06/23/2016
Erin McDonald & Elizabeth James of the New York Women’s Foundation say six years after the Great Recession was declared over, many women continued to experience significant hardship.
Why U.S. Foundations Should Take the Global Sustainable Development Goals Seriously
Release Date:
06/21/2016
Ed Cain of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation says the SDGs constitute the broadest, most ambitious development agenda for getting the world off of its self-destructive, unsustainable path.
After Orlando – After the Anger and Sadness – There Is Work to Be Done
Release Date:
06/15/2016
Dara Major and Beverly Tillery of the NYC LGBTQ Anti-Violence Project say the Orlando shooting is a stark reminder that much work remains to be done.
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