Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question
Release Date:
08/05/2009
Nearly two months ago, the Beldon Fund closed its doors, completing the ten-year intentional spend out envisioned by our chair and donor John Hunting.
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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?
Release Date:
08/13/2009
Over many years, I have been involved—through government, think tanks, and foundations—in numerous major policy turns in society, only to often find absent those foundations which are very interested in public policy.
A Unique Nonprofit Lender
Release Date:
08/19/2009
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is a well-known early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’s Hamlet; Polonius’ advice to his son, Laertes). Yet sound bites or one-sentence quotes found in cute management books are no way to manage a...
Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”
Release Date:
08/31/2009
Philanthropy was once described as “invisible aid.”
New Member Spotlight: Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation
Release Date:
09/11/2009
We are delighted to feature one of Philanthropy New York’s newest members, the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation (RDPFS), in our Member Spotlight. We asked Susan Olivo, RDPFS’s Vice President and General Manager, about the foundation and...
Private Assets and Public Space: A Conversation with John Tyler, Steve Johnson, and William Dietel
Release Date:
09/25/2009
One of the philanthropic sector’s most intriguing debates is on the nature of charitable funds
“Googley Philanthropy”: Brainstorming for A Talk with Jeff Jarvis
Release Date:
09/28/2009
Philanthropy New York is pleased to welcome Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do? and Associate Professor and Director of the Interactive Journalism Program at the City University of New York to our offices for an October 1st discussion on...
Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits
Release Date:
10/07/2009
Philanthropy New York is pleased to share a new, watershed report on diversity in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.
Program Recap—Philanthropy New York’s Documentary Film Series: Advise and Dissent
Release Date:
10/16/2009
Philanthropy New York created its Documentary Series to get our members thinking about alternative mediums for promoting their missions and the work of their grantees.
Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations
Release Date:
10/22/2009
As I read “Philanthropy As ‘Invisible Aid'”, I thought to myself that while private foundations need to do a better job of communicating their good works
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