From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss
Release Date:
01/15/2015
Africa Region Associate Director, C.D. Glin examines how the Rockefeller Foundation is addressing food loss worldwide.
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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change
Release Date:
05/28/2013
by Vincent Stehle, Executive Director, Media Impact Funders On May 13, at the offices of Philanthropy New York and via livestream, I moderated a discussion on the power of ideas and how TED is using media to tell stories, ignite...
Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library
Release Date:
06/03/2013
by Dr. Anthony W. Marx, President and CEO, The New York Public Library Nearly two years ago, I arrived at The New York Public Library with only a sense of the opportunities and challenges that awaited me. While you’ve likely read...
Staying Power: Our Foundation at 75 Years
Release Date:
06/06/2013
by Michael Gilligan, President, Henry Luce Foundation Everyone expects to mark their milestones — birthdays, anniversaries — and foundations are no exception. So when the Henry Luce Foundation’s 75th anniversary year loomed on our...
College and Career Readiness: Are We Measuring What Matters?
Release Date:
06/11/2013
by Nicole Rodriguez Leach, Vice President, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation In today’s global economy, students must be well prepared for the demands of college and the workplace. Entering college ill-prepared...
The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey
Release Date:
06/13/2013
by Elizabeth Murphy, Consultant, Post-Sandy Recovery Coordination, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers On May 20, the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers (CNJG) offered an educational Site Visit Bus Tour for funders in-state and around...
Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?
Release Date:
06/18/2013
by Davia Temin, CEO, Temin and Company Crisis is turning into the “new normal” for most organizations and corporations in this post-recession era. And foundations are as vulnerable and prone to crisis as public companies and...
Reshaping the Business of Social Change
Release Date:
06/20/2013
by Monique Villa, CEO, Thomson Reuters Foundation As the Chief Executive Officer of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the corporate charity of the world’s leading source of news and information, I run an international, award-winning...
Improving the Accuracy of Wikipedia’s Medical Information
Release Date:
01/06/2015
New York State Health Foundation Program Officer Brian Byrd details a two-year study to help improve the quality of Wikipedia's health information.
After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers
Release Date:
07/10/2013
by Michael Seltzer, Trustee, EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation , and past President, Philanthropy New York Two days before the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that occurred on the streets of my own neighborhood,...
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