New York Foundation Releases New Video in the Ongoing Series "In Their Own Words"
Release Date:
03/29/2018
In this installment, New York Foundation sits down with Quardean Lewis-Allen, founder and CEO of Made in Brownsville
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Release Date:
10/18/2017
It is no coincidence that the communities that are hardest to reach in the decennial census count are also those that are under-resourced and under-represented in federal, state and local government. Systematic undercounting of hard-to-reach...
New Release From NY Foundation's 'Engage to Change' Series on Neighbors Together
Release Date:
09/19/2017
This conversation features Cynthia Agyeman , Community Organizer & Amy Blumsack , Community Action Program Director at Neighbors Together
NY Foundation Releases 'Engage to Change' Video on Henry Street Settlement
Release Date:
04/17/2017
This conversation features Talia DeRogatis , Public Policy and Community Engagement Liaison & Gabriella Marrero, student at Henry Street Settlement.
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2017
The Roles of Arts & Culture in Addressing Islamophobia
Monday, March 13, 2017 -
8:00am to 6:00pm
Islamophobia is escalating rapidly across the country, fueling fear, discrimination and hate crimes against Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities. In recent months, we have borne witness to a growing number of hostile acts including vandalism,...
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2017
Funders-in-Action: Grantmaking During Times of Political Change & Uncertainty
Thursday, March 16, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The past three months have witnessed dramatic shifts in federal policy, and many New Yorkers have found themselves living in greater fear of discrimination, deportation, arrest, and poverty.
New York Foundation Releases New Report Showcasing Strategies and Case Examples by Grantees
Release Date:
10/31/2016
Service organizations are meeting the immediate needs of their constituents and provide essential supports.
13
Oct
2016
Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?
Thursday, October 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Despite recent minimum-wage hikes around the country to $15 an hour, why are workers facing more wage theft than ever? An estimated $50 billion a year is stolen from workers' wages, affecting workers of all types of industries, including low-wage...
15
Jan
2016
The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC
Friday, January 15, 2016 -
8:30am to 11:30am
In 1977, New York decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Yet between 1995 and 2010, the NYPD made more than 530,000 arrests for low-level possession, including 50,000 in 2010 alone.
03
Feb
2016
It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
We face a unique moment in the life of public transit in New York. After three decades of steadily improving service, quality indicators have started to decline. You see it every day: train cars break down more often, delays have gone up,...
15
Oct
2015
Lunch 4 Learning: Making Universal Free Lunch a Public Health Issue
Thursday, October 15, 2015 -
9:00am to 11:30am
An astonishing 75% of NYC’s 1.1 million public school students – 780,000 children – are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, only 250,000 (1 in 3) eligible students participate in school lunch programs.
NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'
Release Date:
06/18/2015
Philanthropic support includes Tow Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, Andrus Family Fund, Long Island Community Foundation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, David Rockefeller Foundation and New York Foundation.
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Jun
2015
Nailing It: Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers
Thursday, June 25, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
On virtually every street corner in the city sits a nail salon, a burgeoning industry that glamorizes the fingertips of half the City’s residents. And behind the glam are women who most often are paid less than the cost of the bottle of nail polish...
New York Foundation Places Its Bets on Real Change
Release Date:
05/29/2015
The foundation is working with Community Action for Safe Apartments to provide safe, affordable housing.
New York Foundation and Brooklyn Community Foundation Lauded for Nimbleness
Release Date:
05/27/2015
The New York Community Foundation was one of five groups nationwide to receive an Impact Award from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. The group was honored for taking risks by issuing grants to support community engagement and help...
Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Accept National Impact Awards
Release Date:
05/20/2015
The foundations were honored at the Center for Effective Philanthropy conference in San Francisco.
Office and Meeting Space in NYC - Resources for Foundations and Nonprofits
Publication date:
04/2015
Several local organizations compile lists of office space available in the NYC metro area at nonprofits and foundations.
Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Tapped for 2015 NCRP Impact Awards
Release Date:
04/07/2015
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy annually honors funders for their high-impact grantmaking.
Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/27/2015
Maria Mottola, Gail Nayowith, and Jon Pratt give their thoughts on the Council on Foundation competition for nonprofit organizations.
Philanthropic Groups Sign on to Raise the Age Campaign
Release Date:
03/06/2015
The initiative has received report from eight PNY member organizations.