16
May
2019
Relationship Between the Board Chair and CEO - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, May 16, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
How do board chairs and CEOs develop and maintain their partnerships?
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18
Apr
2019
Impact Investing: Dipping Your Toes or Going All In- A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, April 18, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Experts predict that the impact investing market will be worth more than $300 billion by 2020. Impact investing – which seeks a specific environmental, social or governance return above and beyond a strictly financial return – can be a particularly...
14
Mar
2019
Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, March 14, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
What does it mean to have “pride of place”? How do giving families retain their commitment to the founding region or community where their philanthropic resources were first created?
14
Feb
2019
Balancing Power Dynamics - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, February 14, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
How can you use your privilege to address the power imbalances that exist between funders and community partners? How can your board members build more honest and collaborative relationships, while also supporting other funders in building more...
31
Jan
2019
How Strong is my Corporate Citizenship Portfolio?: How to Assess to Align Programs and Maximize Impact - A Webinar
Thursday, January 31, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Companies dedicate numerous resources to identify issues that are important to their stakeholders; but many companies develop program portfolios that don’t meet stakeholder expectations or fully support the goals of the company.
06
Feb
2019
The Armor of Light: Faith and the Debate Over Guns in America
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -
4:30pm to 7:00pm
We invite you to join Media Impact Funders and Philanthropy New York for a special screening and discussion of the powerful film The Armor of Light and a conversation about our fractured political culture and the possibility of having people come...
28
Feb
2019
Capacity Building Across Borders: A Three-Part Strategy for Funders - A Webinar
Thursday, February 28, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Funders working globally face competing demands to deliver program results while helping their NGO partners achieve sustainable, lasting impact at depth and scale. Doing both well demands more than program-specific investments. Strengthening the...
The New York Women’s Foundation Receives $2.25 Million Grant from CBS to support the Fund for the Me Too Movement and Allies
Release Date:
12/14/2018
The New York Women’s Foundation (The Foundation) today announced receipt of a $2.25 million grant from the CBS Corporation.
Westchester Community Foundation Awards Grant to Green Business Partnership
Release Date:
12/14/2018
Using a comprehensive, customized digital toolkit and a propriety emissions tool, membership in the Green Business Partnership is available to any organization that leases or owns commercial or industrial space in New York.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Report Names Traffic Injuries Leading Killer of Children and Young People
Release Date:
12/14/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Report Names Traffic Injuries Leading Killer of Children and Young People Report says there are 1.35 million annual traffic deaths worldwide. A person dies every 24 seconds from a traffic-related...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018
Release Date:
12/14/2018
Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce support for 71 local organizations through its Invest in Youth initiative, bringing its total funding for youth-focused nonprofit programs to $2.8 million in 2018. This...
New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance Open Competitive Grant Program to Help Middle School Youth in Out-of-School Time Programs
Release Date:
12/13/2018
Aim High is part of the New York Life Foundation’s ongoing investment in OST programs to help underserved 8th graders reach the 9th grade on time and prepared for high school level work. In 2019, 26 awards will go to afterschool, summer and expanded...
Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions
Release Date:
12/13/2018
Now that all fifty states and the District of Columbia have received formal federal approval of their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, the work of implementing the 2015 law—the United States’ primary K–12 education investment—is fully...
Laurie M. Tisch: Perfecting the Art of Philanthropy
Release Date:
12/13/2018
Laurie M. Tisch believes in leveling the playing field for all New Yorkers—and has granted more than $100M through her Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund to promote healthy food, arts, and mental health initiatives—offering an example of enlightened...
Salesforce.Org Expands Philanthropic Efforts to Improve Schools
Release Date:
12/12/2018
Salesforce.org, the philanthropic arm of the San Francisco cloud computing company, is doling out its largest grant to an education nonprofit, giving $2 million to New Leaders to help train principals and teachers.
William T. Grant Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists
Release Date:
12/12/2018
Ten early-career researchers were selected from a pool of 52 applicants after a rigorous review by our staff and Selection Committee.
19
Feb
2019
True or False Solutions to Climate Change
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report issued in October made clear that “Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.” What initiatives are in play...
Joan Mitchell Foundation Names Recipients of 2018 Painters & Sculptors Grants
Release Date:
12/12/2018
The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the 2018 recipients of its Painters & Sculptors grants, which will provide 25 artists with $25,000 each in unrestricted funds. This year, the foundation said, 70 percent of the grantees identify as female...
25
Feb
2019
Census Jobs: How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years?
Monday, February 25, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years? This question is the theme of the Census Funders Working Group’s first 2019 briefing. In 2010, the Census Bureau recruited, trained and deployed a temporary...
07
Jan
2019
Debriefing the 2018 Elections - A First Monday Discussion Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, January 7, 2019 -
3:00pm to 4:15pm
With history-making results from the Midterm Elections, join us for an important discussion on the lessons learned from 2018 that can help inform our work moving into 2019. After victories on a range of ballot initiative campaigns including voting...