Katy Toolin Named Director of Finance and Administration at Unbound Philanthropy
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08/22/2013
Unbound Philanthropy is pleased to welcome Katy Toolin to their staff as the Director of Finance and Administration. T
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Betsy Edasery Appointed Philanthropy Analyst at TCC Group
Release Date:
08/22/2013
Philanthropy Analyst Betsy Edasery primarily supports TCC Group’s philanthropy team. She has extensive experience working for a range of organizations in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors
Richard Correia Named as Surdna Foundation’s Assistant Controller
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10/14/2013
The Surdna Foundation has announced the appointment of Richard Correia, an experienced operations and fund accountant, and C.P.A. candidate, as Assistant Controller.
Lorelei Williams Joins The Sister Fund as Interim Executive Director
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08/22/2013
Lorelei Williams has been named the Interim Executive Director of The Sister Fund. Williams has over fifteen years of experience in the non-profit and philanthropic sectors of the United States, South Africa and Brazil.
Michael Berkowitz to Join The Rockefeller Foundation
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08/22/2013
Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, announced that Michael Berkowitz has been appointed to the role of Managing Director for the Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, a multi-year effort to build urban...
New Board Leadership at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
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08/22/2013
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has elected Valerie Rockefeller Wayne to chair the RBF Board of Trustees and also elected new trustee Daniel Levy. Ms. Wayne is a middle school special education teacher specializing in adolescents with learning...
Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations
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08/22/2013
The Open Society Foundations has announced that Pedro Abramovay, a leading Brazilian human rights advocate, will head up its work in Latin America.
Dorothy Q. Thomas Named Interim CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women
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08/22/2013
The Ms. Foundation for Women has announced that Dorothy Q. Thomas will assume the role of Interim President and CEO, effective September 3, 2013, while a search for the Foundation’s permanent President and CEO is under way. Thomas will succeed Anika...
Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D. Resigns as President of Foundation for Child Development
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08/22/2013
The Board of the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) announced that Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D., has resigned as President of the Foundation. Dr. Phillips will be returning to her faculty position at Georgetown University.
Ford Foundation Announces New President
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08/22/2013
Darren Walker, who emerged from small-town Texas to an international career in law and finance before becoming a leader in the nonprofit and philanthropic worlds, will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September, succeeding Luis...
Sheila Burke and Simon Stevens to Join Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
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08/22/2013
Sheila P. Burke, R.N., M.P.A., FAAN, a faculty member and former executive dean at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Simon Stevens, Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group, have been elected to The Commonwealth...
Gabriel Morales Joins the Citi Foundation
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08/20/2013
Gabriel Morales has joined the Citi Foundation’s staff as a Project Manager. He is responsible for helping execute its employee engagement strategy and is working to broaden the Foundation’s visibility with key stakeholders both internally and...
Evelynn M. Hammonds Joins Arcus Board of Directors
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08/22/2013
The Arcus Foundation has announced that Evelynn M. Hammonds, a renowned scholar on the history of scientific and sociopolitical concepts of race, has joined the Foundation's Board of Directors.
To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing
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08/16/2012
Hydrofracking has become a contentious topic across the country, and many eyes are trained on New York, where Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation are drafting final regulations on fracking in our state. We held a recent...
The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders
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04/03/2012
On the heels of a new Foundation Center report on the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the field of social justice philanthropy, and a Philanthropy New York program exploring the report, Cricket Island Foundation Executive Director Liz Sak...
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
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06/30/2011
How has the increasing influence of business techniques affected the world of philanthropy? Can corporate tools effectively measure success at foundations and nonprofits?
Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund
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03/22/2010
Like many funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a decline in its charitable assets during the past two years.
Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster
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05/12/2011
On April 1st, Philanthropy New York conducted a well-received teleconference—sponsored by the Japan Foundation New York, the Mizuho USA Foundation, and the Toshiba America Foundation—which focused on the extraordinary disaster confronting Japan
Reflections from Jeffrey R. Solomon
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05/21/2010
Since co-writing The Art of Giving, Jeffrey Solomon, President of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, has travelled to a dozen states, talking to numerous audiences seriously interested in philanthropy. His observations and discussions...
Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook
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07/27/2011
This past June, Philanthropy New York held the inaugural sessions in our New York Adventures Series—a new opportunity for funders to visit and learn more about the lesser-known “jewels” across our five boroughs.