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
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...
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.
We’re pleased to have James Tallon, President of the United Hospital Fund and a presenter at our recent program on the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, share his thoughts on how philanthropy can help people understand the ACA and...
On November 29th, Philanthropy New York hosted a funders briefing to discuss the rise of political attacks against social justice advocacy and the roles that foundations can play in responding.
On April 20th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing—sponsored by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and The Elmezzi Fund—which focused on ways that the public, private, and government sectors are...
We’re pleased to have New York State Health Foundation President and CEO James R. Knickman discuss how NYSHealth helps serve the needs of returning veterans and their families and how funders (regardless of their focus area) can support the 85,000...
We’re pleased to share a recent conversation between the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and Dr. Marc Nivet, Chief Diversity Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which received a President’s Grant from the Foundation to define...
New York is one of the most vibrant urban agriculture cities in the United States, with more than 700 existing sites (there are nearly 3 times as many farms and gardens in the city as there are Starbucks locations).
On June 10th, Philanthropy New York held a panel discussion to help funders consider how to strike their own balance between direct services and advocacy in a way that best matches their goals and achieves the greatest impact.
We recently held a program (presented by our Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy Committee and The NYC Collaborative for Fairness and Equity in Philanthropy) which focused on the distribution of federal stimulus dollars and the impact of those...
We’re pleased to have Arabella Advisors Associate Director Ginger Elsea talk about the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’ Philanthropy Fellows Program, which connects students and foundations in the DC region to help funders increase...
Philanthropy New York's Assistant Manager of Professional Education, Beeta Jahedi, and our program consultant Robert Hyfler talk about our participation (along with Grantmakers In Aging, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Fan Fox and Leslie R...
During the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than invest in newer, smaller, and “riskier” ones. In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York...
Philanthropy New York’s Education Working Group, in conjunction with the Donors’ Education Collaborative and the Fund for New Citizens at The New York Community Trust, held a recent briefing to bring greater clarity to New York City’s efforts to...
Ahead of the Council on Foundations' Fall Conference for Community Foundations, TCC Group Senior Partner and Chief Client Services Officer Paul Connolly asked: How can community foundations balance quick responses to critical issues with carefully...
Like many New Yorkers, Philanthropy New York’s staff learned during Hurricane Sandy that even the best of plans won’t cover everything that can go wrong.
Philanthropy New York members recently participated in the first session of our International Grantmakers Network program series, an opportunity to focus on how funders define and approach capacity building in an international context and to learn...
Despite the billions of dollars distributed to nonprofits in our region each year, and the tremendous influence that a nonprofit’s board of directors can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to address the topic of...