he Pahara Institute, together with the Aspen Institute, announced today the Spring 2020 cohort of the highly selective Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship. These 24 individuals join the Pahara community of leaders, which is designed to support and...
An independent committee selected by The New York Community Trust has awarded Brooklyn-based artist Rachel Rossin, 33, a $50,000 grant made possible by Robert A. Levinson and Patricia S. Levinson.
Some see the flexibility afforded by DAFs to be a boon to philanthropy. Others see a need for more regulatory oversight. Please join us for a debate between two leading thinkers in this area as they lead us in considering the question: Should DAFs...
Today, the NoVo Foundation is honored to announce the recipients of The Life Story Grants: a $10 million, three-year investment in fifteen projects that open exit ramps and close on-ramps to commercial sexual exploitation across the U.S.
A collaborative fund in The New York Community Trust is supporting 27 projects to strengthen the organizational capacity of African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American arts groups.
Nicole Howe Buggs has been promoted to chief administrative officer and corporate secretary of the foundation and Trish Callahan joins as chief human resources officer.
These days, you can hardly turn on the news or scroll through your social media feed without coming across one more tragic story about a young person who was suffering in silence: an overdose, a suicide attempt or worse. In fact, suicide is now one...
For years, leading up to our latest election, data has shown the power Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) are having in creating change across the country. And yet, there is still a stagnant representation of people of color in nonprofit...
The recent report on ending the “Starvation Cycle” confirms that the vast majority of funding is project-based, that this type of funding rarely covers the full cost of the associated work, that “cost-minus” funding is not just unfair but also...
In this historic period of low unemployment, job seekers with multiple barriers—including those with disabilities—are at risk of being left behind. 65 percent of working-age people with disabilities in New York City are either unemployed or not in...
**This program has been rescheduled to April 1st from its original March 11th date and will be held via webinar. We apologize for any inconvenience.** This years’ Service for Impact working group will build on past years’ dynamic...
**This program will now be delivered via Zoom. Please register to receive log-in details the day before the program.** From Vision to Reality: What Does it Really Take? Using three timely examples – Congestion Pricing, the NYS...
Australia’s summer of bushfires is an ecological, social and economic catastrophe. These unprecedented fires in both their scale and intensity are clearly related to climate change, and its consequences which include prolonged drought, hotter...
The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced today that thirty-seven artists were selected to participate in its artist-in-residence program at its center in New Orleans.
At the risk of sounding so uncool, it’s always been a guilty pleasure of mine to log onto Guidestar and read through 990s—the federal tax form that all 501(c)(3)s are required to file each year. I suppose I feel guilty because it makes me feel like...
Join us for a discussion on how to measure and address institutional racism as it influences how you bring people into your organization and ensure their success as employees. Our facilitator will lead us in workshopping tools and practicing with...