Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

Release Date:

03/27/2012

... considering the apocalyptic scenes that confronted us in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. ... have been constructed, and shops are starting to reopen in cities and towns that had been...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

Release Date:

06/30/2011

... Interviews,” the panel included three genuine leaders in the field: Susan Berresford , the former head of the ... , both of whom have announced plans to step down later in the year. As a recent migrant from...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

Release Date:

01/07/2010

... by its Special Committee on Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy ) with the Philanthropic Initiative for ... Inclusion, who shared her thoughts on structural racism in a time of economic challenge and...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Standby Letters of Credit: The Underdog of Charitable Financing

Release Date:

06/25/2009

... “Try easier, not harder.” As a foundation that invests in the next generation and is not afraid to take risks, we ... experience. Its annual revenue surpassed $100 million in recent years, yet it is only now...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Building Our Equity Muscles

Release Date:

12/08/2021

... Growing up, I was not an athlete. I found running in my late 30’s when challenged by a group of colleagues to ... the practice and the ways that my body must break down in order to build something stronger...

Find More By

News type

President's Message

PNY News

A Crash Course in the Foundation World: Reflections on Philanthropy New York’s Philanthropy 101

Release Date:

09/23/2022

A Crash Course in the Foundation World: Reflections on Philanthropy New ... and some of the aforementioned questions driving debate in the foundation world. Back in my native UK, what we call ‘...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

31 Jan 2024

Rapid Response Funder Call: Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court Johnson v Grants Pass Case - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... Johnson v. Grants Pass , with oral arguments taking place in April 2024. This sets the stage for the most significant ... Supreme Court case about the rights of homeless people in decades. At its core, this...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Program Recap—Philanthropy New York’s Documentary Film Series: Advise and Dissent

Release Date:

10/16/2009

... modern confirmation battles as well as the stakes involved in the outcome of these debates. Two Senate veterans, Arlen ... Specter and Patrick Leahy, are also prominently featured in their respective roles as...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Philanthropy New York Leadership Transition

Release Date:

06/24/2020

... am sharing this personal announcement at a pivotal moment in our national history. We are witnessing people uniting in unprecedented numbers to demand an end to the status quo. ... PNY, and I, will continue to...

Find More By

News type

PNY News

Related Organizations

Philanthropy New York

Everyone Into the Pool

Release Date:

07/10/2024

... making meaningful progress adding lifeguards and investing in facilities — but there’s more to do to make cooling ... the heat. If only they were genuinely accessible to all. In the past couple of years,...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Human Services

Public Policy

Related Organizations

Charles H. Revson Foundation

Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up

Release Date:

12/16/2015

... students who enter high school with low academic skills in basic reading, writing, and math. The panel was moderated ... having a relationship with a primary person – an adult in the school who can advocate...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Education

Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients

Release Date:

06/15/2021

... the Open Society Foundations announced today. Based in six countries around the world, from Argentina to South ... experiences that have been historically underrepresented in leadership positions in...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Topic(s)

Leadership Development

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

The Charles H. Revson Foundation Awarded Over $3 Million in Grants to 12 Recipients.

Release Date:

06/21/2022

The Charles H. Revson Foundation Awarded Over $3 Million in Grants to 12 Recipients. The Board of Directors approved ... The Biomedical Research program strengthens research in the biomedical sciences through two...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Charles H. Revson Foundation

A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two)

Release Date:

10/13/2022

... Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two) A Conversation with ... are lucky in New York City and New York State that we have resources for one-...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Program Associate of Education (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... charitable brands, we envision caring communities in which all individuals and families have access to quality ... financially secure lives. We strive to model our values in all our relationships, both...

Find More By

Related Organizations

United Way of New York City

Associate, Budgets and Contract Compliance, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

Find More By

Related Organizations

United Way of New York City

13 Apr 2017

Wealth, Power and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age

Thursday, April 13, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Since he launched the news site Inside Philanthropy in 2014, David Callahan has thoroughly enjoyed the role of ... surely be just as controversial as his catchy headlines. In his new book “ The Givers: Wealth,...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Actions Civics: Activating Young Citizens to Go Beyond the Ballot

Release Date:

07/03/2018

... New York City Executive Director of Generation Citizen In this politically divisive moment, many of us are grappling ... urban and rural communities, about how to participate in our democracy. Our nation’s...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Related Organizations

Generation Citizen

24 Jan 2019

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 24, 2019 (All day) to Friday, February 8, 2019 (All day)

... tools and skills learned to: Discuss philanthropy’s role in the social change ecosystem Identify legal and ethical ... officers Discuss evaluation and learning methods used in philanthropy Recognize variables...