In the wake of Congressional inaction on federal immigration reform, President Barack Obama announced on November 20, 2014 , the Immigration Accountability Executive Action, which provides nearly five million unauthorized immigrants...
In response to the global refugee crisis and the U.S. government's increasingly hard-line immigration policies, foundations are taking action to support refugees and asylum seekers, a report from Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees...
Join GCIR for a conversation with local and national AAPI leaders to learn more about not only the narrative, policy, and solidarity efforts to address Anti-Asian violence, but also about opportunities to bulid durable AAPI immigrant power across...
In January, Philanthropy New York became tenants at 320 East 43rd Street. This exciting move is grounded in our mission and values, provides long-term sustainability in a central location and will increase our convening capacity to better serve our...
Deanna Lee has been appointed the Chief Communications and Digital Strategies Officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Ms. Lee is an award-winning communications strategist and former broadcast news producer, with deep experience in...
PND reported that the MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five-year, $20 million partnership to improve financial knowledge and strategies among low- and moderate-income families around the world.
Andrew Maxwell has been named the municipality’s director of policy and innovation and will oversee a team of four in the city’s new Office of Innovation.
Learn about how your family foundation can move beyond basic grantmaking, from grants to non-charities, scholarships, and international grants, to program-related investments (PRIs), and even advocacy and policy engagement.
If your foundation decided to spend down and cease operations in a defined period of time, what might the process look like? It’s a question more family foundation boards are facing, as entrepreneurs pursue philanthropy the way they conducted...
More journalists need to follow suit and report on carbon pollution. And there are a number of resources to help them, including the World Weather Attribution project and Climate Signals.
When Sheena Wright stepped into the role of president of the United Way of New York City (UWNYC) nearly five years ago, she was the first woman to hold the position in the organization’s 80-year history.
Nonprofits are likely to receive as much as $700 million from the estate of David Rockefeller, Sr., the former chair and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and renowned philanthropist, once his assets have been liquidated, Forbes reports.
The American Cities Climate Challenge is an unprecedented opportunity for 20 ambitious cities to significantly deepen and accelerate their efforts to tackle climate change and promote a sustainable future for their residents.