Learning in Place
Release Date:
07/14/2011
Maria Mottola, Executive Director of the New York Foundation , talks about the lessons she ... the new perspectives she gained as an executive-on-loan to the staff of...
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Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic and Political
Release Date:
08/08/2013
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation ’s Jenny Rempel shares the details of Community Food Funders’ second annual gathering, where ... University professor Marion Nestle, encouraged attendees to work...
Occupy The Box
Release Date:
03/21/2012
Are there ways for all of us to tap into larger and more creative ways of ... change the rules of the “box” we’re in? New York Foundation Executive Director...
Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?
Release Date:
07/20/2012
... the Challenge Fund for Journalism (a funder collaborative of the Ford, Knight, McCormick and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism foundations) and learning some of the most important indicators of...
Why Bring People Together In Person?
Release Date:
08/13/2013
Robert Garris, Managing Director of the Bellagio Programs at The Rockefeller Foundation , answers that question while talking about Gather, ... and change agents interested in harnessing the potential of...
Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model
Release Date:
08/27/2012
... gap in the sciences? Nessa Rapoport and Emily Milder of the Charles H. Revson Foundation discuss a Revson-supported initiative at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science designed to...
Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG
Release Date:
02/26/2013
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...
Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)
Release Date:
01/10/2013
We’re pleased to have New York State Health Foundation President and CEO ... R. Knickman discuss how NYSHealth helps serve the needs of returning veterans and their families and how funders ...
The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible
Release Date:
05/03/2012
... at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, funders explored how to effectively increase access to the arts and culture for ... PhilanTopic's Laura Cronin discusses the outcomes of that meeting...
Spending a Week on Food Stamps Taught Me a Lesson That Could Aid All Grant Makers
Release Date:
04/07/2013
An op-ed by Simon Greer, CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation . The number of Americans who are too financially strapped to pay for food has grown to an...
Advocates for LGBT Equality Launch Freedom Fund to Support LGBT Russians
Release Date:
11/26/2013
The Arcus Foundation , the Council for Global Equality and the Open Society Foundations have announced the establishment of the Russia Freedom Fund to provide financial support directly ...
Revaluing Ecosystems: A Vision of Better Future
Publication date:
01/2014
The Rockefeller Foundation and Economist Intelligence Unit report, “Revaluing Ecosystems: A Vision of Better Future” presents insights that confront and reimagine the urgent, timeless question of how we can all better value the ecosystems on which we all ...
Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery
Publication date:
02/2014
This special edition of Family Giving News features advice and perspectives on how to support Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts from the Center ...
Arcus to Match Up to $50,000 in Give OUT Day Donations to Russia Freedom Fund
Release Date:
05/12/2014
Arcus Foundation to match up to $50,000 in Give OUT Day donations to Russia ... NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 12, 2014) – The Arcus Operating Foundation , a global...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion In the Philanthropic Sector
Publication date:
07/2014
The D5 Coalition annual report highlights tools and resources, recently completed research, and approaches that can help foundations and philanthropic organizations advance diversity, equity and inclusion.
SeaChange Capital Partners Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City
Release Date:
11/24/2014
SeaChange Capital Partners Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City Five funders – The Altman Foundation , The Heckscher Foundation for Children, SeaChange .....
RPA, Ford and MasterCard Support Bogata Convening on World Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/12/2015
RPA, Ford and MasterCard Foundation Lead Committee for Post-2015 Partnership Platform ... Programme (UNDP), Foundation Center, and a committee of leading foundations guided by Rockefeller...
Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty
Release Date:
08/18/2015
Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty Art of Change Fellow and ... Court Judge Albie Sachs asked an audience at the Ford Foundation : “Is it right to fund...
PNY's President Gives Insight on Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
09/08/2015
... Collaborating on a shared issue could be beneficial to private foundations, if they find a way to do so without conflicting with each other’s mission. Ronna Brown, president of Philanthropy...
Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/28/2015
Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality New York Leading ... is fundamental to realizing the transformative promise of the historic 2030...