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A Better Gala—Here's How Pershing Square Marked a Key Milestone
Release Date:
06/19/2017
A Better Gala—Here' s How Pershing Square Marked a Key Milestone When David Callahan, Inside Philanthropy’ s founder, was unable to attend the Pershing Square ... is one of the more interesting new funders to...
American Express and The New York Women's Foundation Partner Together on The Ambition Project
Release Date:
02/11/2020
American Express and The New York Women' s Foundation Partner Together on The Ambition Project An open letter from the six women of the American Express Executive Committee reflects on the company’ s...
Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report
... 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. ...
Diane Sierpina Promoted to Program Director of Justice Programs at the Tow Foundation
Release Date:
02/12/2014
Diane Sierpina has been promoted from Senior Program Officer to Program Director of Justice ... for youth ages 14 to 24. She is a member of YTFG’ s Steering Committee and Co-Chair of YTFG’ s...
The Post-Bloomberg Plunge
Release Date:
04/10/2014
As Mayor Michael Bloomberg' s money goes global, NYC nonprofits miss their biggest ... patron. No other leader of New York City has run the place from his own pocket the way Mayor Michael Bloomberg did. Over...
As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?
Release Date:
10/18/2017
... What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving? After Bloomberg Philanthropies recently gave another $64 million to a campaign that’ s closing down coal plants in the United States, one telling headline came...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing
Release Date:
03/19/2015
... The decision was not just about a family moving away from its legacy but a sign of a broader trend in ... and then distribute a portion every year. But in today’ s world, this structure faces some challenges...
The Wallace Foundation Names Melkeya McDuffie as Chief Human Resources Officer
Release Date:
10/13/2020
... Clark, who will retire at the end of 2020. As Wallace’ s chief Human Resources Officer, McDuffie will lead efforts ... Consero. She earned a B.A. in Human Resources Management from Trinity College, Washington...
The Rockefeller Foundation, Moore Foundation Join Fund for Shared Insight
Release Date:
11/10/2015
... grants to improve philanthropy. Shared Insight emerged from a belief that foundations will be more effective and ... is great value in sharing information with and learning from others within the philanthropic...
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Jul
2016
Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... is supporting one of these groups, Community Solution’ s Brownsville Partnership, which is one of many leading the ... to be learned about place-based initiatives and health from the experience of Brownsville...
To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together
Release Date:
06/23/2020
... Itself. Read Part 2: Research Studies: A Convener' s Best Friend In 2016 the Rauch Foundation, a regional ... these commonly fall short, especially when they are drawn from only one or two sectors. The...
Get It Right, Right Now
Release Date:
10/18/2017
... the Policy Edition feature space to an important message from our members who are organizing around the 2020 Census. ... – from human services programs like Medicaid, SNAP, S -CHIP, WIC, and...
Arcus Foundation Names Annette Lanjouw and Jason McGill Co-Executive Directors
Release Date:
01/24/2017
... and Field Director for the Frankfurt Zoological Society' s Chimpanzee Conservation Project in eastern Democratic ... Lanjouw earned a BSc in zoology and psychology from Victoria University in New Zealand...
Underwritten by JPB Foundation, New York City’s Libraries Will Forgive All Children’s Fines
Release Date:
10/19/2017
Underwritten by JPB Foundation, New York City’ s Libraries Will Forgive All Children’ s Fines Library books ... Patrons who rack up $15 in late fees at the city’ s public...
25
Oct
2012
Funder Briefing and Discussion: Five Borough Farm
Thursday, October 25, 2012 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
... on the potential for urban agriculture in addressing public health, food justice, and environmental issues A ... Susan Chin , Executive Director, Design Trust for Public Space Nevin Cohen , Policy Fellow,...
Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education
Release Date:
12/08/2013
The first round of grants has been made from The New York Community Trust' s $43 million Brooke Astor Funds for New York City Education, ... Astor, a first round of charitable donations has been made ...
12
Aug
2025
Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part I: In Defense of Civil Society - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... have taken root, with leaders cynically exploiting people' s fear and material suffering in order to aggregate dangerous ... of all geographies and strategies, we will learn from experts deeply engaged in...
Why Bring People Together In Person?
Release Date:
08/13/2013
... is typically a small gathering that can last from a half-day to as long as a week. They are not regular, ... has been a critical tool for The Rockefeller Foundation’ s century of successful philanthropy. The...