Easy to Say and Hard to Do Well
Release Date:
05/02/2018
... Philanthropy New York Last month we had the pleasure of having Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, speak to our members about foundation effectiveness...
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Renewing Philanthropy's Commitment to Local Journalism
Release Date:
01/06/2020
... Journalism By Julie Sandorf, President, Charles H. Revson Foundation . This article was originally published by the Stanford Social Innovation Review in the Winter of 2020 . A taxi swerved onto the sidewalk at...
18
Feb
2025
"Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 -
4:00pm to 7:00pm
Watch the Recording The Legal Aid Society, The Tow Foundation , and Philanthropy New York invite you to a special screening of A24's acclaimed and re-released film " Sing Sing ." Poised ... awards...
Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now
Release Date:
11/19/2012
The Schott Foundation for Public Education’s new report paints a bleak picture—nationally, 52 percent of black males, 58 percent of Latino males, and 78 percent of white males...
Report About NYC’s Libraries Sparks New Proposal from Speaker Quinn
Release Date:
04/05/2013
... report, which was funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation , documented the important role that public ... announced a new proposal to harness the incredible power of New York City’s branch libraries. The...
Philanthropy as Backer of Brains
Release Date:
05/02/2013
The third in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy. In my...
$15 Million Gift and New Name for Community College
Release Date:
04/29/2013
The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is giving $15 million to New Community College, one of the largest donations ever for a public two-year college. ... increase graduation rates at all seven community...
Inaugural Bellagio/PopTech Fellows Announced
Release Date:
08/07/2013
The Rockefeller Foundation and PopTech have announced the inaugural recipients of the Bellagio/PopTech Fellows program, a collaborative ... that works to foster ideas for improving the lives of...
The Charitable-Industrial Complex
Release Date:
08/26/2013
An op-ed by Peter Buffett, Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation . I HAD spent much of my life writing music for commercials, film and television ...
05
Oct
2012
Public Policy Communicators NYC: Twitter Today
Friday, October 5, 2012 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Public Policy Communicators NYC is an informal group of nonprofit and foundation communications executives that has been meeting ... neutrality” or micro issues like how to make the most of low-...
13
Dec
2012
Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact
Thursday, December 13, 2012 -
8:00am to 11:00am
In recent years, a growing number of foundations have developed the awarding of prizes as a strategy for achieving their philanthropic ... goals. Prizes have the potential to advance a foundation...
The Possible Philanthropic Response to Trayvon Martin
Release Date:
08/19/2013
... from the Open Society Foundations and the Schott Foundation for Public Education are cited in a Nonprofit ... on the possible philanthropic response to the death of Trayvon Martin. Initially angered and...
Philanthropists Lay Out Education Priorities
Release Date:
11/21/2013
Philanthropy New York President Ronna Brown, Ford Foundation Program Officer Fred Frelow and New York Community ... 1. The Road to City Hall’s Errol Louis got a preview of the Education Funders Research Initiative...
B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City
Release Date:
11/28/2013
The New York Times examined the history and work of the Altman Foundation and spoke with its president, Jane B. O'Connell, who is the daughter and sister of the last two presidents ...
Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?
Release Date:
05/28/2014
... A few foundations stand out as heroes in the saga of health reform. Remember when Atlantic Philanthropies ... the Affordable Care Act? Or when the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation upped its already big...
Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers
Release Date:
07/07/2014
... Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers Some of the most exciting research in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation , and almost all its work is being paid for by ... program in this...
Former Atlantic Philanthropies CEO LaMarche Questions the Power Philanthropy has over Policy
Release Date:
09/25/2014
... the tax breaks for endowments and charitable giving as one of the benefits that philanthropists have been fighting to ... benefactions,” this has led to a decrease in criticism of the philanthropic sector over...
NYSCF Initiates Collaboration to Advance Neuropathies Research
Release Date:
12/11/2014
... to Advance Neuropathies Research The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute, a non-profit ... on genetic neuropathies that leads to the development of new therapies. The immediate aim...
First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'
Release Date:
12/12/2014
... — was sent to two retirement systems this week as part of the city’s exit from bankruptcy. The Foundation for Detroit’s Future, a nonprofit created ... funds from 12 foundations and the Detroit Institute...
Conservative Publications Accuse OSF of 'Bankrolling' Ferguson Protests
Release Date:
03/30/2015
Right Wing Publications Accuse OSF of 'Bankrolling' Ferguson Protests New tax filings from Soros’s private foundation link donations and funding for groups in ... noted that the donations were uncovered...