Site Search

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

Rockefeller, Gates and Norway to Bolster ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Following Climate Change Flooding Fears

Release Date:

05/22/2017

Rockefeller, Gates and Norway to Bolster ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Following Climate Change ... stronghold, built to preserve the world’s crop supply in the event of global disaster, had flooded...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

After Months of Searching, De Blasio Promotes Acting Corrections Chief to Permanent Post

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... of Searching, De Blasio Promotes Acting Corrections Chief to Permanent Post After considering nearly a dozen candidates ... commissioner of quality assurance and integrity at Rikers Island , was brought into...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Justice Reform

Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... eyeing a now-shuttered Queens jail as an “ideal” spot to house prisoners as Rikers Island shuts down. After eleven borough City Council members ... would be an ideal first step and we have already started...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Justice Reform

School Systems Prepare for Puerto Rican Students

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... for Puerto Rican Students School districts from Florida to Massachusetts are anticipating an influx of Puerto Rican ... 4 hurricane made landfall on Sept. 20, battering the island and knocking out the...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Education

House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package

Release Date:

10/13/2017

House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package Despite opposition from ... Thursday to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of devastating hurricanes and wildfires...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Community Development

Disaster Relief

Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... An Urban Future delved into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to create 100, 000 “good-paying” jobs in the next ten years, discussing the challenges of growing ...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Lilien Leaves Charities Bureau to Join Zuckerman Spaeder

Release Date:

10/15/2013

... and former Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, has moved on to joined the firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. Lilien will be ... the firm's new Nonprofit Organizations Practice based in it NYC office. Lilien, who...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Three Key Roles Funders Can Play in a CEO Transition

Publication date:

04/2015

... potentially how the organization will achieve its goals in the future. With so much at stake, it's important that funders work with their nonprofits to ensure a smooth transition—and help sustain the .....

Find More By

Resource type

Report

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Leadership Development

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

“Grads of Life” Builds Capacity for Demand-Driven Solutions to the U.S. Youth Employment Challenge

Release Date:

10/02/2014

by Alyson Wise, Program Associate, Rockefeller Foundation This post originally appeared on the Rockefeller Foundation blog . In the wake of the Great Recession, the longstanding ... not only...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

We Could Not Accomplish All We Do Without Our Board of Directors

Release Date:

06/03/2015

... from PNY President Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly June 2015 edition. ... Vice President, Finance & Operations, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Ex-Officio, all Standing...

Find More By

News type

President's Message

PNY News

29 Oct 2019

Resiliency Finance: A Pivotal Role for Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Increased impact investing by the philanthropic sector in support of sustainability and local government initiatives ... L. Austin , Executive Director, Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas Eddie...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Impact Investing

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

2021 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey

Release Date:

03/19/2021

... collects data on compensation and benefits costs among community , private, operating, and public foundations. PNY members receive member-only access to New York City metro area data . The survey will be open...

Find More By

News type

PNY News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

10 Dec 2015

JustFilms and Tribeca Film Institute New Media Fund Celebration

Thursday, December 10, 2015 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

... the documentary film landscape. With support from the Ford Foundation ’s JustFilms initiative, Tribeca Film ... addressing social justice issues and rallying audiences to take action. Join Ford ...

Find More By

Format

Audience

Funding Area

New Publication Examines the Funding Model For Public Research Universities (Carnegie Corp.)

Release Date:

02/04/2016

... of higher education has focused on a perceived growth in non-academic expenditures, public research universities continue to devote most of their resources to their core activities: ... by...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

25 Oct 2022

The Mechanics of Working Through Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens - A Workshop Led by PRE

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

What does it mean to do grantmaking with a racial justice lens? Are you and ... comes first? What do you need to break down internally in order to better identify the ways you...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Breakout Discussion

Presentation

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

Release Date:

01/11/2018

... and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research- to -Practice and Policy Partnerships” By Sara Vecchiotti, Chief Program Officer, Foundation for Child Development Over the last decade, some foundations...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

Foundation for Child Development

The Space Between Intention and Impact

Release Date:

10/24/2022

... As a college student, I interned as a Victim’s Advocate in one of the nation’s first Domestic Violence units, ... Women Act. In my mind, this was the perfect opportunity to support people...

Find More By

News type

President's Message

PNY News

08 Oct 2015

Making Space for Tinkering, Design-Thinking and Technology in Education

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... significant buzz, and “makerspaces” are popping up in libraries, museums and schools. Proponents believe that ... Explore: The educational benefits of encouraging youth to create, tinker and learn-by-doing...

Find More By

Format

Panel

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Education

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York City

01 Jun 2016

Investing in Independence Through Supportive Housing

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and aging. Supportive housing has proliferated in New York and nationwide because it stabilizes the most ... use disorders can find a home and the services they need to build better lives. In...

Find More By

Event type

Format

Audience

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Aging

Health

Housing and Homelessness

Human Services

Public Policy

Social Justice

24 Sep 2020

Beyond the Tools: Tips and Tricks for Facilitating Virtually

Thursday, September 24, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Are you comfortable with the Zoom platform, but are looking to create comfortable virtual spaces to engage your audience? ... technology. The tricky part is the same whether you’re in -person or...