Exploring the Intersection of Arts and Culture and Other Funding Areas
Release Date:
09/10/2014
... and diversity. Our first program in this series was in July -- Art, Technology and Intellectual Property: How ...
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Using Documentary Films to Promote Change
Release Date:
09/30/2014
... eighth season of our Documentary Film Series. This series was established to engage with our members, foster discussion ...
F.B. Heron Foundation Earmarks Entire Endowment for Social Impact Investments
Release Date:
10/21/2014
... Heron Foundation, which focuses on fighting poverty, she was unhappy with what she saw.Not only were U.S. poverty ... rates stubbornly high, but income inequality also was on the rise. So she took a rare, if...
Nancy Mahon Named Estee Lauder Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship
Release Date:
10/07/2014
... past eight years, she has implemented best-in-class grant- making strategies while overseeing a four-fold increase in ... M•A•C’s proven leadership for this cause, Ms. Mahon was appointed by President Obama as...
The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility
Release Date:
11/17/2014
... through means other than a wage floor. One reaction was that requiring both a $15 per hour wage and a program of ...
Simple and Fast City Contracting: Introducing the Health and Human Services Accelerator
Release Date:
07/17/2013
... for delivering health and human services. The system was implemented as part of an ongoing commitment to support a ...
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Feb
2015
Citizenfour - Documentary Film Series
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 -
4:00pm to 9:00pm
... had refused to be intimidated. When Snowden revealed he was a high-level analyst driven to expose the massive ...
24
Feb
2015
Explore the Intersections of Education & Workforce Issues with Dalila Wilson-Scott & Will Miller
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 -
3:00pm to 5:30pm
For the first time, Philanthropy New York's CEO Interview Series will feature two newer leaders in philanthropy. Both bring years of experience to their roles at the helm of sizeable philanthropic organizations which make grants of a combined total...
Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain
Release Date:
09/07/2012
By Paul Connolly , Senior Partner and Chief Client Services Officer, TCC Group In recent years, I’ve witnessed two interesting trends in philanthropy that are particularly resonant with community foundations...
To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing
Release Date:
08/16/2012
... and if so, how to regulate it. A de facto moratorium was put in place by former Governor Paterson several years ...
Ask Your Question to Duncan, King and Walcott!
Release Date:
05/14/2012
UPDATE: We have reached our deadline for accepting questions. We thank everyone for their suggestions, and we will work with our moderator to incorporate them into our panel discussion with Secretary Duncan, Commissioner King and Chancellor Walcott...
What Foundations Can Do to Help Primary Care Succeed
Release Date:
03/13/2012
... promotes the use of health technology to drive decision making , quality improvement, information exchange, and care ... primary care could fail to deliver on its promise. By making upfront investments,...
Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/20/2015
... as a member of the board.” A native New Yorker, she was raised by a single mother in the city’s public housing. ... terms. Trustees set broad policy relating to grant making , geographic focus, investments,...
Effective Journalism Is Now Part of Our College Completion Mission
Release Date:
03/17/2015
... that in turn helped individuals and cohorts of students was an effective strategy for a foundation of our size, it was only addressing a part of the problem. We wondered if ... field of all children. To that...
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May
2015
Funding General Operating Support
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 -
2:15pm to 4:00pm
... a discussion among three funders who have a practice of making general operating support grants as they consider ...
FEGS: Canary in the Coal Mine?
Release Date:
04/10/2015
... cost of services, especially administrative costs. But was that really what led to FEGS’ downfall? We suspect ... with low “overhead” in isolation of everything else was shortsighted and simplistic. Now...
16
Jul
2015
Service for Impact
Thursday, July 16, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.
06
Oct
2015
When a Policy Win is Not Enough: Civic Engagement After the Big Win
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
With recent policy wins such as the NYC Earned Sick Time Act, the NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, women (and men) have some important new protections.
12
Jul
2016
Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what you need to know about the ins-and-outs — and what's licit and what's not — about using or funding advocacy to further your foundation’s work.
08
Oct
2015
Community Connections: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Your Grantmaking - Webinar
Thursday, October 8, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. What are the spectrum of options available to family foundations and funds seeking to engage diverse perspectives in their work?