A Letter from Ronna Brown
Release Date:
03/17/2020
Like many of you, the scale and length of disruption we are facing is just sinking in.
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The Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Action Plan for Gathering and Sharing Information on SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Variants and Other Pathogens
Release Date:
03/08/2021
Plan to Accelerate Development of a National System for Gathering and Sharing Information on SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Variants and Other Pathogens
Open Society Foundations Announce 2022 Soros Equality Fellows
Release Date:
11/09/2022
... advance the work of Restoring the Future, build on the report published with a network of arts organizations, and ...
The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New Managing Directors
Release Date:
02/01/2012
... and most importantly, how to convert that information into useful intelligence to help drive decision making.” ...
26
Apr
2013
Philanthropy New York's 34th Annual Meeting, with Shaun Donovan
Friday, April 26, 2013 -
12:30pm to 6:30pm
We are currently oversubscribed for the program and running a waiting list. If you would like to be added to our waitlist, please click on the registration link above. You will be notified if a space has opened up and you can attend. Thank you for...
For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?
Publication date:
04/2014
... with an initial contribution but may continue to put money into the fund over time. The donor can take a tax deduction for all monies put into the fund. The funds belong to the community foundation, ...
Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges
Release Date:
04/17/2014
Research shows the increasing importance of the post-secondary credential to one’s ability to participate in the labor market in this knowledge economy. It is predicted that in our not-too-distant future, over 60% of jobs in the U.S. will require one
Foundations as First Responders?
Release Date:
04/18/2013
... more local efforts because of the steady work we had put into developing relationships in communities where we made ... Community Bank Foundation, serving the metro area, into the first-ever community...
Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City
Release Date:
11/08/2013
... advocate for ways to further incorporate urban agriculture into the cityscape by incentivizing the incorporation of ...
17
Mar
2015
The Promise of Community Schools in NYC
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 -
8:30am to 1:30pm
*Registration for this session has reached capacity. To be added to the waitlist, please email: register@philanthropynewyork.org * Join us to explore critical issues around New York City's scaling of community schools as a...
04
Nov
2015
Sectoral Employment Strategies for Young Adults: Lessons for the New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
The long-term changes in the labor market have disproportionately impacted low-income young adults who do not graduate from high school or pursue post-secondary education. The quality of the second chance system has been questioned by many funders...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative
Release Date:
10/15/2015
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces grants to four expert restorative justice providers to launch full-time, in-school programs in four Brooklyn public schools.
03
Feb
2016
It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
We face a unique moment in the life of public transit in New York. After three decades of steadily improving service, quality indicators have started to decline. You see it every day: train cars break down more often, delays have gone up,...
American Express-Supported NYFA Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Participants Named
Release Date:
02/18/2016
As the intensive professional-development program from the New York Foundation for the Arts turns three, a new cohort of arts administrators has been selected.
UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon
Release Date:
03/13/2017
The UJA annual campaign remains the single largest philanthropic effort by any local community charity, raising $207.6 million in 2016.
Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work
Release Date:
04/04/2017
... a parade of avowed white nationalists are being ushered into the highest positions in the land, for white people ... moments of awakening with the courage to change and live into the promise of our best selves...
Design and Health: Back Together Again?
Release Date:
06/21/2017
... there’s a need to translate health evidence and data into actual design solutions. Organizations like Active ... interest in (literally) building health-positive design into the neighborhoods and ZIP codes...
Our Democracy, Philanthropy and What’s Next
Release Date:
06/21/2017
... looking at how funders of all programmatic varieties are investing in local journalism to advance better public ...
Small Victories in Affordable Housing? We'll Take it!
Release Date:
01/19/2018
... support, three important tenant protections were passed into law: Right to Counsel , guarantees legal representation ... begins the hard work of translating these policy changes into concrete results. Small...
What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of Homelessness
Release Date:
03/13/2018
Christine Quinn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Win (formerly Women in Need) writes "We must work to break the cycle of homelessness from an intergenerational perspective and make sure that people do not return to shelter, because a...