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Some Measure of Leadership
Release Date:
04/23/2009
By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York On April 6th, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Administration showed real leadership for the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, just as they did in 2006, when they...
For Board Orientation Book Communications 2023
Publication date:
06/2023
Sample Job Descriptions: Chief Financial Officer / Director of Finance
Publication date:
11/2013
The following jobs descriptions for senior chief financial officer professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.
Movement Building and System Change
Release Date:
05/17/2012
... (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation , The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) that focused on .....
Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?
Release Date:
07/30/2010
... held a members briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , The New York Community Trust, and The Clark Foundation ) focusing on the current climate in the New York ...
Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund
Release Date:
04/11/2012
... basic operations instead of new programs, the Henry Luce Foundation decided to temporarily shift the focus of their ... support. We’re pleased to have Ellen Holtzman, the foundation ’s Program Director for...
The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders
Release Date:
04/03/2012
On the heels of a new Foundation Center report on the impact of the 2008 financial ... New York program exploring the report, Cricket Island Foundation Executive Director Liz Sak talks about a new ...
Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media
Release Date:
07/26/2012
... Chief Communications Officer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, provide a recap of ... how and why social media are essential elements of a foundation ’s advocacy strategy...
Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers
Publication date:
11/2009
Foundation communications goes far beyond an annual report or ...
Grantees Report Back: Helpful Reporting and Evaluation Processes
Publication date:
01/2011
Foundations often use grantee reporting and evaluation processes to gauge the effectiveness of their work. At the same time, many funders seek to simplify reporting and evaluation processes for grantees so that these nonprofits can spend more time doing their work. How do grantees experience reporting and evaluation processes? What makes them most helpful? How can foundations improve them?
Building a More Resilient 21st Century Infrastructure
Release Date:
01/10/2013
Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin sits for a three-part ... for long-term recovery from Superstorm Sandy. Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin joins The Brian Lehrer Show ...
Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts
Release Date:
02/20/2013
... (including the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation ) supporting immigration reform. Laughter and jokes ...
Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help
Release Date:
01/24/2013
Representatives from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Open ...
A New Way to Sustain the Campaign — BMAFunders.org
Release Date:
03/28/2013
... web portal BMAfunders.org, created in partnership with the Foundation Center to strengthen and support the work of the ...
Four charter schools will be launched under initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg
Release Date:
03/05/2013
The state Education Department has received applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration
Release Date:
04/08/2013
Teams of charities in eight U.S. cities are competing for long-term grants, through the Open Society Foundations' Open Places Initiative, that will be used to help improve opportunities for low-income people and minorities.
The Transformative Power of Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/09/2013
The fourth in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the ... philanthropy. Next week, Tuesday, May 14, the Rockefeller Foundation will mark our Centennial. In the lead up to the...
It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing
Release Date:
08/19/2013
This op-ed mentions the roles of the Ford Foundation and the F.B. Heron Foundation in the evolution of impact investing. In a time of ...
New Ford CEO Understands What Triggers Social Change
Release Date:
07/26/2013
... President and CEO Katherine McFate praises the Ford Foundation ’s selection of Darren Walker as its next President. The Ford Foundation ’s board has made an outstanding choice in ...