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The Grantmaking Formula for the New Normal
Release Date:
03/25/2013
An op-ed by Douglas Bauer, Executive Director of the Clark Foundation . One could devote an entire speech to how things have changed since the economic correction in ...
20
Jul
2012
New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream
Friday, July 20, 2012 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... announced that undocumented students will soon be eligible to apply for deferred action. Although not a pathway to ... U.S. for two years to study and work, with the possibility of...
10
Sep
2012
The 2012 Election with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: Power Tools to Build a Better Democracy
Monday, September 10, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
... on philanthropy’s role in enabling all U.S. citizens to engage more deeply in the information they need to ... in democracy. How can foundations support the creation of tools and knowledge...
28
Jul
2010
New York Juvenile Justice Initiative: A Discussion with Advocates
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
This program is part of Philanthropy New York’s NEW YORK JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVE and is hosted by the New York Foundation , The New York Community Trust , and The Prospect ... community about their current...
Arcus Capacity-Building Initiative Selects First Group of Leaders
Release Date:
09/02/2013
The Arcus Foundation has announced the first participants in its LGBT ... Leadership Initiative (ALLI), which will provide resources to support leaders of the U.S. LGBT movement. The 2013 cohort...
Bloomberg Lured Donors for New York Programs
Release Date:
11/29/2013
According to a report commissioned by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the ... financing for NYC programs over the past 12 years. (Ford Foundation President Darren Walker is also quoted in this New ... gaps in the city’s...
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What Does the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 Mean for Us?
Release Date:
01/15/2014
You may have missed it in the lead-up to the holidays, but something big happened in the world of New York's nonprofit law shortly before the end of the ... Still, there are items in the Act...
Mayor must focus on city's resiliency
Release Date:
01/03/2014
In an op-ed for Crain's New York Business, Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin says that the de Blasio ... New Yorkers expect two things above all from our mayor: to keep us safe and to...
20
May
2014
Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in New York
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 -
10:00am to 2:30pm
... Youth and Families as they present Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in New York . This meeting will give funders in and around New York the opportunity to discuss their grantmaking strategies related...
Racial Equity Resource Guide
Publication date:
05/2014
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation offers an online racial equity resource guide. The ... provides individuals and organizations with access to extensive learning materials, tools and data on racial inequities, their impact on communities of color and the process for healing racial wounds so that ...
Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making
Release Date:
05/22/2014
[Rockefeller Foundation ] Study Predicts Building in East River Could Pay for Itself and Then Some A team of architects and consultants is proposing to build a new neighborhood of...
Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the .....
NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’
Release Date:
06/04/2014
NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’ More than half the members of the City Council have fired off a letter to Walmart demanding that it stop making millions in .....
Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?
Release Date:
06/03/2014
... philanthropic undertaking ever: a $250 million initiative to bolster the skills of workers, with a big focus on young people. Then, just three months later, the Citi Foundation announced its...
Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing
Release Date:
06/25/2014
... with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation 's recent launch into the impact investing world. .....
Nick Hodges Named COO and Senior Vice President For Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Release Date:
07/09/2014
... Philanthropy Advisors. Hodges, who had been COO of the Tides Foundation , will be responsible for oversight of the organization’s operations, including communications, ...
Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors
Release Date:
08/13/2014
... Medals and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize have been awarded to Simons Foundation grantees Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani and ... respectively. Considered the highest honor in the field of...