Don’t Forget the Small Guys
Release Date:
07/19/2010
... blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York City Nonprofits at the United Way of New York City, argues that it is exactly during times like ...
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Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster
Release Date:
01/18/2013
... (RHI), one of the three winners of the 2012 NYCT- New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards, became a hub ... disaster relief for their entire neighborhood. In a new blog post, RHI Board President Lisa...
Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster
Release Date:
05/12/2011
On April 1st, Philanthropy New York conducted a well-received teleconference—sponsored by the Japan Foundation New York, the Mizuho USA Foundation, and the Toshiba America ...
Big Banks Are Too Stingy, Says Watchdog
Release Date:
01/03/2013
... Chase and Wells Fargo is “lackluster,” according to a new report from the National Committee for Responsive ... track record is “lackluster,” according to a new report from the National Committee for...
Our Guides to Knowledge: Celebrating 'I Love My Librarian Award' Winners
Release Date:
12/19/2012
The Carnegie Corporation of New York spotlights the winners of the 2012 Carnegie Corporation/ New York Times "I Love My Librarian" Award. Almost everyone's .....
Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance
Release Date:
12/12/2012
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the launch of a new initiative led by Oxfam, the Overseas Development ... accountability of climate finance adaptation programs. A new initiative to increase the...
Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts
Release Date:
02/20/2013
The Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Geri Mannion is quoted in this article examining ... of United We Dream are tackling everything from finding new space to long-term goals.... Grantmakers Play an ...
Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative
Release Date:
02/15/2013
... million over five years to healthy food initiatives across New York City – making it one of the largest donors addressing these problems in New York City... Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 ...
Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help
Release Date:
01/24/2013
... organized by the Piper Fund to enlist support for changing New York’s campaign finance laws. Advocates of overhauling New York’s campaign fund-raising laws met with 40 ...
Red Cross gives $1.25M grant to Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
05/30/2013
The grant from the American Red Cross in Greater New York will support long-term recovery efforts for people ... by Superstorm Sandy. The American Red Cross in Greater New York, in an outdoor ceremony at Borough...
To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy
Release Date:
05/22/2013
Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian delivered this address to ... a young French aristocrat visiting the United States saw a new phenomenon in America. In Democracy in America, the book ...
Morgan Stanley Pledges Additional $8 Million to Feeding America
Release Date:
05/21/2013
The new $8 million commitment is part of its continuing Fill the ... longstanding partnership with Feeding America through a new $8 million commitment to its Fill the Plate program and ...
Schools Rake In Private Funds
Release Date:
07/28/2013
... $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system received this past year ... Quest academic summer camp. The fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system...
Heavy Hitters Debate School Achievement Gap
Release Date:
10/15/2013
... Education Forum conversation on the achievement gap in New York City was reviewed on The Times’ SchoolBook blog. ... rates have risen dramatically across the board in New York City yet, close observers of the...
Report: What Works - and Doesn't - in NYC Schools
Release Date:
10/08/2013
... strides" in raising high school graduation rates, two new reports published today find the New York City public schools still face huge challenges in .....
Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/19/2013
... Foundation Co-Chair discusses why he decided to write his New York Times op-ed and how social media are helping to ... about the future of philanthropy. Peter Buffett used The New York Times as the platform...
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A Quantum Leap Forward: How Funders Can Go from Building “Capacity” to Building “Resilience” in Their Grantees and the Nonprofit Sector
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Philanthropy New York
... nonprofit sector become more resilient. Philanthropy New York has convened a number of its member foundations ... a deeper discussion of “capacity-building” efforts in New York; a look at one organization that...
Giving Circles: More Impact to Go Around
Release Date:
11/07/2013
Ana L. Oliveira, President of the New York Women's Foundation, is quoted in a New York Times examination of the rise of giving circles. .....
Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still Competitive
Publication date:
03/2014
... Recession gutted endowments six years ago, according to a new Chronicle survey. Yet grant makers still aren’t as rich ... giving. What it’s not doing though: crimping ambitious new grant-making efforts to deal with vexing problems…. ...
CRS Now! examines No Ceilings, PNY Annual Meeting
Release Date:
05/19/2014
... Meeting Last week, I attended a meeting of Philanthropy New York that was devoted to a discussion of issues related ... the world. Organized in conjunction with Philanthropy New York's annual meeting, the...