Now is When Nonprofits Need Philanthropy the Most: Five Ways Funders Can Step Up
Release Date:
08/05/2025
... of how staff and boards must come together to meet this moment. In that spirit, we offer some ...
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Dec
2025
Reimagining Food in Prisons: Opportunities for Funders and Advocates - Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders
Thursday, December 4, 2025 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Join us to deepen your understanding of this often hidden issue. Together we can help forge a future where food in prisons reflects not just nutritional standards, but values of dignity, diversity, and justice .
Foundation Strategies to Inform Federal Policy in the United States
Publication date:
11/2013
A study to support the evaluation of the Rockefeller Foundation’s promoting equitable and sustainable transportation initiative.
Foundation Strategies for Policy Reform
Publication date:
03/2014
A study to support the evaluation of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Transportation Initiative.
Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up
Release Date:
12/16/2015
Lisa Cowan, Programming Consultant to PNY's Education Working Group reports on school leaders' discussion about kids who start high school way behind.
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03
Dec
2012
The New Rapid Deployment: Resources for Returning Veterans
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 4:30pm to Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 3:00pm
... Trust and Trinity Wall Stree t ( also our host for this event ). This program is "Mostly Open." Follow .....
More Nonprofits Seek to Improve Management Practices
Release Date:
05/19/2014
Applications for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards up by 25 percent overall – three times the number of Long Island organizations apply; Applications from Brooklyn and Queens double.
Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... prison system? Last week at a Century Foundation event , New Jersey Senator Cory Booker highlighted the growth ...
The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact
Release Date:
09/09/2013
Recently, Philanthropy New York hosted a conversation on the best ways for funders to measure and demonstrate the impact of their charitable work. We’re pleased to have two of the presenters at that program, the Citi Foundation’s Hui Wen Chan and...
Six Months Later
Release Date:
05/08/2013
... with community members before a natural disaster or event happens. Discuss disaster planning with your board . ...
5 Questions for…Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation
Release Date:
06/28/2012
(Laura Cronin’s interview with Kimberleigh J. Smith originally appeared on PhilanTopic , the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on June 12, 2012 and is reprinted with permission.) Philanthropy News Digest : As a founder of two of the...
The Future is Now: The Need for Health Information Exchange
Release Date:
04/30/2012
By Sarah C. Shih, MPH, Executive Director, Program Evaluation and Planning, Primary Care Information Project It was a great privilege to take part in a recent Philanthropy New York session on New York State’s overall health...
Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster
Release Date:
05/12/2011
By James Gannon Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) In Japan, a few terms have become commonplace when speaking about the string of disasters that struck two months ago. Many now just say “3/11”...
“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Release Date:
01/12/2011
By James O’Sullivan Director, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors On November 16th, 55 Philanthropy New York members participated in a members briefing featuring a keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New...
Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities
Release Date:
11/05/2010
By Laura Cronin Director, Toshiba America Foundation (This post originally appeared on PhilanTopic , the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on October 27, 2010 and is reprinted with permission.) Every funder can, and should, be a...
The Rockefeller Drug Laws: New Opportunities for Investment with a National Impact
Release Date:
04/02/2010
On January 26th, Philanthropy New York hosted a members briefing sponsored by the Daphne Foundation , the New York Foundation , and the Open Society Institute , with our Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy and Philanthropy Connects special...
Reducing Summer Learning Loss: Thoughts from Ron Fairchild
Release Date:
03/09/2010
On February 4th, Philanthropy New York hosted a members briefing (presented by the Altman Foundation , The Wallace Foundation , and The New York Community Trust , with the New York City Youth Funders Network) that explored how funders can better...
Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard
Release Date:
06/12/2009
For a group of newspaper people, newspapers must be saved; for a group of Web people, newspapers must go; and there are a lot of compass points in between.
Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research
Release Date:
05/08/2017
Recipients receive $200,000 in funding per year for up to three years, for a total of $600,000, to support explorative, high-risk/high-reward cancer research. The awards will be presented on May 24.