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 ...
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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...
“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...
Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home
Release Date:
08/16/2010
By James R. Knickman President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation The devastating earthquake in Port au Prince in January has lately fallen off many people’s radar, for lots of reasons: six months is a...
Equitable Recovery for All New Yorkers: The NY Stimulus Alliance
Release Date:
08/09/2010
By Maria Mottola Executive Director, New York Foundation Construction sites are common enough around New York and unlikely to draw much attention—so it must have seemed unusual to see a large group on a guided tour of construction...
Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp
Release Date:
05/03/2010
On April 20th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing —sponsored by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation , the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , and The Elmezzi Fund —which focused on FoodWorks New York and other ways that the public, private...
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.
Why U.S. Foundations Should Take the Global Sustainable Development Goals Seriously
Release Date:
06/21/2016
Ed Cain of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation says the SDGs constitute the broadest, most ambitious development agenda for getting the world off of its self-destructive, unsustainable path.
Design Is Key to Expanding the 21st Century Neighborhood Library
Release Date:
12/13/2016
Julie Sandorf, president, Charles H. Revson Foundation, asks, "How might branches reutilize limited area to meet not only significantly increased demand but also diversified needs for space?"
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.
CEP Study, Commissioned by Mid-Hudson Valley Nonprofits & the Dyson Foundation, Paints Stark Picture for Valley Nonprofits
Release Date:
04/27/2020
Income plimmets while many see increased need for services.
Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders
Release Date:
03/19/2020
As social justice funders, we all focus on the root causes of social, gender, racial, economic and environmental injustices.
The Weight of Privilege in Crisis
Release Date:
08/19/2020
The world has undergone a tectonic shift in the last six months and it's changing us.
How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower
Release Date:
01/06/2021
Trust-based philanthropy is about acknowledging and ceding power, which typically resides with the funder.