The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution
Release Date:
09/26/2014
Independent philanthropic advisor, Mafruza Khan, recaps the People's Climate March and the need for an ambitious climate change agenda.
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New Report from PNY and Partners Examines Philanthropy’s Role in Hurricane Sandy Recovery
Release Date:
10/28/2014
... in their response to disasters. “After a devastating event such as Hurricane Sandy, stress levels are high, ...
How To Grow and Activate Your Audience On YouTube
Release Date:
03/12/2014
Brett Davidson, the Director of the Health Media Initiative at the Open Society Foundations, discusses how online video can be used as a powerful tool for promoting causes and connecting a wide array of audiences to nonprofits.
Why Helping Pets Helps People
Release Date:
12/05/2013
ASPCA's Michael Barrett explores how supporting animal welfare benefits human welfare — and why the connection between the two may be more of a philanthropic opportunity than most of us realize.
Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative
Release Date:
06/25/2013
by Luis A. Ubiñas, President, Ford Foundation Over the past half-decade, as the country has suffered through a deep, persistent economic downturn, America’s work support programs have served as an essential backstop for millions of...
Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking
Release Date:
05/16/2013
By Ramtin Arablouei, Program Manager, Health and Environmental Funders Network The word “fracking” has been all over the media over the last few years. Hydraulic fracturing , or “fracking,” is the technical shorthand for the...
Foundations as First Responders?
Release Date:
04/18/2013
... and communities most affected by this type of unexpected event . Our office was located in a storefront on Atlantic ...
The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors
Release Date:
03/14/2013
By Susan L. Solomon, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, The New York Stem Cell Foundation Nonprofits play a critical part in the national economy. The nonprofit sector employs 10 percent of workers nationwide...
Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United
Release Date:
10/04/2012
By Becky Rafter , Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Funding Exchange As Ai-Jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance always says: “We’re in a fight for the soul of our country.” Such an epic struggle calls for big ideas...
Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care
Release Date:
08/08/2012
By James R. Tallon, Jr., President, United Hospital Fund While the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being parsed across the country for its impact on individuals, institutions and states, for...
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
Release Date:
06/30/2011
By Richard Smith, President, The Pinkerton Foundation How has the increasing influence of the tools and techniques of business affected the world of philanthropy? That was just one of the themes of a panel I had the privilege of...
Reflections from Foundations on the Hill
Release Date:
03/24/2011
... to participate in Foundations on the Hill. This annual event , co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations and ...
The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions
Release Date:
02/26/2010
By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Foundations should explicitly consider their lifespan options. However, in my last contribution , I wrote that focusing simply on foundation perpetuity or spending out was...
Program Recap—Perpetuity or Limited Life: How Do Family Foundations Decide?
Release Date:
07/29/2009
More than 30 grantmakers gathered on July 9th for a discussion of family foundation lifespan considerations co-sponsored by the Foundation Center and Philanthropy New York. We asked David R. Wolcheck, Research Associate at the Foundation Center, and...
New Member Spotlight: ASPCA
Release Date:
07/10/2009
We recently welcomed the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to Philanthropy New York. We asked Michael Barrett, Senior Director of Grants Management at ASPCA, to share details about the organization and its latest initiatives...
Standby Letters of Credit: The Underdog of Charitable Financing
Release Date:
06/25/2009
... the foundation did not obtain proceeds from a loan. In the event of default, payment could be considered a charitable ...
Playwright, Novelist and Songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize: JP Morgan Private Bank
Release Date:
10/15/2015
... Theater, and playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner. The event will also feature a performance of an excerpt from ...
DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story
Release Date:
04/20/2016
... leading up to last week’s annual Foundations on the Hill event , which aims to educate Congress about philanthropy, ...
Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice
Release Date:
05/04/2016
Hilary Pennington of the Ford Foundation says social justice fellowships use non-traditional ways to recruit talented individuals already working toward positive change in their communities.
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Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?
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In April 2015, a New York Times article highlighted Brownsville as the community with the lowest life expectancy in New York City.