United Hospital Fund Produces User-Friendly Data Sets to Advance Population Health in New York
Release Date:
11/07/2014
... digestible regional chartbooks that provide a high-level overview of service utilization of New York’s Medicaid ...
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NYS Health Foundation and The Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, Release New Reports on Strengthening Nutrition Education for New Yorkers
Release Date:
01/17/2018
... eat, and advocate for healthier foods. The reports give an overview of nutrition education policies and why stronger ...
18
Apr
2019
Through the Eyes of Children - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, April 18, 2019 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
... Inspector General announced in January 2019 that thousands more children than previously reported have been separated ... Please note that calls are open to GCIR members, other grantmaking institutions,...
A Right to Know: School Environmental Health Hazards
Release Date:
07/20/2015
... want to show results, a grant’s short timeframe can feel more like a burden than a useful constraint. True measurement ... However, foundation and nonprofit boards are growing more accustomed to the idea that...
Why New Yorkers should be proud of the 2020 Census Results
Release Date:
05/06/2021
... until August, with just a few weeks left in the census calendar . In fairness, the state also directed considerable ... commission. Through grants to the CUNY Mapping Center (and more grants to come), we will...
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge
Release Date:
09/24/2020
... announced 12 awardees of the Opportunity Challenge, a new grantmaking initiative to support the success of immigrants ... across the country, as well as deep commitment to building more inclusive, equitable...
A Recipe for Managing in Difficult Times
Release Date:
05/14/2009
... field of philanthropy—advising, deciding, giving—the more certain truths remain, to me at least, both self-evident ... are relevant for all giving styles. We would have many more successful outcomes, in my...
The Largest Philanthropy Network Has a New Name: United Philanthropy Forum
Release Date:
07/19/2017
... organization. We’ve changed our name and identity to more accurately reflect both the new organization that ... we’ve become today and the aspirations we share for a more united philanthropy field in the...
Laureus USA Releases New Research Study: Youth Sports Promote Social & Emotional Learning, Especially Among Men of Color
Release Date:
02/03/2021
... in a SBYD program. It found that substantially more young people in SBYD programs develop SEL skills than ... programs are especially important for young men, who have more difficulty than girls growing these...
27
Sep
2013
Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Employer Preparations for Health Care Reform
Friday, September 27, 2013 -
8:45am to 10:30am
New York State Health Foundation, 1385 Broadway, NYC
... register@philanthropynewyork.org . Discussion Topics Overview of Health Reform A Small (under 50) Employer’s Perspective Overview of implementation so far Options for health ...
When It Comes to Youth Justice, a Look Abroad Could Teach Us Lessons
Release Date:
05/05/2015
... London courts, whereas London courts use fines six times more frequently than NYC courts. The Deputy Mayor was ... policies and practices could take place at the local level more easily than in the U.K. We...
Philanthropy as Field Builder
Release Date:
04/25/2013
The second in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s ...
Ms. Foundation President to Be First Guest on Melissa Harris-Perry’s New Show
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... site, beginning later this week. Her first guest on the series is Teresa Younger, the head of the Ms. Foundation for ...
Stavros Niarchos Supports Georgia O'Keefe and Feminist Art Exhibitions at Brooklyn Museum
Release Date:
01/03/2017
... Reimagining Feminism at the Brooklyn Museum, a yearlong series of ten exhibitions celebrating the 10th anniversary of ...
Pinkerton Foundation Publishes New Paper for Workforce Practitioners and Funders
Release Date:
02/23/2017
... Dawson’s fourth Pinkerton Paper in his Job Quality Series , this one on Social Enterprise: Proceed, with Caution. ...
Corporate Philanthropy: The Challenges and Opportunities
Release Date:
06/19/2009
... challenging and rewarding, and every bit as impactful as grantmaking done by other types of foundations. Challenge: ... The corporate setting requires quick decision-making. More often than not, corporate...
Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation
Publication date:
11/2008
Grantmakers who fund community organizing say it's the best option when you want to promote civic engagement and support lasting solutions to a community's problems. Yet many funders, concerned about the ability to measure its impact and effectiveness, hesitate to take up community organizing as a strategy. In this guide, funders and organizers discuss what makes community organizing unique and uniquely effective, how to manage grantee relationships over time, understanding the value of process, and the grantmaker's special role in fostering change.
Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation
"What are we doing, and why do we think it's going to make a difference? Are we being effective?" Grantmakers ask evaluation questions like these of their grantees and themselves. This brief guide explains why grantmakers use theories of change to guide their questioning, unearth assumptions that underlie their work, establish common language, and develop strong action plans. Contributors to the guide also describe how a theory of change sets the stage for evaluation by clarifying goals, strategies, and milestones.
Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good with Private Partners
Publication date:
06/2004
How can grantmakers cross the divide between philanthropy and business? Looking at the push and pull between sectors from the vantage point of those working in independent and corporate foundations, this guide examines efforts to partner with and influence the business world. Grantmakers weigh the case for engaging business, share strategies for working with companies, and identify skills for promoting corporate philanthropy. They also explore ways to bridge cultural and philosophical differences between the sectors.
Good Jobs, Good Pay: How JPMorgan Chase Seeks to Boost Youth Employment in the South Bronx
Release Date:
05/18/2017
... Seeks to Boost Youth Employment in the South Bronx With grantmaking topping $200 million last year, there's a reason ... Chase's philanthropy so closely. Another reason: Its grantmaking in low-income...