Don’t Forget the Small Guys
Release Date:
07/09/2010
... is no replacement for the experience you get when you meet enthusiastic, passionate, or driven individuals ...
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Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
04/29/2010
By John Weiler Senior Program Officer, F.B. Heron Foundation Like many of its colleague funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a sharp decline in its charitable assets in 2008 and early 2009. At the same time, Heron...
A Right to Know: School Environmental Health Hazards
Release Date:
07/20/2015
NYSHealth's Dana Laventure and Brian Byrd examine health standards in New York City public schools.
Hostos Food Studies Program is Creating Opportunities in the Bronx
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... leaders advocated for the creation of a college to meet the needs of the South Bronx. When new programs are ...
Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change
Release Date:
07/06/2017
Zia Khan, Vice President, Initiatives and Strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation, argues that to achieve systems change, we must pay attention not just to formal procedures, but also to culture.
The New York Women’s Foundation Announces Its Resilience NYC Grants
Release Date:
11/20/2017
... programmatic goals, and streamline its work to effectively meet the changing needs of its Muslim, South Asian, and Arab ...
Overcoming Setbacks
Release Date:
09/11/2018
... on our values. Whereas our tactics may have to evolve to meet the changing nature of these threats, the defense of our ...
UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges
Release Date:
07/10/2019
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Commerce Department cannot include a question on citizenship in the 2020 Census, for now. It is possible that the Administration will be able to offer adequate justifications for its inclusion,...
How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis
Release Date:
03/30/2020
... recognize that our pace must slow to enable our staff to meet the needs of their own and their family’s mental and ...
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge
Release Date:
09/24/2020
In response to COVID-19, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund and Tarsadia Foundation have doubled their financial commitment to the Opportunity Challenge, a grantmaking initiative to support the success of immigrant and refugee workers in the U.S.
New York Life Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to out-of-school time programs to help middle school students transition to 9th grade.
Release Date:
06/03/2021
... for children attending classes virtually, and helping meet the social and emotional needs of children experiencing ...
Arcus Foundation Shares Findings from the Grantee Perception Report Administered by the Center for Effective Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/26/2021
... are reflected and make technical improvements that can meet the needs of more marginalized stakeholders. We will ...
Listening, Learning and Taking Action: Our Journey to Advance Racial Equity
Release Date:
03/09/2022
The Pinkerton Foundation is on a journey to advance racial equity in the communities we care about through work done by the organizations we support. We know we are not alone.
Schott Foundation, Race Forward, and NYU's Metro Center Announces First Grants to Support Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Schools and Defend Against Attacks on Public Education
Release Date:
04/06/2022
... and to improve positive approaches to discipline that meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of all ...
Building and Strengthening Partnerships Across New Jersey: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces More Than $5 Million in Grants
Release Date:
08/25/2022
... to employing collaborative funding strategies that meet the needs of our community with the maximum flexibility ...
Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply
Release Date:
01/27/2023
... their own goal-setting — rather than demanding that they meet our individual evaluation criteria. We could visit them ...
The J.M Kaplan Fund Announces the 2023 J.M.K Innovation Prize
Release Date:
02/09/2023
The J.M.K. Innovation Prize seeks to identify, support, and elevate innovators who are spearheading transformative early-stage projects in the fields of the environment, heritage conservation, and social justice.
Leadership for Change: Will, Skill, and Courage
Release Date:
03/23/2023
At Philanthropy New York, we have no shortage of will to see equity-centered change management succeed in our organization and within our ecosystem, but we are just beginning to fully appreciate the different skills and courage required for the work.
Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues
Release Date:
06/05/2023
The newest grants, amounting to nearly $2.6 million, have been awarded to the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Illinois Chicago, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Virginia.
Ariane Cruz Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony to Improve Contracting for Nonprofits
Release Date:
04/30/2025
... a catastrophic domino effect. When the government fails to meet its financial obligations promptly, the very ...