David Gracia Named New Executive Director at the Musicians Foundation
Release Date:
04/21/2023
... Dreams” and the WHIN Music Community Charter School, the first elementary charter school modeled after the principles ...
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Thanu Yakupitiyage Appointed Program Officer, Sustainable Environments at the Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
04/27/2023
... and creative solutions led by the communities first and worst impacted by environmental and climate ...
Doris Duke Foundation Welcomes Brooke Jones to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
09/06/2023
... Brooke Jones to its board of trustees. Jones, who is the first chief investment officer (CIO) at Bryn Mawr College, a ...
All By April: A Philanthropic Commitment to Defend and Strengthen American Democracy.
Release Date:
03/13/2024
... Foundation, and Overbrook Foundation who were some of the first to sign on) and advisors who have come together with a ...
Start a Giving Circle This Summer
Release Date:
06/15/2011
By M. Starita Boyce Ansari, Ph.D., President & Chief Change Officer, MSBPhilanthropy Advisors LLC Summer is finally here! After the brutal winter many of us experienced, it is time to look forward to those long, balmy days and...
Program Recap—American Journalism: Views on Reconstructing the Falling Industry
Release Date:
03/19/2010
By Vincent Stehle Consultant, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation On February 23rd, Philanthropy New York hosted a debate between Michael Schudson , co-author of The Reconstruction of American Journalism and...
American Express-Supported NYFA Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Participants Named
Release Date:
02/18/2016
As the intensive professional-development program from the New York Foundation for the Arts turns three, a new cohort of arts administrators has been selected.
It’s Time to Define Our New Normal
Release Date:
12/19/2016
Donita Volkwijn of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors writes that philanthropy could support organizations that are advocating for criminal justice reform and accountable journalism.
The Issues We’re Taking to the Hill
Release Date:
02/21/2018
... toward Foundations on the Hill , the annual advocacy event in which regional associations and their members meet ... 14. Any funders interested in joining this advocacy event should contact me for more...
Aging and HIV/AIDS: A New Era of Convergence
Release Date:
10/17/2019
When the HIV/AIDS epidemic began in the early 1980s, an HIV diagnosis was a virtual death sentence. Aging was not on the agenda and the medical, community, and philanthropic support structures for aging and HIV/AIDS were worlds apart.
Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity
Release Date:
12/12/2013
... flawed: it does not acknowledge that the very first step — defining the desired outcome — is driven by ... hard work of fundamental change with rigor and focus? First , start with values. Clarify them, discuss...
Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative
Release Date:
12/21/2012
... more led us to create the Doris Duke Artist Awards, the first of three initiatives supported by a special allocation ... Artists cannot apply for the Awards. Instead, the first class of artists —21 grantees...
Invest in Youth: Strengthening Brooklyn’s Future
Release Date:
07/02/2015
... people at the center of our work. Last year, in my first task as the Foundation’s new Director of Community ... knowledge and strengthen our external partnerships. In our first year, we are Launching a...
Eternal Recurrence: Philanthropy's Infrastructure Organizations
Release Date:
07/16/2015
... of foundations with no staffs at all. Focusing on the first two clusters, I’m going to hazard an educated guess ... that these foundations represent a significant part of the first cluster and a decent-sized...
The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing the Greek Crisis
Release Date:
08/21/2015
... In our approach, we have adopted two primary principles. First , philanthropy should not attempt to assume or ... to the initiative “Against the Greek Crisis”. The first of those initiatives “Against the Crisis...
Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)
Release Date:
11/11/2015
... Needs You fights for economic mobility for ambitious, first -generation college students by providing transformative ... peers, as we continue our fight for economic mobility for first -generation college...
"Culture Changes Us" Campaign and Retreat Series Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation
Release Date:
05/20/2016
... from across the United States who will take part in a first -of-its-kind retreat series exploring the power and ... place in New York City from May to October 2016, is the first public program launched by...
A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue, Part Two
Release Date:
11/08/2017
... and focused on how we tackle issues with an understand- first and collaborative orientation with an example from ... secure meaningful employment by taking an “understand- first ” approach and through the...
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Humanizing Immigration: A Conversation in Three Parts
Thursday, May 28, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... for all three sessions once you register for the first session. Program This in-depth program series is ... 14, 2:00 - 3:30 PM Join the launch of this series as we first explore the forces that motivate human...
Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Five New Board Members
Release Date:
07/01/2021
... advocacy related to racial and gender equity. One of the first pro bono projects she served as a young lawyer in New ... commitment to advocacy began at an early age. Her very first job as a teenager was at...