By Rachael N. Pine, J.D., Program Officer, Altman Foundation On February 27, Philanthropy New York hosted a session to zero in on the impact of disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, on vulnerable populations. I moderated the session and...
By C. Eugene Steuerle Richard B. Fisher Chair and Institute Fellow, The Urban Institute Co-Founder, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy I...
By David Morse, Senior Fellow, Encore.org One of the best things that can happen when you participate in an interesting panel is that you learn new things from your colleagues, or have nascent ideas tweaked, tested and maybe even...
By Laura Cronin, PhilanTopic (This post originally appeared on PhilanTopic, the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on April 24, 2012 and is reprinted with permission.) If a person with a serious vision, hearing or mobility impairment...
By Vincent Stehle Chair of the Board of Directors, Philanthropy New York Program Director for Nonprofit Sector Support, Surdna Foundation The future is bleak for daily newspapers. The combination of a severe economic downturn...
Many nonprofits and foundations recognize research as essential tool for impact - whether the desired end is to advance knowledge, improve the quality and credibility of research in a discipline area, or move a policy agenda.
Several foundations are pooling resources to make 13 grants, totaling $835,600, to help young people use digital media to compose and record original music, advocate for immigrants' rights and school discipline reform, and produce documentary films.
Every night, approximately 40,000 immigrants — men, women and children —sleep in county jails, and federal and privately run prison facilities all over the United States, as part of a federally mandated detention bed quota totaling $2.3 billion...
It’s called Give , and will air on NBC TV this Saturday at noon EST, featuring two nonprofits, Green City Force and NEBHDCo, grantees in the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change initiative.