Technical Assistance and Strong Relationships: Key to Quality Capacity Building
Release Date:
09/15/2014
... them. It’s been invaluable.” We were RMM's first funder in 2001 and we have supported their evolution over .....
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How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 1:00pm
The CDC estimates the number of Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million within just four months, in a worst case scenario. Join us for a timely conversation with the experts in the field.
Women on the Front Lines of ACA Implementation
Release Date:
03/28/2014
In honor of Women’s History Month, and the fourth anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Ms. Foundation for Women Director of Women’s Health Ellen Liu talks about the lessons her foundation has learned during its advocacy outreach to...
The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey
Release Date:
06/13/2013
by Elizabeth Murphy, Consultant, Post-Sandy Recovery Coordination, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers On May 20, the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers (CNJG) offered an educational Site Visit Bus Tour for funders in-state and around...
From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss
Release Date:
01/15/2015
Africa Region Associate Director, C.D. Glin examines how the Rockefeller Foundation is addressing food loss worldwide.
Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned
Release Date:
11/23/2012
... Twitter, Facebook, etc. By the time we had our big funder conference call on November 2, which included the ...
Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab
Release Date:
05/12/2015
... short, there is much more work to be done. We invite our funder colleagues to take another look at Staten Island: the ...
NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education
Release Date:
07/30/2015
... , the philanthropic sector can be more than just a “ funder .” We can—indeed, we must —be a driver of ...
Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors
Release Date:
02/26/2016
The Schott Foundation announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte.
Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others
Release Date:
05/06/2016
Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Co-Presidents of the NoVo Foundation, say a philanthropist from on high will never reach down and “empower” a girl in Sierra Leone.
Jonas Center Announces New Focus on Environmental Health
Release Date:
05/20/2016
... of the Jonas Center, the nation's leading philanthropic funder of graduate nursing education. “We have a moral .....
The Director, Evaluation and Learning, Education (United Way of New York City)
Release Date:
08/16/2016
United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to eradicate barriers and create opportunities that improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers.
Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing
Release Date:
03/13/2017
Phillip Henderson, president of the Surdna Foundation, writes about a nine-month learning process that led to the Surdna board unanimously voting to commit approximately 10 percent of its endowment — $100 million — toward impact investing.
Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow Bridgit Antoinette Evans to Lead Pop Culture Collaborative
Release Date:
03/15/2017
... cross-sector convenings and relationship-building, funder learning and partnerships, and the commissioning of ...
New York Community Trust Funds Leading Racial Justice Nonprofit Race Forward in Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab
Release Date:
04/05/2017
Seeking sixty local arts groups to participate in a yearlong training program to improve racial equity in the arts and culture sector.
Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?
Release Date:
05/19/2017
Michelle Coffey and Kerry McCarthy, co-chairs of the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust, ask how will the Cultural Plan fulfill Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to make New York a more equitable city.
For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together
Release Date:
05/30/2017
Surdna Foundation President Phil Henderson says recognizing the importance of non-family members is one of several important practices of effective family foundation boards.
A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue, Part Two
Release Date:
11/08/2017
Judith Smith, Program Director and Erica Brody, Program Officer at The Poses Family Foundation deliver part two of their series on funding creatively.
The Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do
Release Date:
03/06/2018
Daranee Petsod, President, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrant and Refugees writes " A year ago, more than 200 foundations from across the United States signed onto our joint statement in support of immigrants and refugees. This rare act of...
The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt
Release Date:
05/01/2018
Maya Winkelstein, Executive Director, Open Road Alliance writes "When is an organization no longer a ‘start-up’? Is it age, size, or some other acquired wisdom that moves it out of the ‘test and experiment’ stage into the ‘institutional’ one? When...