Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America
Release Date:
03/19/2013
... afford their own. America is among the wealthiest of nations in the entire world, yet 16.7 million of our children ...
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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing
Release Date:
08/16/2012
By Patricia Jenny, Program Director, Community Development & the Environment, The New York Community Trust On July 19th, a group of funders met at Philanthropy New York and learned about the people and the passions behind a new...
Send Grad Students Our Way
Release Date:
02/18/2015
Philanthropy New York is accepting applications from candidates completing or recently graduated from a masters-level or Ph.D. program in public policy, government, social work or related field of study for a two-year fellowship.
Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/20/2015
Xerox Chairwoman and CEO, Ursula Burns, is the newest member of the Ford Foundation Board of Trustees.
FEGS: Canary in the Coal Mine?
Release Date:
04/10/2015
Patricia Swann and Michelle Jackson take a deep dive into the Federation Employment and Guidance Service.
Weinberg Foundation Announces Former Ambassador as New Trustee
Release Date:
11/12/2015
The Weinberg Foundation announced that Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin (Ret.) will succeed Judge Ellen M. Heller as the next Trustee of the Weinberg Foundation.
New York Women’s Foundation Joins Collaborative to Advance Equity through Research
Release Date:
12/18/2015
The Center for Research and Policy in the Public Interest (CR2PI), at The New York Women’s Foundation (NYWF) will work with the “Collaborative to Advance Equity through Research” to advance a research and policy agenda focused on empowering and...
Edna McConnell Clark and Others Launch $1B Initiative Providing Long-Term, Unrestricted Funding
Release Date:
02/02/2016
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and nine other donors announced a new investment inititative to put at least $1 billion to work in high-performance nonprofits that are poised to have truly national impact for economically disadvantaged children...
Josiah Macy Foundation Supports New Education & Training Programs to Foster Compassionate, Collaborative Healthcare
Release Date:
03/24/2016
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare announced the launch of two comprehensive educational offerings informed by the compassionate, collaborative care - "The Triple C" - framework, a new interdisciplinary model focused on improving...
17
Jun
2016
Special Screening & Discussion: Stepping Up for NYC's Youth
Friday, June 17, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
As funders grapple with programs to increase college readiness and access, a recent documentary, Stepping Up, offers insights into solutions that work. Stepping Up follows high school seniors who have been trained by College Access: Research &...
13
Oct
2016
Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?
Thursday, October 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Despite recent minimum-wage hikes around the country to $15 an hour, why are workers facing more wage theft than ever? An estimated $50 billion a year is stolen from workers' wages, affecting workers of all types of industries, including low-wage...
NY Women’s Foundation Announces Seven More Regional Young Women’s Initiatives
Release Date:
06/15/2016
At the State of the Women Summit, Ana Oliveira announces 7 other women's foundations across the United States that will initiate Young Women's Initiatives.
New York Life Donates $100,000 In Response to Orlando Terrorist Attack
Release Date:
06/16/2016
The company will make a $50,000 donation to OneFund of Orlando and $50,000 to the LGBT Center of Orlando.
28
Sep
2016
Growing the Farm to Institution Movement: From Farm to Plate
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -
12:30pm to 2:30pm
As small and mid-size farms across the country continue to face pressure and are being lost at astounding rates, new local economic outlets are being sought to keep these farms in business. For some, farmers’ markets and CSAs have provided a much...
31
Jan
2017
Built to Scale: How and When to Help Grantees Replicate Their Work
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Join us to learn how two different youth-focused funders—The Wallace Foundation and the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust—have helped out-of-school-time providers replicate their programming.
The Search is On for PNY’s Next Public Policy Fellow
Release Date:
02/01/2017
The fellowship deepens the pipeline for future grantmakers by introducing early-career professionals of diverse backgrounds to the field of philanthropy, recognizing that diversity comes in many forms: race, gender, gender identity, sexual...
Third Wave Fund, New York Women's Foundation and Ms. Foundation Pen Open Letter to Foundations and Donors Calling for Increased Funding to People of Color
Release Date:
03/09/2017
Reproductive health, rights and justice funders urge philanthropy to prioritize people of color-led organizations at state and local levels.
2017 NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund Award Winners Announced
Release Date:
07/17/2017
Today Education First, NoVo Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors announced the winners of the Social Emotional Learning Innovation Awards. Nearly 500 teachers and over 300 districts across the country applied for an award, and 67...
Four Philanthropy Leaders Join Forum's Board of Directors
Release Date:
07/26/2017
Four philanthropy leaders from across the country have joined the Board of Directors of United Philanthropy Forum, the largest network serving philanthropy in America. The new Directors were elected by the Forum’s membership at its 2017 Annual...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Two Staff, Promotes One
Release Date:
07/27/2017
The Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to welcome two new members to the Foundation's team - Andrea MacDonald as manager of donor services and Chelsea Smith as a program officer, as well as announce the promotion of LIane Stegmaier.