... evacuation of those most vulnerable is prudent. First response is something America is getting better at, and the response to Harvey and Sandy seemed far better than ...
The Researcher Credentialing for Restricted Data Access project, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, aims to increase the willingness of other data research centers to share data and the ability of scientists to undertake new creative research...
... As a result, grantees were able to develop and execute innovative , multi-pronged public education efforts using the ... polling, message development, grassroots and grass tops mobilization and coalition-...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Friday, November 30, 2012 - 6:00pm
Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector. The three and a half day course will help...
The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Christine Heenan, founder and president of Clarendon Group and former vice president of public affairs and communications for Harvard University, will join the Foundation as vice president for policy,...
... text. (In fairness, the hotel conference room hosting the event was morosely dark.) He turned the pages with his right ... heading for another major financial crisis.” Partly in response to his warning, the...
Philanthropy New York is delighted to announce three very well-deserved staff promotions. Hajrina Shehu, Yi-Ching Lin, and Allyson Goldhagen have been promoted, respectively, to Senior Director of Administration and Finance, Senior Director of...
The Long Island Community Foundation recently named three new members to its Board of Advisors: Phyllis Hill Slater, John Murcott, and Edward C. Palleschi.
The grants will help New York City’s cultural institutions build back a more equitable culture and experience after months of closure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
... strategic programmatic goals—something many of us in the planning business have traditionally referred to as “the ... more “relational” stance—actively examining what their role is, can, or should be—in...
Many private foundations and public charities have programs which provide grant support to individuals. The purpose of these grants can range from recognizing or enabling human achievement (such as through award programs or scholarships and...