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Westchester Community Foundation Met $2 Million Goal and has Distributed $861,500 in COVID-19 Grants to Date

Release Date:

08/03/2020

... wealthiest counties in the nation,” said Laura Rossi, Executive Director of the Westchester Community Foundation. ... in need during this unprecedented time.” Karen Galbo, Executive Director Robert Martin...

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Disaster Relief

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The Westchester Community Foundation

New Member Spotlight: Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Release Date:

09/11/2009

We are delighted to feature one of Philanthropy New York’s newest members, the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation (RDPFS), in our Member Spotlight. We asked Susan Olivo, RDPFS’s Vice President and General Manager, about the foundation and...

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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

Release Date:

08/13/2009

Over many years, I have been involved—through government, think tanks, and foundations—in numerous major policy turns in society, only to often find absent those foundations which are very interested in public policy.

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Corporate Philanthropy: The Challenges and Opportunities

Release Date:

06/19/2009

I often get the feeling that philanthropic professionals who work in private, family, or community foundations have a cynicism about the work done by those of us in the corporate sector.

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Toward a New Gospel of Wealth

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10/01/2015

Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, remarks on his first two years at the foundation and the impetus behind the organization's new direction.

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Ford Foundation

Philanthropy New York's Kimberly Roberts Interviews Julie Kashen and Rakeen Mabud, Authors of Nevertheless, It Persists: Disrupting the Vicious Cycle of Institutionalized Sexism

Release Date:

09/30/2020

Philanthropy New York's Kimberly Roberts Interviews Julie Kashen and Rakeen Mabud, Authors of Nevertheless, It Persists: Disrupting the Vicious Cycle of Institutionalized Sexism Kimberly Roberts, Public Policy Fellow at...

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Gender Justice

Uprooting Racism to Advance Health Equity

Release Date:

01/04/2022

Can we break free from a history of racism that has taken a brutal toll on health? These trailblazers offer hope through their efforts to advance racial justice and health equity.

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York Announces the 2022 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows

Release Date:

04/26/2022

Philanthropic grants will fund 28 fellows conducting scholarly research in the social sciences and humanities.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

04 Mar 2019

The Landscape of Money and Politics - A First Monday Discussion Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 4, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

This program is hosted by our partner, Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* This discussion...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Achieving Financial Equity and Justice for HBCU's

Release Date:

09/14/2021

HBCUs are engines of upward mobility and job creation for their graduates, and these recent investments are imperative if the nation is to see progress in racial, social, and economic equity.

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11 Jan 2022

Economics, Equity, and the Case for Supporting the Care Infrastructure in Greater New York - A Webinar Hosted by AFN and NYWF

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 -

9:30am to 11:15am

... who give and receive care. In June of 2021, Asset Funders Network released a national brief that detailed how care ...

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Membership Eligibility and Structure

Eligibility Our member community brings together philanthropic organizations based in the greater New York City region or those focusing substantial giving here. An organization’s core interest in joining Philanthropy New York is a desire to improve...

To Build Community, Start with a Question

Release Date:

11/19/2014

President and CEO, Cecilia Clarke, outlines the extensive 6-month process Brooklyn Community Foundation utilized to determine how to effectively address the challenges of the borough.

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities

Release Date:

11/05/2010

... 19th] under the auspices of the Disability Funders Network (DFN) to discuss how to make that statement a ...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/09/2010

... He is also Vice President of the Organization Development Network of New York (ODNNY) and a member of Philanthropy New ...

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Beyond a Portal, to Real Patient Engagement

Release Date:

04/10/2017

... right for you in terms of coverage, costs, and provider network . 3. Choosing a Doctor : finding the physician or ...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change

Release Date:

07/06/2017

Zia Khan, Vice President, Initiatives and Strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation, argues that to achieve systems change, we must pay attention not just to formal procedures, but also to culture.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

Release Date:

12/05/2019

Recent critiques of philanthropy strike at a fundamental question: How can an institution built on the unjust accumulation of wealth serve as a vehicle for justice?

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Morgan Stanley Launches Initiative to Advance Equity in Education and Career Outcomes for Underrepresented Groups

Release Date:

12/20/2021

The Equity in Education and Career Consortium will impact more than 30,000 low-to-moderate income students globally by supporting pathways to college and career success