James R. Knickman, Founding President and CEO, Stepping Down from New York State Health Foundation
Release Date:
09/29/2015
Knickman has been with the New York State Health Foundation since May 2006.
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Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP
Release Date:
10/08/2015
Hewitt will replace long time Chief Investment Officer William Petersen, who retired earlier this year after more than 16 years of service to the foundation.
Dyson Foundation Names Jennifer Killian New Program Officer
Release Date:
11/09/2015
Jennifer Killian of the City of Poughkeepsie has been hired to serve as a program officer for the Millbrook-based Dyson Foundation.
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Selects Genaro Lopez-Rendon as Next President
Release Date:
12/08/2015
Genaro Lopez-Rendon, a 40-year-old community organizer and father from San Antonio, has been selected as president of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation.
Ford Foundation Appoints Bess Rothenberg as Director of New Office of Strategy & Learning
Release Date:
01/08/2016
Bess Rothenberg had been named as director of Strategy and Learning at the Ford Foundation. The new division reflects the foundation’s commitment to continuous learning as it refines its approach to challenging inequality in all its forms.
Evelyn J. Blanck Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/11/2016
The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is pleased to announce that Evelyn J. Blanck has joined the Board of Directors.
Director of Older Adults Grants Departs Weinberg Foundation
Release Date:
01/13/2016
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announces that Michael Marcus, Program Director, Older Adults Services, will leave the Foundation on February 29, 2016.
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Feb
2016
NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia: The State of the Schools
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
Commissioner Elia took on this role in July 2015 after a career as a classroom teacher, Principal and superintendent, in New York and Florida.
David Sandman Named President and CEO of New York State Health Foundation
Release Date:
01/25/2016
Dr. Sandman has been the Foundation's Senior Vice President since 2008, after serving as Executive Director of the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century (the "Berger Commission") and in senior positions at Manatt Health Solutions...
Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director
Release Date:
02/18/2016
Robert L. Hughes, President of New Visions for Public Schools, will become the new director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's K-12 education strategy.
Ned Wight, UU Veatch Program Executive Director, Plans to Retire in July 2016
Release Date:
03/02/2016
Ned Wight, who has served as Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock for nearly a decade, will retire in July 2016.
Sarah Burton Appointed as Project Manager for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Marshall Institute
Release Date:
03/09/2016
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) and the Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship at the London School of Economics and Political Science appointed Sarah Burton as Project Officer on a joint research effort called...
North Star Fund’s Hugh Hogan to be Executive Director of van Ameringen Foundation
Release Date:
04/21/2016
Hugh Hogan, long-time executive director of the North Star Fund, will bring his leadership skills and innovative thinking to the van Ameringen Foundation as their new executive director on September 7, 2016.
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Jul
2016
Tools for Tackling Implicit Bias and Advancing Racial Equity in Grantmaking
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
We are in a moment where racial consciousness is high and discussions of racial justice are arguably more common than ever. Yet the mind sciences show us that there are a critical set of unconscious perceptions driving choices and responses in ways...
Sharrie McIntosh Named New York State Health Foundation’s Vice President For Programs
Release Date:
05/31/2016
Ms. McIntosh will play a leadership role in developing and implementing the Foundation’s goals and strategies.
How Much Is 1 Percent of Your Bottom Line?
Release Date:
06/01/2016
Last month, 22 national nonprofit organizations that work with philanthropists came together with a single statement and a joint commitment to work together more collaboratively.
Surdna Appoints Shuaib Siddiqui, Director, Mission Related Investing
Release Date:
06/30/2016
Shuaib Siddiqui, an investment professional whose work has focused on addressing global poverty, has been appointed Director, Mission Related Investing.
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Aug
2016
South Bronx Learning Tour
Thursday, August 4, 2016 -
9:30am to 3:30pm
Join us for a day of site visits in the South Bronx, a neighborhood that is crafting their own future in innovative and collaborative ways through food.
Altman Foundation Promotes Deborah T. Velazquez to Associate Director
Release Date:
07/14/2016
Ms. Velazquez’s core responsibilities include oversight of the Strengthening Communities area.
Common Sense and Reaffirmation of 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Nonpartisanship
Release Date:
07/26/2016
If individual organizations came to be regarded as Democratic charities or Republican charities instead of the nonpartisan problem solvers that they are, it would diminish the public’s overall trust in the sector.