Celebrating Philanthropy New York's 2014 Accomplishments
Release Date:
01/06/2015
Building on Board and member input, we launched the Fund for 2025 campaign.
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“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word
Release Date:
01/21/2015
Language that ignores that fact denies reality. You can’t erase poverty by not talking about it.
We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues
Release Date:
03/08/2013
By C. Eugene Steuerle Richard B. Fisher Chair and Institute Fellow, The Urban Institute Co-Founder, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy I...
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story
Release Date:
12/06/2012
By Rafael Benitez, New York State Youth Leadership Council Philanthropy New York’s Education Working Group , in conjunction with the Donors’ Education Collaborative and the Fund for New Citizens at The New York Community Trust,...
From the Macy Foundation: AAMC’s Marc Nivet On Developing LGBTI Competencies
Release Date:
05/31/2012
(This conversation between the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and Dr. Marc Nivet , Chief Diversity Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) , appeared on the Foundation’s blog on May 1, 2012 and is reprinted with...
We Can Build a Better, More Inclusive Tech Workforce
Release Date:
02/06/2015
Hive Digital Media Program Associate, Leigh Ross, explores the shortage of qualified, tech employees in NYC.
The John A. Hartford Foundation Names Terry Fulmer President
Release Date:
02/10/2015
Terry Fulmer succeeds Corinne H. Rieder, who has led the foundation since 1997.
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Feb
2015
Administrative Relief: Helping the City’s Undocumented Immigrants Benefit from New Education, Employment and Health Care Opportunities
Thursday, February 26, 2015 -
2:15pm to 5:00pm
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced plans to expand Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows undocumented immigrants who arrived as children remain in the U.S. free from fear of deportation and with permission to work.
Mark Zuckerman Named New President of The Century Foundation
Release Date:
02/24/2015
Mark Zuckerman will assume his new position as President of The Century Foundation on March 2, 2015.
Why STEM? The Key to Future Innovation Needs Funding Now
Release Date:
03/03/2015
Pinkerton Foundation Program Officer, Jennifer Correa, explores the importance of funding STEM programs.
For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place
Release Date:
03/11/2015
OSF Senior Legal Officer, Kelly Askin, examines the prevalence of sexual violence against women.
Dyson Foundation’s Leadership to Change in June
Release Date:
03/19/2015
Andrea Reynolds will replace Diana Gurieva as President of the Foundation.
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Apr
2015
NYCHA Goes Green: Urban Ag & Workforce Development
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
As part of a city-wide Building Healthy Communities Initiative rolling out of the Mayor’s Office, NYCHA and Green City Force are teaming up to expand upon their extremely successful urban farming pilot at the Red Hook Houses initiated in June 2013...
More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Hilary Rhodes, Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at The Wallace Foundation, examines the importance of social and emotional competencies when measuring student success rates.
Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?
Release Date:
04/06/2015
TrueChild Executive Director, Riki Wilchins, examines the importance of utilizing a gender transformative approach in funding.
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May
2015
The Value Philanthropy Consultants Bring to Foundations: The Data is Here!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -
2:45pm to 4:30pm
To what extent do foundations use consultants to support their work? While we have known for years that foundations use consultants to support various aspects of their work, until now we’ve never had a quantitative picture of how many, how often,...
Good Grantmaking Where Our Work is Not Always Welcome
Release Date:
04/27/2015
Jim O'Sullivan, Israel Program Advisor at the Helmsley Charitable Trust, offers takeaways from the PNY program, "Philanthropy in Nations with Weak Civic Infrastructure."
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Feb
2016
The Art of Moving Research to Impact
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Many nonprofits and foundations recognize research as essential tool for impact - whether the desired end is to advance knowledge, improve the quality and credibility of research in a discipline area, or move a policy agenda.
Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart
Release Date:
05/15/2015
New York State Health Foundation President, James Knickman, explores the disparities in access to services between NYC neighborhoods.
This Month’s Upgrade: Comprehensive Local Affinity Group Pages
Release Date:
05/19/2015
We have vastly upgraded the scope and quality of information on local affinity groups and their activities