Seeing Is Believing…and Understanding
Release Date:
01/25/2018
... populations who are within five years of release. The event promised to bring together stakeholders invested in ...
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30
May
2018
Equity and Asset Management – Why It’s About Dollars and Sense
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
Many funders say racial and gender equity strengthens their grantmaking and aligns perfectly with their philanthropic mission. Thus, more foundations are interested in assessing the equitability of their operational practice.
Our Member-Supported Public Policy Fellowship Program Is Bearing Fruit
Release Date:
04/04/2018
Spring is the time of year when we think about planting seeds, nurturing growth and recognizing the resources we have set aside to create a bountiful future. This awareness is reinforced for us when we review the impressive applications we receive...
Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement
Release Date:
04/18/2018
One of the most stimulating and satisfying elements of my job is conducting research and background interviews with experts on the topic of our Annual Meeting. Philanthropy New York’s Annual Meeting Committee decides in the Fall on the focus for our...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism
Release Date:
04/25/2018
There really isn’t another word than “local” for what local news does (no, hyperlocal doesn’t count). Local news’ strength and mere presence has been threatened in the roiling journalism industry — but a number of initiatives are stepping up to help...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism
Release Date:
04/25/2018
There really isn’t another word than “local” for what local news does (no, hyperlocal doesn’t count). Local news’ strength and mere presence has been threatened in the roiling journalism industry — but a number of initiatives are stepping up to help...
25
Jun
2018
Unpacking Nutrition Education – Why It Matters for NYC Students
Monday, June 25, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
School gardening, hands-on cooking, food justice education, health literacy - by any name nutrition education is more important than ever for students' health, academic achievement, and development as 21st century citizens.
A Sense of Urgency: Promoting Child and Family Well-being for Homeless Families
Release Date:
05/30/2018
Jennifer March, Ph.D., Executive Director, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York writes "The future health and well-being of the next generation of New Yorkers demands that we all do more to prevent homelessness in the first instance, and...
10
Oct
2018
Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories Transform Communities
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -
8:30am to 1:30pm
Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories are Transforming Communities aims to highlight fresh thinking from artists and activists who disrupt the noxious, bigoted cultural narrative to advance cross-community understanding and social cohesion for...
17
Oct
2018
A New Paradigm for Justice: Centering Women and Families
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
While there has been much activity throughout the U.S. and in New York City on criminal justice reform in recent years, including consensus among local policymakers to close Rikers Island and cut the number of people involved in the system by half...
05
Dec
2018
The Make or Break Moment: Blending Capacity Building and Capital for Change
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... impact of these approaches on their organizations. This event is intended to spark dialogue about how capital and ...
11
Dec
2018
In Mixed Company: People of Color in White Spaces - A Food for Thought Conversation
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Traditional media and social media alike have been flooded with stories of people of color being targeted as they live, work, study, and otherwise navigate “white spaces.” Are these encounters a mere growing pain as society becomes more equitable...
06
Feb
2019
The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Join Philanthropy New York for Food for Thought , a conversation series hosted by the Committee for Equitable and Inclusive Philanthropy for PNY members to discuss “equity” as a tool to buttress their philanthropic practice and as...
25
Apr
2019
Empathy in an Era of Social Division and Toxic Politics - A Food for Thought Conversation
Thursday, April 25, 2019 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
A healthy society depends on its citizens having the urge and ability to care for others. Today, however, political and social animosity has nearly paralyzed federal government and limits our society’s ability to solve pressing domestic issues. Can...
Achieving Equity: What Can Data Tell Us
Release Date:
11/21/2018
PEAK Grantmaking recently released a report on how funders are collecting and using demographic data. In our conversations with members, we learned that only about half of grantmakers are collecting this data. Of that half, almost all of them are...
19
Sep
2019
Rob Reich vs. Phil Buchanan: Is Giving By The Wealthy A Good Thing?
Thursday, September 19, 2019 -
8:30am to 10:00am
Criticism and self-reflection are running rampant in philanthropy. Some have argued that philanthropy is an elite charade that is failing democracy. Others argue that it is a force for tremendous good if done right. Please join us for a debate on "...
Do More with What You Have
Release Date:
06/26/2019
The college admissions scandal made news on the same day that this year’s high school seniors, including my son, were getting their first admissions emails (the days of skinny and fat envelopes are long gone).
Philanthropy New York Welcomes Two New Public Policy Fellows, Shamira Lukomwa and Kimberly Roberts
Release Date:
06/26/2019
Philanthropy New York (PNY) is excited to welcome our new public policy fellows, Shamira Lukomwa and Kimberly Roberts.
29
Jan
2020
A Trip Down Memory Lane: Activism, the Culture and the Individual Artist
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... and programming in support for individual artists. In this event , we time-travel to the late 80s, when the work of ...
08
Oct
2019
Edgar Villanueva: Why Indigenous Wisdom Is Essential to Strengthening Philanthropy
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Are institutions that control wealth inherently broken? Are wealth and the systems by which it's distributed causing separation and hurt in our communities? How can wealth be used as a powerful tool of healing, love and belonging? Please join us for...