Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea
Release Date:
07/08/2014
Former Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow Saqib Bhatti hones in on an idea from the 'Future of Finance' program: Public banks.
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The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids
Release Date:
08/25/2014
The Century Foundation's Clio Chang writes that the implementation of child allowances could go a long way toward reducing child poverty rates in the United States.
Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know
Release Date:
09/10/2014
The Ford Foundation's Amy Brown outlines the disproportionate nature of student debt in the United States.
Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach
Release Date:
09/17/2014
The Heron Foundation's Kate Starr examines the value of enterprise investing.
The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution
Release Date:
09/26/2014
Independent philanthropic advisor, Mafruza Khan, recaps the People's Climate March and the need for an ambitious climate change agenda.
05
Nov
2014
Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
Nonprofits and the Living Wage - while government bears most of the burden of ensuring that nonprofits have the resources they need to pay self-sustaining wages, philanthropy also plays a critical role that needs further examination. Join us for a...
Excellence is the Best Strategy
Release Date:
12/10/2013
New York Community Trust President Lorie Slutsky shares the winning management strategies from the recipients of the 2013 New York Community Trust-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards.
Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative
Release Date:
06/25/2013
by Luis A. Ubiñas, President, Ford Foundation Over the past half-decade, as the country has suffered through a deep, persistent economic downturn, America’s work support programs have served as an essential backstop for millions of...
Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?
Release Date:
06/18/2013
by Davia Temin, CEO, Temin and Company Crisis is turning into the “new normal” for most organizations and corporations in this post-recession era. And foundations are as vulnerable and prone to crisis as public companies and...
Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking
Release Date:
05/16/2013
By Ramtin Arablouei, Program Manager, Health and Environmental Funders Network The word “fracking” has been all over the media over the last few years. Hydraulic fracturing , or “fracking,” is the technical shorthand for the...
Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned
Release Date:
11/23/2012
By Michael Hamill Remaley, Vice President of Communications & Public Policy, Philanthropy New York No matter where you live, disaster can strike. If not a major hurricane like we had here on the east coast it will be an...
New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process
Release Date:
10/12/2012
By David Moore, Executive Director, Participatory Politics Foundation Chris Hayes, in his book Twilight of the Elites , writes: “The most important social project we must undertake…is reconstructing our institutions so that we once...
Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook
Release Date:
07/28/2011
... Foundation , the NoVo Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund , and others got an inside look at one of New York’s ...
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
Release Date:
06/30/2011
... boards and the rise of new institutions fueled by hedge fund , private equity, and technology fortunes, the trend ...
Reflections from Foundations on the Hill
Release Date:
03/24/2011
... behalf of the philanthropic sector so that our ability to fund programs like Head Start is not compromised by the ...
Random Reflections By A New Author
Release Date:
05/24/2010
By Jeffrey R. Solomon President, The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies I recently heard the esteemed Israeli author, Amos Oz, remind us that when we dream we dream of perfection—whether of a person, an experience, or a...
The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions
Release Date:
02/26/2010
By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Foundations should explicitly consider their lifespan options. However, in my last contribution , I wrote that focusing simply on foundation perpetuity or spending out was...
New Member Spotlight: ASPCA
Release Date:
07/10/2009
We recently welcomed the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to Philanthropy New York. We asked Michael Barrett, Senior Director of Grants Management at ASPCA, to share details about the organization and its latest initiatives...
11
Mar
2015
Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Info Session B - Webinar
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... Vice President, Grants Management, The Commonwealth Fund Phil Li, Chief Administrative Officer, The Century ...
06
Mar
2015
Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Info Session A - Webinar
Friday, March 6, 2015 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... Vice President, Grants Management, The Commonwealth Fund Phil Li, Chief Administrative Officer, The Century ...