To Combat Islamophobia, Start Where You Are
Release Date:
03/23/2016
... sites. This week’s events will ignite similar vitriol. Working at a local foundation, we also brace ourselves for ...
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Commentary: Understanding Muslim America
Release Date:
08/11/2011
... York Community Trust , Commissioner Shama’s office is working on a robust civic engagement and outreach initiative. ...
Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!
Release Date:
12/18/2009
For those of you who read blogs about philanthropy and charity (you’re reading this, aren’t you?), maybe, like me, you’ve been struck by a few of the articles about altruism and giving and human biology. Since we are deep in the middle of the “...
A Big Move to Build Our Community
... supporting and serving our membership. We look forward to working with you for years to come. Sincerely, ...
Recording: Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York
Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York Youth organizers have played a critical role in New York’s organizing history. Today, young people are leading transformative movements for change in New York, including imagining police-...
Recording: "Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change
"Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change The Legal Aid Society, The Tow Foundation, and Philanthropy New York invite you to a special screening of A24's acclaimed and re-released film " Sing...
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Philanthropy New York's 34th Annual Meeting, with Shaun Donovan
Friday, April 26, 2013 -
12:30pm to 6:30pm
We are currently oversubscribed for the program and running a waiting list. If you would like to be added to our waitlist, please click on the registration link above. You will be notified if a space has opened up and you can attend. Thank you for...
The Foundation Center Announces New Staff to Lead Technology, Outreach and International Data Strategies
Release Date:
02/12/2014
... strategic priorities into reality and ensure that those working to make the world a better place have the tools and ...
Anne Tatlock and Janet Robinson to Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
03/12/2014
Investment strategist Anne Tatlock, best known for having been one of the most successful female executives on Wall Street, has been named to the Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees. The first woman to be named president and CEO of...
The Perpetuity Debate
Release Date:
04/29/2014
John Hoover of The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies has a different perspective about perpetuity. He writes that spending down is a healthy issue for donors and Boards to consider, but there are significant points of clarification to think...
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...
On the Occasion of the New York Foundation’s 100th Anniversary
Release Date:
11/05/2009
... believes in the quaint idea that individuals, and people working together in communities, have the ability to identify ...
A Unique Nonprofit Lender
Release Date:
08/19/2009
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is a well-known early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’s Hamlet; Polonius’ advice to his son, Laertes). Yet sound bites or one-sentence quotes found in cute management books are no way to manage a...
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Jun
2015
Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
In the wake of Congressional inaction on federal immigration reform, President Barack Obama announced on November 20, 2014 , the Immigration Accountability Executive Action, which provides nearly five million unauthorized immigrants...
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Sep
2015
Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Industry Partnerships - Current and Future Strategies
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... Bill de Blasio released the Career Pathways: One City Working Together report that was prepared by the Jobs for New ...
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Jun
2015
Nailing It: Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers
Thursday, June 25, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
On virtually every street corner in the city sits a nail salon, a burgeoning industry that glamorizes the fingertips of half the City’s residents. And behind the glam are women who most often are paid less than the cost of the bottle of nail polish...
Boutiques for the People
Release Date:
09/27/2016
Judith Shapiro, president of the Teagle Foundation, says it's certainly understandable that scalability has become the holy grail of higher education reform, but the dismissive attitude toward so-called boutique programs presents an occasion for...
Brooklyn Community Foundation: Seeking Brooklyn Youth for Paid Leadership Programs
Release Date:
08/15/2017
We are currently seeking young people for two dynamic leadership programs at Brooklyn Community Foundation: Reproduction Justice Activists and Brooklyn Youth Fellowship.
Actions Civics: Activating Young Citizens to Go Beyond the Ballot
Release Date:
07/03/2018
DeNora Getachew, New York City Executive Director of Generation Citizen, writes "In this politically divisive moment, many of us are grappling with how to have an impact and reaffirm the ideals underpinning our democracy."
New York Life Foundation Supports Summer Reading and Education at NYC Public Libraries
Release Date:
04/30/2019
Enriching activities planned to combat summer slide at all three library systems.