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Brooklyn Community Foundation Introduces New Board Trustees and Staff
Release Date:
07/02/2012
The Brooklyn Community Foundation, the largest charitable fund in New York City’s most populous borough, has announced the election of two new members to its Board of Directors: Michael Sherman, a Managing Director at Barclays Capital’s Investment...
Wallace Foundation Names Jody Spiro, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership
Release Date:
02/01/2012
Will Miller, President of The Wallace Foundation, has announced the promotion of Jody Spiro, Ed.D., as Director of Education Leadership.
Rauschenberg Foundation Appoints Risë Wilson First-Ever Director of Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/16/2013
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has announced the appointment of Risë Wilson as their first-ever Director of Philanthropy. Wilson will join the senior staff of the Foundation and oversee all of its philanthropic programs, which support the...
Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board
Release Date:
11/01/2013
The Surdna Foundation has announced the election of Jocelyn Downie, a prominent scholar, as the next Chair of its Board of Trustees. The foundation also announced the election of a new member, Tracy Palandjian, an innovator on impact investing.
A Year of Service
Release Date:
07/23/2014
Tim McClimon, vice president for corporate social responsibility at American Express and president of the American Express Foundation, writes about a new national effort that envisions a future in which young people spend a year in service to the...
To Get Beyond Two Percent, We Have to Go Beyond Giving
Release Date:
10/08/2013
Arabella Advisors Founder and Managing Director Eric Kessler weighs in on Dan Pallotta’s closing talk at the 2013 TED Conference and suggests how funders can respond to the growing demands on the nonprofit sector and increase the impact of...
Why Bring People Together In Person?
Release Date:
08/13/2013
by Robert Garris , Managing Director, Bellagio Programs , The Rockefeller Foundation With so many effective communication technologies available, it would be easy to assume that Skype, videoconferencing, webinars...
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.
Takeaways From the Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling
Release Date:
06/25/2015
NYSHealth President and CEO James R. Knickman writes a Huffington Post column on New York State’s achievements to date under the ACA; the implications of the Supreme Court ruling for New York and the rest of the country; and the health care coverage...
Get to Know the New Leader of the Nation’s Largest Philanthropic Network
Release Date:
11/18/2015
The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers announced that it has tapped David Biemesderfer as CEO to advance its new strategic direction.
PhilTV: Women, Own and Embrace Your Power
Release Date:
04/11/2016
Carla Harris, Vice Chairman and Global Wealth Management and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley, asserts that female foundation leaders should embrace their gender.
PhilTV: Funder Advocacy Is Powerful in Conversation on NP Sector Sustainability
Release Date:
05/24/2016
Fred J. Ali, president and chief executive officer at the Weingart Foundation (L), and Doug Bauer, executive director of The Clark Foundation, discuss that which strikes fear into the hearts of many funders, from LA to NY: "The Big A Word."
The Right Mix of Leaps and Refinements
Release Date:
05/04/2016
From the Black Lives Matter movement to the school-to-prison-pipeline to Wall Street divestment from the “prison-industrial-complex,” many streams of public dialogue are coming together to undergird our discussion on “Rethinking American Justice.”
The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got
Release Date:
05/09/2016
Melissa Beck at the Educational Foundation of America says there are three reasons to divest: economics, ethics and alignment with grantmaking.
Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans
Release Date:
06/08/2016
The culmination of years of original research on court fines and fees, "A Pound of Flesh" uncovers how America’s shadow criminal justice system keeps the poor in “permanent punishment” long after incarceration.
Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis
Release Date:
06/27/2016
Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO of the Edwin Gould Foundation, asks funders of college access and success programs to look carefully at whether the “college-or-bust” mentality encourages students to disregard the hardship in store for them when they...
United Hospital Fund Releases Report on Hospital Clinics Driving Growth of Primary Care Medical Homes in NY
Release Date:
09/22/2016
... The report is available from the UHF website at www.uhfnyc. org /publications/881155 . About United Hospital Fund: ...
Using an Ecosystem Approach to Define Nonprofit Strategy
Release Date:
10/05/2016
Bonnie Mazza, Associate Director of Nonprofit Strategy & Capacity Building at TCC Group, encourages her nonprofit clients to answer the questions: “Who shares your vision?” “What is your unique role in the ecosystem” “What is your role in...
Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies
Release Date:
01/18/2017
Bianca D. Alston, Finance and Operations Assistant at Arcus Foundation, writes, "I strongly believe in general operating support. The flexible nature of core support grants enables grantees to pursue unforeseen opportunities, adapt to the times and...