This report reveals that women of color encounter systemic obstacles to their advancement over and above the barriers faced by white women and men of color. Education and training are not the solution—women of color with high levels of education are more likely to be in administrative roles and are more likely to report frustrations about inadequate and inequitable salaries. BMP’s call to action focuses on systems change, organizational change, and individual support for women of color in the sector.
Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler explains the inherent flaws of the “philanthrocapitalist” model and suggests ways of building a philanthropic strategy that emphasizes core values, morals and sustainable outcomes.
By Marilyn Gelber, President, Brooklyn Community Foundation When I was in city government (a quite remarkable time in New York City extending from the 1970s to the late 1990s) and some disaster befell us — blackouts, hurricanes,...
... I see the movies. What essential/interesting grantmaking resource would you recommend to a fellow funder? Resource -wise, I just try to read as much as possible. I ...
gabriel sayegh, Co-founder, Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice, was one of the panelists at the recent Philanthropy New York Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic
As major cuts across federal and state funding negatively affect nonprofits and the communities they serve, many in the philanthropic community are increasing their support of grantees while adjusting their policies and practices.
Ahead of the Council on Foundations' Fall Conference for Community Foundations, TCC Group Senior Partner and Chief Client Services Officer Paul Connolly asked: How can community foundations balance quick responses to critical issues with carefully...
The D5 Coalition annual report highlights tools and resources, recently completed research, and approaches that can help foundations and philanthropic organizations advance diversity, equity and inclusion.
This plan lays out the vision and goals that Philanthropy New York will pursue for the three-year period of 2014 through 2016. The ambitious work we envision for the next three years builds on the successful accomplishments over the last three years, based on our current strategic plan. Those successes are a direct result of the strong and vibrant partnership between Philanthropy New York and our members.
A four-year grant from the New York Life Foundation will build the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement's capacity to provide bereavement resources in schools, reports Philanthropy News Digest.
The rise of technological innovations that enable real-time data collection and reporting, new methods of communication and number-crunching is set to transform the world of corporate social responsibility, says CSR Asia’s Inna Amesheva.