Take It From the Nonprofits: Even in a Crisis, Funders Are Falling Short on Equity
Release Date:
07/29/2021
By: Satonya Fair, President & CEO, PEAK Grantmaking
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New Report from The Century Foundation: Child Care Cliff: 3.2 Million Children Likely to Lose Spots with End of Federal Funds
Release Date:
06/21/2023
In the first-ever economic analysis of the looming child care cliff, The Century Foundation has projected the impact of the cutoff for children, families, and state economies, including for all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
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Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative
Thursday, January 18, 2024 -
9:30am to 11:00am
This in-person convening of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative will focus on the impact of new federal legislation—including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act—on New York...
Best Resources Swap Meet
Publication date:
09/2012
The Foundation Administrator's Network's “Best Resources Swap Meet” lets members trade details on the best resources for administration, operations, HR, IT, etc., with others.
3/30/2016 "The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity" PPT Presentation & Materials
Publication date:
03/2016
View materials for the program "The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity."
The Fierce Urgency of Atlantic: Bending the Arc in Our Final Years
Release Date:
02/26/2015
Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, shares strategies for the foundation's final two years.
The Century Foundation Releases Report on Achieving Financial Equity and Justice for HBCU's
Release Date:
09/14/2021
HBCUs are engines of upward mobility and job creation for their graduates, and these recent investments are imperative if the nation is to see progress in racial, social, and economic equity.
Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting
On June 8, 2015, Philanthropy New York held its 36th Annual Meeting, the programmatic elements of which focused on international grantmaking, human rights and economic development worldwide.
Public Policy Positions and Priorities
Philanthropy New York follows a process laid out by our board of directors to determine whether or how to take an official stand on public policy issues. We anticipate taking positions only on issues directly affecting the philanthropic sector or...
More Nonprofits Seek to Improve Management Practices
Release Date:
05/19/2014
Applications for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards up by 25 percent overall – three times the number of Long Island organizations apply; Applications from Brooklyn and Queens double.
To Build Community, Start with a Question
Release Date:
11/19/2014
President and CEO, Cecilia Clarke, outlines the extensive 6-month process Brooklyn Community Foundation utilized to determine how to effectively address the challenges of the borough.
Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?
Release Date:
09/12/2013
Mertz Gilmore Foundation Vice President Lukas Haynes and DoSomething.org CEO Nancy Lublin engage in a spirited conversation about risk-taking, funding nonprofits and measuring impact.
Six Months Later
Release Date:
05/08/2013
By Lauren Linville, Communications Associate, Health and Environmental Funders Network It seems much longer than six months ago that Hurricane Sandy turned into Superstorm Sandy and devastated parts of New York and New Jersey. In...
A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year
Release Date:
03/27/2012
By James Gannon Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) One year after Japan’s massive 3/11 disaster, talking about the recovery of the Tōhoku region is a “glass half full, glass half empty”...
Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
03/07/2012
By Lisa Philp, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft , Foundation Center Funder collaboration. Like Mom and apple pie, it’s something we can all rally around. But anyone who has worked as a...
Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy During Polarized Political Times
Release Date:
02/06/2012
By Beth Herz, Senior Associate for Programs and Strategy, Surdna Foundation Leading the charge on an issue can bring an organization’s work into the spotlight—and sometimes also under a microscope. Madeline Janis...
Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster
Release Date:
05/12/2011
By James Gannon Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) In Japan, a few terms have become commonplace when speaking about the string of disasters that struck two months ago. Many now just say “3/11”...
“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Release Date:
01/12/2011
By James O’Sullivan Director, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors On November 16th, 55 Philanthropy New York members participated in a members briefing featuring a keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New...
Don’t Forget the Small Guys
Release Date:
07/09/2010
By Miguel Bonilla Director of Strengthening New York City Nonprofits United Way of New York City Sometimes it’s easy to forget how much nonprofits touch people’s lives. Reflecting on the ways my life has been touched by nonprofits...
Some Measure of Leadership
Release Date:
04/23/2009
By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York On April 6th, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Administration showed real leadership for the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, just as they did in 2006, when they...