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03 May 2022

Philanthropy New York's 43rd Annual Meeting - Purpose as Compass

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Join fellow Philanthropy New York members for our 43rd Annual Meeting - Purpose as Compass . The meeting will serve as a moment to pause and ask ourselves: What desired social outcome serves as my compass, and how can I hold on to that larger...

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $3 Million in New Funding for Data Science Platform Global.health To Strengthen Pathogen Surveillance and Response

Release Date: 
11/01/2022
New funding will support data integration between Global.health, WHO, and others to analyze genomic, climate, wastewater, mobility, epidemiological, and clinical data to better predict emerging threats of infectious disease and coordinate the global...

Reimagining Reporting for Greater Impact

Release Date: 
02/16/2024
At the end of 2023, a group of eight funders* with common New York City-based grantees** came together to test a new reporting approach - giving grantees the opportunity to define the scope and style of reporting for one year.

The Nation’s Eyes on Rikers: A Report on Community Leader-Identified Priorities, Opportunities for Funders and Key Organizing Objective

“The Nation’s Eyes on Rikers: A Report on Community Leader-Identified Priorities, Opportunities for Funders and Key Organizing Objectives” is an easy-to-scan report featuring strategic takeaways from the Funders Summit on Justice Reform hosted by Philanthropy New York in December 2017. It provides an overview of the justice funding landscape, appraisals of potential funding strategies and additional resources for funders seeking collaboration on justice reform. The report, approved by the Justice Reform Funders Steering Committee at its June 2018 meeting, focuses on six strategic takeaways,...
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Social Justice
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Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

Release Date: 
03/06/2014
NoVo Foundation Co-Chairs Jennifer and Peter Buffett ask this all-important question while examining the fight for equitable treatment of agricultural workers in Florida — an example of where philanthropy can play a crucial role in social change.
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Food Systems
Social Justice
Workforce Development
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NoVo Foundation

Occupy The Box

Release Date: 
03/21/2012
By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation (This post was adapted from a keynote address given at the Better Business Bureau Charity Symposium on February 28, 2012.) When I heard the title of today’s symposium, “...
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A Road Less Traveled….

Release Date: 
11/01/2011
By Howard Knoll, Senior Director, Casey Family Programs Families who take seasonal driving trips often fall into two categories—those who want to get to their destination in the quickest time and those who want to take the “scenic...
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What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

Release Date: 
07/01/2010
By Penny Fujiko Willgerodt Executive Director, Prospect Hill Foundation (This post originally appeared in OnEarth Magazine on June 11, 2010 and is reprinted with permission.) We at the Gulf Coast Fund have noticed people asking...
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From Land Acknowledgement to Land Back: Philanthropy’s Role & Responsibility in Returning Stolen Land to Native Communities

Release Date: 
02/03/2022
In addition to taking concrete steps to institutionalize racial equity in our policies and practices, we at NorthLight came to recognize that we must engage in a process of decolonization.

New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action

Publication date: 
02/2016
The state Commission to Examine Nonprofit Human Services Organizations Closures published this report, New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action. The Human Services Council (HSC) convened the commission to examine the systemic problems contributing to the instability of so many nonprofit human services organizations, and we brought together stakeholders from philanthropy, academia, direct service, nonprofit coalitions, and others with nonprofit expertise to reflect on the sector in an effort to deliver thoughtful and succinct recommendations through a nine-month process...
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