What Does Affordable Mean in an Unaffordable City?
Release Date:
06/11/2019
... about income and economic inequality, helping to show that families living in poverty face complex and ...
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New Interactive Data Tool from the Education Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation, Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial Composition - Limited Educational Opportunity
Release Date:
09/23/2019
Racial segregation leads to growing achievement gaps – but it does so entirely through differences in school poverty, according to new research from education Professor Sean Reardon.
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Reaches Landmark Closure of 318th U.S. Coal Plant, on Track to Retire All Coal Plants by 2030
Release Date:
09/15/2020
... Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club. “Studies show there is a 15% higher chance of contracting the virus in ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes New President, Dame Louise Richardson
Release Date:
01/03/2023
Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes New President, Dame Louise Richardson The board of trustees and staff of Carnegie Corporation of New York are thrilled to welcome Dame Louise Richardson on her first official day as our new...
Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies announced our 2022 grants total of $57 million
Release Date:
01/31/2023
2022 was a year of ongoing—and new—challenges: from stubborn systemic issues of racism, homelessness, and incarceration, to responding to immediate needs such as the arrival of asylum seekers in New York City.
Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics”
Release Date:
06/21/2023
... approach where a majority of Black people are able to show up authentically and exercise decision-making power in ... of asking prospective grantees, “How does anti-Blackness show up in your organization and...
Donita Volkwijn
Donita_Volkwijn.jpg As Senior Director of Member Engagement, Donita leads member engagement and recruitment, understands member goals and learning priorities, and facilitates several of PNY's signature networks and leadership...
Janet Mock Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
06/03/2013
... of media outlets, from NPR to the Melissa Harris-Perry show . She will be seen in the HBO documentary The Out List ...
Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
08/22/2013
The Open Society Foundations has announced that Pedro Abramovay, a leading Brazilian human rights advocate, will head up its work in Latin America.
10
Jan
2012
Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -
7:45am to 11:00am
Volunteers have always been critical to the nonprofit sector’s ability to bring about positive change in the community. New research shows an even higher level of impact from nonprofits that strategically engage volunteers, and they’re doing this...
05
Dec
2013
Who is Dayani Cristal? - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series
Thursday, December 5, 2013 -
4:30pm to 8:30pm
Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Who is Dayani Cristal? and a brief panel discussion. Deep in the sun-blistered Sonora desert beneath a cicada tree, Arizona border police discover a decomposing male...
13
Mar
2012
Imagine: How Creativity Works (2012 GEO Conference)
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 -
11:30am to 1:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
... productively, then he takes us out of our own heads to show how we can make our neighborhoods more vibrant, our ...
16
May
2012
Understanding the Rules of Engagement: Advocacy in an Election Season
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... best (and legally) maximize their voice. Funders will then show how they incorporate this information into their ...
11
Jun
2012
Summer in the City: NYC Summer Quest...and More!
Monday, June 11, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Research shows that preventing “summer learning loss” is a crucial tool to reduce both the achievement gap, to which it substantially contributes, and the drop-out rate. But to prevent summer learning loss, it isn’t enough to add class time in July...
10
Jan
2013
A Place at The Table - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series
Thursday, January 10, 2013 -
4:30pm to 8:30pm
Please join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary A Place at the Table , and a brief discussion to follow. A Place at the Table Trailer 49 million people in the U.S.—one in four children—don’t know where...
27
Mar
2013
Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... you be ready? As crisis management expert Davia Temin will show us, a defensive reaction is the wrong place for a ...
11
Apr
2013
ENDGAME - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series
Thursday, April 11, 2013 -
5:30pm to 8:30pm
... says filmmaker Renata Simone. “In part I hoped to show how the big, abstract social issues come to rest on ...
17
Oct
2011
Environmental Justice in NYC: Successful Advocacy for Sustainable Policy Change
Monday, October 17, 2011 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
By the year 2000, more than 80% of the City’s trash was sent to four of the city’s 59 community districts to be stored and bundled for shipment out of state. The South Bronx was home to only 6.5% of the city’s residents, but more than 30% of the...
06
Nov
2013
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters to Diverse Older People - Conversations with Grantmakers in Aging
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Webinar
The health coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect you, your loved ones and your communities. The Diverse Elders Coalition represents millions of diverse older people age 50+ who are among those affected by the these...
17
Dec
2013
Molto Media: Digital Media Culture
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
Studios of WQXR and WNYC
Join us for a discussion among arts funders about the role of digital media within the arts, and the growing funding connections between the arts and media. In addition to data on the field of digital media funding and the arts, we'll explore the...