Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... that on average, New York City charter school students show growth equal to 23 extra days of learning in reading and ...
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The Heumann Perspective: Ford Foundation
Release Date:
01/05/2018
Ford Foundation Senior Fellow and human & disability rights advocate Judy Heumann investigates how our grantmakers are including a disability lens in their areas of work.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Joins More Than 80 Philanthropic Leaders to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Release Date:
02/15/2018
Coming out of a historic meeting that brought together philanthropic leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States, more than 80 philanthropic leaders have joined in solidarity and pledged to work to reduce poverty and increase opportunity for...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Release Scaling Solutions toward Shifting Systems: Seeing, Facilitating, and Assessing Systems Change Report
Release Date:
07/22/2020
This report is the third in Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Scaling Solutions initiative, which is a collaboration between RPA, Skoll and Ford foundations.
Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-staffed Foundations
Publication date:
11/2015
Impact investing has the potential to enable every foundation, regardless of size, to pursue its philanthropic mission more effectively.
A Consumers Guide to Grants Management Software
Publication date:
05/2016
Completely updated in 2013, this free in-depth guide looks at the features and processes used by 28 grants management systems to help private foundations accept and review applications and track grants throughout their life cycles. It compares the strengths and weaknesses of the different grants management packages, showing how they stack up against 19 high-level categories, and then detailing the functionality of each for more than 180 specific criteria.
Foundation Communications Today: Findings from the Communications Network 2011 Survey of Foundation Communications Professionals
Publication date:
06/2011
This survey of 155 foundation communicators shows that U.S. foundations are making use of all forms of digital communications, especially social media, a top priority. The survey results suggest the growth of social media and other emerging digital technologies is changing the way foundations communicate with target audiences and that the role of communications is becoming more central to forging and implementing foundation strategies.
Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees
Many grantmakers champion the idea of using evaluation to improve grantee effectiveness or advance a field of practice. It's a worthy endeavor, but how can you make it happen in the real world? This guide explores an increasingly popular method called "collaborative inquiry." Grantmakers define the practice, consider potential benefits and grapple with common challenges. A mini-case study shows how collaborative inquiry was used to support growth in a new field.
Building a More Resilient 21st Century Infrastructure
Release Date:
01/10/2013
... Foundation president Judith Rodin joins The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC for a three-part interview series about the NYS ...
Tech industry booming in New York
Release Date:
04/28/2014
The tech sector in New York added 25,000 jobs from 2009 to 2013 — a growth rate of 33% compared with 8% for the city during the same period, a report released Monday by state Controller Thomas DiNapoli shows. The tech firms in the city pay an...
Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness
Release Date:
05/26/2015
In people with diabetic retinopathy, growth of abnormal, leaky, fragile blood vessels in the eye can cause proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to permanent blindness.
New Report in Wallace Series on Building Arts Audiences Looks at Successful Jewish Museum
Release Date:
06/23/2016
The report describes family-friendly activities organized around prominent works by Jewish artists.
The Goldilocks Approach to Nonprofit Board Size: What Is “Just Right”?
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Among many interesting findings in BoardSource’s “Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices” report is a simple one on board size. Average board size has steadily declined over the past 20 years, as the chart below shows...
New York Foundation Video: In Their Own Words: Community Food Advocates
Release Date:
07/30/2018
A new video from New York Foundation showing the generational work of Community Food Advocates that brought about the Universal Free Lunch victory in September of 2017.
14
Sep
2016
Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Career Pathways Report Implementation Update
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
In November 2014, the de Blasio administration released the "Career Pathways: One City Working Together" report, which adopted the Career Pathways framework and called for a movement away from rapid attachment approach to one that utilized industry...
Congress’ Tax Bill Message to Charitable Nonprofits: “We Don’t Care – You’re on Your Own”
Release Date:
12/21/2017
Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, Responds to the Approved Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
14
Nov
2018
Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:15pm
The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present its fourth briefing on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup. This year, national field partners were funded to conduct get-out-the-count...
03
Apr
2019
The Road to Capital Is Well Before The Brick
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Funders either leap at the chance to help an organization during a capital campaign or run for the hills. In partnership with New York Grantmakers in the Arts, join us for this session to hear from professionals who serve the nonprofit community...
JPMorgan Chase Commits $2.3 Million to NPower to Prepare More than 700 Veterans for High-Quality Technology Jobs
Release Date:
11/11/2019
JPMorgan Chase today announced a $2.3 million, two-year commitment to NPower to provide technology-focused job training to more than 700 veterans in San Jose, CA, Jersey City, NJ and Dallas, TX.
Morgan Stanley, TruFund Financial Services and Ford Foundation Announce Launch of $26 Million Impact Developers Fund
Release Date:
06/22/2020
Fund will provide capital to minority and women owned real estate development companies.