Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Named President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Release Date:
05/17/2018
... care, make Dr. Humphrey ideally suited to helping us deliver on the Foundation’s mission to improve the ...
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Putting Buzzwords to Practice: How to Build a Sustainable Collaborative
Release Date:
05/08/2019
... not just generated technology capacity but also enabled us to build smarter and stronger philanthropic support ... have supported the work. Foundations demonstrated trust is us by providing flexible funding...
Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian Returns to Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/09/2022
Trustee Caroline Kennedy resigns from board after Senate confirms her nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Australia
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2025
Supporting the People Who Power Change - Hosted by NYC Capacity-Building Collaborative
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... and sustain the people powering grassroots change. Join us to explore what it means to shift from short-term crisis ...
Rodney Christopher Named First-time F.B. Heron Foundation Fellow
Release Date:
03/01/2013
Rodney Christopher, Vice President of Advisory Services for the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), has become the F.B. Heron Foundation’s first Practice Innovation Fellow, starting March 4, 2013 for the period of one year.
What Kinds of Public-Private Partnerships Do We Want?
Release Date:
05/19/2014
Regardless of our approach to public-private funding partnerships, it is essential for philanthropists to engage with our government counterparts in order to better understand the larger policy, regulatory and funding environment within which we and...
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Oct
2014
Deputy Mayor and Four Commissioners Explore Opportunities for Better Coordination on Vulnerable Youth
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -
1:45pm to 3:30pm
According to the Administration for Children’s Services (as of September 2014) there were 11,386 children in foster care. There are 1,000 young people who annually age out of foster care. In September 2014, there were 24,124 children who were...
TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change
Release Date:
05/28/2013
by Vincent Stehle, Executive Director, Media Impact Funders On May 13, at the offices of Philanthropy New York and via livestream, I moderated a discussion on the power of ideas and how TED is using media to tell stories, ignite...
Is Overhead Having a Moment?
Release Date:
06/16/2015
Is it possible, after all these years of advocacy, government and philanthropy are beginning to heed the call?
Morgan Stanley and Kresge Foundation Supported Fund Doubles Commitment to Disadvantaged Areas with $100M for Affordable Housing, Health Care
Release Date:
11/04/2015
A unique financial collaboration is deploying $100 million in new capital to improve health and expand housing opportunities in low-income communities.
Johnson & Johnson Announces $1.75 Million Donation to Save the Children to Support Syrian Humanitarian Refugee Crisis
Release Date:
11/18/2015
... caring for refugees; donations of blankets, hygiene products and trauma equipment; as well as activating employee ...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/15/2016
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropy services, announced today that five new members have been elected to its Board of Directors.
Most Funders Don’t Think About Disaster Until It Strikes
Release Date:
07/05/2016
Whether it is an attack on Orlando or a natural disaster like the one currently affecting West Virginia, our first reaction is to determine how we can best help those impacted.
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Mar
2017
The Roles of Arts & Culture in Addressing Islamophobia
Monday, March 13, 2017 -
8:00am to 6:00pm
Islamophobia is escalating rapidly across the country, fueling fear, discrimination and hate crimes against Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities. In recent months, we have borne witness to a growing number of hostile acts including vandalism,...
Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally
Release Date:
06/15/2017
... infrastructure design, and new financing and insuring products . Other 100RC Platform Partners include Microsoft, ...
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Sep
2017
Food Distribution and Infrastructure in the South Bronx
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 -
9:30am to 3:30pm
With so many food system interventions focused on either production (agriculture) or consumption (food access), the way that food gets from one to the other is frequently left out.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Support Facebook Research Initiative to Study Social Media Impact on Elections
Release Date:
04/09/2018
Facebook is going back to school: The social network announced an initiative that will see a group of scholars analyze the impact of social media on elections.
The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition
Release Date:
11/07/2019
The Lavelle Fund for the Blind’s Board of Directors and Board President Daniel M. Callahan announce that Andrew S. Fisher, PhD, Executive Director, will retire as of March 2020.
The Artistic Gains of an Ethnically Diverse Society are Irrefutable
Release Date:
05/19/2020
The current face of dance in New York City is nuanced and multicultural, having been informed by different waves of immigration.
The Rockefeller Foundation Commits USD1 billion to Catalyze a Green Recovery from Pandemic
Release Date:
10/26/2020
The Foundation commit, over the next three years, to catalyze a more inclusive, green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.