Better Prepared for Tomorrow: Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce
Release Date:
08/01/2013
... and second-largest in the nation. I hope you will join us . Better Prepared for Tomorrow: Youth, Media, Technology ...
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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors
Release Date:
03/14/2013
... all our lives. Our “nonprofit biotech” model allows us to pursue research other organizations deem too risky to ... to be lifted in 2009, private philanthropy allowed us to spend those crucial four years...
Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative
Release Date:
12/21/2012
... to their field? These questions and more led us to create the Doris Duke Artist Awards, the first of three ... and more. We in fact invited Creative Capital to join us as partners in this initiative—and the...
Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned
Release Date:
11/23/2012
... time trouble strikes. That’s Lesson One for many of us at Philanthropy New York who experienced Hurricane ... a post-hurricane to-do list, which we figured would enable us to be able to stay in contact with...
Random Reflections By A New Author
Release Date:
05/24/2010
... heard the esteemed Israeli author, Amos Oz, remind us that when we dream we dream of perfection—whether of a person, an experience, or a country. Reality never gives us that same perfection. Since Charles...
A Unique Nonprofit Lender
Release Date:
08/19/2009
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is a well-known early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’s Hamlet; Polonius’ advice to his son, Laertes). Yet sound bites or one-sentence quotes found in cute management books are no way to manage a...
Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart
Release Date:
02/19/2015
... our narcissistic tendencies may be getting the best of us . It’s imperative that we see ourselves in a loving ... and hard, but we can find very few indicators that tell us things are truly getting better for...
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Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -
8:30am to 12:00pm
... economic and political movements of the past. Join us to learn from frontline Southern leaders who are activists ... by which organizer you were invited. Can't join us in-person? Watch live stream here:...
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It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... and coordinated strategy. That’s where you come in! Join us on February 3, 2015 for breakfast and a spirited ... affordable, reliable public transit that works for all of us . Explore: Behind-the-scenes “lay of...
#FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’s Perspective
Release Date:
04/20/2016
... fiscal stability and long-term sustainability to join us . If you would like to join us for that discussion, please contact Michael by email . ...
Native American Youth Can't Wait
Release Date:
08/22/2016
... And I extend an invitation to all grantmakers to join us at the White House on August 26, 2016 , for Generation ... centered in Native youth leadership. We hope you'll join us . Native youth are counting...
Design High Schools for the 21st Century
Release Date:
10/12/2016
... some college-level education. While the task facing us is daunting, it is not impossible. Between 2002 and 2013, ... the schools present an exciting opportunity for all of us involved in education to expand...
United Hospital Fund Establishes Learning Collaborative with Altman Foundation and NY Community Trust
Release Date:
03/08/2017
... please visit our website at www.uhfnyc.org and follow us on Twitter . About Altman Foundation Founded in 1913 by ... grants program, made possible with money left to us by bequest, we fund programs that...
Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work
Release Date:
04/04/2017
... and it will require change to seize the opportunity before us . There is an opportunity to reverse longstanding racial ... people, that oppression is intersectional and can come at us from many directions at...
Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far
Release Date:
05/09/2017
... stepping up to support by providing temporary homes for US -born children of immigrants. The Power of Information ... Fund Movements! As one of our grantee partners said to us , “One organization can’t be a...
The Largest Philanthropy Network Has a New Name: United Philanthropy Forum
Release Date:
07/19/2017
... network. For those of you who weren’t able to join us for the Forum of Regional Associations of ... foundations and other philanthropic organizations—making us the largest network serving philanthropy in...
Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates
Release Date:
03/28/2018
... that of any other single grant program or NGO in the US .” The Wildlife Conservation Society’s “14 ...
The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt
Release Date:
05/01/2018
... are ‘round numbers’? Or do we watch the world around us and continuously react? How do you know when to grow? Five ... as we’ve evolved, we've been watching the world around us evolve too. We’ve taken...
Finding—and Using—the Right Tool for the Job: A Landscape Scan of Assessment Tools
Release Date:
08/02/2018
... many rich findings from the scan, but a few stood out to us : Organizational assessment tools can help an ... the philanthropic sector around these issues, these strike us as areas which should be prioritized...
Every Person Counts: Why the Census Must Be Rescued
Release Date:
08/08/2018
... no matter what they fund or where. It is incumbent upon us to do whatever we can to guarantee that it proceeds ... and we all will have to live with the consequences. All of us will suffer, but those with the...