Special Thanks! Thanks to the Strategic Planning Committee for their terrific guidance and hard work: Mike Pratt (Chair) The Scherman Foundation Chris Cardona Ford Foundation Stephen...
Many professional philanthropic advisors (both individual advisors and firms) are members of Philanthropy New York and active in PNY's learning community. Eligibility To be eligible for membership, philanthropic advisors routinely provide to their...
Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, has announced that Dr. Fred Boltz has been appointed to the role of Managing Director and will lead the Foundation's global work related to ecosystems. Dr. Boltz will be based in New York.
The Board of Trustees of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced the election of two new members to its Board: Dr. Cynthia Barnhart and Dr. Michael Purugganan. Dr. Barnhart is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering...
The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) has announced that it has named Matthew E. Bershadker President and CEO. Bershadker is a 12-year veteran of the ASPCA, serving most recently as Senior Vice President of the Anti-...
Alan Fishman, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, announced that founding President Marilyn Gelber would step down from her position at the end of June.
The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Achmat Dangor as head of its office for Southern Africa, which is based in Johannesburg and serves South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The Board of Directors of the Teagle Foundation has voted unanimously to name Judith Shapiro as President of the Foundation to succeed Richard Morrill beginning July 2013.
Melissa Bradley, who has served Tides for more than seven years, first as a member of the board and most recently as the CEO, embodies the organization’s long-term commitment to racial and social justice and has opened new doors of opportunity as...
John J. DeGioia, President of Georgetown University; Louise Richardson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews (Scotland); and Jorge Sampaio, United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC) High Representative and former...
Deanna Lee has been appointed the Chief Communications and Digital Strategies Officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Ms. Lee is an award-winning communications strategist and former broadcast news producer, with deep experience in...
As the North Star Fund's Food and Environment Program Officer, Abby Youngblood is responsible for leading the Community Food Funders project, which is a philanthropic organizing project providing resources and networking opportunities for funders in...