Opinion: What’s Holding Philanthropists Back?
Release Date:
10/06/2017
When I think about social and racial equity and how it shows up — and how it doesn’t — in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, I wonder what’s holding us back.
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Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems
Release Date:
10/26/2017
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Ford Foundation are teaming up with three national organizations that promote whole-child initiatives for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 communities that propose new ideas for meeting...
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Fiona Kanagasingam as Inaugural Vice President, Equity and Culture
Release Date:
04/28/2022
Kanagasingam will be a key member of the Foundation’s leadership team, responsible for internally advancing RWJF's mission and vision by building the strategy for and operationalizing equity, diversity, and inclusion across the organization.
Carolyn Peters
... between donors, educators, and partners at DonorsChoose. org . Carolyn graduated from Columbia University with dual ...
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Jan
2012
Family Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground, Valuing Different Views
Thursday, January 12, 2012 -
11:00am to 1:30pm
Families and foundation boards across the country wrestle with diverging values, various religions and different political persuasions. While always a concern, divergent opinions come into sharper focus as the nation heads into the 2012 election...
12
Mar
2012
Conversations for Grantmakers: Hydrofracking Plus and Minus
Monday, March 12, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for a discussion about the effects natural gas drilling has on community infrastructure. Amy Panek from the Park Foundation and Marilyn Bok from the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers will also talk about their work to educate the...
14
May
2012
Conversations for Grantmakers: Our Returning Veterans
Monday, May 14, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Teleconference
Find out how the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester, NY, is using a collaborative approach to treatment; a national model, that cares for the whole person. Veterans receive the breadth of services needed to regain their mental, physical and...
16
May
2012
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Donors Breakfast
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -
8:00am to 10:00am
Beekman Tower Hotel, 3 Mitchell Place, NYC
To coincide with the 11th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues , First Peoples Worldwide is sponsoring a donor breakfast for New York-based funders. Meet indigenous leaders from across the world working on: Human Rights,...
06
Feb
2013
Family Foundations Briefing
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Teleconference
GFNY members will start the conversation reporting on participation at the Council on Foundations Family Philanthropy Conference, in San Jose. Hear what they learned, and contribute your views if attending. Explore What’s the buzz? What are the...
Jonas Family Fund Strives to Eliminate Children’s Blindness
Release Date:
01/10/2017
The project will, among other things, help establish a state-of-the-art pediatric ophthalmic diagnostic and imaging center at New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.
Supported by Rockefeller, New Report Shows Resilient Cities Require Resilient Food Systems
Release Date:
02/09/2017
Urban resilience planning for natural disasters must include efforts to protect and secure food systems for food-insecure populations, a report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and the Rockefeller Foundation warns.
NYS Health Foundation Unveils Health Care Cost Transparency Website
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... for hospitals. The website is www.YouCanPlanForThis. org With out-of-pocket costs on the rise, more people are ... always designed with patients in mind. YouCanPlanForThis. org , an interactive health care cost...
Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations
Release Date:
01/22/2018
Meet a couple separated by thousands of miles and America’s new refugee policies.
ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications
Release Date:
03/08/2018
Watch panelists from The Aspen New Voices Fellowship, Red Dot Foundation (Safecity), and ReFrame Mentorship share thoughts on the importance of communications training as an essential element of developing leaders and network.
Foundation Consortium Acquires Historic African American Photographic Archive
Release Date:
07/25/2019
Acquired for $30 million as part of an auction of the assets of Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, the archive includes more than four million prints and negatives and is considered to be the most significant...
Hearing More About c4s? You're Not Alone - Webinar Recording
Publication date:
05/2020
Hearing More About c4s? you're Not Alone - A Webinar How can funders create the best conditions for significant policy changes? Many funders are now adding c4 funding to their toolkit in order to move policy agendas forward. Is it right for your foundation? Explore Why 501c4s should be an important tool to consider (c4s picking up where c3s left off) How c3s can work with c4s to achieve greater impact How and when foundations can support c4s Presenters Abby Levine , Director, Bolder Advocacy program, Alliance for Justice Ronnie Pawelko , Senior Counsel,...
10
Dec
2021
Philanthropy 101 - The Big Conversations in Philanthropy
Friday, December 10, 2021 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
... information, please email register@philanthropynewyork. org .** How do you sign up? Members: Please log in and click ... to each session. Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with questions or for...
The Reckoning Philanthropy Needs Right Now
Release Date:
08/11/2021
Understanding history, policy, and institutional bias is critical to building funding strategies that address the root causes of inequity.
01
May
2012
Creating a New Normal: Financial Fitness and Competitive Job Search Strategies for Aging Baby Boomers
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
While the recent economic recession affected Americans of all ages, both genders and all ethnicities; workers 55 and over, women, and people of color were among the hardest hit. Each group brings with them their own unique set of challenges and...
13
Jul
2012
One Step Closer to DREAM: Helping Undocumented Youth Obtain Relief under New Immigration Policy
Friday, July 13, 2012 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Webinar
On June 15, 2012, President Obama announced a new policy that could allow up to 1.4 million undocumented youth to apply for temporary relief from deportation and obtain employment authorization. Learn more about this policy directive: what it is,...