The New York Environmental Funders Network is a peer network of grantmakers who fund or are interested in the program areas of environment, climate, sustainability and conservation in New York City and/or State. The Network’s aim is to advance...
Turning the Tide: (Re)Claiming Belonging & Power for People of Color in Philanthropy Before experiencing it firsthand, philanthropy is commonly perceived as a space primarily dedicated to charitable giving and volunteerism, albeit with...
The Markle Foundation has announced that Gilman Louie has joined its Board of Directors. Louie is currently a partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm.
Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, has announced that Neill Coleman has been appointed Vice President, Global Communications (VPGC), effective August 13.
The Board of Trustees of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Kevin Burke as a Trustee of the Foundation, effective immediately. Burke is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated...
The Arcus Foundation has announced that Evelynn M. Hammonds, a renowned scholar on the history of scientific and sociopolitical concepts of race, has joined the Foundation's Board of Directors.
Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, announced that Michael Berkowitz has been appointed to the role of Managing Director for the Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, a multi-year effort to build urban...
Please join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Love Free or Die , and a brief discussion to follow. Love Free or Die, Official Trailer (2011) Love Free or Die is about a man whose two defining passions are...
Today’s volatile market environment changes how foundations are thinking about spending policy and asset allocation. Come hear leading colleague, both foundation staff and trustee, in the field about their forecast of the market for the next few...
"Positive Youth Development" is a process all young people go through as they move from less mature ways of thinking, feeling and acting as they transition to adulthood. This process often happens unevenly and with great difficulty for youth such as...
Dale C. Christensen, Jr., a partner in Seward & Kissel’s Litigation Group and a trustee of Lutheran Healthcare, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the United Hospital Fund.
The Ford Foundation has announced the election of Lourdes Lopez to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees. Lopez will be the first artist to join the foundation’s Board of Trustees. Lopez is the artistic director of Miami City Ballet and...
Andrea G. Cohen joined the United Hospital Fund as its new Senior Vice President for Program. An attorney with extensive legal and policy experience in the health care world, Cohen comes to the Fund from the Office of the New York City Mayor, where...
John E. Craig, Jr., The Commonwealth Fund's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has announced he will retire at the end of 2014, after 33 years at the Fund. Since joining the foundation in 1981, he has served as vice president and...
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has named Jonathan D. Hook as its first Chief Investment Officer.
Philanthropy New York is pleased to announce the appointments of Aditi Davray as Director of Learning Services and Tiffany Langston as our new Multimedia Manager.