Site Search

From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

Release Date:

04/04/2013

... New York hosted a session to zero in on the impact of disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, on vulnerable ... of presentations by a dynamic panel of experts, including NYC...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... at YouthBuild USA where he helped to build the national youth servicing non-profit to a nationally recognized network of groups working with out of school youth...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Education

JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Commitment to Help Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Greater Washington

Release Date:

01/25/2022

... million by 2025. Prior to the pandemic, almost one-fifth of the D.C. population was living in poverty. The racial ... by the economic effects of COVID-19. Advancing Early Education...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Community Development

Economic Security

Related Organizations

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Renowned Scholar and Author Carolyn Dinshaw Joins the Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer for Higher Learning

Release Date:

02/10/2022

... The Mellon Foundation today announced the appointment of scholar and author Carolyn Dinshaw, PhD as Senior Program ... supports efforts to shape and direct funding for higher education , specifically in the...

Find More By

News type

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

Johnson Family Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director

Release Date:

08/06/2018

... said JFF Board Chair, James M. Johnson. “Both of these leaders have records of significant achievement in the nonprofit and philanthropic ... to advance social justice, create opportunities for youth...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Johnson Family Foundation

Related Organizations

Video Shows How a New State Prison Policy Hurts Nonprofits Like Books Through Bars in New York

Release Date:

01/10/2018

... to a halt throughout New York unless the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision declines to ... offer a total of 77 books. If not, then nonprofits like NYC Books Through...

Find More By

News type

Caught Our Attention

Funding Area

Justice Reform

12 Mar 2026

Right-Sized Reporting: Gathering Essential Financial Information Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, March 12, 2026 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... interactive virtual session, participants will explore how funders can support nonprofit grantees by assessing their own ... reporting requirements. We’ll step into the shoes of grantees to understand the...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Breakout Discussion

Presentation

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Topic(s)

Nonprofit Financials

02 Dec 2021

Fair Representation in Redistricting Briefing - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, December 2, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... successes, and takeaways from their engagement thus far. Funders also will get a glimpse of...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Topic(s)

Funding Area

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

Release Date:

10/13/2022

... Aditi Vaidya has been selected to take the helm of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation as president. Throughout her ... work, and absolute clarity about the role that funders can have in the ecosystem of...

Find More By

News type

Related Organizations

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

24 Mar 2022

How Philanthropy is Advancing Criminal Legal Reform in a Changing Political Landscape

Thursday, March 24, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... from over. With a changing political landscape locally in NYC , at the state level, and nationally, it is critical that ... and systems change. Who should attend? All interested funders , regardless of...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Livestream

Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Topic(s)

Funding Area

Justice Reform

Get to Know Your PHIL Talkers

Release Date:

05/17/2017

... This piece was originally published as the feature article of the May 2017 New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition We ... Community Engagement Coordinator, Theatre of the Oppressed NYC I have...

Find More By

News type

PNY News

Funding Area

United Hospital Fund Honors 73 Health Care Professionals as Quality Improvement Champions

Release Date:

05/09/2022

... metropolitan region for their efforts to improve quality of care, patient safety, and the patient experience at their ... The fourth annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care event was held in person at...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

United Hospital Fund

Supported by Rockefeller, $10 Million Water Window Challenge Announces Winners

Release Date:

03/17/2017

... Window Challenge Announces Winners The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), an initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation , USAID , and the Swedish ... awarded grants of up to $1 million to a...

Find More By

News type

Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

Release Date:

10/16/2017

... in Michigan for the fourth annual Detroit Homecoming, an event that brings together people who grew up in the Detroit ... bankruptcy. It was great to be home, and to share some of my perspective on what the...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

Release Date:

02/20/2015

... and the center, a Washington-based liberal issues group , are coming together to back a new organization called ... Besides Koch Industries and Laura and John Arnold, initial funders of the...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Justice Reform

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/22/2015

Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is ... is the Executive Director of the Jewish Foundation for Education of...

Find More By

News type

Children, Youth and Families

Funding Area

Community Development

Education

Related Organizations

Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

Revson and Niarchos Foundations Open Nominations for Library Awards

Release Date:

11/19/2015

... for top honors and the shot at a $20,000 prize. The NYC Neighborhood Library Awards recognize and reward public ... pool will be narrowed down to ten finalists. From there, a group of eminent...

Find More By

News type

Children, Youth and Families

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

Charles H. Revson Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reimagine US Monuments

Release Date:

10/07/2020

... foundation’s 50-year history, will support the creation of new monuments, as well as the relocation or rethinking of existing ones. And it defines “monument” broadly to ... the center of its...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Arts