A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Release Date:
01/30/2013
... . Government at all levels has drastically reduced support funds for disaster training, curricula development, ...
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Random Reflections By A New Author
Release Date:
05/24/2010
By Jeffrey R. Solomon President, The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies I recently 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...
The Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Action Plan for Gathering and Sharing Information on SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Variants and Other Pathogens
Release Date:
03/08/2021
... down payment is a good start, but significantly more support is needed to establish, expand, and sustain a system ...
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Philanthropy New York's New Strategic Framework: A Community Conversation
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10:00am to 11:00am
... With this Strategic Framework, we commit to providing the support that allows you, your colleagues, and organizations ...
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PNY Member Recommendations As a service to our members, we compile lists of consultants and vendors submitted by Philanthropy New York members. We encourage you to follow up directly with the listed member references to learn more about the specific...
Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media?
Publication date:
09/2010
This report, which documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from members of the Center's Grantmaker Leadership Panel, finds that about one-third of foundation CEOs surveyed regularly use Facebook or read blogs, and that only six percent use Twitter. It also analyzes the perceived usefulness of Web 2.0 in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two "power users" in the field.
Four Essentials for Evaluation
Publication date:
06/2012
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations created this guide to help grantmakers get to the next level in their evaluation efforts and embed evaluation practices more deeply in the work of their organizations. GEO pinpoints four essential steps —Lead, Plan, Organize and Share— and includes the stories of 13 GEO members who have demonstrated effective evaluation in action.
Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices
Publication date:
02/2010
This guide is designed to help foundations think about how more diverse and inclusive practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of the communities they serve. By highlighting 10 ways family foundations can approach diversity, Council on Foundations seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue.
Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home
Release Date:
08/13/2010
In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers.
Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area
Release Date:
05/10/2012
How can we measure well-being, access and opportunity in the New York metropolitan area? At a recent Philanthropy New York session, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors at Measure of America, described how their American Human...
Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation
"What are we doing, and why do we think it's going to make a difference? Are we being effective?" Grantmakers ask evaluation questions like these of their grantees and themselves. This brief guide explains why grantmakers use theories of change to guide their questioning, unearth assumptions that underlie their work, establish common language, and develop strong action plans. Contributors to the guide also describe how a theory of change sets the stage for evaluation by clarifying goals, strategies, and milestones.
The State of Foundation Performance Assessment: A Survey of Foundation CEOs
Publication date:
09/2011
Over the past decade foundations have worked to assess their performance in the fields and communities they seek to address. Data-driven forms of measurement have become more widely used to judge the results of programs, as part of a broader range of information used, as CEOs place great importance on assessing their foundations’ effectiveness.
Financial Know-How for Nonprofits Online
Release Date:
02/18/2013
... of financial management, from budgeting to oversight to working with a board on financial accountability. The ...
Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative
Release Date:
02/15/2013
The five-year Healthy Food & Community Change initiative will work to improve access to healthy foods for people in low-income neighborhoods.
At Ford Foundation, Vice President Rises to Top Job
Release Date:
07/24/2013
Darren Walker will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September.
Bending the Cost Curve? Results from a Comprehensive Primary Care Payment Pilot
Publication date:
12/2013
In a patient-centered medical home (PCMH), clinicians work together in a team to provide patients with coordinated, comprehensive, and continuous care.
Investing for Real and Permanent Good
Release Date:
06/06/2014
Interviewed for a Harvard Business School podcast, Carnegie Corporation of New York's co-Chief Investment Officers Kim Lew and Meredith Jenkins discuss how they got into foundation investing and explain why the field makes sense for parents seeking...
Time Warner Foundation Announces the Retirement of Dan Osheyack
Release Date:
04/14/2015
... career in the nonprofit sector. She looks forward to working closely with each of you and will ensure that we do ...
Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness
Release Date:
05/26/2015
In people with diabetic retinopathy, growth of abnormal, leaky, fragile blood vessels in the eye can cause proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to permanent blindness.
Bloomberg and WHO Present Report on Global Road Safety
Release Date:
10/20/2015
... why, since 2007, Bloomberg Philanthropies has been working to help other cities and countries adopt these measures. We’ve been working in ten low- and middle-income countries that together ...