Equitable Recovery for All New Yorkers: The NY Stimulus Alliance
Release Date:
08/09/2010
... Alliance, contact Chris Keeley at ChrisNYSA at gmail dot com . Maria Mottola has been the Executive Director of the New ...
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Don’t Forget the Small Guys
Release Date:
07/09/2010
By Miguel Bonilla Director of Strengthening New York City Nonprofits United Way of New York City Sometimes it’s easy to forget how much nonprofits touch people’s lives. Reflecting on the ways my life has been touched by nonprofits...
Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
04/29/2010
By John Weiler Senior Program Officer, F.B. Heron Foundation Like many of its colleague funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a sharp decline in its charitable assets in 2008 and early 2009. At the same time, Heron...
Reducing Summer Learning Loss: Thoughts from Ron Fairchild
Release Date:
03/09/2010
On February 4th, Philanthropy New York hosted a members briefing (presented by the Altman Foundation , The Wallace Foundation , and The New York Community Trust , with the New York City Youth Funders Network) that explored how funders can better...
Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders
Release Date:
03/19/2020
As social justice funders, we all focus on the root causes of social, gender, racial, economic and environmental injustices.
Philanthropy Should Support Frontline Workers During Pandemic and Beyond - from Arabella Advisors
Release Date:
03/27/2020
Every disaster brings stories of everyday heroes: first responders, service providers, victim advocates, relief workers, and other frontline workers who chose to take the risks necessary to save lives during a catastrophic event.
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge
Release Date:
09/24/2020
In response to COVID-19, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund and Tarsadia Foundation have doubled their financial commitment to the Opportunity Challenge, a grantmaking initiative to support the success of immigrant and refugee workers in the U.S.
Goldman Sachs Announces First Round of Capital Investments and Philanthropic Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative
Release Date:
05/21/2021
Goldman Sachs will provide investment capital and philanthropic grants to 12 organizations nationwide.
16
Feb
2022
Haitians and Afghans in Crisis: Lessons for Rapid Resettlement
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Join us for a discussion of how advocacy groups and service providers are serving new arrivals, the relevant government policies and programs, and the role of philanthropy in helping those who arrive today—and improving the infrastructure for those...
Fund for Public Housing Receives $3.2 Million from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Launch Green Space Connections for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx
Release Date:
11/02/2022
Groundbreaking initiative to activate open spaces utilizes urban design principles introduced in NYCHA’s Connected Communities Program as well as a successful pilot completed this year at Pomonok Houses in Queens
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally
Release Date:
11/09/2022
$11 million in grants will support strategies to end compounding crises of climate, hunger, and malnutrition through community-led changes to global food systems
Trinity Church Wall Street Grants Respond to Growing Crisis of Youth Mental Health in New York City
Release Date:
11/21/2022
Trinity Church Wall Street has awarded $20.4 million to organizations in New York City, the U.S., and internationally.
The New York Women's Foundation Announces Spring 2023 Grantmaking Efforts with a Focus on Economic Justice, Ending Mass Incarceration and Defending Transgender Rights
Release Date:
03/30/2023
Over $1.5 million in funding awarded in Foundation's latest round of grantmaking to directly address urgent issues currently facing New York City and beyond with newly expanded geographic reach
Insights from “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair”
Release Date:
06/13/2024
Following the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent movement to advance racial equity commitments to fund racial equity saw an increase. Unfortunately, few of these commitments were directly aimed at reparations, a comprehensive collection of...
30
Sep
2024
Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum
Monday, September 30, 2024 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual Meeting - Register by 9/27
Join us to actively participate in shaping the future of NYC governance. Gain insights from key stakeholders, engage in dynamic discussions, and ensure that the NYC Charter reflects the needs and aspirations of all New Yorkers, including the vital...
A Commitment to Deep Change in 2025 - Launching a Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change
Release Date:
12/13/2024
Despite an increase in philanthropy’s orientation toward systems change, the know-how and direction of what it takes to achieve transformational change remains nascent
To Bolster Support for the Arts, Move Hearts and Minds
Release Date:
11/10/2015
Salem Tsegaye, Program Associate for the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund at The New York Community Trust, says that we should have a strong, consistent narrative to tell the story of crises not as momentary threats to an individual organization’s...
Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits
Publication date:
10/2009
This report examines the racial, gender, sexuality, and disability staff demographics of participating New York City-area foundations and nonprofits. It also looks at grantmaking policies and data collection around diversity and inclusion, examines the institutional capacities of nonprofit organizations, and looks at the range of ways that nonprofits define themselves as “minority-led.”
09
Dec
2014
Serving Those Who Served
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 -
7:00am to 2:00pm
With major changes on the veterans landscape, how can philanthropy stay relevant, targeted and effective?
Corporate Philanthropy: The Challenges and Opportunities
Release Date:
06/19/2009
I often get the feeling that philanthropic professionals who work in private, family, or community foundations have a cynicism about the work done by those of us in the corporate sector.