New Grants Approved by The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
12/10/2020
Three grants totaling $2,630,296 have been approved to improve care for older adults and family caregivers.
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The TransitCenter Shares New Video: The Legacy of Racism in Transit - How We Got Here and What to Do About It
Release Date:
10/06/2021
The TransitCenter Shares New Video: The Legacy of Racism in Transit - How We Got Here and What to Do About It Good transit is a powerful tool to make cities more equitable. But transit itself is also rife with racial inequities. To...
Building Trust Through Practice: A Shared Journey Toward an Inclusive Economy - New Report from the Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
04/13/2022
There’s a lot of talk in philanthropy about racial justice, trusting and centering grantees, sharing power, and enabling the risks necessary for innovative ideas to launch, succeed, or fail. But what does this look like in practice?
The North Star Fund Welcomes Kellie Terry as the new Philanthropy Programs Director
Release Date:
05/02/2022
The North Star Fund Welcomes Kellie Terry as the new Philanthropy Programs Director The North Star Fund is thrilled to welcome Kellie Terry as North Star Fund's new Philanthropy Programs Director. Kellie’s working with the...
Sophy Yem Promoted to Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
05/11/2022
Sophy Yem Promoted to Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation We are thrilled to announce Sophy Yem’s promotion to Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation. In this role, Sophy will...
10
Jan
2012
Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -
7:45am to 11:00am
Volunteers have always been critical to the nonprofit sector’s ability to bring about positive change in the community. New research shows an even higher level of impact from nonprofits that strategically engage volunteers, and they’re doing this...
02
Apr
2012
How Does History Inform Current Philanthropic Practice?
Monday, April 2, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
What can 21st-century practitioners learn from the annals of American philanthropy? As the Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Ford foundations celebrate 100, 99, and 75 years of service respectively, pausing to reflect upon the role and practice of...
04
Apr
2012
GrantCraft is Back!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 -
8:45am to 10:30am
Created as a project of the Ford Foundation , GrantCraft was designed to increase the collective knowledge of the field and improve the practice of philanthropy by tapping the "practical wisdom" of experienced grantmakers. Over the past decade,...
19
Jun
2012
-- POSTPONED -- Is Social Justice Sustainable?
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
The economic crisis and its toll on private and government funding, coupled with shifts and trends in the giving patterns of large foundations, have caused many in the social justice sector -- including human and civil rights, anti-poverty and...
19
Jul
2012
Decision of the Century: How Will Philanthropy Respond to the Supreme Court Ruling on the Health Care Reform Act?
Thursday, July 19, 2012 -
11:45am to 2:00pm
The highly anticipated Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act will have severe implications for health care reform, regardless of the actual decision. Many will tell you that no matter what is decided in Washington, health care reform is...
12
Sep
2012
Pathways to Economic Mobility: How Can Philanthropists Help the Poor Build Wealth?
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 -
9:00am to 4:00pm
Philanthropy New York, in collaboration with The Philanthropy Roundtable, will host this event to explore strategies to help low-income workers pursue economic independence through financial development and wealth building. Leaders from the...
27
Sep
2012
Developing the Next Generation of Nonprofit Talent: New Research Has Actionable Recommendations
Thursday, September 27, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
With an ever-increasing focus on impact and results, foundations are looking to nonprofits to deliver meaningful returns on their philanthropic investments. Yet foundations consistently overlook the MOST important investment they can make to ensure...
05
Oct
2012
Public Policy Communicators NYC: Twitter Today
Friday, October 5, 2012 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Public Policy Communicators NYC is an informal group of nonprofit and foundation communications executives that has been meeting roughly bimonthly over the past four years to explore contemporary, practical topics to improve our work. Whether it’s...
01
Nov
2012
NYC Workforce Funders: First Meeting for Grantmakers Relatively New to Workforce Development -- POSTPONED
Thursday, November 1, 2012 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Tiger Foundation, 125 Park Avenue, NYC
The New York City Workforce Funders will hold the first meeting for grantmakers who are relatively new to the workforce development field. The focus of the meeting will be to develop a set of activities for future meetings. A Philanthropy New York...
12
Dec
2012
Pushing Back Against Push-outs, Pipelines and Profiling: Grantmaking for Impact Among Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Men & Boys of Color
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 -
8:00am to 11:00am
This briefing will explore issues of policing, safety, profiling, and school discipline policy as they relate to gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GBTQ) young men and boys of color. How do zero-tolerance policies place queer youth in jeopardy?...
09
Apr
2014
School Diversity in New York City
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Fifty years of research suggests economic and racial segregation of schools damages student outcomes. Unfortunately, New York City schools are the third most segregated in the country. For the first time in a long while, however, New York City is...
The Ford Foundation Joins the Reporting Commitment
Release Date:
08/19/2014
The Ford Foundation recently joined the Reporting Commitment, an initiative to increase the accuracy, currency, and openness of grants data
New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of Color
Release Date:
07/01/2015
... collective strategizing, grantmakersforgirlsofcolor. org serves as an information resource for philanthropic ...
ASPCA Marks 150th Anniversary With First NYC Paws Parade
Release Date:
04/11/2016
Along with celebrating the ASPCA — which was founded in New York City in 1866 and is now considered to be the first and oldest animal welfare organization in the country — the day also celebrated local groups who have worked hard to protect "some of...
Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF) Accepting Applications for 2017
Release Date:
09/20/2016
... Street, 2nd Floor, Room 6 Rsvp: rsvp@aafederation. org Interested in working with us? Contact Carolyn Champ, cchamp@supportcenteronline. org today to get started! Communities of Color Nonprofit ...