Micro-aggressions can diminish and stigmatize people and according to a recent Gallop poll, micro-aggressions contribute $450 billion to $550 billion per year loss in U.S. workforce productivity. What are they?
Experienced funders often say that grantmaking is both an art and a science. To be effective, philanthropy practitioners must continually build their technical skills and content expertise but how do funders keep getting better at the ‘art’ side?...
The Census Bureau has proposed the addition of a Citizenship Status Question to the 2020 Census and indicated that data will be included in the transfer of census counts to states for the purposes of redistricting.
In 2018, a landmark study by researchers at Harvard and the Center for Administrative Records Research & Applications found that racial disparities in income and other outcomes are visible and persistent.
Join us as we hear from leading community-based providers and key thought leaders on the front lines who have been involved with providing direct cash assistance for years.
Why have we failed to address racial equity and inclusion? Despite focused discussion and clear targeted programs and policies, the racial wealth gap has grown wider, not closed.
We know that the economic impacts of COVID-19 were not felt equally - individuals working in low-wage jobs, Black and Latinx workers and women were disproportionately impacted. Join us as we hear perspectives from a diverse group of thought leaders...
The Housing Choice Voucher Program helps families access affordable and stable housing, avoid homelessness, and make ends meet. When implemented properly, vouchers can give low-income families equitable choices about where to live, including the...
**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders Together To End Homelessness, who has extended an invitation to PNY members. The prevention of youth homelessness requires interventions at the roots, stabilizing young people’s...
Unbound Philanthropy, a family foundation that funds work to protect the human rights of immigrants and refugees and to support their integration into receiving communities, has promoted two staff members to directorships while doubling its staff...
The Ford Foundation has announced the appointments of Hilary Pennington as Vice President for the foundation’s program on Education, Creativity and Free Expression, and Martín Abregú as Vice President for its Democracy, Rights and Justice program,...
By Nur Ibrahim Executive Coordinator, Philanthropy New York Philanthropy New York recently went to Washington, D.C. with a delegation of members to participate in Foundations on the Hill. This annual event, co-sponsored by the...
New York City has made significant progress in the past ten years in developing a more employer-driven workforce system. The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and the Workforce Funders have partnered on a number of sector-...
The Apollo Theater announced today its first multi-work commissioning initiative dedicated to the creation of a diverse, 21st century American performing arts canon, Apollo New Works.