Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

A Letter from Ronna Brown

Release Date:

04/15/2020

... these changes stay with us for the long haul. COVID-19 Resources Your work is as important as ever—and we’re ... You’ll find a host of information on our COVID-19 Resource Page . Some highlights include:...

Find More By

News type

President's Message

PNY News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

05 Oct 2012

New Adolescent Brain Research and its Implications for Services

Friday, October 5, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Webinar

... calls for significant changes in the way older youth and young adults are treated in foster care. It suggests ... Explore An overview of what recent research says about adolescent brain development and the...

Reimagining Safety and Justice for Black Life Now and Forever

Release Date:

07/07/2020

... a philanthropy executive, and a descendent of enslaved people , I have constantly been trying to unpack this moment. ... happening right now, amid the chaos. I have often thought about what my grandmother would...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

Release Date:

08/28/2015

... Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter? On Saturday, people from around the world will commemorate the 10 years ... makers, like the North Star Fund, the Liberty Hill Fund, Resource Generation, and others,...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

Related Organizations

North Star Fund

How do we conspire to shift philanthropy?

Release Date:

11/02/2023

... trust and courage, we invite them into a deeper discussion about philanthropy’s purpose . We recognize that everyone ... journeys, and we work to identify the appropriate resources , coaching, and support...

Find More By

News type

President's Message

PNY News

10 Oct 2024

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference

Thursday, October 10, 2024 -

1:00pm to 5:30pm

... leading to a growing mental health crisis among young people . Recent data reveals the alarming reality that over ... Who should attend? Anyone interested in learning more the about the mental...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Conference

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Health

Human Services

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Workforce Development

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Works to Preserve Scholarly Latin Texts

Release Date:

08/19/2015

... Latin Library project, which—when complete—will create resources that people of varying levels of interest and expertise in Latin ... on the implementation and launch of this Linked Open Data resource...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

Long Island Community Foundation Issues RFP for the Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund

Release Date:

12/04/2019

... proposals to restore and protect the health and living resources of the Long Island Sound. We are interested in ... the Collaborative has worked together to educate ourselves about the myriad issues facing the...

Find More By

News type

RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Long Island Community Foundation

Janet Robinson is New Chair of Carnegie Corporation Board, Kurt Schmoke is New Vice Chair; The Honorable Ann Claire Williams and John S. Hendricks Join Board

Release Date:

03/01/2012

... Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania.” About John Hendricks’ election, President Hockfield said, ... include co-founding Minority Legal Education Resources , which has helped more than 4,000 lawyers...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Dear Fellow Funders: No More Statements on Racial Equity Please (Until You Publish “The Receipts”)

Release Date:

09/23/2021

... of the staff, if philanthropy’s systems of power— resource allocation, governance, hiring—are not re-examined ... communities of color, our statements of allyship are more about self-serving PR than community-...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Transparency

Related Organizations

Arbor Rising

01 Dec 2022

Transforming the Funding Landscape for the Immigrant Justice Movement - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, December 1, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... that inflicts harm upon – and withholds power and resources from – people and communities who seek to stay, move freely, work, ...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Presentation

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Immigration

LGBTQ

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Library of Congress Enriches America’s Story by Connecting with Minority Communities, Funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant

Release Date:

01/27/2021

... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The new initiative, Of the People : Widening the Path, creates new opportunities for more ... of the multifaceted American story that truly is ‘Of the People .’” The new initiative...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Arts

Community Development

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/02/2022

... facing an inequitable system. We must think critically about the programs we fund and the landscapes they operate ... who isn’t here with me. Philanthropy can move capital resources quickly and with less...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Maverick Capital Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator

Release Date:

02/06/2015

... information, idea exchange, and gathering of philanthropic resources across the borough. “The idea for the Brooklyn ... & CEO Cecilia Clarke. “Donors want to learn more about exciting local nonprofits...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

Brooklyn Org

Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... of kindness, I absolve myself of asking deeper questions about injustice and inequality. We Americans are a remarkably bighearted people , but I believe the purpose of our philanthropy must ... of ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund

Release Date:

03/17/2020

... Response Fund to provide immediate and longer-term resources to vulnerable residents across our borough. We ... impacts on communities of color—especially older adults, people with compromised immune systems,...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Related Organizations

Brooklyn Org

17 Apr 2012

Innovations in Corporate Employee Engagement Programs

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

Employee engagement can be used as a powerful tool to build loyalty, develop talent, and increase ... that companies maximize their social impact with non-cash resources and leverage employee talents and skills...

Find More By

Event type

Professional Development

With Support From The Rockefeller Foundation, NRDC Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities

Release Date:

10/25/2017

... materials to landfills (where they generate methane, a powerful global warming pollutant), but we also waste all the water, land, energy, money, labor, and other resources that go into growing, processing,...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Schott Foundation Names Edgar Villanueva as Senior Vice President

Release Date:

01/16/2020

... welcoming Edgar to the Schott family. Today, I am ecstatic about the opportunity to enhance Edgar’s role within Schott ... that communities and grassroots organizations have the resources , power and voice...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Responding To Covid-19: Suggestions and Recommendations for Donors as of March 2020 from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

03/24/2020

... Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is at the forefront of ongoing conversations with both large foundations and private ... opportunities for a donor to support what they care about . Fund organizations that are...