For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?
Publication date:
04/2014
Foundations are just one type of nonprofit organization that make up a portion of the total nonprofit " sector " (which is composed of an estimated 1.4 million .....
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Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic and Political
Release Date:
08/08/2013
... CFF gathering included funders from the NY-NJ-CT tri- state region, as well as a handful of food systems ... collaborate and learn from fellow funders and also from nonprofit and public sector...
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Joins More Than 80 Philanthropic Leaders to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Release Date:
02/15/2018
... to building coalitions with government, business, the nonprofit sector and others to bring together local voices and create a ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Honors COVID-19 Responders Among 38 Distinguished Immigrants
Release Date:
07/01/2020
... low-income, and immigrant New Yorkers and worked with the state to expand multilingual testing sites. Paul Yoon South ... the pandemic, including José Andrés, a chef whose nonprofit has helped feed millions of...
NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities
Release Date:
01/10/2017
... in Support of Healthy Communities The New York State Health Foundation's (NYSHealth) Sponsoring Conference ... for Proposals (RFP) is open. Many organizations across the State are doing smart, innovative...
NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans' Health
Release Date:
02/06/2019
... Health Funding is now available through a New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) Request for Proposals ... and Veterans' Health . Many organizations across the State are doing smart, innovative work...
29
May
2025
Major Changes in Federal Disaster Relief and Recovery: What Funders Need to Know - Hosted by Unbound Philanthropy
Thursday, May 29, 2025 -
1:00pm to 2:15pm
... from disasters. Yet the federal government’s role and resources for disaster-related efforts are shrinking instead ... since 1989, were stopped in early April, undermining state efforts to protect homes and...
Director of Older Adults Grants Departs Weinberg Foundation
Release Date:
01/13/2016
... this year, Marcus will launch Consultants for Community Resources , a consulting firm that will address policy and ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom to Read: "Million Book Project" Brings Literature to 1,000 US Prisons
Release Date:
06/30/2020
... at least one juvenile detention center, across every state in the United States over the next three and a half ...
New York City Contract Delays: The Facts
Release Date:
09/06/2018
... contracts; only 6 percent had no delayed contracts. One nonprofit had 26 delayed contracts! • ... costs; financing costs which come directly out of the nonprofit ’s precious unrestricted net assets. Fortunately...
Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/20/2015
... brings a sophisticated understanding of the corporate sector and a lived experience characterized by economic ... provides leadership counsel to community, educational, and nonprofit organizations, including...
14
Jun
2017
Social Impact Exchange: 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 2:45pm
... funders, advisors and leaders from across the social sector gather to share knowledge, hear about co-funding ... The conference includes presentations from foundation and nonprofit leaders, as well as...
Schott and Arcus Foundations Partner to Empower Trans Students with Super Powers
Release Date:
06/17/2016
... 49% of trans people reported physical abuse in a 2007 survey . 41% of trans people have attempted suicide. ...
28
Feb
2012
Thinking Out of the Box: Meeting Challenges with Creative Leadership
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 -
7:00am to 12:00pm
... York Foundation . Jason Lilien , Bureau Chief, New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau . Tim McClimon ... President, American Express Foundation . Designed for Nonprofit and foundation...
The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of George Suttles as Program Officer
Release Date:
01/06/2017
... for private family foundations, charitable trusts, and nonprofit organizations. Prior to this role, he served as ... and was formerly a program officer at the New York State Health Foundation. "We are...
Newman's Own Foundation Provides Over $1.7 Million to Support Nutrition Initiatives
Release Date:
10/02/2018
... more than $1.7 million in grants will be awarded to 37 nonprofit organizations that are focused on fresh food access ... Own Foundation is proud to support the people and the nonprofit organizations they...
“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Release Date:
01/12/2011
... that don’t rely predominantly on federal and state funding. The entire past decade has been one of ... the credibility of the government and attract more private sector investment; assure stable government...
26
Feb
2020
BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XIV - Culture Shift: Embracing New Realities
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -
8:00am to 12:00pm
... Sheehan, Chief, Charities Bureau , Office of the New York State Attorney General. The half-day program, especially ... of Development Officers; The Association of Nonprofit Specialists; Baruch College/Marxe...
Silicon Alley: The Road to Tomorrow’s Workforce
Release Date:
11/12/2013
... New School for Design Silicon Alley , our City’s tech sector (and the nation’s second-largest), sounds like the ... education and workforce development. With an emerging sector comes a new workforce, and who...
01
Oct
2024
Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... intermediaries designing AI solutions for the social sector . Panelists will share their respective definitions of ... workers and the potential for AI to address the workforce sector ’s long-standing and...