What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of Homelessness
Release Date:
03/13/2018
... path forward to helping these men, women, and children find a permanent home. Year after year, we watch as the ...
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Changing The Conversation Around Mergers and Collaborations
Release Date:
06/13/2018
... capacity-building. And the team at SeaChange continues to find the day-to-day work a fascinating way to earn our keep . ...
Surdna Foundation Announces a Reorganization and Promotions
Release Date:
07/11/2023
In a Letter from Surdna President Don Chen, he shares news about a recent reorganization at Surdna and celebrates some of our people who have been promoted.
A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Release Date:
01/30/2013
By Dr. Irwin Redlener Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness , Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and Co-Chair, NYS Ready Commission As we move beyond the immediate response to...
A Unique Nonprofit Lender
Release Date:
08/19/2009
... to our economy and to the people and causes we serve, find creative ways to help those organizations squeezed by ...
2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality
Release Date:
02/06/2020
... change. Nathan Schneider , assistant professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, will work to ...
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Shifting to Build More Equitable Practices - From Grantmaking to Evaluation to Vendor Relationships
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2:00pm to 3:30pm
... interrogate the most entrenched areas of philanthropy and find out what is possible. Join us to continue to shift to ... of the journey in shifting philanthropic practice Case studies from and within areas of...
2/25/2016 - What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement - Live Stream
Publication date:
02/2016
View materials and watch the live stream of " What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement " below:
YLBC 2020 Young Leader Application
... please contact Allyson Goldhagen . Below you will find a pdf of the YLBC Young Leader Application. YLBC 2020 ...
YLBC 2020 Sponsor Nomination
Below you will find a pdf of the YLBC Sponsor Nomination Form. To complete ...
Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media?
Publication date:
09/2010
This report, which documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from members of the Center's Grantmaker Leadership Panel, finds that about one-third of foundation CEOs surveyed regularly use Facebook or read blogs, and that only six percent use Twitter. It also analyzes the perceived usefulness of Web 2.0 in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two "power users" in the field.
Forty Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy: 1970-2010
Publication date:
01/2012
Published on the occasion of Funders for LGBTQ Issues' 30th anniversary, this report documents the first 40 years of U.S. foundation support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities. Among the report's findings: in total, 799 U.S. foundations have invested more than $771 million and nearly 36,000 grants in LGBTQ issues from 1970 to 2010, with the Arcus Foundation as the largest single foundation donor by dollar amount (the Ford and Tides foundations are also in the top ten).
Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home
Release Date:
08/13/2010
... the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the same ...
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Release Date:
01/29/2013
The recently created New York State Ready Commission has been tasked with finding ways to ensure that critical systems and services are prepared for future natural disasters and emergencies. We’re pleased to have Dr. Irwin Redlener, Director of the...
The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship
Publication date:
05/2013
... of a funding relationship to boost a grantee's capacity, find new sources of support, and even multiply the value of .....
Scanning the Landscape
Publication date:
04/2004
... to scan continuously, looking beyond the usual sources to find innovative organizations and fresh ideas. GrantCraft ...
The State of Foundation Performance Assessment: A Survey of Foundation CEOs
Publication date:
09/2011
Over the past decade foundations have worked to assess their performance in the fields and communities they seek to address. Data-driven forms of measurement have become more widely used to judge the results of programs, as part of a broader range of information used, as CEOs place great importance on assessing their foundations’ effectiveness.
Our Guides to Knowledge: Celebrating 'I Love My Librarian Award' Winners
Release Date:
12/19/2012
... and clarify, authenticate and actualize our desire to find the tools we need to become educated individuals.... Our ...
Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts
Release Date:
02/20/2013
The Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Geri Mannion is quoted in this article examining the work of funders (including the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation) supporting immigration reform.
Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie
Release Date:
05/22/2013
A review of the findings from The Century Foundation’s report on the nation’s community colleges.