Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York
Release Date:
02/11/2020
... in recent years. Charitable giving is often seen as a form of political and social influence. These questions of ...
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Adriana Jimenez Joins Surdna Foundation as Grants Manager
Release Date:
07/02/2012
Adriana Jimenez has joined the staff of the Surdna Foundation as Grants Manager.
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Elder Abuse: How Funders Can Make a Difference — Conversations with GIA
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Webinar
Elder abuse is shockingly common . More than four million older adults are abused each year in the United States; whether the form of abuse is defined as financial, physical, sexual, ...
Philanthropy's Difficult Dance With Inequality
Release Date:
07/08/2015
... of most foundations means the rest of the world. More common are terms like "opportunity" and "poverty," which can .....
Edwin Gould Foundation Supporter Online Tool Quill Connect Helps Students Become Better Writers
Release Date:
11/29/2017
... and run-ons. Gault calls joining ideas together to form strong sentences a building block of language and ... is where machine learning comes in. The algorithm looks at common patterns and criteria for strong...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
Release Date:
09/06/2018
... about the genetic disease. Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, ...
Research Funded by Zegar Family Foundation Finds New Genetic Interdependence Between Mothers and Their Offspring
Release Date:
10/03/2018
... from indirect to direct development, one of the most common evolutionary patterns across the history of animal ... must feed itself before metamorphosis into its juvenile form . However, some lineages have...
The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids
Release Date:
08/25/2014
... 16 million poor children in the United States, they could form a country with a population roughly equal to the ... is the only document necessary to claim the benefit. A common worry, mostly GOP-driven , is...
PNY Members Are Taking Action on Justice Summit Learning
Release Date:
06/20/2018
... Philanthropy New York members – issued its Spring 2017 report calling for the closure of the Rikers Island ... justice reform recommendations. The Lippman Commission report produced a commitment from the de...
Simons Foundation Names Boyana Konforti Director of Education & Outreach
Release Date:
09/02/2014
Boyana Konforti has been named director of Education & Outreach for the Simons Foundation.
Challenges and Opportunities with Organizational Structure
Publication date:
05/2013
At this Foundation Administrator's Network meeting, organization development consultant Martha Sherman will lead a conversation on challenges and opportunities related to organizational structure. Members identified the top challenges FAN members face. Sherman offered advice, based on her 20+ years of experience in organizational development, and members can broke out into small groups to discuss specific challenges in more depth, understand some of the different hats our colleagues wear, and connect with those who can continue to serve as a resource after the meeting.
October 2013 Working Group Updates
Release Date:
10/23/2013
... organizing project formed in 2011 to provide information, resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ... including teaching effectiveness, assessment and the Common Core Standards. While the...
Funders as Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience
Release Date:
04/01/2025
... can be a resource to those with whom you share a common goal. Community Food Funders first launched the ...
Rockefeller Foundation Appears Set to End 100 Resilient Cities Program
Release Date:
04/01/2019
... A December 2018 midterm monitoring and evaluation report commissioned by the foundation and conducted by ... that the initiative is largely working. According to the report , the initiative has enabled at least...
NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals
Release Date:
03/23/2016
... or studies that may, as examples: create new tools and resources for consumers; make the health care system easier ... problems. Applicants must submit an online inquiry form to be considered for a full...
Mellon Foundation Grant to USC Libraries and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance to Support Digital Collection for Dance Heritage
Release Date:
06/08/2018
Thanks to a $560,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation under its Arts and Cultural Heritage program area, the USC Libraries and the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance will create a new home for a rich collection of recordings of more than 1...
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NYS Health Announces Funding Opportunity in Its Newest Priority Area, Empowering Health Care Consumers in New York State
Release Date:
05/06/2016
... or studies that may, as examples: create new tools and resources for consumers; make the health care system easier ... problems. Applicants must submit an online inquiry form to be considered for a full...
Frameworks for Private Foundations: A New Model for Impact
Publication date:
07/2017
... frameworks. Charter. What is a foundation’s form of governance, how will it make decisions—and why? In ... charter, which describes the foundation’s scope, form of governance, and decision-making protocol at the ... foundation carries out its work and the core competencies, resources , skills, and processes that it cultivates in order ...
An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations
Release Date:
10/21/2021
... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and decision-making power in a way that ... “different way” must include a significant transfer of resources into the control of institutions...