Site Search

Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

Release Date:

12/12/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory ... to help. For example, soon after joining the Brooklyn Community Foundation as president and CEO in 2013, Cecilia ... future and the foundation’s...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Brooklyn Org

Brooklyn Insights Launched by Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

03/13/2014

The Brooklyn Community Foundation has launched Brooklyn Insights , a ... Insights. Brooklyn Insights Launched by Brooklyn Community Foundation ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Brooklyn Org

Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

Release Date:

07/22/2014

Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge The " community quarterback" model can be an effective approach to ... Citi Foundation, in a post on the SSIR blog. Under...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

Citi Foundation

Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift

Release Date:

12/06/2016

Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift When the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) announced in early November that ... in 17 white men... Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Social Justice

Related Organizations

Brooklyn Org

Westchester Community Foundation Disbursed Millions in 2016

Release Date:

03/22/2016

Westchester Community Foundation Disbursed Millions in 2016 The Westchester Community Foundation, one of the largest funders of ... our message to better explain our value as Westchester’s community...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Follow a Community Organizer Teaching Undocumented Immigrants Their Rights

Release Date:

10/02/2017

Follow a Community Organizer Teaching Undocumented Immigrants Their ... detained and separated from their children. . . Follow a Community Organizer Teaching Undocumented Immigrants Their ...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Immigration

Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures

Release Date:

08/25/2016

William Codery, program officer of Surdna Foundation’s Strong Local Economies program, advises that "in order to create the ecosystem needed for local communities to thrive economically, socially and culturally, we have to invest in their success at...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Surdna Foundation

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Honors Teens

Release Date:

02/08/2017

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Honors Teens A 17-year-old from Bellerose, ... the top teen in volunteering by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards . Dimple's project, which featured ... young...

Find More By

News type

Video

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Prudential Foundation

Groundswell Engages The Community To Make Art – And A Statement

Release Date:

08/31/2017

Groundswell Engages The Community To Make Art – And A Statement It’s to be ... dangerous mold. But Groundswell, a Brooklyn-based community arts nonprofit, regularly proves its value to ... and detractors alike as...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Arts

Westchester Community Foundation Announces Institute for Strong Nonprofits

Release Date:

09/26/2017

Westchester Community Foundation Announces Institute for Strong Nonprofits The Westchester Community Foundation, one of the largest funders of ... . The Foundation is a division of The New York Community...

Find More By

News type

RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Appointments & Transitions

New Staff and Promotions at The New York Community Trust

Release Date:

12/19/2019

New Staff and Promotions at The New York Community Trust A New Communications Director Joins City’s Community Foundation; Five Promotions Are Announced. (New York, NY - 12/19/19) The New York Community...

Find More By

News type

Related Organizations

The New York Community Trust

Westchester Community Foundation Names New Chief

Release Date:

06/01/2015

Westchester Community Foundation Names New Chief The Westchester Community Foundation, which funds nonprofits in the county, ... University. The WCF is a division of The New York Community Trust...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Education

Related Organizations

The New York Community Trust

02 Nov 2012

Learn and Let Learn: Supporting Successful Learning Communities

Friday, November 2, 2012 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' Scaling What Works initiative invites you to join an interview with participants and leaders of one of the learning communities featured in their forthcoming publication, Learn and Let Learn. GEO will...

26 May 2015

Next Steps: Supporting the Community Schools Initiative

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... convened to explore the next steps in the expansion of Community Schools in New York City. At this meeting, we discussed the role of philanthropy in working with community schools. Funders shared their...

Find More By

Funding Area

Education

Health

Justice Reform

23 Jan 2012

Building Resilient Communities Through Systemic Change

Monday, January 23, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:45am

... system. One solution lies in the approach taken by some community lenders as they employ new models to alleviate ... to capital for suitable housing solutions. HOPE is a community development financial...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Westchester Community Foundation Awards 22 Grants

Release Date:

07/11/2023

Westchester Community Foundation Awards 22 Grants (Hartsdale, NY—July 11, 2023) The Westchester Community Foundation has awarded $596,000 to 22 nonprofits, ... to expand its reach to members of Westchester’s...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Arts

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

09 Mar 2017

Equity, Inclusion, and Connecting with Community in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... for family philanthropy? How can we promote diversity, community engagement, and openness while retaining the family ... feature a conversation on strategies for connecting with community and building an...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

Release Date:

05/01/2017

The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies is co-producing, From the Ashes, highlights the challenges facing out-of-work miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities.

Find More By

News type

Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

How The Prudential Foundation Centers Community in its CSR

Release Date:

05/04/2018

How The Prudential Foundation Centers Community in its CSR Lata N. Reddy, the senior vice president ... perspective”—using the company’s skills to work on a community ’s problem and accepting outside help for its...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area