Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking
Release Date:
05/16/2013
... with fracking that have caused concern among policymakers, communities and foundations. Seven Reasons Why Your ...
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Great Power, Great Responsibility: Grantmakers’ Role as Conveners
Publication date:
01/2013
... the power of convening to benefit their grantees and their communities in countless ways. Grantmakers for Effective ...
Learn and Let Learn
Publication date:
10/2012
... Organizations’ publication explores how learning communities can be powerful tools in creating and shaping ...
Widespread Empathy: 5 Steps to Achieving Greater Impact in Philanthropy
Publication date:
09/2010
This guide builds on GEO’s stakeholder engagement work to look more deeply at how grantmakers can develop a more thorough, gut-level understanding of community needs and the work of grantees.
Do Nothing About Me Without Me: An Action Guide for Engaging Stakeholders
Publication date:
06/2010
This guide argues the value of engaging diverse stakeholders, highlights grantmakers who are bringing stakeholders into the center of their work and offers a variety of tools to help grantmakers better engage grantees, community members and other partners.
Turning Brooklyn Cachet Into Cash
Release Date:
03/10/2014
The Brooklyn Community Foundation and its President, Cecilia Clarke, were profiled by The Wall Street Journal.
Rockefeller Announces Joint Initiative with Obama Administration to Create New Resilience AmeriCorps Program
Release Date:
07/13/2015
... their latest commitment to building resilience in communities across the country through the launch of ... training, and embedding VISTA members in up to 12 communities nationwide, including some of those in...
A New Lens for Disaster Recovery
Release Date:
09/16/2015
... Lens for Disaster Recovery Natural disasters devastate communities and leave their deepest wounds in already ... poor health, and economic instability further fracture communities that face great challenges...
Bank of America Announces $300k to Boost Workforce Skills Among Local Youth, Veterans and People With Disabilities
Release Date:
06/20/2016
Bank of America announced $300,000 in grants to be distributed to 12 nonprofits in the Long Island community.
Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge
Release Date:
09/17/2018
... Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge The Communities Thrive Challenge , a $10-million funding ... $1 million grants and tailored technical assistance. The Communities Thrive Challenge hopes to lift...
Carlie Steen Joins New York Women's Foundation as Director of Programs
Release Date:
02/20/2019
The New York Women’s Foundation is pleased to welcome Carlie Steen as Director of Programs. Ms. Steen joins The Foundation from Stonewall Community Foundation.
20
Apr
2022
Navigating Uncertain Terrain – Trends and Strategies in the Expanding World of Global Grantmaking
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
... of international philanthropy laws, giving trends and the growth of global philanthropy. We will learn from top ... experts around the globe. What will you learn? The growth of philanthropy around the world on...
Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?
Release Date:
07/02/2014
... social networks that cross the boundaries of families, communities , and backgrounds. These networks help knit the ...
15
Dec
2015
Planning for Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.: What Funders Need to Know - Webinar
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 -
2:30pm to 4:00pm
... support the long-term integration of refugees into local communities . Speakers Anna Greene, Director, Policy and ...
24
Jan
2019
Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers
Thursday, January 24, 2019 (All day) to Friday, February 8, 2019 (All day)
Philanthropy New York's Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers (ESS) orients new program officers and directors to their role as funders. This three-day intensive course helps philanthropy newcomers build a framework for...
Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months
Release Date:
09/19/2019
Earlier this month, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund, a $30 million philanthropic initiative of World Education Services (WES), awarded over $1.2 million in funding to five inaugural grantee partners.
Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities
Release Date:
04/09/2013
The DAF Direct widget, a simple application that can be placed on a nonprofit’s website, was created by Fidelity Charitable in collaboration with other donor-advised funds and 10 charities that have piloted the application.
New York is building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records
Release Date:
06/01/2014
New York is quietly building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records, a system that when finished will allow patients and doctors alike to see complete health histories in one place and promises to save millions in costs by...
Open Society Foundations Examines Worldwide Access to Digital Media
Release Date:
09/24/2014
Report published by Open Society Foundations looks at media innovations over the last decade.
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Stem Cell Research
Release Date:
12/18/2014
Stem cells could be key to treating vision problems related to a scarred cornea.