Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies
Publication date:
03/2011
... communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and recommends ways to improve ...
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Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/27/2015
by Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation Gail Nayowith, Nonprofit Consultant Jon Pratt, ... distance between smart organizations’ great work and the resources they need to do that work. Already,...
Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty
Release Date:
08/18/2015
... Court Judge Albie Sachs asked an audience at the Ford Foundation : “Is it right to fund art when there is still so ... country were still facing hunger and homelessness. Ford Foundation President Darren Walker...
Guardian: Are Gates and Rockefeller Using Their Influence to Set Agenda in Poor States?
Release Date:
01/19/2016
... elites, organisations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , the Rockefeller Foundation and others are promoting solutions to global ...
10
Oct
2012
A World of Opportunity: Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the HR Perspective
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... and inclusion (or “DEI”) can provide. Many human resources practitioners would like to promote DEI practices ... their foundations, but they have often reported a lack of resources that would help them “make...
Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report
Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...
Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply
Release Date:
01/27/2023
... Lisa Piilar Cowan, Vice President, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and Michelle Flores, Consultant. This piece was ... and retirement funds. All of these are important human- resources practices and should be...
The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference Post-Convening Report – October 2024
Publication date:
05/2025
... with severe major depression. According to the NY Health Foundation , 1 in 5 New Yorkers experience poor mental health, ... Director of Grantmaking for the Solon E. Summerfield Foundation and Co-Chair of Philanthropy New York’s Youth & ... overflow room and briefly summarized how the Summerfield Foundation found itself entering into the youth mental health ...
Key Themes From Our 36th Annual Meeting
Release Date:
07/01/2015
... in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly June 2015 edition . We were thrilled with the enthusiastic response of ... (2011 Nobel Peace Laureate and President, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa), Jan Eliasson (Deputy...
Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth
Release Date:
06/13/2014
... Facing Latino Youth A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and ... challenges gaining stable employment. According to " Giving Them An Edge ," a report from...
Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters
Release Date:
10/29/2014
... Where is philanthropy on the list? We know individual giving is critical – is institutional philanthropy (foundations and corporate giving ) one of the critical players? I believe the answer ...
Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... ranks as the most generous in terms of lifetime giving . To come up with its list of the most generous ... current net worth. Feeney, who ranked seventh in 2015 giving with $427 million, has given a total of $7...
Lessons from Family Philanthropy: Rockefeller Brothers Fund at 75
Release Date:
04/04/2017
... Brothers Fund is often held up as an example of a family foundation that has weathered these storms successfully. How ... name. In their young adulthood, the brothers were already giving independently,...
Our Journey: Celebrating the Eighth Year of Philanthropy 101 and Sharing What's to Come
Release Date:
09/13/2023
... from the Fund for 2025, we were able to invest significant resources to dream, collaborate, and co-develop the five-part ... of material from a historical overview of philanthropy, to foundation governance and...
Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab
Release Date:
05/12/2015
by Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director, The Staten Island Foundation As the Executive Director of The Staten Island Foundation , I know a thing or two about “frontier ... suburban community, the last two decades...
Finding—and Using—the Right Tool for the Job: A Landscape Scan of Assessment Tools
Release Date:
08/02/2018
... Effectiveness Officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Nonprofits come in many shapes and sizes. They ... and how are they best used? This is what the Hewlett Foundation ’s Effective Philanthropy Group...
Citi Releases 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report
Release Date:
04/26/2021
... ways in which Citi is enabling progress and sustainable growth in communities across the world. This report and ... include: COVID-19 Relief and Recovery: Citi and the Citi Foundation committed over $100...
Oxiris Barbot, MD, Former NYC Health Commissioner, Named President and CEO of United Hospital Fund
Release Date:
08/11/2022
... fellow for public health and social justice at The JPB Foundation and adjunct assistant professor at Columbia ... commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department from 2010 until 2014, and was medical...
07
Feb
2013
-- Postponed-- Keeping Risk Above Water: Investing in Adaptation Infrastructure and Emergency Response
Thursday, February 7, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Webinar
Thus far, the costs of Hurricane Sandy are estimated as high as $60 billion: $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, with an overall impact on the economy for the fourth quarter of 2012 near .6 percent...
Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91
Release Date:
03/20/2018
... donating $1 billion to create the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in 2007. Peter Peterson, Billionaire and ...