Request for Letters of Inquiry – Liberty Fund at The New York Community Trust
Release Date:
01/03/2017
... this special funding opportunity to help City nonprofits address immediate issues affecting vulnerable New Yorkers ...
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Making Kids Into “Makers”
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... creative problem-solving skills by building something to address a problem in their community. In many traditional ...
“Arabella Advisors Partners with Fannie Mae to Announce Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge”
Release Date:
12/20/2017
... two years to attract promising ideas that will help it address the nation’s affordable housing issues. The company ... Mae to uncover and explore innovative solutions to help address the affordable housing...
LIBN’s 2013 Outstanding CEO Gregory Demetriou Appointed to Long Island Community Foundation Foundation Board of Advisors
Release Date:
06/03/2013
... provider as the Lorraine Gregory Communications Group. In 2012 , Demetriou participated in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 ...
Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
08/22/2013
... for Latin America and the Caribbean in September. In 2012 , Open Society spent more than $28 million to promote ...
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Speaker's Bio: Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., MPH
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:00pm
... Team, whose recommendations implemented by the 2011- 2012 State Budget will achieve historic reform of the State ...
American Liver Foundation Elects Nicholas DeRoma as Chairman to its Board
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... an executive search firm, and prior to retirement in 2012 , he served as the executive vice president and chief ...
How Open Road Alliance is Helping Cure a Blind Spot for Philanthropists
Release Date:
10/02/2018
... facing unexpected roadblocks. It made its first grant in 2012 and now offers loans, too. Open Road Ventures, its new ...
Kathryn Hall Succeeds Danielle S. Allen as Board Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Thelma Golden and Joshua Friedman Join the Board
Release Date:
03/06/2019
... of Trustees. Kathryn Hall joined the Foundation's Board in 2012 . She has served as the Board's Vice Chair since March .....
How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work
Publication date:
05/2010
This study examines how foundations that wish to engage in public policy are using communications to expand the reach and impact of their work. It reveals that communications is at the very center of successful policy engagement for the foundations interviewed, which make use of ten distinctly different strategies to boost their policy engagement. Among the foundations included in the study are The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults
Release Date:
04/03/2013
Altman Foundation Program Officer Rachael Pine served as moderator for our recent program on the impact of disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, on vulnerable populations.
Finding the Right Balance: Thoughts on Advocacy and Direct Service Funding from Ashley Blanchard
Release Date:
07/09/2010
On June 10th, Philanthropy New York held a panel discussion to help funders consider how to strike their own balance between direct services and advocacy in a way that best matches their goals and achieves the greatest impact.
Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation
Publication date:
11/2008
Grantmakers who fund community organizing say it's the best option when you want to promote civic engagement and support lasting solutions to a community's problems. Yet many funders, concerned about the ability to measure its impact and effectiveness, hesitate to take up community organizing as a strategy. In this guide, funders and organizers discuss what makes community organizing unique and uniquely effective, how to manage grantee relationships over time, understanding the value of process, and the grantmaker's special role in fostering change.
Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation
Publication date:
03/2009
In 2002, Arizona’s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on boosting its state’s bioscience economy and relied heavily on building collaborative partnerships. Since that time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding, businesses, and wages within the bioscience sector. This case study illustrates the benefits of taking a strategic approach to maximize a foundation’s impact. It describes how Flinn’s leaders narrowed the Foundation’s focus and assessed its performance.
In New Brand of Philanthropy, Nonprofits Invest in For-Profits
Release Date:
12/11/2012
This article on the rise of impact investing in the foundation world mentions two recent projects funded by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
4 Foundations Recognized for Aiding the Needy and Minorities
Release Date:
03/26/2013
The NoVo Foundation, the Levi Strauss Foundation, the Woods Fund of Chicago and the California Community Foundation received the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s inaugural Impact Awards for creativity and leadership in giving.
Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District
Release Date:
08/14/2013
Goldman Sachs and the Pritzker Group will fund the expansion of an early-childhood program in Salt Lake City's Granite School District through a social impact bond.
TCC Group President and CEO Richard Mittenthal Featured in Profile Magazine
Release Date:
07/06/2015
Mittenthal outlines TCC strategies on helping clients deepen social impact.
Founder and CEO of Viso Strategies Corporation Paula Luff Says CSR Improves Operations
Release Date:
04/18/2016
"For me, corporate responsibility is how companies operate," she says. "It’s about how they identify and manage their social and environmental risks and footprint."
Jessie Smith Noyes Announces Open Call for Investment Advisors to Lead Next Evolution of Social Justice Investing
Release Date:
10/12/2016
LOIs are due by November 1st. Noyes will review the LOI and then select up to five firms to receive a more detailed request for proposal.