11/14/2014 - The Science of Convening - Notes
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11/2014
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Building Trust and Following the Field
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02/11/2020
... we looked at the organizations that we had been funding and realized that they were, almost without ... trust them to do that, then we probably shouldn’t be funding them in the first place. The grantees in the...
The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Jeanette Vega as Managing Director; Martin L. Leibowitz and Monica Lozano Join The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
04/02/2012
... Foundation. “Jeanette is a proven leader in the global health arena and brings with her real in-depth ... Rockefeller Foundation at an extremely exciting time for global health,” said Vega. “As critical issues...
Arabella Advisors Hires Julia Sze as Managing Director of Impact Investing
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02/03/2016
Julia Sze has joined Arabella Advisors as its new managing director of impact investing. Sze will work with Cynthia Muller, Arabella’s head of impact investing, to lead the firm’s rapidly growing impact investing practice.
A Recipe for Capacity Building
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02/16/2017
Heather Peeler of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations writes, "It’s tempting to start conversations about capacity building by focusing on program design. However, you wouldn’t pull out your pots and pans to start cooking before you’ve planned...
William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/12/2017
... successfully in 16 states on behalf of children whose rights had been violated in juvenile justice and child ... written more than 20 articles and book chapters on civil rights issues and the rights...
The Open Society Foundations Announce Justice Rising Awards
Release Date:
02/10/2022
... change in their communities, tireless commitment to civil rights , and capacity to inspire, innovate, and mobilize ... guests Sounds of Blackness, poet Aja Monet, and voting rights champion Stacey Abrams joined...
Philanthropy New York Seeks Nominations for our Board of Directors
Release Date:
12/12/2024
Submit your nominations through the survey link or PDF document by January 10, 2025!
Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field
Publication date:
04/2012
... key constituencies, understand emerging issues, map the funding environment and synthesize information and find gaps. ...
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.
What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help
Release Date:
07/01/2010
Why should people give money to nonprofits responding to the Gulf Coast oil spill? Isn't BP paying for the clean-up efforts? Penny Fujiko Willgerodt, the Executive Director of the Prospect Hill Foundation and an Advisor to the Gulf Coast Fund for...
Communicating Your Foundation’s 990-PF
Release Date:
12/21/2011
As foundation communications become more and more strategic, the 990-PF—an annual information return filed by exempt private foundations—has become an essential tool, not only for grantmakers, but for the media, policymakers, and grantees as well.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story
Release Date:
12/06/2012
Philanthropy New York’s Education Working Group, in conjunction with the Donors’ Education Collaborative and the Fund for New Citizens at The New York Community Trust, held a recent briefing to bring greater clarity to New York City’s efforts to...
Don’t Forget the Small Guys
Release Date:
07/19/2010
During the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than invest in newer, smaller, and “riskier” ones. In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York...
Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City
Release Date:
11/08/2012
New York is one of the most vibrant urban agriculture cities in the United States, with more than 700 existing sites (there are nearly 3 times as many farms and gardens in the city as there are Starbucks locations).
How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.
Release Date:
08/23/2010
... most pervasive social issues—one which suffered a recent funding setback here in New York—and suggests that a change ...
Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact
Release Date:
02/14/2012
... the impact of grantmaking, even in an era of reduced funding . We’re pleased to have Gail Gershon, Senior ...
Can Feedback Fuel Change at Foundations?
Publication date:
05/2011
When foundations make a commitment to getting consistent feedback from their grantees that is candid and comparative, they can make substantive changes that result in different—and better—grantee experiences. Foundations that use the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) more than once are making changes that are benefiting the organizations they fund. In addition to describing the data, the report identifies four keys to driving change as a result of the GPR, based on CEP’s experience delivering results to some 200 foundations.
Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation
Publication date:
03/2009
... time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding , businesses, and wages within the bioscience sector. ...
As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded
Release Date:
01/08/2013
Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's three public library systems receive less government support even as their circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson...