Philanthropy New York Announces New Executive Committee
Release Date:
04/06/2016
... Foundation has gotten to know the ins-and-outs of our governance in her role as Co-Chair of our Governance and Nominating Committee, and will be stellar as ...
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Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice
Release Date:
05/04/2016
Hilary Pennington of the Ford Foundation says social justice fellowships use non-traditional ways to recruit talented individuals already working toward positive change in their communities.
Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures
Release Date:
01/11/2017
Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Arcus Foundation, writes, "Unlike our colleagues in government, business, and civil society, foundation executives face relatively little outside pressure to achieve impact. We are free to fail, with no...
Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age
Release Date:
02/13/2017
Edgar Villanueva of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, says foundations could be targeted as a source of revenue and their ability to support work that goes against Trump’s agenda could be detrimentally affected.
Peter G. Peterson, Bloomberg & Others Give $10 Million to Launch Financial Crisis-Response Project at Yale School of Management
Release Date:
05/17/2017
Yale School of Management announced that $10 million has been raised to expand the Yale Program on Financial Stability and launch the “Crisis-Response Project," which will codify best practices and provide training that can help governments fight...
What Philanthropy’s Response to Changes in Washington Means for Civic Engagement
Release Date:
06/15/2017
... the spectrum of ways people can participate in self- governance , from interactions with government to voluntary ...
Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact
Release Date:
12/13/2017
Laura Wolff, Independent Philanthropy Consultant suggests practical strategies—“nudges”-- that can help people translate desires and intentions into actions and accomplishments
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Policy Core Course 2018 - June 14th Sessions
Thursday, June 14, 2018 -
9:00am to 12:45pm
... at all levels help navigate the legal, strategic, and governance practices necessary to incorporate advocacy and ...
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Policy Core Course 2018 - June 28th Sessions
Thursday, June 28, 2018 -
9:00am to 12:15pm
... at all levels help navigate the legal, strategic, and governance practices necessary to incorporate advocacy and ...
Best Conference EVER!: #ForumCon18
Release Date:
07/25/2018
Here are four reasons why it was the best.
New Report from The Century Foundation on Students from Low-Income Families and Special Education
Release Date:
01/23/2019
A new TCF report finds that low-income students are more likely to be identified for special education and more likely to be placed in separate classrooms than their non-low-income peers. While the exact reasons for the differences are unknown, the...
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Through the Eyes of Children - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, April 18, 2019 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
The Office of the Inspector General announced in January 2019 that thousands more children than previously reported have been separated from their parents at the southern border by our government. The impacts of this failed and cruel U.S. policy to...
The Smart Way to Get US Employees Back to Work
Release Date:
04/29/2020
The businesses that come back will not look like the businesses before, and that means disruption to the jobs that employers will fill.
To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together
Release Date:
06/23/2020
How a research project transformed a region - and the foundation that sponsored it. The Rauch Foundation presents Part 3 of their 3-part Insights series.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes Three New Trustees
Release Date:
06/22/2020
... known for his high-level work in peacekeeping, global governance , and transnational security threats. Dr. Minow is ...
Morgan Stanley and Robin Hood Launch Campaign to Support New York City Street Vendors
Release Date:
12/09/2020
Over 2,000 Street Vendors will benefit
Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families
Release Date:
01/20/2021
Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families By: Caroline Kronley, President, Tinker Foundation. You probably remember the recording from 2018: leaked audio of a 6-year-old girl from El Salvador crying...
If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let's Start in Our Back Yard
Release Date:
04/14/2021
As New York City heads into its most consequential local elections in a generation, we face a decades-long decline in democratic participation.
The Restaurant Industry Is Structured on Racism. The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Wants to Rebuild It.
Release Date:
04/14/2021
The Restaurant Workers Community Fund gained prominence for providing financial relief to service workers during COVID-19. Now it wants to create a racially just system.
A Crash Course in the Foundation World: Reflections on Philanthropy New York’s Philanthropy 101
Release Date:
09/23/2022
... taught me a lot—about the formalities of foundation governance , the mechanics of modern grantmaking, and some of ...