What's So Interesting About This Walton Pledge for NYC Charter Schools?
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The Walton Family Foundation recently pledged to invest more than $2 million to create new charter schools in New York City.
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Mellon Supports Vanderbilt University's Workshop on TV News Preservation
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Archivists, librarians and TV news professionals will make the journey to Vanderbilt University next year to discuss the future of preserving broadcast television news.
Protesters Demand Affordable Housing Outside City Hall
Release Date:
10/10/2017
More than 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside City Hall to demand more affordable housing from Mayor de Blasio.
07
Nov
2017
Protecting Our Precious Waters: New York City’s Impacts on the Long Island Sound and the Hudson River Estuary
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
What are New York City’s impacts on the health of its waterways and the Long Island Sound? How do combined sewer overflows present complex challenges with community development and environmental justice dimensions?
IRS Audit Guides Inform Nonprofits about Review Criteria
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... (Importantly, the guide specific to 501(c)(3) private foundations is not available but noted as “coming soon.”) ...
Mellon Grant to Help Seattle Art Museum Establish Asian Paintings Conservation Center
Release Date:
10/27/2017
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has received a $3.5 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish and endow a center dedicated to the conservation, mounting and study of Asian paintings.
The Art for Justice Fund, in Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Announces First Grant Recipients
Release Date:
11/16/2017
The Art for Justice Fund, launched earlier this year with a $100 million donation from philanthropist Agnes Gund, today announced the first round of grant recipients in the areas of criminal justice reform and the arts
Casey Family Programs Launches New Mapping Tool to Help Advocate for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect
Release Date:
03/16/2018
Casey Family Programs, a national grant maker in the child welfare field, has launched the Community Opportunity Map, a tool that allows users to see localized indicators connected to community health and maltreatment prevention.
TCC Group Releases New Report: (Un)precedented: Philanthropy Takes Action in the First Year of a New Political Reality.
Release Date:
04/11/2018
... helping to bridge divergent political perspectives within foundations ... TCC Group Releases New ...
06
Mar
2019
Innovative Workforce Strategies for Criminal Justice: Involved Populations and Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, even with the rate in 2016 reaching a 20-year low. While there have been several promising legislative changes at the federal, state, and local levels recently, significant...
The Philanthropic Closet: LGBTQ People in Philanthropy
... representative of the composition of the 36 participating foundations . The Philanthropic Closet: LGBTQ People in ...
Ingrid Rasmussen Joins Unbound Philanthropy as Chief Operating Officer
Release Date:
06/05/2019
Ingrid Rasmussen is Chief Operating Officer at Unbound Philanthropy, where she oversees Finance and Operations, HR and IT, and Grants Management.
Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Four New Reports that Examine Their Grantmaking Successes, Failures and Lessons
Release Date:
02/26/2020
Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of Atlantic Philanthropies, has shared a note and four reports on the foundation's successes, failures and lessons learned as the foundation prepares to close it's doors in October.
New York Life and Cigna Launch ‘Brave of Heart Fund’ to Raise More Than $100 Million to Provide Financial and Emotional Support for Families of Frontline Healthcare Workers and Volunteers
Release Date:
04/21/2020
... that it has partnered with Cigna to launch, through their foundations , the Brave of Heart Fund. The Fund will provide ...
05
Dec
2018
Harnessing Apps to Develop Career Pathways - A Brown Bag Discussion
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 -
11:30am to 2:00pm
... boon and a curse for teenagers." According to Common Sense Media , teens are spending nearly nine hours a day on average using media . Given this state of affairs, how can we use technology .....
Convening Virtually: Embracing Change and Community
Release Date:
12/03/2020
... opportunity. (Also seeing that we didn’t lose the engagement or enthusiasm of our participants during hiccups ...
Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth
Release Date:
06/08/2021
In recognition of World Ocean Day, Billion Oyster Project announced a new data collection system powering its efforts to restore one billion oysters by 2035 to benefit the N.Y. Harbor habitat and water quality
Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving
... deduction is an especially efficient method of directing resources to communities, because for every $1 that the ...
30
Jul
2013
What Small Nonprofits Need to Know About Health Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 -
3:30pm to 4:30pm
Webinar
... Can your nonprofit continue its existing group plan? What resources are available for small nonprofit employers to ...
15
Jul
2015
LinkedIn Program Reprise! - Webinar
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Missed the webinar? View recording here. Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile will be offered again this summer as a webinar! LinkedIn is an incredible tool for job searching and networking, and very few people are using it to its fullest potential. But,...