Opinion: How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... not an understatement to say that every time we think it can ’t possibly get more expensive to live in New York City, ...
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‘Brooklyn Prime’ Campaign Aims To Bring Amazon Headquarters To NYC
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... to Buffalo and beyond – to pitch themselves as an ideal home for the growing online shopping giant. Now you can officially count Brooklyn as one of the contenders trying ...
New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... low-income students apply to underachieving schools near home , in part because their families often lack counseling that can help them navigate a complex admissions process. The NYC ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth
Release Date:
11/23/2015
... from Brooklyn’s growing prosperity and influence. But we can change that by elevating our most vulnerable youth and ... Youth & Families: 15 grants support legal and language services , advocacy campaigns,...
Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance
Release Date:
11/30/2015
... of directors is thrilled that Mr. Bowman has agreed to take on this critical role,” said Laura Johnson, Alliance ... at Berkeley, a Master of Laws in environmental and natural resources at the Northwestern...
If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy
Release Date:
03/20/2017
... Workforce Development: WIOA Opportunities to Work Together I love a good challenge: a big, hairy, hard-to-tackle ... [1] . This isn’t a small problem that one foundation can tackle. It’s a big,...
Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing
Release Date:
03/13/2017
... purpose. We believe that leveraging investment capital can play a role in service of our mission, and that investment activities can both inform and enhance philanthropic activities. The ... how best to...
De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... hub will include 20 “fast-charging” stations, which can power up vehicles in 30 minutes, instead of the eight hours it can take on lower-level chargers. “The easier we make it for ...
This Is How We’re Facing Change Together
Release Date:
06/06/2018
... New York At Monday’s annual meeting for PNY’s members, I asked that members take the opportunity of the day’s ... the role each member’s foundation and the broader sector can play at this...
The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors
Release Date:
03/14/2013
... ideas and brand-new ways of looking at the world. I recently joined Seth Pinsky, President of the New York City ... . Without the pressure to produce a profit, nonprofits can be nimble and flexible in testing...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator
Release Date:
02/06/2015
... information, idea exchange, and gathering of philanthropic resources across the borough. “The idea for the Brooklyn ... local nonprofits. Nonprofits are always seeking more resources , donors, and board members...
Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts
Release Date:
10/02/2013
... commitment to reshape high schools so that all students can meet more rigorous standards,” said Michele Cahill, ...
A Dollop of Learning – The Glue That Binds
Release Date:
09/05/2019
... Glue That Binds By Yi-Ching Lin, Senior Director, Learning Services , Philanthropy New York Over the weekend I found myself in search of a tube of superglue – I didn’t even...
Wisdom from Our Editorial Board, and Our Readers
Release Date:
07/20/2016
... doing made obvious sense, but the sector news (education, health , workforce development, etc.) that we include was ... And there’s lots more big stuff coming, but which will take a bit longer to plan! Perhaps...
Understanding Risk Tolerance in Grantmaking
Release Date:
08/10/2015
... patterns are at work in real-world situations, which can be hard to detect and even harder to change. ... to lock-in a greater likelihood of gain, and tend to take more risk to try to defer or avoid losses...
Will Cordery Joins Wellspring's Racial Justice Program
Release Date:
05/04/2017
... racial justice, voter engagement, public education, health equity and criminal justice reform. Will’s ...
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Jun
2015
Nailing It: Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers
Thursday, June 25, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... Nail Salon workers How nail salon and other personal care workers are part of the larger care movement Presenters Patricia Eng, Vice President, New ...
25
Feb
2013
It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate
Monday, February 25, 2013 -
10:45am to 2:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
... government) and its association with other deductions like home mortgage interest, which directly benefit to the ... to make it even more effective? What if those reforms take away anything from anybody...
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Oct
2016
Funder Briefing on Poverty in the LGBTQ Community
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 -
2:30pm to 4:30pm
Did you know that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans face higher rates of poverty than their straight counterparts? Have you heard that one in five transgender adults have experienced homelessness? Did you know that one quarter...
Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing
Release Date:
02/06/2017
The Foundation will allocate $100 million of its endowment to impact investing as a way to advance its social justice mission and grow the field. The commitment will focus on a combination of mission-related investments (MRI) and program-related...