With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality
Release Date:
12/20/2017
... executive director. Bank of America’s pledge covers initial staffing and infrastructure. Looking at the report, ...
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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health
Release Date:
04/20/2018
If the U.S. health care system were a separate country, its $3.3 trillion GDP would give it the fifth-largest economy in the world. It is also the world’s seventh-largest producer of carbon dioxide, making it a major contributor to air pollution.
05
Jun
2018
What Funders Need to Know About Census 2020 Operations - June Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Census 2020 is less than two years away; the time to act is now! Planning has started for a “Get Out The Count” campaign to reach hard-to-count populations in the communities you care about. What key information do you need to guide your investments...
Rauch Foundation Co-Sponsors Long Island Delegation to Attend “Reimagining Education Summer Institute”
Release Date:
07/12/2018
The Rauch Foundation announced today that it is partnering with ERASE Racism to sponsor a delegation from Long Island to attend the “Reimagining Education Summer Institute” from July 16-19 at Teachers College Columbia University.
Andy Warhol Foundation Joins Growing Number of Organizations Condemning University of Kansas Over Its Removal of Josephine Meckseper’s Flag
Release Date:
07/25/2018
The work by German artist Josephine Meckseper was commissioned by the New York–based nonprofit Creative Time as part of its “Pledge of Allegiance” series. The initiative invited sixteen artists to make flags in response to contemporary political...
Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog
Release Date:
08/14/2018
STOP has just started and aims to bring new meaning to the phrase "asking for a light," when it comes to smoking. STOP is an acronym for a new $20 million Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative to create a global watchdog to shed more light on the...
16
Oct
2018
The Philanthropic Closet - New Research on LGBTQ People in Philanthropy
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -
4:00pm to 6:00pm
... discuss your own reactions. Explore: The findings of the initial Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals (DAPP) ...
SNF Grant Provides Free Admission to Guggenheim for CUNY Students & Staff
Release Date:
09/26/2018
Made possible solely through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), this new program covers two full academic school years, from fall 2018 through summer 2020. Students, faculty, and staff from participating schools may obtain tickets...
11
Oct
2018
Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results - A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP (Part 3 of 3)
Thursday, October 11, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:15pm
The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present the first three briefings on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.
Altman Foundation Announces Leadership Transition, New President and Chair
Release Date:
10/10/2018
VP and Executive Director of Altman Foundation Karen L. Rosa will retire at the end of 2018. Debroah T. Velazquez will become President of the Foundation and Jane B. O'Connell, currently President, will become Chair of the Board of Trustees.
14
Nov
2018
Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:15pm
The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present its fourth briefing on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup. This year, national field partners were funded to conduct get-out-the-count...
Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving
Release Date:
11/08/2018
The artist Joan Mitchell passed away in 1992. Recently, her Blueberry set an auction record for $16.625 million at Christie’s New York, while her work at Art Basel collectively sold for approximately $35.5 million. Meanwhile, the Baltimore Museum of...
Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions
Release Date:
12/13/2018
Now that all fifty states and the District of Columbia have received formal federal approval of their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, the work of implementing the 2015 law—the United States’ primary K–12 education investment—is fully...
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...
22
Mar
2019
Navigating Uncertain Terrain – Trends and Strategies in International Grantmaking
Friday, March 22, 2019 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
International grantmakers frequently encounter laws, regulations and political environments that are unwelcoming to philanthropy and civil society, and create grantmaking conditions that are challenging to navigate. At the same time, however,...
New York State Health Foundation Funds Suicide Prevention Study in Four New York Counties
Release Date:
06/17/2019
Erie County is one of four New York counties participating in a suicide prevention study that researchers hope will identify new strategies to stop individuals from killing themselves.
24
Oct
2019
The Capacity Building Blind Spot: What’s Holding NYC Nonprofits Back?
Thursday, October 24, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Every year, the nonprofits we support are forced to choose. Do they budget more for program or budget to invest in growth of their small donor or fee-for-service programs? What they ultimately are choosing between is performing more program work...
17
Sep
2019
Hurricane Dorian: Next Steps for Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Over the course of a week, Hurricane Dorian made a total of five landfalls – three in the Bahamas (twice on Great Abaco and another on Grand Bahamas Island), a U.S. landfall in North Carolina and a final one in Canada.
International Grantmakers Unite: Grappling with the State of the World
Release Date:
11/06/2019
The International Grantmakers Network (IGN) provides a unique opportunity to effect positive change by working communally as philanthropic professionals to take advantage of this transitional moment.
10
Dec
2019
"All Immigration Is Local": Philanthropy's Role in State and Local Advocacy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:15pm
While national headlines are dominated by federal immigration policy —family separation, the border wall, the Muslim ban, public charge—many of the day-to-day realities of immigrants across the country are informed by state and local policies.