Wallace Foundation Names Jody Spiro, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership
Release Date:
02/01/2012
Will Miller, President of The Wallace Foundation, has announced the promotion of Jody Spiro, Ed.D., as Director of Education Leadership.
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Ford Foundation Announces New President
Release Date:
08/22/2013
... and Free Expression, one of the foundation’s three major programming areas. Immediately prior to joining Ford, Walker ...
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
After the intensity of the “fiscal cliff” negotiations and the passage of The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, many breathed a sigh of relief that the legislation did not include major changes in the charitable deduction. But recently,...
08
Oct
2013
Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC
The Education Funders Research Initiative (EdFunders) is a project of Philanthropy New York supported by 16 funding organizations that have pursued a diverse array of education reform strategies. These and other private foundations have invested...
07
May
2014
Philanthropy New York's 35th Annual Meeting, with Hillary Rodham Clinton
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 -
12:45pm to 6:15pm
... finalized, we hope you will join us for this full slate of programming : 12:45-1:00 p.m. Registration 1:00-1:30 p.m. PNY ...
Innovative Finance and the Search for the Next Big Idea
Release Date:
10/17/2014
Rockefeller Program Associate, Rehana Nathoo, discusses the foundation's social media campaign during the Social Capital Markets Conference.
The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible
Release Date:
05/03/2012
By Laura Cronin, PhilanTopic (This post originally appeared on PhilanTopic, the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on April 24, 2012 and is reprinted with permission.) If a person with a serious vision, hearing or mobility impairment...
More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Hilary Rhodes, Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at The Wallace Foundation, examines the importance of social and emotional competencies when measuring student success rates.
15
Oct
2015
Lunch 4 Learning: Making Universal Free Lunch a Public Health Issue
Thursday, October 15, 2015 -
9:00am to 11:30am
An astonishing 75% of NYC’s 1.1 million public school students – 780,000 children – are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, only 250,000 (1 in 3) eligible students participate in school lunch programs.
13
Jan
2016
Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -
9:15am to 11:15am
Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in teenage girls, ages 15-19, outside of Africa.
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association Receives an Outstanding Rating for its Community Reinvestment Initiatives
Release Date:
10/28/2015
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, a national bank subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, has been recognized with the highest rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for its excellent record in meeting the needs of...
Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform
Release Date:
01/12/2016
The Youth Transition Funders Group updated its seminal Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform -- providing concrete policy recommendations aimed at improving the well-being and life outcomes for at-risk young people.
05
May
2016
School Integration in NYC (Part 1 of 2): New Research, Changing Perspectives
Thursday, May 5, 2016 -
9:30am to 11:30am
A study released in 2014 by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that New York State’s schools are the most segregated schools in the country, more segregated than they were a decade ago. Between 1989 and 2010, the percentage of schools in the New...
NYS Health Foundation Grant Creating Tool to Assess Health Needs in Multifamily Housing
Release Date:
05/24/2016
Pilot program to create tool for assessing health and sustainability needs of existing affordable multifamily buildings.
United Hospital Fund Report Says You Get What You Pay For in Children’s Health Care
Release Date:
06/16/2016
A new United Hospital Fund report focuses on the quality measures to consider as part of value-based payment arrangements for children’s health care. Rolling children’s care into broader reform efforts rooted in value-based payment requires close...
02
Nov
2016
End the Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
In a discussion developed by Philanthropy New York's Funders of Women and Girls, members will explore the ways in which we criminalize the responses of girls — especially girls of color — who have been sexually and physically abused, and what we can...
15
Feb
2017
Financial Series: Intro to Financial Statements
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:30am
In this Primer to the Financial Series, participants will get a peek into how a grantee assembles the financial statements and the stories they tell. It is a broad overview for all newcomers who must work with nonprofit organizations’ financial...
18
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...
14
Dec
2016
Unconnected Prisoner Re-Entry Services? There’s a Collaborative Solution For That
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Approximately 636,000 incarcerated individuals leave federal and state prisons each year (U.S. Department of Justice, Prisoners in 2014), making reentry into the community a major concern for federal, state and local governments. Many face uphill...
28
Feb
2017
Prison Is The Most Unaffordable Housing
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
There is a documented link between rising housing costs, the recent drastic growth of evictions, and the exploding prison population. Over 100 cities in the United States criminalize life-sustaining activities such as sleeping, eating, and food-...