Gender and Transformative Giving
Release Date:
05/23/2013
... interest in the gender lens. For example, for the past year we’ve been partnering with the Heinz Endowments to ...
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A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Release Date:
01/30/2013
By Dr. Irwin Redlener Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness , Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and Co-Chair, NYS Ready Commission As we move beyond the immediate response to...
Seven Things Foundations Can Do to Shape Public Debate in the NYC Election Season
Release Date:
02/21/2012
By Laura Wolff, Senior Program Officer, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation The upcoming New York City campaign season is the first one in more than a decade—and only the second since 1973—where there is no incumbent candidate for...
Start a Giving Circle This Summer
Release Date:
06/15/2011
... reduced by many people working together. For example, each year 10.9 million children under age five who live in ...
Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?
Release Date:
07/30/2010
... budget—still not adopted four months into the fiscal year —which has left schools in a lurch. Principals can’t ...
The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions
Release Date:
02/26/2010
By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Foundations should explicitly consider their lifespan options. However, in my last contribution , I wrote that focusing simply on foundation perpetuity or spending out was...
A Unique Nonprofit Lender
Release Date:
08/19/2009
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” is a well-known early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’s Hamlet; Polonius’ advice to his son, Laertes). Yet sound bites or one-sentence quotes found in cute management books are no way to manage a...
Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart
Release Date:
02/19/2015
NoVo Co-Presidents, Jennifer and Peter Buffett, discuss the importance of love in the philanthropic sector.
Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind
Release Date:
02/20/2015
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, explains the organization's involvement in the Coalition for Public Safety.
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Apr
2015
What Kind of Welcome? How are Unaccompanied Children from Central America Faring in New York?
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -
2:15pm to 4:30pm
... America were released to sponsors in New York State last year , the second highest receiving state after Texas. Most of ...
CSR, the Arts, and the Double Bottom Line
Release Date:
04/14/2015
Americans for the Arts VP of Private Sector Initiatives, Emily Peck, discusses the critical relationship between corporate social responsibility and arts funding.
NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges
Release Date:
04/21/2015
Independent Sector President and CEO, Diana Aviv, recaps the Threads NYC event and explores the importance of creating connections to spur social change.
16
Sep
2015
Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Industry Partnerships - Current and Future Strategies
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
New York City has made significant progress in the past ten years in developing a more employer-driven workforce system. The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and the Workforce Funders have partnered on a number of sector-...
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Feb
2016
It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
We face a unique moment in the life of public transit in New York. After three decades of steadily improving service, quality indicators have started to decline. You see it every day: train cars break down more often, delays have gone up,...
Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors
Release Date:
02/26/2016
The Schott Foundation announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte.
Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC
Release Date:
04/06/2016
... rezoning initiatives to accommodate Mayor De Blasio’s 10- year plan to build new affordable housing units. People’s ...
13
Sep
2016
Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... death rate has equaled or exceeded the national rate every year since 2006. Watch related content: This video features a ...
With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... lasting impact. Committing for the long-haul, via multi- year funding and long-term relationships, will produce ...
Mellon Foundation and Digital Preservation Coalition Sponsor Formation of Task Force for Email Archives
Release Date:
11/03/2016
While archivists, technologists, librarians, and others continue to make progress in capturing, preserving, and providing access to various forms of digital expression, email has remained resistant to a variety of efforts at preservation.
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...