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... Co-Chair of NYRAG’s fundraising campaign a decade ago when this organization moved to its current location. The ... problem solving, we know that when we combine our grant resources with...
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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp
Release Date:
05/03/2010
... one of the presenters, Karen Karp , President of Karp Resources , share her thoughts with Smart Assets. As a ... it’s difficult—if not impossible—to buy local food when it’s in season; why we have additives...
Listening, Learning and Taking Action: Our Journey to Advance Racial Equity
Release Date:
03/09/2022
... words in a press release. We agreed to commit substantial resources . The question was: how and where? Typical for an ... or do anything at all--in the hope that the problem will just go away. Fortunately, our...
Purpose as a Compass: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice
Release Date:
04/25/2023
... these reports too often go underutilized or unread. Yes, I just said that. This isn’t a knock on my foundation ... “wicked” problems and make efficient use of limited resources . Sounds good, right? But what...
"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/01/2024
... to the white protagonist, we meet them at the point when they have had to put aside their needs and lives to help ... this work. I would be doing something else.’ So it's just the very idea that black...
Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/27/2015
... the Chronicle of Philanthropy . It was hard to believe it when the Council on Foundations announced last week that it ... way that’s lost in a shark-tank exercise. Otherwise, it just becomes yet another...
Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed at Supporting Puerto Rican Writers Across Genres
Release Date:
05/12/2021
... and funding in Puerto Rico was one of my first commitments when I came to lead the Foundation, and we are now thrilled ... Committee members will serve anonymously, and be named when Fellowship recipients are...
Building long-term partnerships with nonprofits to scale impact: Lessons from sustained funding relationships
Release Date:
10/25/2021
... falls squarely into the "systems-focused" category. When Benetech launched its Bookshare initiative in 2001 ... and training that boosted membership from 350 to 9,000 in just a few years. Fund-...
NYCT Makes Over $800K in Grants to Respond to Federal Policy Changes
Release Date:
02/07/2017
... vehicles on New York's roads; and improve care for kids with serious mental illnesses outside the hospital. The ... Trust gave away almost $200 million in 2016). "At a time when programs to improve...
Century Foundation Promotes ‘Realistic Steps’ on Gun Violence
Release Date:
06/15/2016
... fellow and co-director of The University of Chicago Crime Lab Harold Pollack explains the realistic steps we can ...
The Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing President Obama's Executive Actions
Release Date:
05/07/2015
... Obama famously said to his Cabinet: “We are not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make ...
Boosting Adult Education in New York
Release Date:
07/16/2015
... reform a top policy priority and invested significant resources in universal pre-kindergarten. This focus makes ... of economic and workforce development in New York. As just one indication of the state’s...
Podcast: A MasterCard Plan for Financial Inclusion
Release Date:
08/21/2017
... Growth, discusses how the credit-card company is utilizing resources and expertise from across its operations to address ... businesses into the global financial grid by 2020 — not just connecting buyers,...
Research to Prevent Blindness-Supported Researchers Will Be Integral Part of Latest Effort Within NEI’s Audacious Goals Initiative
Release Date:
11/06/2018
... be co-principal investigators on five innovative projects just announced by the National Eye Institute (NEI) as part of ...
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces New Chief Operating Officer, Maya Jakubowicz
Release Date:
07/12/2023
... of Administrative Services, overseeing finances, human resources , information technology, and facilities for City ... and the private sector to create a stronger and more just city for all New Yorkers. In...
Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity
Release Date:
12/12/2013
... converting something into a tradable good transforms it. Just think of slave markets and the dehumanization of African ... the norms of social interaction and exacerbate inequity when introduced into nonmarket...
How Should Philanthropy Respond to Obama’s Speech on Black Men and Boys?
Release Date:
08/15/2013
... the country in the week leading up to Obama’s speech. When the president finally spoke, the many Americans of all races who have devoted their time and resources to improving the life outcomes of black men and...
Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas
Release Date:
08/08/2017
... people who came to the United States as children. In just a few consecutive days, the Texas Senate passed bills ... in Texas. Texas social justice organizations need more resources to deepen capacity and...
Nature and NYC Communities Can Thrive Together Through These 5 Goals
Release Date:
04/19/2018
... diversity. To that end, the Natural Areas Conservancy just released it Forest Management Framework . It was ... NYC2050 coalition’s capacity. The coalition needs more resources to ensure regular communication...
Philanthropy and the Interfaith Imperative
Release Date:
05/24/2018
... the need could not be clearer. Philanthropy works best when it advances solutions to that which seems unsolvable, ... of Al Smith in 1928 and even John F. Kennedy’s, just over 50 years ago? With several...