5 Questions for…Sheena Wright, President and CEO, United Way of New York City
Release Date:
08/27/2013
In this PhilanTopic interview, United Way of NYC’ s President and CEO speaks about her first week on the job ...
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May
2023
Setting a New Standard: The Role of Philanthropy in Grantee Working Conditions
Thursday, May 18, 2023 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... nonprofits as directly connected to an organization’ s strategic efficacy? Most program officers want to support ... feel to deliver on programmatic impact Opportunities to be in existing communities of...
The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt
Release Date:
05/01/2018
... and find their place in the shifting terrain. 2. What’ s in a Name?: Our vocabulary is not keeping pace with the ... the next five or ten years. Yet, there is one thing we can be certain of, and that is...
17
Sep
2025
NYC Charter Amendments on the Ballot: Housing, Democracy, and the Future of the City
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Watch the Recording The NYC Charter serves as the city' s constitution, outlining the powers and structure of its government. In this November’ s general election, a set of key amendments to the charter will...
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims
Release Date:
03/30/2017
... of and reducing bias against Muslims across the U. S ., 11 organizations will soon launch projects funded through ... immigrants and refugees, to gather stories that will be woven into the work’ s...
School Choice and Privilege Are Inextricably Linked
Release Date:
11/09/2015
... sector and was put squarely on the table at NCRP’ s Philamplify debate last month. As a panelist, I was asked to consider whether market driven strategies can be expected to drive equity in education...
With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... has played a crucial role in expanding America’ s healthcare workforce, but greater commitment among donors ... That number will continue to grow and by 2060 there will be approximately 98 million older adults...
Lavelle Fund for the Blind Backs Program to Assist Blind and Visually Impaired College Students
Release Date:
08/17/2015
... to Assist Blind and Visually Impaired College Students Learning Ally, a national nonprofit organization, has ... In partnership with the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Learning Ally is piloting The College...
When LINsanity Comes to Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/15/2012
... the confines of our own community. But it was Jaimie’ s response when asked what NCF saw as philanthropy’ s most ... betting on sure things. And when we do, game changers can be overlooked...
Overcoming Setbacks
Release Date:
09/11/2018
... more than two decades when President Trump announced the U. S . withdrawal from the Paris Accord in 2017. With the Iran ... overcome them. Below are three points of reflection that guide us in this moment of...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Makes Water Purification Breakthrough
Release Date:
04/03/2018
... levels of sunlight and inexpensive gel technology could be at hand, thanks to an innovation in water purification. ... of these fatalities occur in developing nations, the U. S . is no stranger to unanticipated...
Share a Stellar Event: Philanthropy New York’s 33rd Annual Meeting
Release Date:
06/07/2012
... through a live-feed. The event was also a first for the education community: the first time the current U. S . Secretary of Education , New York State Commissioner of ... John B. King, Jr. and...
Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors
Release Date:
08/13/2014
... promise of future achievement. Medalists are early- to mid- career mathematicians 40 years old or younger in diverse ... Congress of Mathematicians (ICM). This year’ s medalists, Manjul Bhargava, Maryam...
New York Foundation’s Mottola Questions the Need for Celebrity Speakers at Philanthropic Conferences
Release Date:
09/19/2014
New York Foundation’ s Mottola Questions the Need for Celebrity Speakers at ... Why would it bother me that Alec Baldwin is going to be the keynote speaker at the Independent Sector conference ... to give him the...
Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare is Expanding Partnership with Hearst Foundation
Release Date:
02/24/2015
... to the Jonas Center, the impact of DNP nurses cannot be overstated. It estimates that each Hearst-Jonas DNP ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Backs Panel to Explore Ways to Keep Women in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Women account for half the college-educated American workforce but only 28 percent of science and engineering workers.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Facilitates Clinical Research with $8.7 Million in Grants
Release Date:
07/14/2015
... the transition to clinical research. The foundation' s Clinical Scientist Development Awards program enables early- career scientists to reserve three-quarters of their ... time for independent clinical...
Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds
Release Date:
11/12/2015
... experience working on Capitol Hill, serving as the top career official at the U. S . Office of Refugee Resettlement, and as president and CEO ...
Inaugural All Female Festival Launches In New York
Release Date:
05/09/2016
... circuit that celebrates female makers and creators will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Brooklyn, and will ... Inventors, storytellers, founders, artists who can't be boxed in. The event is...
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and McGraw Graphics Release New Poster Collection
Release Date:
06/01/2016
... This comprehensive poster catalog celebrates Warhol’ s most iconic Pop Art work and highlights a variety of key periods in Warhol’ s career . The collection includes the classic Campbell’...