Seven Million Fewer Uninsured Under Obamacare, Commonwealth Fund Finds
Release Date:
01/15/2015
The number of uninsured working-age Americans dropped from 19% to 16%.
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Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report
Release Date:
07/09/2015
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, outlines the importance of increasing and improving funder relationships with civil society institutions.
ASPCA Marks 150th Anniversary With First NYC Paws Parade
Release Date:
04/11/2016
Along with celebrating the ASPCA — which was founded in New York City in 1866 and is now considered to be the first and oldest animal welfare organization in the country — the day also celebrated local groups who have worked hard to protect "some of...
Century Foundation Policy Associate Comments on Trump's Effect on Higher Education Reforms
Release Date:
11/10/2016
Donald Trump's defeat of Hillary Clinton Tuesday night places eight years of higher education reform under President Obama in doubt, raising questions about the direction of policies governing financial aid and for-profit colleges.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz Announces Increase of 2017 Program Grants Budget
Release Date:
03/15/2017
Recognizing the challenges to many of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s program priorities presented by the current political climate, the board of trustees has approved an increase in the Fund’s grants budget by nearly 12 percent for 2017, Fund...
Bloomberg Writes Op-Ed: Climate Progress, With or Without Trump
Release Date:
03/31/2017
... unfortunate and misguided rollback of environmental protections has led to a depressing and widespread belief ...
Shared Parenting Improves Divorce Outcome For Kids
Release Date:
09/11/2017
What two factors vastly increase the likelihood of a healthy and happy future for kids after divorce? Mom and Dad.
N.Y., Pa., and Del. Move Toward Delaware River Frack Ban
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Officials responsible for protecting water in the Delaware River region across three states took a step Wednesday to ban natural gas hydrofracking. Five members of the Delaware River Basin Commission voted 3-1 to come up with rules on such a ban by...
Mark-Viverito Arrested During DACA Protest At Trump Tower
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... against President Trump’s recent move to expunge protections put in place by his predecessor on behalf of ...
Administration Of Children’s Services Staffers Now Being Sent To NYPD Investigator Course
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Staffers at the city's Administration of Children's Services are being sent to the NYPD’s Police Academy to receive special training in tactics and procedures they could use in their own investigations, the Daily News has learned.
Override of Undocumented-Immigrant Bill Falls Short In Westchester
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... short of overriding a veto of a bill that would’ve given protections to undocumented immigrants in Westchester County. ...
Lessons From Time Square
Release Date:
12/05/2018
As soon as we moved into our current space at 1500 Broadway, we wondered whether or not we would ever host a New Year’s Party given our perch overlooking Times Square...
Jonas Awarded Dean's Medal for Distinguished Service by UPenn
Release Date:
05/19/2014
... created to address veterans' pressing, often life-altering health issues by expanding the field of qualified caregivers ... preparing nurses with doctoral degrees to step into this critical role, and the...
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Elevating and Mobilizing Voices from Across New York to Advocate for an Equitable 2023 Farm Bill - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders
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1:00pm to 2:30pm
... Co-Sponsored by Engage New York Merck Family Fund New York Health Foundation Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems ...
Governance and Nominating Committee
The Governance and Nominating Committee guides the annual process of selecting a slate of candidates for the Board of Directors ; the slate is then presented to the membership at PNY's Annual Meeting. This Committee also proposes which Board members...
Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation
"What are we doing, and why do we think it's going to make a difference? Are we being effective?" Grantmakers ask evaluation questions like these of their grantees and themselves. This brief guide explains why grantmakers use theories of change to guide their questioning, unearth assumptions that underlie their work, establish common language, and develop strong action plans. Contributors to the guide also describe how a theory of change sets the stage for evaluation by clarifying goals, strategies, and milestones.
In New Brand of Philanthropy, Nonprofits Invest in For-Profits
Release Date:
12/11/2012
This article on the rise of impact investing in the foundation world mentions two recent projects funded by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement
Publication date:
03/2012
In What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement, participants learned how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. They walked through a set of financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers.
Simplify: A New Data-Sharing Process for Funders & Grantees
Publication date:
01/2014
Simplify is a data-sharing and standards-setting process that eliminates the repetitive elements of grant applications.
The Goldilocks Approach to Nonprofit Board Size: What Is “Just Right”?
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Among many interesting findings in BoardSource’s “Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices” report is a simple one on board size. Average board size has steadily declined over the past 20 years, as the chart below shows...