Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation promotes Aaron Merki to role of Chief Program Officer

Release Date:

09/27/2021

... and Education—enabling the Foundation to focus greater resources on select funding priorities and initiatives. Mr. ... coming to the Weinberg Foundation, Mr. Merki served as the executive director of FreeState...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

All By April: A Philanthropic Commitment to Defend and Strengthen American Democracy.

Release Date:

03/13/2024

... the campaign has provided these organizations with the resources they need to plan, strategize, and execute their ...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Public Policy

Related Organizations

Democracy Fund

04 May 2021

What's the Role for International Grantmakers in Decolonizing Philanthropy?

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... are rooted in colonization and the “charity” framework How to use a decolonization frame around anti-racism, climate ... rooted in racial equity Speakers Solomé Lemma , Executive Director, Thousand Currents...

Find More By

Event type

Network Building

Format

Livestream

Presentation

Roundtable Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Cathleen Colvin and A.J. Caro Appointed to Long Island Community Foundation Board

Release Date:

02/01/2013

The Long Island Community Foundation recently named two new members to its Board of Advisors—Cathleen Colvin of the ... Project Finance Department of Shearman & Sterling in New York, subsequently serving as...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Long Island Community Foundation

Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Principal Evaluation

Release Date:

01/27/2016

... principal evaluation were truly meaningful—a way to help new principals fully develop their leadership skills so that ... improve teaching and learning in their schools? A new study, Building a Stronger...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

The Wallace Foundation

Carnegie Among Funders of STEM Learning Ecosystems, 17 Regional Partnerships Focused on STEM Education Pathways Added

Release Date:

05/25/2017

... The Ecosystems have the objective of collaborating in new and creative ways to increase equity, quality and STEM ... of education,” said SFN co-chairs Gerald Solomon, Executive Director, Samueli Foundation,...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Science

Technology

Related Organizations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Leading By Example

Release Date:

08/02/2017

Leading By Example A Message from th e President of Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly August 2017 edition. Our ...

Find More By

News type

President's Message

PNY News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Philanthropy New York

Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

Can We Still Improve Philanthropy?

Release Date:

07/17/2009

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Being away from the day-to-day administration of a foundation has allowed me some time to think about how philanthropy can be improved. That is a huge...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Family Philanthropy Online Knowledge Center

At Philanthropy New York, we recognize the unique strengths and challenges of ... You can view past webinar recordings and downloadable resources at NCFP's Online Knowledge Center . Eligibility Please note...

Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private Foundations

Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private ... tax revenues by $86 million over ten years. Philanthropy New York supports simplifying the excise tax on private .....

Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... to gains at the federal level, these funders were focusing new attention and resources at the state and local level, especially in ... both legal and common. This push has been helped along by new...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

LGBTQ

Bloomberg's Latest Move to Fight Big Tobacco Around the World

Release Date:

03/14/2018

... of Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP), a new global watchdog that will monitor tobacco industry ... No donor has come close to matching the energy or resources that the former New...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Westchester Community Foundation Launches The Westchester Index

Release Date:

05/26/2022

(Hartsdale, NY—May 26, 2022) A new indicators website for Westchester County, NY will help ... that make a difference. We apply knowledge, creativity and resources to the most challenging issues in an effort to...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Joins More Than 80 Philanthropic Leaders to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

02/15/2018

... Foundations of Canada and Comunalia and explored how community foundations can work locally using the SDGs to ... change. During the event, partners also launched the new report Local Leadership, Global Impact...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Edwin Gould Foundation and the Education Writers Association Announced the Winner of the Eddie Award

Release Date:

06/19/2018

... outstanding entries well-known journalists from the New Yorker, the New York Times and NPR as high-quality packages from medium ... outcomes for low-income young people in the metropolitan New...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Arts

Related Organizations

Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

PNY Community Poem

On June 3rd, more than 200 Philanthropy New York members gathered for our 42nd Annual Meeting. ... are who I love”. She then guided the Philanthropy New York community in creating our own “You are who I ... The...

Billionaires Wield Greater Power Through Charitable and Political Donations

Release Date:

05/18/2014

Billionaire philanthropists are moving beyond traditional charitable causes and tackling policy-oriented issues like climate change, gun control, immigration, and public pensions.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

Release Date:

08/11/2017

... broaden the environmental movement to connect with other progressive issues like social and economic justice. This ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

The Overbrook Foundation

Opinion: After Primary Win, Accountability Begins For Eric Gonzalez

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... Gonzalez has said he wants to make his office the most progressive in the country. We’re delighted to hear this, ... left. It became clear that whoever prevailed, a relatively progressive district attorney,...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Justice Reform

16 May 2017

Discuss Closing Rikers with Judge Jonathan Lippmann, Glenn Martin and Justice Reform Funders

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... through the report Towards a More Just NYC . Philanthropy New York – in collaboration with the New York Juvenile Justice Initiative - is excited to host ... York and Of Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP. Glenn...