Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice
Publication date:
03/2012
... grantmaking since 2008 and what they mean for supporting nonprofit resilience. Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A ...
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Westchester Community Foundation Announces the Appointment of Rebecca Kraley Putter
Release Date:
01/02/2012
... as a consultant to regional community foundations and nonprofit organizations; a grantmaker at The Columbus ... NY. She has been an active volunteer with a number of nonprofit organizations, most recently...
Movement Building and System Change
Release Date:
05/17/2012
This spring, we hosted a members briefing (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation, The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) that focused on strategies that funders can pursue to help community-based...
Simple and Fast City Contracting
Release Date:
07/17/2013
... simplify how New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit health and human services providers. We’re ...
What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help
Release Date:
07/01/2010
Why should people give money to nonprofits responding to the Gulf Coast oil spill? Isn't BP paying for the clean-up efforts? Penny Fujiko Willgerodt, the Executive Director of the Prospect Hill Foundation and an Advisor to the Gulf Coast Fund for...
Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?
Release Date:
07/30/2010
... New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the nonprofit sector, and how funders and advocates can work ...
Grantees Report Back: Helpful Reporting and Evaluation Processes
Publication date:
01/2011
Foundations often use grantee reporting and evaluation processes to gauge the effectiveness of their work. At the same time, many funders seek to simplify reporting and evaluation processes for grantees so that these nonprofits can spend more time doing their work. How do grantees experience reporting and evaluation processes? What makes them most helpful? How can foundations improve them?
Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials
Release Date:
02/13/2013
... government officials told an audience of grant makers, nonprofit leaders, and scholars this week at an event on ...
New York Community Trust Announces $4.5 Million in Grants
Release Date:
02/12/2013
The 45 grants, ranging from $35,000 to $800,000, include several to help communities affected by Hurricane Sandy and also address dating violence, the shortage of affordable housing, and health care.
Sequestering the Sector
Release Date:
02/28/2013
... Berman discusses what the sequester could mean for the nonprofit sector. Sequestration used to be about protection: ...
2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced
Release Date:
06/12/2013
The Open Society Foundations, in partnership with Echoing Green, have announced the 2013 class of Black Male Achievement Fellows.
Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities
Release Date:
06/07/2013
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has cancelled the Race for the Cure events due to economic uncertainty and competition from other nonprofits.
COF 2.0: Is This What The Field of Philanthropy Really Needs?
Release Date:
08/21/2013
... and reflect on how much the landscape has changed for the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, it is important to ...
It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing
Release Date:
08/19/2013
... and staggering need, many government, business, and nonprofit leaders are eagerly looking for help from impact ...
New York Community Trust Announces Leadership Fellows Program at Baruch College
Release Date:
01/22/2015
... Leadership Fellows Program at Baruch College Dozens of nonprofit organizations in the New York City metropolitan ...
PNY’s Remaley Quoted in Chronicle Article on Donor-Advised Funds
Release Date:
11/10/2015
Billions of dollars are available, but the lack of a paper trail makes it difficult for nonprofits to target pitches. Here are ways to cut through the fog.
Westchester Community Foundation Names Tara Seeley as New Program Officer
Release Date:
02/02/2016
... community strengths. I look forward to working with nonprofit leaders and my funding colleagues in this dynamic ... county.” Seeley’s career-long commitment to the nonprofit sector includes roles in leadership...
Feedback Partners with Rockefeller Foundation, 40 Organizations to Combat Food Waste in NYC, DC
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... to Combat Food Waste in NYC, DC London-based environmental nonprofit Feedback has announced a US campaign with The ...
Macquarie Announces 2016 David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships
Release Date:
11/15/2016
Macquarie Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group, today announced the 2016 winners of its four David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships.
Bessemer Trust's Paul Connolly Wants Better Advice for Wealthy Donors
Release Date:
01/04/2017
With the 2016 election just weeks behind us, it is still uncertain what the Trump administration’s influence on philanthropy will be.