“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word
Release Date:
01/21/2015
... end aren’t tiny at all. The poor are many, and the resources held by the top are staggeringly large and growing ...
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Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model
Release Date:
08/27/2012
By Nessa Rapoport and Emily Milder, Charles H. Revson Foundation A nation’s most valuable resource is the brainpower of its citizens. Today, in the knowledge-based economies of the West and, increasingly, of the globe, no country...
Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?
Release Date:
07/19/2012
... firm TCC Group to provide one-on-one coaching and other resources to participants to guide them on a journey of ...
Impact Investing in New York and Beyond
Release Date:
07/12/2012
... By employing a thoughtful approach, you can bring new resources to bear and advance your own efforts to achieve ...
Changing the Debate on Education Policy
Release Date:
06/07/2012
By Lori Bezahler, President, Edward W. Hazen Foundation Over the past 15 years, education policy has gone from a bureaucratic backwater to a topic debated on the front pages of every city’s major newspaper. Where once we had...
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Mar
2015
Supporting Grantee Capacity
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
Missed this session? View the recording here . Each foundation takes its own approach to thinking about and supporting grantee capacity. GrantCraft, a service of Foundation Center, launched a guide called Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening...
13
Apr
2015
Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to Puerto Rico Learning Tour
Monday, April 13, 2015 -
9:00am to 11:15am
MIssed this session? View recording here . As in many places in the United States, economic, social and environmental degradation in Puerto Rico disproportionally affects the island's most vulnerable populations. Investments that build community and...
19
May
2015
Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -
9:15am to 11:15am
Since the economic downturn of 2008, increasing media attention on income inequality and its effects on our society has turned up the volume on the public conversation. But has the coverage actually increased the philanthropic sector’s understanding...
Staff Promotions at Philanthropy New York
Release Date:
02/27/2015
... for these programs and events, including: event-related resources , distance learning offerings, program-related web ...
20
May
2015
Should we be afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy - Webinar
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Missed the webinar? View recording here . In October 2014, David Callahan, editor of Inside Philanthropy, posted a blog called Be Afraid: The Five Scariest Trends in Philanthropy. Callahan’s ‘trends’ all relate to philanthropy in the US. Are these...
For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place
Release Date:
03/11/2015
... United Nations, countries, and donors must invest far more resources and energy into tackling this odious scourge. ...
19
May
2015
The Value Philanthropy Consultants Bring to Foundations: The Data is Here!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -
2:45pm to 4:30pm
To what extent do foundations use consultants to support their work? While we have known for years that foundations use consultants to support various aspects of their work, until now we’ve never had a quantitative picture of how many, how often,...
16
Jul
2015
IT Security: Combat Advanced Persistent Threats
Thursday, July 16, 2015 -
11:30am to 1:00pm
View presentation here . Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) is a set of continuous computer hacking processes, often conducted by a group such as a government with the capability and intent to persistently and effectively target a specific entity...
11
Feb
2016
National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen
Thursday, February 11, 2016 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Foundations often provide funding to mitigate socio-economic and political inequities experienced by people based on their race, ethnicity, gender, and other minority status.
This Month’s Upgrade: Comprehensive Local Affinity Group Pages
Release Date:
05/19/2015
... Recent New York PhilanthroPost news items on the topic Resources on the topic Philanthropic staff changes in that ...
What World Do You Want to Live In?
Release Date:
05/21/2015
... programs for children. We see that families with financial resources invest in additional instruction and individualized ...
25
Feb
2016
What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement
Thursday, February 25, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis.
30
Jun
2015
Understanding Trends in Global Peacefulness - Webinar
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Missed the webinar? View recording here . The 2015 Global Peace Index identifies trends in global peacefulness over the past eight years. Has the world become more or less peaceful? What are the main threats to and opportunities for peace today? And...
10
Nov
2015
Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -
8:30am to 12:00pm
With 2.3 million people currently behind bars in the United States - and an annual cost of $85 billion to run our prisons- politicians on both sides of the aisle are talking about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice system.
Is Overhead Having a Moment?
Release Date:
06/16/2015
... beat calling for government and foundations to provide the resources nonprofits really need to do their work ...