Changing the Conversation about Inequality
Release Date:
09/23/2014
... to garner. In October, we will suggest some tips for preparing a letter of inquiry for our next deadline, January ...
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Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG
Release Date:
02/26/2013
By Ginger Elsea , Associate Director, Arabella Advisors I recently spoke on a panel about career opportunities in the philanthropic sector at an event hosted by the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG). The panel...
The John A. Hartford Foundation Names Terry Fulmer President
Release Date:
02/10/2015
Terry Fulmer succeeds Corinne H. Rieder, who has led the foundation since 1997.
Creating Onramps Towards Economic Success – Tackling Youth Unemployment in the U.S.
Release Date:
06/05/2015
... Fund to enable community partners to test new ways of preparing youth for the world of work. We are also proud to ...
07
Dec
2015
Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 1 - Webinar
Monday, December 7, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for the first of a four part series, that will explore the Campaign for Grade Level Reading Initiative and its core community solution areas.
02
Dec
2015
Neighborhood Info at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to DATA2GO.NYC
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 -
2:45pm to 4:30pm
As grantmakers working on complex social issues, it can be hard to get access to the data you need to make good funding decisions. Do you find yourself turning to dozens of sources to get good data?
Nonprofit Executives Begin Leadership Program Sponsored by The Prudential Foundation
Release Date:
10/29/2015
Fifteen nonprofit executives of New Jersey organizations have been selected to participate in the third cohort of The Prudential Foundation Nonprofit Executive Fellows Program at the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School.
06
Apr
2016
Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... Yet, this form is just one step in the long process of preparing students to graduate college successfully with ...
14
Dec
2015
Unpacking Youth Development: The Evolution of a 25 Year Journey
Monday, December 14, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Over the years, the field of youth services has adopted youth development principles as a philosophy, approach, knowledge base and set of practices and outcomes to create a framework for working effectively with young people.
Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Top higher-education instutions should set an admissions preference for low-income students because such students now face unjustified barriers and constitute only 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools, according to a landmark report issued...
Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars
Release Date:
02/05/2016
... it celebrates its founders’ vision and its progress in preparing 1,000 nurse faculty and clinical leaders. Yet, even ...
Philanthropic & Social Enterprise Leader Betsy Fader Joins Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
02/18/2016
The Surdna Foundation named Betsy Fader, a leader in the philanthropic and social enterprise sectors, as Vice President, Programs.
05
May
2016
School Integration in NYC (Part 1 of 2): New Research, Changing Perspectives
Thursday, May 5, 2016 -
9:30am to 11:30am
A study released in 2014 by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that New York State’s schools are the most segregated schools in the country, more segregated than they were a decade ago. Between 1989 and 2010, the percentage of schools in the New...
Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis
Release Date:
06/27/2016
Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO of the Edwin Gould Foundation, asks funders of college access and success programs to look carefully at whether the “college-or-bust” mentality encourages students to disregard the hardship in store for them when they...
24
Jan
2017
Defending ACA and Making Progress at the Same Time. Is Philanthropy Ready?
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
What happens if Obamacare – the Affordable Care Act – is repealed? Will reforms stop in their tracks? Can we go backward and forward at the same time?
18
Jan
2017
Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 (All day) to Friday, February 3, 2017 (All day)
ESS orients new program officers and directors to their role as funders. This three-day intensive course helps philanthropy newcomers build a framework for understanding and implementing ethical and effective grantmaking. It is a part of our PNY...
After the Election, Building the Beloved Community
Release Date:
11/23/2016
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, writes, "As I go through my own efforts to assess and understand the last year in our national life, I find myself asking uncomfortable questions about my own institution and the social sector as a...
The Time is Now for Philanthropy to Talk about Healthcare
Release Date:
01/18/2017
Eighteen million people. That’s how many Americans will soon lose their health insurance with the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement with plans previously advanced by Republican leaders in Congress.
Watch this New Series Showing the Ordinary and Extraordinary Lives of Muslim New Yorkers
Release Date:
02/23/2017
Clare Church of the New York Community Trust writes about a new web series that has been attracting hundreds of thousands viewers on YouTube since just before the presidential election.
This Guy Has Plans to Make Your Foundation More Accountable
Release Date:
03/15/2017
As he prepares for the release of his new book “The Givers: Wealth Power and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age,” David Callahan will stand before PNY members to defend his approach and ideas about the future of philanthropy in America. Within our...