Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Its Top Ten Lessons Learned in Hindsight
Release Date:
06/19/2018
“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.”
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Rockefeller Family Fund Names Julie Fernandes Associate Director for Institutional Accountability and Individual Liberty
Release Date:
07/02/2018
The Rockefeller Family Fund is pleased to announce that Julie Fernandes has joined the Fund as associate director for institutional accountability and individual liberty.
With Support From the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MIT Mathematicians Solve Age-Old Spaghetti Mystery
Release Date:
08/15/2018
It’s nearly impossible to break a dry spaghetti noodle into only two pieces. A new MIT study shows how and why it can be done.
Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
Release Date:
08/23/2018
Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility It's with joy and sadness that Schott announces that our friend, colleague and partner Dr. Cassie Schwerner has...
United Philanthropy #ForumCon18 Highlights
Release Date:
09/07/2018
... three days fostering relationships, building skills and making connections. Participants left feeling inspired for ...
OSF Turns to Strasbourg Court to Get Hungary's NGO Law Repealed
Release Date:
09/24/2018
Under legislation named “Stop Soros”, anybody who helps migrants not entitled to protection to apply for asylum, or helps illegal migrants gain status to stay in Hungary, can be jailed. Orban has also introduced a 25 percent special tax on aid...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Philanthropy’s Highest Honor
Release Date:
10/10/2018
... his career to citizen engagement in democracy and to making institutions work for people. Under his leadership, ...
Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO
Release Date:
10/30/2018
... in sports and athletes across professional leagues are making major contributions in social activism. That means ...
PNY Welcomes 2019 Board Nominations
Release Date:
11/30/2018
... a senior leadership position with institutional decision- making authority at a Philanthropy New York member ...
ASPCA and NYPD Celebrate Five Years of Fighting Animal Abuse and Rescuing Victims across New York City
Release Date:
01/29/2019
... York City’s abused and neglected animals, with the NYPD making nearly 700 arrests in the last five years and the ...
Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - Next 100
Release Date:
02/21/2019
Today’s young people are the most diverse, engaged, and progressive generation in history. Whether organizing online, protesting in the streets, or running for office, they are joining together and demanding change on the issues most central to...
Pennsylvania Joins Skillful State Network, Initiative of the Markle Foundation
Release Date:
04/18/2019
... the State Skillful Network has 26 member states that are making workforce development a priority. Together, the states ...
Bloomberg Pledges $5.5 Million for Climate Action
Release Date:
04/23/2019
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced that Michael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Action, will contribute $5.5 million in support of the UN Climate Change Secretariat.
Simons Foundation Gifts UC San Diego Funds to Operate Simons Observatory in Chile to Explore Early Universe
Release Date:
07/09/2019
... total support for the observatory project to $80 million, making it among the larger philanthropic gifts of its kind. ...
Four Foundations, Including Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Buy Historic Archives of 'Ebony' Magazine
Release Date:
07/25/2019
The foundations will donate the archive to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture as well as the Getty Research Institute.
Using Data to Save Lives: The Rockefeller Foundation and Partners Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative
Release Date:
09/25/2019
... innovations, including more accurate and precise decision- making tools based on large, integrated datasets, predictive ...
COVID-19: Sharing Information
A Call to Members
We are convening regular calls for members to share information about philanthropic responses to COVID-19 and opportunities for coordination and collaboration. Please let us know if you are doing any of the following so we can make connections and amplify the work.
ViacomCBS Helps Lead Vote Early Day - A First-Of-Its-Kind Civic Holiday to Help Americans Learn About Their Options to Vote Early
Release Date:
09/28/2020
Vote Early Day is a movement of nonprofits, businesses, election administrators, and creatives working to ensure all Americans know their options to vote early.
Building Our Equity Muscles
Release Date:
12/08/2021
... urgency to make room for deeper engagement and sense- making in the process. There have been moments when this ... I want to express my appreciation to our members for making Philanthropy New York the...
The New York Community Trust Names Amy Freitag New President
Release Date:
04/04/2022
Following an eight-month national search, Freitag will begin her new role this summer.