Many Programs of Bankrupt FEGS Will End Up at UJA-Federation, Says CEO
Release Date:
03/13/2015
... and equipment valued at $46 million and had total net assets – after accounting for liabilities – of $57 ...
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Clark Foundation and Clark Sports Center Featured in NYTimes
Release Date:
07/30/2015
... the Clark Foundation, which had more than $600 million in assets at the end of 2013.... Clark Foundation and Clark ...
MasterCard Foundation Commits 100 million to Projects Within Its Young Africa Works Strategy
Release Date:
04/16/2018
... from the credit card company and has some $9 billion in assets —is among the leaders in this push, especially on the ...
Markle Foundation Initiative, Skillful, Is Going Coast-to-Coast
Release Date:
07/03/2018
... State Network is a way to share our approach, tools, and assets quickly. It also allows all of us to build on the ...
From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults
Release Date:
04/03/2013
Altman Foundation Program Officer Rachael Pine served as moderator for our recent program on the impact of disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, on vulnerable populations.
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
The HHS Accelerator is a new initiative designed to simplify how New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit health and human services providers.
Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
03/07/2012
Lisa Philp, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, provides examples of tools for increasing collaboration among grantmakers. (Lisa will also be speaking at two upcoming Philanthropy New York...
What Foundations Can Do to Help Primary Care Succeed
Release Date:
03/13/2012
On February 8th, Philanthropy New York held a program, presented by our Health Policy Working Group, which focused on strengthening primary care and the biggest challenges facing primary care providers.
A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Release Date:
01/10/2011
On November 16th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing (sponsored by the Ford Foundation, Open Society Institute, the Surdna Foundation, and the Twenty-First Century Foundation) featuring a keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu,...
Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?
Release Date:
07/30/2010
We recently held a members briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The New York Community Trust, and The Clark Foundation) focusing on the current climate in the New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the nonprofit...
Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards
Release Date:
06/07/2010
Despite the billions of dollars distributed to nonprofits in our region each year, and the tremendous influence that a nonprofit’s board of directors can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to address the topic of...
Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network
Release Date:
02/07/2012
Philanthropy New York members recently participated in the first session of our International Grantmakers Network program series, an opportunity to focus on how funders define and approach capacity building in an international context and to learn...
Reflections from Jeffrey R. Solomon
Release Date:
05/21/2010
Since co-writing The Art of Giving, Jeffrey Solomon, President of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, has travelled to a dozen states, talking to numerous audiences seriously interested in philanthropy. His observations and discussions...
To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing
Release Date:
08/16/2012
Hydrofracking has become a contentious topic across the country, and many eyes are trained on New York, where Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation are drafting final regulations on fracking in our state. We held a recent...
Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media
Release Date:
07/26/2012
We’re pleased to have David Morse, Senior Fellow with Encore.org (formerly Civic Ventures) and former Chief Communications Officer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, provide a recap of our recent program on digital...
Lessons from the Field: From Understanding to Impact
Publication date:
12/2010
Three foundations — the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the Energy Foundation, and the Wilburforce Foundation — seek to make an impact on some of the most complicated challenges we face: civil rights, renewable energy sources, and wildlife protection. This case study provides an in-depth look at how these foundations cultivate an understanding of their fields and then turn that understanding into more effective grantmaking.
More Than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant
Publication date:
12/2008
Most of foundations’ efforts to contribute ‘beyond the money’ has little beneficial impact on grantees. More than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant reveals that only when foundation staff provide assistance beyond the grant in one of two ways do grantees report a substantially more positive experience with their funders. Three exemplary foundations are profiled: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Winter Park Health Foundation, and the Wallace Foundation.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Nearly $27 Million in Quarterly Grants
Release Date:
01/04/2013
The grants were awarded to organizations in the United States and around the world working in the areas of education, immigration and international affairs.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards More Than $19.2 Million in Grants
Release Date:
03/29/2013
The 26 board-approved grants were made to organizations in the United States and around the world.