Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President
Release Date:
10/13/2022
... shared Ai-jen Poo, President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. “Aditi’s leadership has always been ...
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... opportunities, including practical tools, strategies, and resources to complement the work of partners on the ground ... of the US South, including unionization for thousands of workers in the green economy...
August 2013 Working Group Updates
Release Date:
08/28/2013
... organizing project formed in 2011 to provide information, resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ... by joining one of their four working groups: Food Chain Workers – spearheaded by Hugh...
Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned
Release Date:
11/23/2012
... your ability to keep communicating during a disaster. Still , even the best of plans aren’t going to cover ... next time trouble strikes. That’s Lesson One for many of us at Philanthropy New York who...
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally
Release Date:
11/09/2022
... regenerative, nourishing food systems, applying a True Cost Accounting Additionally, the project will offer ... that serves around 800 million people. “Though we are still learning, available data reveals...
For the Success of Boys and Men of Color, A Call to Action
Release Date:
02/14/2014
... barriers in their everyday lives. As a result, too many of them are denied educational opportunity, become ... and civic benefits to the nation as a whole. For many years, a broad range of nonprofits,...
Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/25/2013
... and bringing fresh enthusiasm to striving for a goal that many of us have been working towards for decades. It is ... And, they answer the all-important question that many people ask when they hear our big...
Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance
Release Date:
11/30/2015
... at Berkeley, a Master of Laws in environmental and natural resources at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark ... Bowman said he’s particularly optimistic about the many opportunities to build a...
Sixteen Major Donors and Foundations, Including the Ford Foundation, Commit Unprecendented $156 Million to Support Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous Arts Organizations
Release Date:
09/24/2020
... that have been impactful, despite historically limited resources and funding streams. They, along with others, ... and corporations will join in increasing support to the many cultural organizations that...
Diversity Is a Core Commitment for Philanthropy New York
Release Date:
07/08/2014
... in our long-term planning documents: We embrace the many forms of diversity, including ethnic, cultural, racial, ... about what it really means to be inclusive of the many diverse perspectives of those that...
Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question
Release Date:
08/05/2009
... it! With this act, we joined a small cadre of foundations, many in the New York region, which have already spent out, or ... current economic downturn has raised new considerations. Many are wondering out loud...
Helmsley Charitable Trust and Tiffany & Co. Foundation Support Effort to Untangle a Growing Web of Ocean Conservation Funding
Release Date:
04/26/2017
A new online effort hopes to provide a centralized entry point into the variety of work happening in marine conservation and its funding sources.
Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll
Release Date:
09/05/2017
A new study by researchers at Duke University, for example, found that “implicit weight bias” in children ages 9 to 11 was as common as “implicit racial bias” is among adults.
Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building
Release Date:
07/05/2016
Over the past five years, more and more foundations have come to understand that their nonprofit grantees’ infrastructure needs more love, and more grant money.
Ms. Foundation Releases New Report on Forging a More Robust and Equitable Childcare System in America
Release Date:
09/15/2016
... latest report, Raising Our Nation , highlights the true cost of the impact that a lack of access child care has on ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement
Release Date:
04/13/2021
... and addressing important conservation challenges through many avenues, including traditional environmental stewardship ... forestry practices and connect them to government resources . Native Movement in...
Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library
Release Date:
06/03/2013
... and collections, both physical books and virtual resources , is skyrocketing, and by building capacity in ... impact and benefit the diverse patrons who rely on our resources and services each and every day...
Philanthropic Leadership: The Time Is Now
Release Date:
08/01/2016
... involved. Join a Committees or Advisory Group: One of the many ways our members take on leadership in the Philanthropy ... specific aspects of our programs, communications and resources . Email Leah Gervais to...
Philanthropy New York Speaks Out After the Supreme Court's Decision on Affirmative Action
Release Date:
07/26/2023
... of this decision. Opportunity in the United States is still too often connected to where one lives, one’s wealth, ... backlash against racial justice work. Below we've shared resources and analysis from...
United Hospital Fund Literacy Project, funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Makes Lasting Difference at East Harlem Health Center
Release Date:
09/27/2023
... or English proficiency. While providing tangible resources like books are important, physicians also focused ... equity, social justice, and anti-racism in its literacy resources . This has included ensuring...