Pinkerton Expands Science Mentoring for High School Scholars
Release Date:
07/20/2015
Up to $10 million will be distributed to provide authentic research experiences for 2000 city youth by 2020.
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08
Dec
2015
Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Only 1% or less of foundation grant dollars aim to build up nonprofit professionals, or empower nonprofits to develop their staff. And that has been the case for at least 20 years now.
13
Nov
2015
Countering Violent Extremism: Programming and Evaluation - Webinar
Friday, November 13, 2015 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
In light of the continuing threat of violent extremist groups, the White House organized a special summit on countering violent extremism (CVE) earlier this year, calling upon the international community to play a greater role in supporting...
16
Nov
2015
Neighborhoods Count: Using Data to Transform High Poverty Neighborhoods
Monday, November 16, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Funders and government increasingly require quantitative data to demonstrate the success of program investments. Community-based nonprofits offering a mix of services – housing, education, employment, health and social services - to disrupt multi-...
Morgan Stanley and Kresge Foundation Supported Fund Doubles Commitment to Disadvantaged Areas with $100M for Affordable Housing, Health Care
Release Date:
11/04/2015
... their health and housing expertise as well as financial resources to the collaboration. They include Capital Impact ...
06
Apr
2016
New Pathways for Building Immigrant Women’s Leadership
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... women. Explore The importance of supporting networks and resources that focus on strengthening immigrant women leaders ...
11
Feb
2016
Toeing the Line: Addressing Common Legal Pitfalls in Family Foundation Grantmaking - Webinar
Thursday, February 11, 2016 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Is it possible to make grants to individuals or organizations that are not charities? Can we support grantees where one or more of our board members has a conflict of interest?
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 ...
17
Mar
2016
Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees
Thursday, March 17, 2016 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Experienced grantmakers often use two financial documents to review potential and current grantees: financial statements and IRS Form 990.
24
Mar
2016
Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking
Thursday, March 24, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Do you understand and take advantage of all of the options that are available to you when choosing to make grants around the world? Do you have unwarranted fears? Learn how to navigate the legal and programmatic issues in making grants outside the...
17
Feb
2016
Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Scholarships, fellowships, travel grants, achievement awards, disaster relief awards – did you know that grants to individuals can help grantmakers broaden their support in myriad ways? Learn about the rules that govern these types of grantmaking...
Chosen by Librarians, 2016 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announced
Release Date:
01/12/2016
The American Library Association announced the winners of the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction during the ALA Midwinter meeting in Boston.
Your Favorite Philanthropic Insights
Release Date:
01/20/2016
In preparing our year-end reports, I spent a lot of time in Google Analytics to get a better understanding of philanthropynewyork.org’s click-throughs, behavior flows and bounce rates. It really is amazing to see, over the course of a year, what our...
Gap Inc. Sets New Climate Goals, Launches Sustainability Site
Release Date:
01/22/2016
... As a global fashion company, we rely on the same vital resources that are critical to the health of the communities ...
New Publication Examines the Funding Model For Public Research Universities (Carnegie Corp.)
Release Date:
02/04/2016
... research universities continue to devote most of their resources to their core activities: teaching and research. ...
24
Mar
2016
NYC’s Food Policy Director on Hunger, Health & Equity
Thursday, March 24, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Missed this session? View recording here. The mission of the Office of the Director of Food Policy is to advance the City’s efforts to increase food security, promote access to and awareness of healthy foods, and support economic justice and...
Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change
Release Date:
05/04/2016
Recently, pop culture has been “like an injection of hi-octane fuel into the engine of public discourse about institutional racism, gender identity, immigration, pay equity, and other issues of social justice.
30
Mar
2017
Financial Series - The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity
Thursday, March 30, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Nonprofit organizations face increasing challenges in today’s operating environment. In order to better understand the realities facing nonprofits and make sound funding decisions, grantmakers must have a firm grasp of the story told by the numbers...
Less Talking, More Doing: Operationalizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy
Release Date:
06/15/2016
Susan Olivo of the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation and Cynthia Rivera Weissblum of the Edwin Gould Foundation write about issues hindering diversity in philanthropy.
United Way of New York City Board of Directors Elects Donald F. Donahue and Michael J. Schmidtberger as New Co-Chairs
Release Date:
06/21/2016
Donahue and Schmidtberger assume the position from Robert J. Kueppers, who served as Board Chair since February 2012.