Ford Foundation Appoints Catalina Devandas Aguilar to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/15/2022
... the Ford Foundation efforts to support communities and voices that have too often gone unheard, it’s a unique ...
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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Realigned Program Areas: Youth, Neighborhoods and Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... This approach—to lead and learn by putting the voices of our community at the forefront—made waves among ... garnering us the prestigious 2015 Impact Award from the National Committee for Responsive...
Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91
Release Date:
03/20/2018
... business executive who became one of the most prominent voices to argue for entitlement reform and reducing the U.S. national debt, died of natural causes early Tuesday, his ... the world's largest...
Mellon Foundation Launches New Art Museum Futures Fund to Distribute Tens of Millions to Art Museums Nationwide
Release Date:
09/17/2020
... determined to safeguard these institutions at this time of national crisis, and we believe firmly in their mission to protect and preserve the visionary voices and transformative histories of their communities...
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2022
Governance Practices for Better Decision Making - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, April 14, 2022 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
The National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to ... families are evolving to include more diverse voices and perspectives. Two common pathways for donors to ...
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Jan
2016
Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging
Thursday, January 28, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... of the arts in enhancing the quality of life for older Americans . Instead of viewing aging as a period of decline, ... movement is building momentum at the local, regional, and national levels, and successful...
David Berg Foundation Supports New York Historical Society Exhibition that Traces the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany
Release Date:
02/17/2016
... outline of a 1939 speech by Adolf Hitler to the Reichstag about the “Jewish Question,” and a printing of the ... anti-Semitic books printed, “Aryan” women were warned about the dangers of associating with Jews...
Philanthropy New York Welcomes Two New Public Policy Fellows, Shamira Lukomwa and Kimberly Roberts
Release Date:
06/26/2019
... to the fellowship, PNY and our members. Kimberly is a National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) trained social ... over two months in Cuba conducting qualitative research about race, racism and anti-...
Message from PNY Board Chair on Leadership Transition
Release Date:
06/25/2020
... write regarding the news that Ronna Brown shared yesterday about her plans to step down as PNY’s president at the end ... We have engaged Koya Leadership Partners to conduct a national search, and we invite...
09
Nov
2021
Social Impact Exchange 2021: The Systems Summit 2021
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - 11:30am to Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 4:00pm
... of St. Louis LaVerne Evans Srinivasan , Vice President, National Program, and Program Director, Education, Carnegie ... managers and philanthropy advisors interested in learning about innovative methods to...
What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help
Release Date:
07/01/2010
... source of income is necessary to ensure that independent voices are supported. How do we know that the clean up is ... are in BP’s self-interest. The money that the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and...
IBM Joins With Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Ford Foundation, And Carnegie Corporation to Help Students Tackle Math
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... to provide elementary school teachers with targeted math resources for their kindergarten through fifth grade ... a critical need for easy-to-use, well-designed math resources and ongoing support. Even with...
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Jun
2013
Community Food Funders Breakfast Series on Risk and Resiliency in the Food System: Fostering Equity and Adaptation in a Post-Sandy World
Thursday, June 6, 2013 -
8:30am to 10:00am
... the most marginalized communities in accessing available resources . For many in the Rockaways, on Staten Island and ... ensure that the communities who are most affected have the resources they need to respond...
Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners
Release Date:
12/14/2016
... decided to "sunset" the Foundation and spend all of its resources (approximately $1 billion) over the next decade. ... seek to make an impact on the same issues we're passionate about , how can...
Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation
Release Date:
02/28/2023
... launch of the $1 million Disability x Tech Fund, the only national fund supporting disability-led groups working to bring about transformational change at the intersections of ... serve as a model for...
Report Funded by Stavros Niarchos Foundation Shows Many Aging NYC Parks Have Infrastructure Problems
Release Date:
06/26/2018
The 53-page report, released by the Center for an Urban Future, found that the average NYC park is 73 years old. (The oldest parks in each borough are Bowling Green in Manhattan, Commodore Bark Park in Brooklyn, Drew Playground in the Bronx, Daniel...
Fiscal Sponsorship
... necessitates the creation of financial, legal, and human resources infrastructure that can be a huge challenge for new ... Philanthropy New York members interested in learning more about working with PNY on a...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth
Release Date:
11/23/2015
... Brooklyn are getting the vital support needed to bring about true change for our communities.” The 54 new ... of Brooklyn’s nonprofit sector as a whole. The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy...
Newman's Own CEO Shares: What Paul Newman Would Tell Small Foundations in the Pandemic: Don’t Shift Course
Release Date:
04/22/2020
... The late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman often spoke about luck: “I want to acknowledge luck; the chance and ... profound question I take to bed: Should we redirect our resources to frontline responders...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $2.5 Million to Help Sheridan Memorial Hospital Bring Innovative Behavioral Health Model to Wyoming
Release Date:
08/27/2023
... into which we can pull together a network of support and resources .” The EmPATH Unit will provide patients with a ... consistently high suicide rate, which is double the national average. Construction on the...