Site Search

Research to Prevent Blindness

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking

Release Date:

03/04/2016

... East New York observed, “We need to change how we talk about communities, and stop focusing on deficits. Brooklyn ... Youth Fellowship launched their own grant program, Youth Voices Awards. With guidance from...

Find More By

News type

Related Organizations

Brooklyn Org

Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Richard Alba, Justin Gest & Dowell Myers Cited in NYT Article on the Political Implications of Future Population Models

Release Date:

09/06/2018

... of George Mason University. They argue that mixed-race Americans who identify as white are not always viewed — or accepted — as white by other Americans . As Mason put it to me in an email, “people who .....

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Census 2020

Civic Engagement

Related Organizations

Russell Sage Foundation

ASPCA & Lil BUB’s Philanthropy Isn’t Just Fluff

Release Date:

10/29/2014

... more competitive , democratic , and enterprising . But how about adorable? Enter Lil BUB. Lil BUB is a world-famous ...

Find More By

News type

Children, Youth and Families

Funding Area

Animal Welfare

Related Organizations

ASPCA

16 Nov 2016

Gun Violence in America: Newtown and a Public Health Crisis

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 -

4:00pm to 6:30pm

... of the powerful film Newtown and a conversation about the increasing need to take a public health approach to ... grief and what happens after it becomes the center of a national debate around gun violence...

Find More By

Format

Audience

Funding Area

Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Remarks on the Effects of Impact Investing

Release Date:

08/17/2015

... or a donor-advised fund*. You are probably concerned about where that money goes: which nonprofit will use it ... kind of difference it will make with the causes you care about . Yet as an investor, how and...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Impact Investing

Funding Area

Related Organizations

F.B. Heron Foundation

Westchester Community Foundation Launches The Westchester Index

Release Date:

05/26/2022

... dataset are available at https://westchesterindex.org . About the Westchester Community Foundation A public charity, ... that make a difference. We apply knowledge, creativity and resources to the most...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Community Development

30 Oct 2025

Journalism and Democracy: A Convening on Philanthropy's Role in Strengthening the Press

Thursday, October 30, 2025 -

2:00pm to 5:30pm

... delivering facts and analysis, it elevates community voices , sparks dialogue, and equips people to make informed ... and opportunities for democracy at both the local and national level. The challenges facing...

Find More By

Event type

Format

Audience

Topic(s)

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

10 Apr 2018

Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Previews ‘Justice 2020’ Report, Talks Trends in Reform Movement

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... already implemented many innovations that are considered national models. For example, he led the charge in ...

Find More By

Event type

Format

Audience

Topic(s)

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Justice Reform

A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

Release Date:

03/27/2012

... One year after Japan’s massive 3/11 disaster, talking about the recovery of the Tōhoku region is a “glass half ... to come. While much of the burden will fall on local and national governments, there are...

Find More By

News type

Audience

All Funders

20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored by Mertz Gilmore Foundation , The New York ... your foundation’s issues and Albany reform, and hear about current efforts to leverage systemic change. Every day,...

Find More By

Event type

29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

... be a timely opportunity for funder learning and exchange about the unique challenges and opportunities involved in ... experts, this event will address funder questions about how to be effective and...

Find More By

Event type

18 Sep 2013

NYC Paves the Way: Developing Tomorrow’s Workforce for the Tech Sector

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... U.S. — New York City. Join our panel for a conversation about the ubiquity of apps, social networks and all other ... tech sector in the U.S. A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored by the Booth...

Find More By

Event type

Perpetuity, continued

Release Date:

04/24/2014

... and defended? At the moment, all the trendy discussion is about time limits. There’s good reason for that — the ...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Governance

16 Feb 2017

NYC Commission on Gender Equity: What Are Its Economic Opportunity, Health and Safety Priorities?

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... not required) PNY members are asking a lot of questions about the goals of the newly created Commission: How does the ... Philanthropy New York members to ask their own questions about the future of gender...

Find More By

Event type

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Format

Livestream

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Public Policy

26 Feb 2018

What Happens After the “Win”? - Lessons Learned from State and Local Money in Politics Campaigns - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 26, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... and lasting change. Although the case studies of this briefing will focus on money in politics reforms, we know ... We welcome all funders interested in a robust discussion about what comes after “winning” a...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Public Policy

International Grantmakers Unite: Grappling with the State of the World

Release Date:

11/06/2019

... Frances Moore Lappé, who revolutionized thinking about world hunger and democracy policy, writes that ... very helpful to have a safe place to share and talk about the complications and complexities of our...

Find More By

News type

International/Foreign Affairs

Funding Area