Casey Family Programs Backs Initiative Giving Kids a Camera — and a Voice
Release Date:
04/03/2017
... Museum, 401 N. 27th St. A reception and a talk will be a part of the event... Casey Family Programs Backs Initiative ...
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MetLife Foundation and Special Olympics Announce International Partnership
Release Date:
04/28/2017
... the opportunity to share the joy of sports and being part of a team... MetLife Foundation and Special Olympics ...
Mark-Viverito Arrested During DACA Protest At Trump Tower
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito was arrested as part of a protest at Trump Tower Tuesday in defense of ...
In Canada, Climate Change Could Open New Farmland To The Plow
Release Date:
09/25/2017
As global warming intensifies droughts and floods, causing crop failures, Canada may see something different: a farming expansion.
KIPP NYC Charter School Network Is Investigating Claims of Past Sex Abuse
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... firm to investigate the allegations. KIPP NYC, which is part of a national network, said the allegations did not ...
NY Community Trust Is Raising $1M to Combat President Trump’s Policies Of ‘Fear’
Release Date:
03/06/2017
From legal assistance to racial justice training, the benefactors behind the new Liberty Fund are taking a front-line position in the battle to preserve civil rights and basic freedoms.
Millions Pledged To Harvey Relief As Rebuilding Starts
Release Date:
09/06/2017
More than $275 million has been pledged or raised in the week since Hurricane Harvey dumped 50 inches of rain on the Houston area.
Nonprofit Linked To NYCHA Creates Crowdfunding Portal For Sustainability Projects
Release Date:
09/25/2017
The Fund for Public Housing launched an online platform this week in conjunction with ioby, a crowdfunding website, to enable NYCHA residents and organizations to fundraise for local sustainability initiatives.
Salesforce Launches $50 Million Initiative To Fuel Social Impact Startups
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Salesforce continues to build a social good movement within the technology sector.
Ford Foundation Supports Progress on Impact Investing
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Ford Foundation supports an experimental rating process aimed to hold large fund managers acuntable for delivering on wide range of impacts.
15
May
2025
Philanthropy New York's 46th Annual Meeting: Philanthropy For Our Time
Thursday, May 15, 2025 -
1:00pm to 6:00pm
... examples, she will highlight bold governance and grantmaking practices that challenge entrenched power ...
Carolyn O’Brien Joins J.P. Morgan Philanthropic Services Group
Release Date:
03/01/2013
... and trust officers to assist with day-to-day management of grantmaking programs for foundations and trusts. O'Brien ... across issue areas surrounding all aspects of the grantmaking process. Prior to...
19
Jul
2012
Supreme Court Decision in Arizona v. United States: Implications for Funders
Thursday, July 19, 2012 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
This one-hour call will provide an overview of the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated decision on immigration enforcement, including a discussion of the legal implications, community responses nationwide, and roles for funders. A ...
Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation
Release Date:
08/17/2015
... Chairman and the President to direct and manage its grantmaking programs, including the supervision of the ... review and analysis of proposals, the development of grantmaking policies and guidelines and, as...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces New Program Director, Dr. Ernie Glover
Release Date:
06/11/2019
... primary responsibility will be to develop and oversee new grantmaking programs that advance the Foundation’s mission ... our scientific understanding of the world. “Great grantmaking is about vision and...
Eugene M. Tobin to Retire from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
07/31/2019
... became a program officer with special responsibility for grantmaking to liberal arts colleges. Having been professor ... the past five years, Tobin developed the Foundation’s grantmaking initiative for...
When LINsanity Comes to Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/15/2012
... taking risks is because they are worried about losing funding . And the reason why philanthropists aren’t taking ... annual list of the country’s most influential Jews, in part for the role he played in...
13
Apr
2017
Wealth, Power and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age
Thursday, April 13, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... the New Givers and how are they different? What are their strategies and approaches, like earlier giving, bigger bets, ... are DAFs and other intermediaries exploding, like women's funding networks? What...
Making Measures Work For You: Outcomes and Evaluation
An outcomes-based approach to evaluation works, proponents say, because it uses straightforward metrics to assess actual impact. How else to know if the work you're supporting is leading to the desired changes? Other grantmakers counter that outcomes measurement should be approached with care. Hasty assumptions or over-confidence in the idea that program impacts can be translated into hard data can skew not only the evaluation but the work itself. This guide looks at tensions that drive the debate about outcomes measurement, as well as common questions about its potential risks and rewards.
Brooklynites' Greatest Hopes, Concerns Detailed in New Study by Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
11/05/2014
... accompanied by an action plan for the Foundation’s grantmaking and special initiatives in the borough.... ...