Make Room for Makerspaces
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... pastime The proliferation of makerspaces echoes the Do It Yourself, or “DIY” trend that took root in the U.S. ... ask “how do I want to do this? And if my approach fails, what...
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08
Jan
2020
Investing in the Future of Our Community: A Case Study on Funders’ Motivations for Supporting CSAs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... CSAs have many benefits, yet until now, we were not sure what compelled some funders to invest and others not to. This ... your questions in advance when you register. Explore What motivates funders and...
Seeking Member Input into PNY's CEO Search
Release Date:
07/20/2020
... the Committee's interest in hearing your thoughts about what we need in our next CEO. Below is a note from our ... responses by Monday, August 10th. There is no need to do both, but you are welcome to...
PNY Member Engagement Checklist
Publication date:
08/2015
Our members can use the Checklist to see how many ways they can take advantage of their PNY membership and its benefits.
Investing in Advocacy Work Is Good — for Everyone
Release Date:
04/03/2014
... our fastest-growing workforces– direct care workers. What that must include is investing in organizations that ... the new law, about half of the 50 states chose not to do so, leaving millions of low-income...
Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative
Release Date:
12/21/2012
... aware of the limitations to this kind of project support. What should we do about the other needs of artists between projects? ... the arts. We look forward to sharing with colleagues what we...
17
Sep
2015
How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis - Webinar
Thursday, September 17, 2015 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
... and indirect impacts of this crisis on the United States What philanthropy is doing and what more can be done to respond—in the United States, in ...
Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders
Release Date:
05/19/2016
... learn from women leaders at organizations we support about what their specific challenges are and how we can help. At a ... As Nisha Agarwal said during the conversation, “How do we support the next layer of...
Peter G. Peterson, Bloomberg & Others Give $10 Million to Launch Financial Crisis-Response Project at Yale School of Management
Release Date:
05/17/2017
... Mayor of New York City. “By comprehensively studying what went right – and what went wrong – in the financial crises of the past, the ... for the next crisis. The Crisis-Response Project will do...
28
May
2020
Humanizing Immigration: A Conversation in Three Parts
Thursday, May 28, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... for immigrants who work on the front lines of the crisis. What do we mean when we talk about immigration? And what are the implications of those discussions for the many ...
17
Sep
2025
NYC Charter Amendments on the Ballot: Housing, Democracy, and the Future of the City
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... you can shape the future of NYC governance and elections. What will you learn? Deepened understanding of Charter ... funders in grantmaking, public policy, and related roles. What to expect: panel discussion...
Some Winning Ingredients in Movement Building Are the Spiciest of All
Release Date:
12/14/2015
... to marry nationally. Titled “Winning Ingredients: What Philanthropy Can Learn from the Marriage Equality ... further exploration here. When funding a movement, how do you identify your unlikely allies and...
Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health
Release Date:
07/31/2020
... are accelerating the spread of these lies at light speed. What can health funders do to mitigate misinformation’s impact? The New York State ... COVID-19, [i] all encouraged by misinformation. What...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Works to Preserve Scholarly Latin Texts
Release Date:
08/19/2015
... Latin Library project, which—when complete—will create resources that people of varying levels of interest and ... and launch of this Linked Open Data resource for providing resources and support of new...
Simons Foundation Backs Autism BrainNet and NIH NeuroBioBank Partnership to Advance Autism Research
Release Date:
12/09/2015
... Autism BrainNet is a key step in developing the necessary resources to understand and treat autism spectrum ...
NYSHealth Foundation Testimony on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in New York City
Release Date:
12/09/2020
... projects to enable New Yorkers to make informed and higher- value decisions about maternity care. This includes the ... one of the largest unions in the State to develop a high- value maternity care network...
Can Feedback Fuel Change at Foundations?
Publication date:
05/2011
When foundations make a commitment to getting consistent feedback from their grantees that is candid and comparative, they can make substantive changes that result in different—and better—grantee experiences. Foundations that use the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) more than once are making changes that are benefiting the organizations they fund. In addition to describing the data, the report identifies four keys to driving change as a result of the GPR, based on CEP’s experience delivering results to some 200 foundations.
Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative
Release Date:
02/15/2013
The five-year Healthy Food & Community Change initiative will work to improve access to healthy foods for people in low-income neighborhoods.
Hartford Foundation Awards $1.35 Million to Gerontological Society of America
Release Date:
02/10/2013
The three-year grant will establish the Hartford/GSA National Center on Gerontological Social Work Excellence.
Ford Foundation President to Step Down
Release Date:
03/06/2013
President Luis Ubiñas has announced that he will leave his position in September of this year.