Ask the Right Questions: Funders Toolkit
Publication date:
02/2015
... set of planning checklists that affinity groups can use to do policy work and regional associations can use to support ...
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Pinkerton Foundation Publishes New Paper for Workforce Practitioners and Funders
Release Date:
02/23/2017
... as a strategy to employ low-income constituents, but “to do so thoughtfully, reaching out early to learn from those ...
New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report
Release Date:
03/13/2018
... already exist somewhere out in the country; we just do a terrible job of circulating them. For example, if you ... not destiny, that bad things happening in a neighborhood do not have to determine student...
Insight on Participatory Grantmaking: Camille Emeagwali, New York Women’s Foundation
Release Date:
11/12/2018
... from the New York Women's Foundation answers: How do you ensure your grantmaking committee is broadly .....
17
Sep
2024
Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Philanthropy New York, 320 East 43rd Street
... to offer youth-centered organizing training and hear about what they need from philanthropy to win! Please join us for ... highlights from youth leaders and join the discussion. What will you learn? How youth...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts
Release Date:
06/25/2014
At a White House event earlier this week, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact investments.
Foundations Vow to Invest in Clean-Energy Technology
Release Date:
06/17/2015
... Obama administration on Tuesday announced $4 billion in commitments from the private sector, including more than $1 ...
NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust
Release Date:
04/13/2016
The New York Community Trust is committed to investing in underserved communities and equity, and mostly follows through on those goals to achieve results, a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy's Philamplify initiative...
Bloomberg, Gates, Others Pledge $1.2 Billion to Eradicate Polio
Release Date:
06/13/2017
... and ensuring that other countries remain polio-free. Other commitments announced at GPEI's Rotary convention on Monday .....
Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts
Release Date:
09/06/2017
In 1998, the couple founded the Hunter, New York-based Catskill Mountain Foundation (CMF), an organization committed to transforming rural communities through the arts. Over the next five years, the foundation plans to inject $20 million—in addition...
Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Release Date:
12/10/2018
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation is pleased to announce that Rini Banerjee will join the Foundation as its fourth president and first woman to lead the foundation. Banerjee’s appointment concludes an extensive nationwide search that began last...
The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York
Release Date:
04/08/2019
Combating youth violence, addressing climate change, and improving access to mass transit. These are just three of the 46 projects New York’s community foundation is supporting to improve life for New Yorkers.
11
Jan
2022
Economics, Equity, and the Case for Supporting the Care Infrastructure in Greater New York - A Webinar Hosted by AFN and NYWF
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 -
9:30am to 11:15am
... insecurity for greater New York families and workers? What are the most effective local, regional, and national solutions? What are the most effective ways for philanthropy to support ... shifting to tell a...
CECP Announces 2013 Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy
Release Date:
02/26/2013
... Excellence Awards. CECP recognizes these companies’ commitments to the communities around them and for ...
Foundations Aim to Save Pensions in Detroit Crisis
Release Date:
01/13/2014
The New York Times reports that a group of national and local philanthropic foundations, including the Ford Foundation, have pledged $330 million to help save Detroit's art collection.
Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree
Release Date:
04/15/2014
Peggy Saika, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy has been named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree for her commitment and work in social justice.
A Rockefeller Known Not for Wealth but for His Efforts to Help
Release Date:
06/23/2014
In a New York Times article, Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, who died in a plane crash earlier this month, is remembered for his commitment to environmental and humanitarian causes.
MetLife Releases New Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
09/25/2014
... financial strength and meeting long-term financial commitments . The report, titled Global Impact, includes ...
MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge
Release Date:
03/26/2015
The partnership seeks to create innovative and sustainable financial solutions.
Citi Foundation Reports on First Year of $50 Million Youth and Work Skills Training Program
Release Date:
04/08/2015
The Pathways to Progress campaign teaches workplace and leadership skills to low-income youth.