Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

Program Recap—Perpetuity or Limited Life: How Do Family Foundations Decide?

Release Date:

07/29/2009

... 30 grantmakers gathered on July 9th for a discussion of family foundation lifespan considerations co-sponsored ... by Loren Renz on key findings from the Foundation Center’ s new study, Perpetuity or Limited...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

United Hospital Fund Report Details Lessons Learned in Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions

Release Date:

10/14/2014

... reduced its 30-day all-cause readmission rate by 14 percent (from 14 percent in 2012 to 12 percent in 2013). Another facility decreased its ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Health

13 Feb 2020

Walking the Walk: Operationalizing Lessons from Decolonizing Wealth and Winners Take All - A Food for Thought Conversation

Thursday, February 13, 2020 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... and economic inequality are codified within philanthropy' s institutional structure and often perpetuate the very ... Designed for All interested funders. Registration 12 : 15 PM -...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

12 Oct 2017

Census 2020: Funders Are Getting Ready Now

Thursday, October 12, 2017 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... statistics, and much, much more. What is philanthropy’ s role in ensuring that the 2020 Census is adequately ... of the 2020 Census Funders Work Group on Thursday, October 12...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Topic(s)

Funding Area

A Response to Louisiana Recovery Efforts

Release Date:

08/22/2016

... UPDATE: Chonicle of Philanthropy Observes "Slow Start for Donations to Aid La. Flood Victims" By acting ... together we can have a far greater impact on Louisiana’ s recovery...

Find More By

News type

RFPs Etc

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Teams Up With Lin-Manuel Miranda to Aid Puerto Rico

Release Date:

10/18/2017

... $300,000 to Puerto Rico relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The gift, announced on Tuesday, will aide ... people without power and all but destroyed the island’ s energy grid. (As...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Related Organizations

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let's Start in Our Back Yard

Release Date:

04/14/2021

If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let' s Start in Our Back Yard By: Martha King, Senior Program ... One in four registered New Yorkers voted in each of the last three mayoral elections . The last time that...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Related Organizations

Charles H. Revson Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Ford Foundation

New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

Release Date:

10/12/2012

... that public approval of Congress hit a new low in August 2012 —at 10 percent approval, Congress is less popular than the United ... No matter what issues your organization...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard

Release Date:

06/12/2009

... also contributed a post on this issue.) We asked two of the presenters from that program— Nicholas Lemann ... Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor at Columbia University’ s Graduate School of...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Some Measure of Leadership

Release Date:

04/23/2009

... to nonprofit executives; and (3) seek substantial reforms of the City’ s contracting procedures, together with bridge loans. ( Read ... sector (in his speech, the Mayor noted nonprofits make up 15...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

16 Feb 2023

For the Love of Data: How Census Data Drives Decision-Making - A Webinar Hosted by the New York State Census Equity Fund

Thursday, February 16, 2023 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... possible thanks to the census. But did you know that: 58 percent of the households in Buffalo are renters? 1 in 12 NYS Veterans is female? Cheektowaga is the fastest-growing ... Census Bureau...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Livestream

Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Census 2020

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?

Release Date:

05/19/2017

Will The City’ s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity? By Michelle Coffey and Kerry McCarthy, co-chairs ... Further, how will the City hold itself accountable? What policies will change, and...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Arts

Related Organizations

The New York Community Trust

Lambent Foundation

As the Pandemic Pushes Women and Girls Further Behind, a Global Response to Gender Inequality Is Needed

Release Date:

05/05/2021

... Clinton famously declared, “Human rights are women’ s rights, and women’ s rights are human rights.” ... Alliance for Sustainable Feminist Movements. Backed by a $ 15 million pledge from the...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Five Reasons to #PressforProgress and Develop More Female Health Leaders

Release Date:

03/08/2018

... on March 7, 2018 , by Global Daily. Women are agents of change. While there has been a great deal of progress in ... is largely dominated by women. On International Women’ s Day, we must #...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

Johnson & Johnson

17 Apr 2019

Funders Meeting with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, New York City’s Chief Democracy Officer

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... conversation with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune , New York City’ s Chief Democracy Officer. The discussion will focus on ... Fonseca-Sabune will discuss her plan to amplify the voice of every New Yorker by building...

Find More By

Event type

Network Building

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success

Release Date:

05/02/2016

This Teen Pregnancy Program’ s Tight Focus Is a Success By Lola Adedokun, Program Director ... (LARC); Expand CATCH from a total of 13 sites in 2011- 2012 to 17 sites by 2013-2014—an expansion...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

Doris Duke Foundation

12 Sep 2013

Inequality For All - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, September 12, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Inequality for All and a brief panel ... for All Official Trailer In the wake of the U. S . economic crisis, the...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Release Date:

07/30/2010

... in the New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the nonprofit sector, and how funders and advocates can ... in Albany. We are pleased to have one of the program’ s presenters,...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

13 Dec 2024

2024 Philanthropy 101 - The Big Conversations in Philanthropy

Friday, December 13, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy, as they begin to build the relationships in ... the Same Language 11/8 – Fundamentals of Grantmaking 11/ 15 –...

Find More By

Event type

Professional Development

Format

Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

New Staff

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

10 Dec 2021

Philanthropy 101 - The Big Conversations in Philanthropy

Friday, December 10, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy, as they begin to build the relationships in ... For A Foundation... Power and Your New Community 10/ 15 – Speaking the Same Language 10...