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Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors
Release Date:
05/12/2014
... investing – a number that grew to 26 percent in just a short time. If they could invest all of it in impact ...
The Largest Philanthropy Network Has a New Name: United Philanthropy Forum
Release Date:
07/19/2017
For those of you who weren’t able to join us for the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers’ 2017 Annual Conference this year, I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just revealed our new name — United Philanthropy Forum — and a new visual...
Reimagining Safety and Justice for Black Life Now and Forever
Release Date:
07/07/2020
As a Black woman, a philanthropy executive, and a descendent of enslaved people, I have constantly been trying to unpack this moment. It is heartbreaking, emotional, but it also gives me hope. There is a lot of beauty happening right now, amid the...
03
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2021
Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning
Thursday, June 3, 2021 -
1:00pm to 4:30pm
... New York’s signature Phil Talks – dynamic, short presentations by fascinating individuals who are making ...
COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future
Release Date:
04/07/2020
... often amplify racial biases that are deeply rooted in our history . These historically rooted structures, processes, and ... for all. The country’s largest foundations have a history of earmarking only a...
Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative is Calling on Dads With a New "Men of Action" Campaign
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... 20,000 individuals with autism, the study is falling short in terms of one crucial member of the family: dads. "In ... SPARK. The "Men of Action" campaign consists of two short films that...
MetLife Foundation Creates Partnership to Innovate Financial Services for Real People
Release Date:
11/28/2017
... and designed solutions that facilitate retirement savings, short -term savings and access to credit. To enable financial ... products and services—from retirement savings, to short -term savings, to credit...
This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking
Release Date:
03/04/2016
... staff too often believe they know community needs. Yet, history has shown that the most sweeping and meaningful ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Appoints Louise Richardson as President
Release Date:
11/18/2021
... and significantly increased the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of the undergraduate student body. She has secured ... access to higher education, free speech, and ideological diversity on campuses,” said...
Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms
Release Date:
02/15/2013
Mr. Bagwell, a director and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American experience, will leave the foundation in June to make his own documentaries once again.
After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... programs for middle-schoolers this year — but still fell short of its lofty goals, a Post review found. On ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights
Release Date:
04/11/2016
... What that means, in a profession that is notoriously short on financial remuneration, is that the designated ...
Basic Science Funders – Including Simons Foundation - Ask, "How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?"
Release Date:
06/05/2017
... grantee reports packed with discrete deliverables and short -term metrics. That fuzziness can lead funders to either ...
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 undocumented immigrants whose families brought them to the United States as young children.
15
Dec
2014
Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color
Monday, December 15, 2014 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
... here . Part of Philanthropy New York’s “Spotlight on Diversity ” Series. Across the United States, girls and ... Ford Foundation Philanthropy New York's Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy Committee...
Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders
Release Date:
05/19/2016
... in holding demanding positions of leadership. Diversity and inclusion . Every time we have a panel, program, or meeting, we should ask ourselves about the diversity of participants. This is as...
For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together
Release Date:
05/30/2017
... change work from the perspective of justice, equity, and inclusion . CEP spoke with CEOs and board chairs from six ... professional staff that bring additional expertise, diversity , leadership, and connections...
An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities
Release Date:
04/10/2018
Gisela Alvarez, New York Community Trust writes "My years as a grantee taught me an important lesson: meaningful and lasting change must come from the communities most affected by the change. Now, in a funder capacity, as the Coordinator for the...
David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation
Release Date:
07/01/2021
... of the foundation’s ongoing focuses will be increasing diversity , equity and inclusion in the sciences, Spergel says. “Achieving ...