Philanthropy Can Help Bridge the Gap Between the Idea of Disability Rights and the Reality
Release Date:
11/05/2021
... culture in Hawaii. Accessibility was a priority when both sites opened to the public, and we continue to emphasize ...
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The New York Life Foundation provides a $2m boost for students attending two prominent Historically Black Universities.
Release Date:
06/02/2022
Grants help diverse students to overcome challenges that may inhibit them from achieving academic success.
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Announces Spring 2022 Grantees
Release Date:
06/29/2022
A total of $3.9 million will be awarded to 50 organizations from 18 states and the District of Columbia to support visual arts programs, exhibitions, and curatorial research projects that contribute to artistic flourishing around the country.
The Rockefeller Foundation’s Public Charity Expands Project ACT to Provide At-Risk Communities Nationwide With Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests
Release Date:
06/29/2022
All U.S. State and Territory Health Departments Are Eligible to Sign Up before the August 31, 2022, Enrollment Deadline
Open Society Foundations Announce 2022 Soros Equality Fellows
Release Date:
11/09/2022
... (Un)Known Project to a national initiative featuring sites that use arts installations and experiences to honor ...
Me/We & Public Policy: A Journey from Foundations on the Hill to NYC to…
Release Date:
05/25/2023
Ariane Cruz, PNY's Philanthropy Fellow, shares how she is working to dismantle the barrier between herself and public policy in the halls of the U.S. Capitol, City Hall, and beyond.
Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce New Recipients of Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund
Release Date:
06/20/2023
CDB, FDS Africa, IDB Invest, Risk Control, University Freiburg & University of Leeds selected to help increase efficiency and innovation in the world’s development finance system
To Bolster Support for the Arts, Move Hearts and Minds
Release Date:
11/10/2015
Salem Tsegaye, Program Associate for the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund at The New York Community Trust, says that we should have a strong, consistent narrative to tell the story of crises not as momentary threats to an individual organization’s...
Building Bridges to Communities of Color: A Toolkit for Engaging Donors of Color
Publication date:
06/2007
Created as part of our work with the Coalition for New Philanthropy, this toolkit offers examples of effective donor-engagement strategies; challenges and lessons learned; best practices; and useful tools.
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims
Release Date:
03/30/2017
It is readily apparent that the need for such work is more urgent than ever before: A February 2017 report from the Southern Poverty Law Center cites a 197 percent surge in anti-Muslim hate groups in 2016.
Original Instructions: A Challenge to Philanthropy to Expand Health and Educational Opportunities for Native Youth
The Schott Foundation for Public Education in partnership with Native Americans in Philanthropy, with support from Nike N7, recently released a set of recommendations for helping Native youth live healthy lives. These recommendations came directly from Native American leaders who hold expertise across health, physical fitness, education and youth development sectors. The report, Original Instructions , outlines both challenges and opportunities to philanthropy. It’s a first step towards using our resources to recognize and learn from the resilient Native youth
Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons from the Gulf Coast
Publication date:
04/2008
This comprehensive report shares the experiences of donors that provided funding following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and offers a blueprint for future philanthropic intervention following such disasters.
After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers
Release Date:
07/10/2013
by Michael Seltzer, Trustee, EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation , and past President, Philanthropy New York Two days before the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that occurred on the streets of my own neighborhood,...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces the Addition of Four New Staff and Six New Board Members
Release Date:
01/28/2015
Brooklyn Community Foundation added four staff and six board members at the end of 2014.
Movement Building and System Change
Release Date:
05/18/2012
By Mitch Nauffts, PhilanTopic (This post originally appeared on PhilanTopic, the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on May 14, 2012 and is reprinted with permission.) The bad old days of the ’70s and ’80s are a distant memory for many...
Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
03/07/2012
By Lisa Philp, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft , Foundation Center Funder collaboration. Like Mom and apple pie, it’s something we can all rally around. But anyone who has worked as a...
Payout Redux
Release Date:
04/09/2010
By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York In recent years, much has been made of payout rates. On the one hand, many writers have favored increasing the 5 percent minimum required of foundations because it “...
After We Say Goodbye
Release Date:
01/29/2010
In August of 2009, Anita Nager, the former Executive Director of the Beldon Fund, began a discussion on this blog regarding “spend out” versus “in perpetuity.”
We Cannot Let COVID-19 Be a Death Sentence For Refugees
Release Date:
08/12/2020
For those working in the fields of protecting the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, the last few years have been a persistent and mounting challenge.
2020 FFMG Administrative Expense Survey
Publication date:
08/2020
The Foundation Financial Managers Group (FFMG), continuing its annual effort to provide comparative information on foundation administrative costs, invites you to participate in the 2020 FFMG Administrative Expense Survey. Using data gathered in the survey, FFMG calculates average expense ratios for New York area foundations. Many foundations use these ratios for a group of comparable foundations as part of their budgeting process. We have tried to minimize the effort required to participate in the survey by limiting the information requested to essential items, using data already entered on...