Nathan Cummings Urges Firstenergy Shareholders to Vote for Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures
Release Date:
05/06/2016
Nathan Cummings Foundation: Firstenergy's "expenditures are high and transparency is low."
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The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications
Release Date:
04/24/2017
In this new position, Jay will be responsible for ensuring that the Forum works as effectively as possible to advance the work of the Forum's members to engage in government relations and public policy work at the state and national level, and to...
How Nathan Cummings and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Are Shifting Grantmaking in the Trump Era
Release Date:
05/26/2017
The Trump administration has posed a unique challenge to the liberal, and even moderate, philanthropic community.
Calls for Nominations for 2018 Casey Excellence for Children Awards
Release Date:
06/08/2017
Please nominate a hero — a foster care alumnus, birth parent, foster or adoptive parent, or kinship caregiver — who is committed to building hope for children, families and their communities.
Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way
Release Date:
10/02/2017
For the first time in several years, the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its $12.1 billion endowment, saying it generated a return of 7 percent in 2016. By comparison, the median return of more than 5,700 foundations that...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Will Distribute $2.5 Million Recovered Through Lawsuits Against Sham Cancer Charities
Release Date:
06/21/2019
Attorney General William Tong announced that $2.5 million will be distributed to cancer centers across the country as a result of a multistate enforcement action against sham cancer charities.
Four Foundations, Including Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Buy Historic Archives of 'Ebony' Magazine
Release Date:
07/25/2019
The foundations will donate the archive to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture as well as the Getty Research Institute.
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Dedicates $50 Million for COVID-19 Response
Release Date:
03/31/2020
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is dedicating $50 million to provide funding for nonprofit organizations that are addressing the health and social needs of New Yorkers as a direct result of COVID-19.
Humanizing Immigration: The Role of COVID-19
Release Date:
06/17/2020
... with an SSN. Thus, in families where even one member files using an ITIN, the entire family is ineligible. MPI ...
New York Community Trust Staff, Irfan Hasan and Anna Silvera, Promoted
Release Date:
02/11/2021
Both have taken on increasing responsibility in their departments, demonstrating their commitment to The Trust and its operations.
16
Aug
2023
Fiduciary Responsibilities and Legal Basics in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
Join this session to better understand the fundamental and nuanced federal and state laws regulating charitable giving, including self-dealing, payout, fiscal agency, excise tax, required filings, and much more.
11
Sep
2013
What’s Looming Overhead? The Current Debate Around Funding Indirect Costs of Nonprofits
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Funding overhead costs using grant funds has been a much debated topic in philanthropy — and the discussion is heating up again. Recently, GuideStar, Charity Navigator and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance started a collaborative campaign (called The...
United Hospital Fund Works to Tackle Antibiotic Misuse in Outpatient Care
Release Date:
02/22/2016
... UHF will work with a group of 28 hospital outpatient sites —two to five sites per participating hospital or health system—to ...
16
Feb
2017
NYC Commission on Gender Equity: What Are Its Economic Opportunity, Health and Safety Priorities?
Thursday, February 16, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York’s Funders for Gender Equity are pleased to welcome Azadeh Khalili , the Founding Executive Director of the Commission on Gender Equity . Most recently, she served as the New York City’s Executive Director of...
03
Aug
2017
VR For The Real World: New Tools To Make The World Better
Thursday, August 3, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
From 360 videos to gaming platforms, virtual reality developers are finding themselves more and more at the nexus of empathy and advocacy. Their goal? To create immersive experiences that create positive social change. Some experiences are more...
Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog
Release Date:
08/14/2018
STOP has just started and aims to bring new meaning to the phrase "asking for a light," when it comes to smoking. STOP is an acronym for a new $20 million Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative to create a global watchdog to shed more light on the...
THE CITY, a New Non-Profit Digital News Outlet Readies for Launch with Support from The Revson Foundation
Release Date:
09/26/2018
... Village Voice shut down for good last month. The news sites Gothamist and DNAInfo were shut down by their owner ...
Monument to Commemorate Destroyed African American Land in Central Park Funded by Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Release Date:
10/20/2019
A new sculpture will honor the Lyons family, black activists and property owners who once lived in Seneca Village, a community destroyed by the creation of the park.
11
Jan
2024
Race and Poverty: Connecting Disparities, Disasters and Equitable Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by CDP
Thursday, January 11, 2024 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... These groups are more likely to live near toxic waste sites , experience higher exposure to air pollution and ...
Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits
Publication date:
10/2009
This report examines the racial, gender, sexuality, and disability staff demographics of participating New York City-area foundations and nonprofits. It also looks at grantmaking policies and data collection around diversity and inclusion, examines the institutional capacities of nonprofit organizations, and looks at the range of ways that nonprofits define themselves as “minority-led.”