Keeping in Touch, Building Trust
Release Date:
03/10/2021
A Funder’s Report from the Virtual Front Lines
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Foundation Administrator's Network: Internship Programs
Publication date:
04/2010
Annette Ensley and Shelly Harper (Nathan Cummings Foundation) and Jason McGill (Philanthropy New York, and formerly at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) shared their knowledge and experience in developing internship programs at a Foundation Administrator's Network meeting.
07
Nov
2013
YOUR Career in Philanthropy: Insights from the Field’s Top Recruitment Experts
Thursday, November 7, 2013 -
7:00am to 9:45am
Looking to grow in your current position? Wondering how to get noticed in the field or within a pool of applicants? Come hear renowned headhunter, Marilyn Machlowitz, and top HR professional, Diana Davenport, give their insights and sometimes varied...
16
Mar
2011
Foundations on the Hill
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 -
8:30am to 12:30pm
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Wash DC.
REGISTRATION: Members and non-members may register by clicking on the link above. $95 fee. A Philanthropy New York COLLABORATIVE EVENT presented with the Council on Foundations and the Forum of Regional...
09
Jan
2014
Twenty Feet From Stardom - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series
Thursday, January 9, 2014 -
4:30pm to 8:30pm
Ford Foundation
Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom and a brief panel discussion.
19
Feb
2014
Interested in Working at a Foundation?
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 -
2:15pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York
Learn about the field of philanthropy from two foundation staff members’ personal perspectives! Bob Canace, program officer at The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, will discuss the ins-and-outs of grantmaking at a family foundation, and...
05
Mar
2014
A Donor Discussion on Climate Change and Food Resilience with Contributions from Global Indigenous Representatives
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -
10:45am to 1:30pm
Philanthropy New York
This session will address the vital role funders play to bring Indigenous Peoples’ contributions into high spheres of influence and in a partnership role. Funders will hear firsthand from Indigenous representatives from Asia, South America, and...
10
Mar
2014
The City Budget: Understanding a Vital Lifeline for New York’s Nonprofits
Monday, March 10, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York
On average, nonprofit organizations providing human services receive 85 percent of their budgets from government contracts.
12
Mar
2014
Executive Assistants Network: Identifying Your Role
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 -
12:15pm to 2:00pm
This discussion will help identify the numerous, contemporary (post-Mad Men!) fundamentals of the Executive Assistant’s role, and how they vary relative to your supervisors, organization type, and culture.
12
Mar
2014
What Philanthropy Can Do To Help Reduce Poverty in America Today
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
The 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty has inspired much national soul-searching on what has been accomplished since President Johnson's 1964 State of the Union address.
02
Apr
2014
Grantee Executive Transitions – When and How to Engage as Funders
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Foundations give grants to organizations. But let’s be real: leadership matters.
Many Programs of Bankrupt FEGS Will End Up at UJA-Federation, Says CEO
Release Date:
03/13/2015
"That process is underway, and we’re doing everything we can to help it go as smoothly as possible,” Goldstein says.
Century Foundation Quoted in Article on School Desegregation Lawsuit
Release Date:
01/27/2016
Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation and a longtime researcher of school integration noted there was a difference between imposed and voluntary segregation.
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."
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.