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Lorelei Williams Joins The Sister Fund as Interim Executive Director
Release Date:
08/22/2013
Lorelei Williams has been named the Interim Executive Director of The Sister Fund. Williams has over fifteen years of experience in the non-profit and philanthropic sectors of the United States, South Africa and Brazil.
09
Aug
2012
Advocacy and Family Philanthropy: Leveraging Limited Dollars for Impact
Thursday, August 9, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Webinar
New research from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy shows that family foundations are a leading source of support for nonprofits active in policy advocacy and civic engagement. Why do family foundations choose to invest in these...
25
Sep
2013
Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 -
8:45am to 10:30am
True or false: It’s permissible for your foundation to advocate for specific public policy or legal issues Your foundation cannot fund nonprofits that advocate or lobby A 501 (h) election allows your foundation to take a stance on...
12
Sep
2013
Inequality For All - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series
Thursday, September 12, 2013 -
5:30pm to 8:30pm
Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Inequality for All and a brief panel discussion. Inequality For All Official Trailer In the wake of the U.S. economic crisis, the widening gap between the rich and...
Donald Moulds to Join Commonwealth Fund as Executive Vice President for Programs
Release Date:
11/01/2013
Donald Moulds will join The Commonwealth Fund as its new Executive Vice President for Programs, effective January 2014.
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.
Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Robert Garris Heads to Schwarzman Scholars
Release Date:
08/27/2014
Robert Garris, former managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation, is the new Global Director of Admissions at Schwarzman Scholars.
New Philanthropy Center, Fund for 2025 Respond to Funders’ Needs
Release Date:
10/24/2014
PNY SVP, Michael Remaley, contributed a blog to PhilanTopic about how the Fund for 2025 addresses the needs of PNY members.
Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund
Release Date:
11/21/2014
Lukas Haynes, Vice President of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, will become the new Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund in January 2015.
Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and Others Support New Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good at Boston College
Release Date:
10/21/2015
Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and others join in new initiative to examine public policy issues in charitable giving at Boston College Law School.
Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech
Release Date:
02/17/2016
A group of five national foundations - Ford, MacArthur, Knight, Open Society and Mozilla foundations - are working to promote the use of the Internet for social good, and has announced grants totaling $18 million to strengthen the emerging field of...
30
Mar
2016
Shedding Light on Long Island: Learning Tour for Grantmakers
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00am to Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 5:00pm
... regions connect to statewide grassroots campaigns & policies . Long Island’s unique character is shaped by ... segregation Examine the region’s importance to statewide policies that affect all New Yorkers...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Welcomes New Trustees to its Board
Release Date:
07/15/2016
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has elected several new members to its board of trustees. Jennifer Nolan was elected to the board in March, and she is joined by Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Heather McGhee, Miranda Kaiser, and Wyatt Rockefeller, who were...
The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition
Release Date:
11/18/2016
... inside the intelligence community to enforce laws and policies that protect privacy and civil liberties. My tenure ... of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The surveillance policies of both administrations...
18
Jan
2017
Homeownership and the Racial Wealth Gap – Webinar
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
As the movement to understand and address income inequality gains momentum, policymakers, practitioners, and funders face the challenge of confronting growing wealth gaps by race and ethnicity.
DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director
Release Date:
02/22/2017
In this role, DeQuendre will work to advance the foundation’s mission and raise its profile, working with a team of communications strategists to develop comprehensive messaging and media outreach plans.
Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline
Release Date:
04/06/2017
... criminal justice systems, and to challenge the laws and policies that criminalize color and poverty. This PhilTalk ... as part of the same equation, and explored the laws and policies that force approximately...
New York Foundation Welcomes Altaf Rahamatulla as Program Officer
Release Date:
08/04/2017
Altaf Rahamatulla comes to New York Foundation from the Ford Foundation where he served as a program associate on the Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team.
29
Nov
2017
New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Fall Meeting
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
New York Foster Youth Funders Group is a peer network of grantmakers who are funding or interested in the area of foster youth in New York. The purpose of the group is to keep our hand on the pulse of salient issues and initiatives impacting foster...