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Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Release Date:
06/19/2014
Reasons why a high-quality universal pre-K program could be an effective tool for severing the school-to-prison pipeline.
Leadership Transition at Philanthropy New York
Ronna Brown announced that, after 13 incredible years, she will be stepping down as President of Philanthropy New York at the end of 2020. In her letter to the membership Ronna shared that “Deciding to end my tenure as President was a hard decision...
October 2013 Working Group Updates
Release Date:
10/23/2013
Read the latest updates on these Issue-Based Working Groups: Community Food Funders, the Education Working Group, Funders of Women and Girls and the Health Policy Working Group.
September 2013 Working Group Updates
Release Date:
09/25/2013
Read the latest updates on these Issue-Based Working Groups: Community Food Funders, the Education Working Group, the Health Policy Working Group, the New York City Human Services Data Project and the Service for Impact Working Group.
Program Recap—American Journalism: Views on Reconstructing the Falling Industry
Release Date:
03/19/2010
By Vincent Stehle Consultant, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation On February 23rd, Philanthropy New York hosted a debate between Michael Schudson , co-author of The Reconstruction of American Journalism and...
Member Input on Official Statement on Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving
Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has voted to recommend that our organization formally approve a statement concerning maintaining the full value of the charitable deduction in the context of tax reform . The PNY Board of Directors has...
Power With: Building A Shared Future - Post-Annual Meeting Series
... Framework for Responsible AI Adoption in Philanthropy June 5 - 12 PM to 1 PM Join TAG and Project Evident as they ... Beyond Bars: It's a Movement, Not a Moment June 24 - 5 PM to 8 PM Please join us for a...
For Jobseekers: Facts About the Sector
Publication date:
04/2014
... Foundations: 3.2 Average Staff at Independent Foundations: 5 .1 Average Staff at Community Foundations: 8.2 ... Age: 10% of foundation staff is under 30 2 out of 5 foundation staff is 50 or older Race/Ethnicity: ... CEOs/CGOs were ethnic minorities Disabilities: Less than 5 % of foundations reported having at least one person with ...
Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?
Release Date:
07/19/2012
... leverage $3.6 million in grants into almost $9. 5 million in matches. Eighty-five percent of the grantees ...
Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 1
Release Date:
08/28/2015
Salem Tsegaye explores how New York City Cultural Agenda Fund is advancing equity in the cultural sector.
New Menino Survey of Mayors Reveals Top Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi)
Release Date:
01/21/2016
The U.S. Conference of Mayors in partnership with The Boston University Initiative on Cities, with the support of Citi, today released the 2015 Menino Survey of Mayors, which found America's mayors are concerned with aging urban infrastructure,...
The Need for Civil Legal Aid
Release Date:
06/07/2016
Pooja O'Hanlon of the Elmezzi Foundation says civil legal aid is free legal aid to low and middle income individuals that need assistance with legal matters that are not criminal.
02
May
2018
Stronger Together: New Frontiers in Funders Supporting Social Movements - May Webinar Hosted by HRFN
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 -
12:30pm to 1:30pm
Please join Human Rights Funders Network for their webinar series to explore funders' role in supporting social movements.
To Be Brave and Radical in Arts Philanthropy
Release Date:
02/20/2019
Today’s cultural and political moment demands action from all of us, in whatever spheres of influence we may have. Our responsibility in this moment is to move from talking to action, to tackle the inequities we see in our professional world—arts...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases SDGs Guide for Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/29/2019
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today published Philanthropy and the SDGs, a two-volume guide for philanthropic funders to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda for people and planet adopted by the United...
9 Leading Nonprofit Groups Urge Foundations to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities
Release Date:
04/02/2020
... opposes any mandate that foundations spend more than 5 percent of assets annually, as required by federal law. ... that many foundations will likely spend well above the 5 percent minimum because their asset...
Ford Foundation and Open Society Initiative for West Africa Launch New Fund to End Sexual Violence in West Africa
Release Date:
12/02/2021
... for collective action.” Kasa! is seeded with $3. 5 million from the Ford Foundation and $250,000 from the Open ...
09
Feb
2023
Global Hunger Crisis: Risk of Famine in the Horn of Africa - A Webinar Hosted by CDP
Thursday, February 9, 2023 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is hosting a webinar to help funders understand the growing hunger crisis around the world and what philanthropy can do to prevent avoidable deaths from malnutrition and starvation.
16
Oct
2012
The New Corporate Philanthropy Challenge: A Leadership Conversation
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -
8:15am to 10:30am
Today, corporate philanthropy has the opportunity to redefine purpose and value for corporate foundations and giving programs. Visionary leaders have demonstrated that when corporate philanthropy is managed as an investment in society, it can become...