Gish Jen Joins the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board
Release Date:
01/26/2022
Groundbreaking author and cultural ambassador Gish Jen will join the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board of Directors later this year.
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Schott Foundation, Race Forward, and NYU's Metro Center Announces First Grants to Support Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Schools and Defend Against Attacks on Public Education
Release Date:
04/06/2022
... Culturally Responsive Schools and Defend Against Attacks on Public Education Today, the Schott Foundation for Public ... effort to defend against anti-democratic attacks on public education and invest in a...
MLK50 Justice Through Journalism Receives Grant from the Ford Foundation
Release Date:
01/26/2023
... to overstate the impact a grant of this size will have on MLK50,” said Wendi C. Thomas, the organization’s ... Luther King: war, racism and poverty with an emphasis on poverty,” said Lolly Bowean, program...
Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network
Release Date:
02/07/2012
... O’Sullivan Director, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors On January 25th, the experiences of funders and grantees in Africa were used as a lens on funding organizational capacity as part of the first ... New...
NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges
Release Date:
04/21/2015
... hosts and supporters at the Ford Foundation gathered on March 24 with about 200 representatives from the New York ... initiatives and collaborations that have moved the needle on key issues. We call this...
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It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... coordinated strategy. That’s where you come in! Join us on February 3, 2015 for breakfast and a spirited conversation ...
DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story
Release Date:
04/20/2016
... the month leading up to last week’s annual Foundations on the Hill event, which aims to educate Congress about philanthropy, create visibility for foundations on Capitol Hill, advocate for issues affecting...
Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration
Release Date:
06/09/2016
... joined a conversation at Philanthropy New York that built on this momentum. PNY’s May 5 event “School Integration ... in New York City. The event began with background on the latest school integration research...
Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation This post originally appeared on the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's "Shared Experiences ... measure to avoid a government shutdown, reached agreement on a budget that fully...
Design and Health: Back Together Again?
Release Date:
06/21/2017
... Research have done a great job making the research on the health and housing palatable for the layperson, but ... in the first place. Why not use the data we already have on the interconnectedness of health...
Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces their Newest Leadership Fellow
Release Date:
09/27/2022
... Fellowships in 2021 but continue to advise the foundation on strategic education initiatives. The Heckscher Leadership ... approach to grantmaking. This approach focuses on three high-leverage funding...
Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?
Release Date:
08/13/2009
... that led to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, I was able to put on the table expansion of the earned income credit (it was ... of the poor from income taxation. Most foundation funding on low-income issues, however...
After the Election, Building the Beloved Community
Release Date:
11/23/2016
... their economic security erodes? Have we been too focused on familiar ground, overlooking the wider circumstances of ... sermon. The moment endures in American memory because on the evening before his...
This Is Not A Normal Grant Cycle Or A Time To Wait And See
Release Date:
02/21/2017
... pursuing, find resources to give to organizations engaging on the issues in today’s news. 2. Focus on impact Every dollar counts. Our social safety net, the ... it means to be a philanthropic leader. Take them...
North Star Fund Announces 2017 North Star and Frederick Douglass Awardees
Release Date:
04/12/2017
... The North Star Fund 2017 Community Gala will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at Pier Sixty, ...
Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos's Education Department
Release Date:
02/20/2018
... from enforcing its February 16 deadline for public comment on information submitted by two higher education accrediting ... agency—sets a hearing for Thursday, February 22, on The Century Foundation’s (TCF)...
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2019
Philanthropy New York's 40th Annual Meeting
Thursday, May 16, 2019 -
1:30pm to 7:00pm
... our 40 th Anniversary at our Annual Meeting, focusing on the field of philanthropy. Our annual half-day gathering ... philanthropy at its best? Arrive early to cast your vote on the election of new...
A Message from Ronna Brown and Update on CEO Search
Release Date:
12/15/2020
A Message from Ronna Brown and Update on CEO Search Dear Members, As I reflect back on 2020, I almost forget that we had two full and busy ... intently with the PNY membership to create a plan on...
A Message from CEO Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham
Release Date:
05/14/2021
... throughout our nation’s history in her observation on the contributions of Black Americans in The 1619 ... individualism in a wild land and myths of wealth built on meritocracy and hard work — forming a...
Building Trust Through Practice: A Shared Journey Toward an Inclusive Economy - New Report from the Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
04/13/2022
... to recognize the power of grantees’ experiences on the ground and follow their lead. Measurement is for learning, not proving impact. We focused on establishing a system for learning rather than evaluating ...