This is part 1 of Philanthropy New York’s ‘Our Journey’ series which will highlight various internal shifts our organization has made to take the necessary steps towards becoming an anti-ractist organization as outlined in our Strategic Framework.
... contact Carolyn Peters ( cpeters@philanthropynewyork. org ) or Yi-Ching Lin ( y lin@philanthropynewyork. org ). Grantmaking Equity Hour: Deepening Your Practice - A ...
By Lori Bezahler, President, Edward W. Hazen Foundation Over the past 15 years, education policy has gone from a bureaucratic backwater to a topic debated on the front pages of every city’s major newspaper. Where once we had...
The United Hospital Fund published a report that focuses on the increasingly common “risk-transfer” agreements between health insurance plans and health care providers, along with the policy and regulatory challenges such arrangements present.
Pediatric primary care is of utmost importance, ensuring that young children have his or her acute needs met, but also promoting the child’s full development—including physical, mental, and cognitive health.
Michele Kumi Baer, Program Associate at the New York Community Trust, writes, "we need a cultural plan that advances artistic practices and cultural institutions that serve New Yorkers who will be the most affected by proposed federal cuts, or we...
With $25.8 million grant, Microsoft Philanthropies joins forces with Markle to enable American workers to connect with businesses facing a shortage of skilled labor in an era marked by technology disruption.
Prescription drug spending increased significantly for health plans participating in the Medicaid Managed Care and the commercial small group markets in recent years, according to a new report from United Hospital Fund (UHF).
Philanthropy New York, in partnership with Race Forward, presents Building Racial Equity with Race Forward , a six-month peer cohort learning experience designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work...
Michelle Coffey, Kerry McCarthy, and Michele Kumi Baer of the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust ask how NYC plans to fulfill many of the important efforts identified in the City's recently unveiled Cultural Plan.
Published in The Baltimore Sun, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation CEO Rachel Garbow Monroe says it is time to take deliberate, verifiable and precise steps.
Maurine Knighton, Program Director for the Arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Kerry McCarthy, Program Director for Thriving Communities at New York Community Trust write "The idea of equitable distribution of resources has again...
Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 9:00am to Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 1:30pm
Funders often ask grantees to have assessment strategies in place. However, they don’t always practice what they preach in terms of evaluation. Philanthropy New York introduces a new three-part program series that encourages...
Today, the Headwaters Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and The Whitman Institute announce the launch of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, a five-year, peer-to-peer funder initiative with the goal of bringing greater vulnerability,...
An open letter from the six women of the American Express Executive Committee reflects on the company’s progress, shares new commitments and programs and calls on leaders everywhere to proudly back women’s ambition.
As DEI discussions increase in philanthropy, there remains one area where discussion seems to be lagging behind: power. Power is uncomfortable to discuss and the dynamics of who have power feel hard to change.