The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... lessons for other cities. This will be a program that moves past the headlines and searches for the real and very ...
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The House and Senate Tax Bills Are Terrible for Nonprofits and the Communities They Serve
Release Date:
12/06/2017
... it into the conferenced version. If tax reform legislation moves forward with raising the standard deduction without a ...
The 'Active (Read: Ongoing) Practice' of Equitable Evaluation
Release Date:
10/23/2019
The Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices (AAEEP)* came together earlier this year to support and advance the equitable evaluation field of study and practice.
Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social Justice Organizations
Release Date:
11/20/2019
... us! Contact cori schmanke parrish at cori@northstarfund. org to get involved. Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent ...
Flexible Funding Is the New Kid on the Block
Release Date:
03/04/2020
Over the past few months, a buzz has been created by the fact that some of the largest philanthropies in the United States have decided to increase their general support awards to their grantee organizations.
Sheila Burke and Simon Stevens to Join Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
Release Date:
08/22/2013
Sheila P. Burke, R.N., M.P.A., FAAN, a faculty member and former executive dean at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Simon Stevens, Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group, have been elected to The Commonwealth...
Teagle Foundation Announces Appointment of Two New Directors to Its Board
Release Date:
02/12/2014
The Teagle Foundation is pleased to announce two new members of its Board of Directors: Elizabeth Boylan and Brian Rosenberg.
The Place for Growing Cross-Sector Collaboration
Release Date:
09/08/2016
This year’s Joint Policy Institute of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and the National Council of Nonprofits was a valuable opportunity for building national and local partnerships across the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.
Fake News as a Real Opportunity
Release Date:
01/23/2017
Celeste Ford, manager of media relations for Carnegie Corporation of New York, says philanthropic organizations are in a strong position to offer a wide range of credible and newsworthy information to audiences that are increasingly open to new...
Leading By Example
Release Date:
08/02/2017
It is wonderful and energizing to see leaders and groups behaving beautifully with a shared goal to serve the common good. After decades of calls for greater coordination and partnership among Philanthropy Serving Organizations (the new “it” acronym...
J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces Open Call for Applications to 2019 Innovation Prize
Release Date:
02/06/2019
... depth and connection,” said Michelle Miller of Coworker. org , a 2015 Innovation Prize winner. “What we so ... The first-round application, available on the JMKFund. org site, must be completed by April 30...
Putting Buzzwords to Practice: How to Build a Sustainable Collaborative
Release Date:
05/08/2019
In the philanthropic sector, we often get lost in the latest buzzwords about how to rethink our strategies and maximize impact, individually and collectively. Over the last couple of years, the buzzword of the moment has been collaboration and...
Gun Violence in the United States Is a Crisis of Public Health and Public Safety – and Philanthropy Is Stepping Up
Release Date:
01/14/2020
We have all become far too familiar with the sobering statistics. Each year, more than 100,000 Americans are killed or injured by firearms. Mass shootings may make the headlines, but the sad reality of everyday gun violence often gets relegated to...
Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Five New Board Members
Release Date:
07/01/2021
... the Ms. Foundation board, please visit ForWomen. org /about/our-board/ . ### For over 45 years, the Ms. ... for Women has worked to build women’s collective power in the U.S. to advance equity and justice for...
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Nov
2012
Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Friday, November 30, 2012 - 6:00pm
Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector. The three and a half day course will help...
Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America
Release Date:
03/19/2013
By James K. Cummings, Board Chair, Nathan Cummings Foundation This past week, I undertook a “SNAP Challenge” in which I spent the week eating on approximately $5.27 a day — the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition...
24
Jan
2017
Defending ACA and Making Progress at the Same Time. Is Philanthropy Ready?
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... Now link. Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with any questions. Co-Sponsored by Philanthropy New ...
New York Life Foundation and Afterschool Alliance Launch Aim High Grant Competition
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... . Please email Dan Gilbert ( dgilbert@afterschoolalliance. org ) with any additional questions. WHY : Research shows ...
After A Decade, George E. Thibault, MD to Step Down as President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Release Date:
07/12/2017
After A Decade, George E. Thibault, MD to Step Down as President of the Josiah Macy Jr. F oundation After 10 years at the helm, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation President George E. Thibault , MD announced today that he will step down at...
03
Dec
2018
Second Annual PNY Policy Forum: In Conversation with Katrina vanden Heuvel
Monday, December 3, 2018 -
5:00pm to 6:30pm
... Funders: Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org ($150 fee). Please note: To ensure fairness among our ... programs. Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with any questions. Second Annual PNY...