Philanthropy's Social Compact In A Changing World
Release Date:
10/09/2019
... This can include demonstrating successes, lessons gleaned from failures, grantmaking transparency, peer learning and community outreach across a spectrum of ...
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Living Cities Board Commits To Fund Racial Equity Centered Mission
Release Date:
02/27/2020
... opportunities for people of color. To learn more from Living Cities' President and CEO, Ben Hecht, about what .....
William T. Grant Foundation Announces Three New Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Release Date:
10/22/2020
... Trust and MDRC will explore strategies to bolster student learning due to the pandemic; and Education Trust will ... are US citizens by birth, have been increasingly excluded from social programs, extending to...
Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Grant to Access Reproductive Care-Southeast on 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Release Date:
01/24/2022
... our communities or jumping through hoops. This funding from the Ms. Foundation will support us in making ...
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Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice
Publication date:
03/2012
... Group ) examines the connection between listening to and learning with grantees and improving practices to achieve ...
Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library
Release Date:
06/03/2013
Our recent funder tour of The New York Public Library gave our members a chance to learn more about the upcoming renovations to their historic 42nd Street location. NYPL President and CEO Anthony Marx talks about the other changes taking place —...
Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities
Release Date:
11/04/2010
On October 19th, Philanthropy New York held a collaborative program to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and provide funders with an opportunity to learn more about the Disability Funders Network and inclusive...
Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home
Release Date:
08/13/2010
In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers.
Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network
Release Date:
02/07/2012
Philanthropy New York members recently participated in the first session of our International Grantmakers Network program series, an opportunity to focus on how funders define and approach capacity building in an international context and to learn...
The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship
Publication date:
05/2013
In grantmaking, is there such a thing as the good goodbye? Yes, say contributors to this guide, who have found ways to plan for exits upfront, clarify expectations with grantee organizations, and overcome the tensions that so often arise. Learn how to use the end of a funding relationship to boost a grantee's capacity, find new sources of support, and even multiply the value of the foundation’s investment.
Executive Transitions: Grantmakers and Nonprofit Leadership Change
Publication date:
03/2006
Even for seasoned funders, supporting leadership transitions can be a tricky business. Where is the fine line between helping and intruding? What interventions work? And how can a grantmaker play a constructive role? Learn how grantmakers take up the transition challenge, engage with boards, support new CEOs, and help grantees use the moment to go in promising new directions.
Scanning the Landscape
Publication date:
04/2004
... a new program or contemplating a shift in strategy. Using learning networks, grant makers are starting to scan ...
Four charter schools will be launched under initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg
Release Date:
03/05/2013
The state Education Department has received applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Open Society Foundations.
The Transformative Power of Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/09/2013
The fourth in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy.
What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement
Publication date:
03/2012
In What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement, participants learned how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. They walked through a set of financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers.
A Free Lunch Coalition Tries to Make School Meals a Mayoral Issue
Release Date:
10/17/2013
... universal pre-kindergarten or charter schools. The Lunch 4 Learning campaign, comprised of 85 advocacy organizations, ...
Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency
Publication date:
01/2014
... duplication of effort, and build communities of shared learning . GrantCraft organized the content into five topical ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Tapped for 2015 NCRP Impact Awards
Release Date:
04/07/2015
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy annually honors funders for their high-impact grantmaking.
Century Foundation Promotes ‘Realistic Steps’ on Gun Violence
Release Date:
06/15/2016
The country was horrified this weekend to learn of the massacre in Orlando affecting the LGBT and Latino communities, now known as the worst mass shooting in American history.