Oral and alternate reporting (OAR) is an emergent practice that strives to rebalance power between funders and their grantees, drive insight and collaborative engagement around “wicked” problems and make efficient use of limited resources. Sounds...
Elements include more than $7.5 million in philanthropic capital to support housing affordability and the expansion of Chase Home Lending’s $5,000 Homebuyer grant.
Join us for a conversation with Ali Noorani, Executive Director, the National Immigration Forum and author of There Goes the Neighborhood , Sayu Bhojwani, President of The New American Leaders Project, and Julia Preston, former New York Times’...
On May 3rd, Philanthropy New York members gathered for our 43rd Annual Meeting. It was a moment to pause and ask ourselves: What desired social outcome serves as my compass, and how can I hold on to that larger purpose in my daily work?
By Bruce Trachtenberg, Executive Director, The Communications Network and Michael Hamill Remaley, Vice President of Communications & Public Policy, Philanthropy New York (This post originally appeared on PhilanTopic , the...
For decades, we believed in Francis Bacon's declaration that "knowledge is power" when it comes to increasing financial health. Now we have ample evidence that financial education alone is not powerful enough to change behavior. So, what works?
Experienced funders often say that grantmaking is both an art and a science. To be effective, philanthropy practitioners must continually build their technical skills and content expertise but how do funders keep getting better at the ‘art’ side?...
Today’s young people, ages 16-24, have a harder time making ends meet and achieving financial milestones that were achievable by the generations that came before. Youth are less likely to utilize formal financial products, and they show signs of...
Why have we failed to address racial equity and inclusion? Despite focused discussion and clear targeted programs and policies, the racial wealth gap has grown wider, not closed.
The care economy, historically undervalued and underfunded, is an intersectional and intergenerational issue encompassing childcare, early childhood education, home-based care for older adults and people with disabilities as well as the caregivers...
Together we'll explore the role philanthropy can play to support innovations along the way --from seeding ideas to ensuring full scale implementation -- and all the twists and turns in between.
Join this webinar to hear expert viewpoints on the problem of medical debt, the people most at risk, and potential points of engagement for philanthropy.
Grants management professionals are strategically positioned to influence a funder’s racial equity and racial justice funding. But in three decades of working in and with foundations, I have consistently seen a pattern where people serving in these...
**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders Together To End Homelessness, who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.** Join this funder call to...
Citi Foundation President Brandee McHale says that we should consider whether measurement might be preventing philanthropy from asking the big questions.