Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Dr. Francine Berman to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
01/22/2015
Dr. Francine Berman is a Professor in Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Staten Island after Sandy: A Funder Update
Release Date:
04/10/2013
By Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director, The Staten Island Foundation As a Philanthropy New York member, I’m looking forward to this year’s Annual Meeting as an opportunity to connect with colleagues and reflect on what’s been...
From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults
Release Date:
04/04/2013
By Rachael N. Pine, J.D., Program Officer, Altman Foundation On February 27, Philanthropy New York hosted a session to zero in on the impact of disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, on vulnerable populations. I moderated the session and...
A New Way to Sustain the Campaign: Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations Launch BMAFunders.org
Release Date:
03/28/2013
By Shawn Dove Campaign Manager, Campaign for Black Male Achievement Open Society Foundations This June will mark the five-year anniversary of the creation of the Open Society Foundations Campaign...
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...
The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors
Release Date:
03/14/2013
By Susan L. Solomon, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, The New York Stem Cell Foundation Nonprofits play a critical part in the national economy. The nonprofit sector employs 10 percent of workers nationwide...
5 Questions for…Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides
Release Date:
03/11/2013
Regina Mahone’s interview with Tides CEO Melissa Bradley originally appeared on PhilanTopic , the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on February 22, 2013 and is reprinted with permission. Philanthropy News Digest : Tell us about the...
We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues
Release Date:
03/08/2013
By C. Eugene Steuerle Richard B. Fisher Chair and Institute Fellow, The Urban Institute Co-Founder, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy I...
Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities
Release Date:
03/05/2013
By Abigail Westbrook, Special Assistant to the Founder and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies With our U.S. offices located in New York City, Hurricane Sandy hit close to home. It impacted our New York-based...
Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG
Release Date:
02/26/2013
By Ginger Elsea , Associate Director, Arabella Advisors I recently spoke on a panel about career opportunities in the philanthropic sector at an event hosted by the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG). The panel...
Far Rockaway Leaders Look Ahead
Release Date:
02/12/2013
By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation A half hour into a January 31 meeting with leaders in Far Rockaway, I realized we were not talking anymore about Hurricane Sandy. We were talking about disasters, but not of...
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The Conference Board's Business - Community Impact Symposium
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 8:00am to Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 5:00pm
Nexus of money, intellectual capital, time and voice leading to critical outcomes
Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor
Release Date:
01/23/2015
Ford's grants help Slow Food USA promote food and economic security in poor rural an urban households in South and Latin America.
Head of David Rockefeller Fund Aims to Help Small, Overlooked Nonprofits
Release Date:
01/23/2015
Lukas Haynes, the new Executive Director at David Rockefeller Fund, outlines strategic goals for innovation in grantmaking.
Funding the Future of Activism
Release Date:
02/04/2013
By Hugh Hogan, Executive Director, North Star Fund At a time when our city, state and nation are in great need of effective organizing for equality and justice, North Star Fund is launching a $7 million Activism’s Future campaign...
A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Release Date:
01/30/2013
By Dr. Irwin Redlener Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness , Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and Co-Chair, NYS Ready Commission As we move beyond the immediate response to...
Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster
Release Date:
01/18/2013
By Lisa Cowan, Board President, Red Hook Initiative One hot day last summer, a group of our staff and board members sat together working on our application for the New York Community Trust—New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence...
Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)
Release Date:
01/10/2013
By James R. Knickman President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation During the recent Philanthropy New York conference on resources for returning veterans , it struck me that very few of the funders in the...
Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative
Release Date:
12/21/2012
By Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has supported artists in jazz, contemporary dance and theatre in creating, producing and touring...
As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill
Release Date:
12/19/2012
By Lori Bezahler, President, Edward W. Hazen Foundation Twelve years ago I sat in a room with high school students in East Los Angeles and heard them describe the tracking in their schools. As one youth leader of Innercity Struggle...