Rockefeller Foundation Backs Nonprofit ETF Startup
Release Date:
08/01/2017
The Rockefeller Foundation is helping to finance a startup hoping to build exchange-traded funds for nonprofit organizations and direct the profits back to their causes.
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Indian Child Welfare at Casey Family Programs is Highlight for Native American Students in Crisis
Release Date:
08/02/2017
Across the country, American Indian and Alaska Native students are disciplined more than most other racial groups, and they have a dropout rate twice the national average, resulting in what academic experts call a nationwide “crisis” for Native...
Commonwealth Fund: In the Healthcare Aftermath
Release Date:
08/02/2017
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has always needed fixing. Now that the Congress has tried and failed to repeal and replace it, the time for repair seems at hand.
2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists Announced
Release Date:
08/02/2017
Ten nonprofit groups from across the city have been chosen as semifinalists for The New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Program, making them eligible for $60,000 in cash prizes and scholarships to Columbia Business School programs.
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...
Rockefeller Survey Finds Male Attitudes Are Keeping Women From Getting Ahead In Business
Release Date:
08/03/2017
A new survey from the Rockefeller Foundation found a non-traditional explanation for why there are so few female CEOs: Male attitudes.
Bloomberg, Tiffany Support Ocean Conservation and Climate Change Communications
Release Date:
08/03/2017
Richard Vevers worked in ad agencies for 10 years, then left to become an underwater photographer and ended up founding a not-for-profit organization called The Ocean Agency. His films of coral reefs are spreading the word about climate change...
The Tow Foundation Announces Playwrights in Residence
Release Date:
08/03/2017
The Tow Foundation announces their 2017-2018 Tow Playwrights-in-Residence at seven New York nonprofit theater companies. Each theater has been awarded a $75,000 grant to support their selected playwright.
Finding My Power and Community in Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/03/2017
PNY's departing Public Policy Fellow Stephanie Chrispin says young professionals in any role within a foundation can wield their personal power to persuade and influence others and be a catalyst for change.
New NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation
Release Date:
08/03/2017
The New York State Health Foundation is pleased to launch a Request for Proposals: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans' Health.
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Sep
2017
Funders Guide to Climate Week NYC - On Topics Like The Rise of Subnationals and Beyond
Friday, September 15, 2017 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
This September 18-24 marks the 9th Annual Climate Week NYC, a time when leaders from around the globe gather in support of the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This summit coincides wth the UN General Assembly, and...
Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning
Release Date:
08/04/2017
To bolster the 1968 Fair Housing Act, we need a new “economic fair housing act” to prohibit or discourage local ordinances that unnecessarily exclude people from entire neighborhoods and their schools.
Commonwealth Fund Report Predicts a Detrimental Impact of an ACA Repeal on Jobs
Release Date:
08/04/2017
A report by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and the Commonwealth Fund predicts bad news if Congress repeals the ACA. Research shows that the loss of 'ACA tax credits and Medicaid expansion would lead to a...
New York Foundation Welcomes Altaf Rahamatulla as Program Officer
Release Date:
08/04/2017
Altaf Rahamatulla comes to New York Foundation from the Ford Foundation where he served as a program associate on the Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team.
New Mellon Fellowship Program Explores Cultural Preservation through Long-Term Conservation of Navajo Textiles
Release Date:
08/04/2017
The Heard Museum has been awarded a $300,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch a fellowship program centered on care and long-term preservation of Navajo textiles while potentially gaining new insights into conservation techniques.
12
Oct
2017
Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network Fall Program: Performance Review and Self Advocacy
Thursday, October 12, 2017 -
8:30am to 10:30am
This program comes right before many of the Network’s members go through their annual performance review.
05
Oct
2017
Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education
Thursday, October 5, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The social policy goals of our time are as big as they are important. Achieving them requires both robust research about what interventions work, for whom, and under what circumstances, and a collaborative approach where different stakeholders have...
14
Dec
2017
Leveraging Small Grants for Big Impact - Webinar
Thursday, December 14, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Domino effect. Snowballing. Chain reaction. Ripple effect. Reverberation. There are plenty of ways to describe this simple truth: small actions can have big results.
Long Island Community Foundation Names New Board Members
Release Date:
08/07/2017
The Long Island Community Foundation recently named three new board members. “We are thrilled to welcome these three talented and iconic community leaders to our Board,” said David M. Okorn, LICF’s executive director.
Bloomberg Philanthropies: National Three-Year Evaluation of Municipal Financial Counseling Model Shows Financial Counseling Works as Public Program
Release Date:
08/07/2017
The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund published An Evaluation of Financial Empowerment Centers: Building People's Financial Stability As a Public Service, a three-year assessment of the initiative's initial replication in 5 cities. Financial...