Businesses With a Social Conscience Reach a Tipping Point
Release Date:
08/01/2013
An op-ed by Phillip Henderson, President of the Surdna Foundation.
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79 percent in neighborhoods hardest hit by Sandy say rebuild even in face of risk
Release Date:
07/30/2013
A survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research examining resilience following Superstorm Sandy (and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation) also found that about 1 in 4 Americans believe they live in an area extremely at...
Why Impact Investing Is An Emerging Paradigm Shift In Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/30/2013
An op-ed by Amy Bell, Executive Director and Head of Principal Investments for JPMorgan Chase’s Social Finance business unit.
ASPCA Awards $8.9 Million to Animal Welfare Organizations in First Half of 2013
Release Date:
07/29/2013
Altogether, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals made 847 grants to 636 organizations in 49 states during the first six months of this year. (ASPCA Vice President of Grants Management Michael Barrett is also quoted in this...
Schools Rake In Private Funds
Release Date:
07/28/2013
This article on the record $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system received this past year quotes Rick Smith, president of the Pinkerton Foundation, which helped fund the Summer Quest academic summer...
In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity
Release Date:
08/28/2013
Toyota’s unique partnership with the Food Bank for New York City highlights a different way for-profit businesses can help their communities.
The Charitable-Industrial Complex
Release Date:
08/26/2013
An op-ed by Peter Buffett, Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation.
New Ford CEO Understands What Triggers Social Change
Release Date:
07/26/2013
Center for Effective Government President and CEO Katherine McFate praises the Ford Foundation’s selection of Darren Walker as its next President.
Ford Foundation Names Darren Walker as New CEO
Release Date:
07/25/2013
The Chronicle spoke with Walker and several other philanthropic leaders about his new appointment.
At Ford Foundation, Vice President Rises to Top Job
Release Date:
07/24/2013
Darren Walker will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $41.5 Million in Grants
Release Date:
07/20/2013
The grants are to organizations working in the areas of education, health, the arts and social welfare, and will also go in part to the foundation’s three-year commitment to help address the effects of the prolonged socioeconomic crisis in Greece.
Affording Obamacare: New York's New Health Plan Rates
Release Date:
07/19/2013
A blog post from James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation.
Dodge Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $4 Million to New Jersey Nonprofits
Release Date:
07/19/2013
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has announced ninety-four grants to nonprofits in New Jersey working in the areas of education, media, the arts and the environment.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $7.8 Million to Sixteen Physician-Scientists
Release Date:
07/19/2013
The grants, part of the foundation’s annual Clinical Scientist Development Awards competition, will support the physician-scientists as they transition to clinical research.
AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model
Release Date:
07/17/2013
The AARP Foundation and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation have announced commitments totaling $10.5 million to the Green House Project, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to provide high-quality skilled nursing care to low-income...
06
Jan
2012
Young Leaders Breakfast Club Info Session
Friday, January 6, 2012 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
We are excited to launch the second year of Philanthropy New York’s Young Leaders Breakfast Club! Piloted in 2010-2011 with the support of American Express, the Young Leaders Breakfast Club is a peer-to-peer networking and group-based mentoring...
10
Jan
2012
Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -
7:45am to 11:00am
Volunteers have always been critical to the nonprofit sector’s ability to bring about positive change in the community. New research shows an even higher level of impact from nonprofits that strategically engage volunteers, and they’re doing this...
16
Oct
2013
CEO Interview Series with Earl Lewis, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 -
3:45pm to 6:00pm
It’s a new era at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This year the venerable $5.3 billion New York-based foundation chose as only its sixth president an esteemed scholar of African American studies, Earl Lewis, to lead its efforts to advance higher...
07
Nov
2013
YOUR Career in Philanthropy: Insights from the Field’s Top Recruitment Experts
Thursday, November 7, 2013 -
7:00am to 9:45am
Looking to grow in your current position? Wondering how to get noticed in the field or within a pool of applicants? Come hear renowned headhunter, Marilyn Machlowitz, and top HR professional, Diana Davenport, give their insights and sometimes varied...
05
Dec
2013
Who is Dayani Cristal? - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series
Thursday, December 5, 2013 -
4:30pm to 8:30pm
Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Who is Dayani Cristal? and a brief panel discussion. Deep in the sun-blistered Sonora desert beneath a cicada tree, Arizona border police discover a decomposing male...