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The Future of Philanthropy is Local

Release Date:

03/16/2026

In their new white paper, The Foundation of Our Future , Brooklyn Org documents the evolution of a community foundation that has deliberately reimagined its role—not simply as a grantmaker, but as a catalyst for cultivating the next generation of...

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Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply

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01/27/2023

“We need a unicorn.” That’s what we hear nearly every week from organizations seeking their next development director.

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Getting Out of our Comfort Zone in Response to COVID-19

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04/07/2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages New York, we know that these are precisely those difficult times. Our commitment to supporting grassroots organizations led by communities of color is as essential as ever.

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North Star Fund

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...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Simple and Fast City Contracting

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07/17/2013

The HHS Accelerator is a new initiative designed to simplify how New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit health and human services providers.

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Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities

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06/07/2013

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has cancelled the Race for the Cure events due to economic uncertainty and competition from other nonprofits.

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New Programs Teach Collaboration, Not Finance and Fundraising

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05/05/2013

This examination of the “new breed” of leadership programs includes those supported by the American Express Foundation, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the Nathan Cummings Foundation.