Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

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06/18/2013

Temin and Company CEO Davia Temin recently led our members through an interactive “crisis case” seminar where they could gauge their own reactions and share experiences and feedback with their peers. She talks about that session and the lessons...

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Donor Collaborations: Size Matters Less Than You Think

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05/24/2013

SeaChange Capital Partners’ John MacIntosh responds to a recent SSIR article on high stakes donor collaborations, using the New York Merger, Acquisition, and Collaboration Fund (NYMAC) as a case study.

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Funders Give and Get Advice From NYC Teens

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05/02/2013

The Opportunity Network recently invited a group of philanthropists to talk about their careers and their professional journeys with New York City students. We’re pleased to have Opportunity Network Founder and Executive Director Jessica Pliska and...

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Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities

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04/09/2013

The DAF Direct widget, a simple application that can be placed on a nonprofit’s website, was created by Fidelity Charitable in collaboration with other donor-advised funds and 10 charities that have piloted the application.

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The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown

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03/28/2013

An op-ed by Elizabeth Good Christopherson, President and CEO of the Rita Allen Foundation, in anticipation of the May 2013 Ashoka Future Forum in Washington, D.C.

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The Grantmaking Formula for the New Normal

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03/25/2013

An op-ed by Douglas Bauer, Executive Director of the Clark Foundation.

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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

We’re pleased to have Susan L. Solomon, CEO and Co-Founder of The New York Stem Cell Foundation, talk about how organizations like hers are leading the charge as a new force for innovation, changing the philanthropic landscape in New York and...

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Irene Diamond Fund to Close With Final Grants Totaling $40 Million

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12/31/2012

Established in 1994, the fund's grantmaking totaled nearly $286 million for the performing arts and culture, AIDS research, public health, human rights and civil society, and education. Diamond, who died in 2003, intended for the fund to spend down...

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In New Brand of Philanthropy, Nonprofits Invest in For-Profits

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12/11/2012

This article on the rise of impact investing in the foundation world mentions two recent projects funded by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

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The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

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09/19/2012

Michael Seltzer, Trustee at EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation and past President of Philanthropy New York, explores the history of social justice and grantmaking and explains how foundations can effectively practice social justice philanthropy.