In New Brand of Philanthropy, Nonprofits Invest in For-Profits
Release Date:
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.
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?
Release Date:
07/20/2012
TCC Group Senior Consultant Alice Hill shares her experience managing the Challenge Fund for Journalism (a funder collaborative of the Ford, Knight, McCormick and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism foundations) and learning some of the most...
Ford Foundation Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in New Delhi
Release Date:
06/04/2012
The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in its New Delhi office, serving India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Ramdas will assume the leadership from Steven Solnick, Representative since 2008, who was recently...
Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer
Release Date:
03/30/2012
In this PhilanTopic interview, Doug Bauer, Executive Director of The Clark Foundation and Chair of the Board of Directors of Philanthropy New York, discusses how funders can support nonprofit leaders as they deal with the uncertain “new normal” of...
A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year
Release Date:
03/27/2012
One year ago, the Executive Director of the Japan Center for International Exchange, James Gannon, shared his thoughts on relief and recovery efforts for the Japanese earthquake with our members.
Occupy The Box
Release Date:
03/21/2012
Are there ways for all of us to tap into larger and more creative ways of thinking—and, instead of “thinking outside the box,” change the rules of the “box” we’re in? New York Foundation Executive Director Maria Mottola discusses this and more in...
Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network
Release Date:
02/07/2012
Philanthropy New York members recently participated in the first session of our International Grantmakers Network program series, an opportunity to focus on how funders define and approach capacity building in an international context and to learn...
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
Release Date:
06/30/2011
How has the increasing influence of business techniques affected the world of philanthropy? Can corporate tools effectively measure success at foundations and nonprofits?
Start a Giving Circle This Summer
Release Date:
06/15/2011
Dr. M. Starita Boyce Ansari, President and Chief Change Officer at MSBPhilanthropy Advisors LLC, talks about how the different groups and social occasions you’re involved in this summer can provide a great philanthropic opportunity—the creation of a...
Reflections from Foundations on the Hill
Release Date:
03/24/2011
In our latest blog post, Philanthropy New York's Executive Coordinator, Nur Ibrahim, shares her experiences from this year's edition of Foundations on the Hill and talks about ways to effectively promote the work of the philanthropic sector to...
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