Sequestering the Sector
Release Date:
02/28/2013
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President & CEO Melissa Berman discusses what the sequester could mean for the nonprofit sector.
Public Policy
Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials
Release Date:
02/13/2013
An in-depth profile of Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” conference.
Funding the Future of Activism
Release Date:
02/04/2013
We’re pleased to have North Star Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan talk about the Fund’s new $7 million Activism’s Future campaign to support grassroots activists in communities most affected by injustice as they advocate for equality and stand up...
Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help
Release Date:
01/24/2013
Representatives from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Open Society Foundations attended a meeting organized by the Piper Fund to enlist support for changing New York’s campaign finance laws.
The Boom in Charitable Funds
Release Date:
01/23/2013
2012 was a record year for donor-advised charitable gift funds at Fidelity Investments and Vanguard Group.
Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools?
Release Date:
01/11/2013
An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation.
As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded
Release Date:
01/08/2013
Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's three public library systems receive less government support even as their circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson...
As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill
Release Date:
12/19/2012
In this post reprinted from the blog of the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign, Edward W. Hazen Foundation President and Philanthropy New York Board member Lori Bezahler reports from the first-ever Congressional public hearing on ending the...
The Case for Higher Taxes
Release Date:
12/13/2012
A blog post by Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz and Rev. Larry Snyder of Catholic Charities USA.
New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process
Release Date:
10/12/2012
Following our recent program with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on how philanthropy can help U.S. citizens build a better democracy, David Moore, Executive Director of the Participatory Politics Foundation, talks more about their flagship website,...
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