http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org Thu, 16 May 2013 17:54:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBloghttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/340fCptrE_M/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/16/seven-reasons-why-your-foundation-should-pay-attention-to-fracking/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:54:50 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4245 By Ramtin Arablouei, Program Manager, Health and Environmental Funders Network The word “fracking” has been all over the media over the last few years. Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is the technical shorthand for the process that extracts natural gas and oil from deep inside the earth. Fracking* has facilitated a boom in natural gas drilling, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4245&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/340fCptrE_M" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/16/seven-reasons-why-your-foundation-should-pay-attention-to-fracking/feed/ 0 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/16/seven-reasons-why-your-foundation-should-pay-attention-to-fracking/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/0ukvuwrgyk0/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/09/preparing-vulnerable-populations-for-crisis/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:10:48 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4223 By Sister Paulette LoMonaco, Executive Director, Good Shepherd Services This blog post is adapted from Sister LoMonaco’s remarks during one of the member engagement sessions at Philanthropy New York’s 34th Annual Meeting. I would like to focus on two perspectives: youth services and youth in communities of high need like Red Hook, Brooklyn, and the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4223&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/0ukvuwrgyk0" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/09/preparing-vulnerable-populations-for-crisis/feed/ 0 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/09/preparing-vulnerable-populations-for-crisis/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/IOOvBOqBHiE/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/08/six-months-later/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:44 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4230 By Lauren Linville, Communications Associate, Health and Environmental Funders Network It seems much longer than six months ago that Hurricane Sandy turned into Superstorm Sandy and devastated parts of New York and New Jersey. In the aftermath of the storm, philanthropy responded with millions of dollars for relief, recovery and rebuilding. Not surprisingly, funders based [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4230&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/IOOvBOqBHiE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/08/six-months-later/feed/ 0 Philanthropy New York Volunteers with the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance help with post-storm clean-up efforts in late 2012. Photo source: Rockaway Waterfront Alliance http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/08/six-months-later/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/5M9Io9iB1y8/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/02/funders-give-and-get-advice-from-nyc-teens/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 17:31:49 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4218 By Jessica Pliska, Founder and Executive Director, The Opportunity Network and April Hawkins, Director of MetLife Foundation’s Civic Affairs Program On most days, the job of philanthropy executives involves reviewing proposals, meeting nonprofit leaders and granting funds to deserving organizations, but on one Thursday night in March, The Opportunity Network turned the tables and invited [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4218&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/5M9Io9iB1y8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/02/funders-give-and-get-advice-from-nyc-teens/feed/ 0 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/05/02/funders-give-and-get-advice-from-nyc-teens/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/uiaoE2XpE5U/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/30/share-your-thoughts-pnys-34th-annual-meeting/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:54:09 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4211 Thank you to everyone who attended our 34th Annual Meeting or watched the proceedings via our livestream broadcast! And special thanks again to the Ford Foundation for their generosity as our hosts. We asked you to share your thoughts on community resiliency in advance of our meeting, and now we’d love to get your feedback [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4211&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/uiaoE2XpE5U" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/30/share-your-thoughts-pnys-34th-annual-meeting/feed/ 0 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/30/share-your-thoughts-pnys-34th-annual-meeting/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/a6SrkDW7FdE/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/23/4-questions-about-disaster-philanthropy-for-bob-ottenhoff/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:23:16 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4190 Bob Ottenhoff is the inaugural President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), which provides tools, expert analysis and strategic guidance to maximize the effectiveness of donations to disaster relief and recovery. Recently, The Chronicle of Philanthropy recognized the launch of CDP as one of the “Five Nonprofit High Points of 2012.” Arabella [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4190&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/a6SrkDW7FdE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/23/4-questions-about-disaster-philanthropy-for-bob-ottenhoff/feed/ 0 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/23/4-questions-about-disaster-philanthropy-for-bob-ottenhoff/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/WH_xUg6M0II/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/18/foundations-as-first-responders/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:07:31 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4183 By Marilyn Gelber, President, Brooklyn Community Foundation When I was in city government (a quite remarkable time in New York City extending from the 1970s to the late 1990s) and some disaster befell us — blackouts, hurricanes, massive water main breaks, civil disorders — you knew that you were expected to respond quickly and do [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4183&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/WH_xUg6M0II" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/18/foundations-as-first-responders/feed/ 0 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/18/foundations-as-first-responders/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/yZXwmJIgoNk/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/11/share-your-thoughts-on-community-resiliency/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:26:01 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4127 We’re filled with great anticipation about our 34th Annual Meeting (#PNYMeet), where United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, New York State Director of Operations Howard Glaser, NYC Economic Development Corporation President Seth Pinsky and moderator Melissa Harris-Perry from MSNBC will have a frank and informative discussion on how philanthropy and government [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4127&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/yZXwmJIgoNk" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/11/share-your-thoughts-on-community-resiliency/feed/ 6 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/11/share-your-thoughts-on-community-resiliency/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/Fe2S_EcrJfs/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/10/staten-island-after-sandy/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:00:35 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4122 By Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director, The Staten Island Foundation As a Philanthropy New York member, I’m looking forward to this year’s Annual Meeting as an opportunity to connect with colleagues and reflect on what’s been happening in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. For those of you that don’t know us yet, The Staten Island Foundation [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4122&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/Fe2S_EcrJfs" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/10/staten-island-after-sandy/feed/ 2 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/10/staten-island-after-sandy/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~3/oz2nMszzuN0/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/04/from-katrina-to-the-next-sandy/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:06:01 +0000 Philanthropy New York http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=4073 By Rachael N. Pine, J.D., Program Officer, Altman Foundation On February 27, Philanthropy New York hosted a session to zero in on the impact of disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, on vulnerable populations. I moderated the session and opened with comments about vulnerability in disasters. Vulnerability, when ordinary systems break down, stems from many attributes: physical [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.philanthropynewyork.org&#038;blog=7401504&#038;post=4073&#038;subd=philanthropynewyork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartAssetsThePhilanthropyNewYorkBlog/~4/oz2nMszzuN0" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/04/from-katrina-to-the-next-sandy/feed/ 0 Philanthropy New York Rachael Pine http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2013/04/04/from-katrina-to-the-next-sandy/