Law & Order Politicians Don't Care About Your Programmatic Silos
Foundation: Surdna Foundation
By Shiza Pasha, Philanthropy New York Public Policy Fellow ... As a philanthropic community, we have an opportunity to examine these...more

Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investments
Foundation: Surdna Foundation
Barbara Armand, owner of the construction management firm Armand Corporation, says her company saw significant growth after...more

Surdna Foundation Awards Grants Totaling Nearly $10 Million
Foundation: Surdna Foundation, Kresge Foundation
The New York City-based Surdna Foundation has announced thirty-six grants totaling more than $9.85 million in support of efforts to foster just...more

Why This Collaboration Working For Women and Girls of Color Deserves A Close Look
Foundation: Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women, North Star Fund, NoVo Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Cricket Island Foundation, Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust
The NYC Fund for Girls and Women of Color brings together 16 funders.Member foundations last year were as follows: Andrus Family Fund, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Cricket Island Foundation.What...more

1.6M in Grants From Ny Women's Foundation Focus on Economic Security and Justice
Foundation: Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women, North Star Fund, NoVo Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Cricket Island Foundation, Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust
A total of $1,605,000 in grants awarded to 25 organizations working to promote economic security and justice for women and families throughout New York City.Since 1987, The New York Women's...more

Ocean City Receives Grant for Purchase of Electric Car
Foundation: PSEG Foundation, Surdna Foundation
The 2016 Sustainable Jersey for Schools small grants program is funded by the PSEG Foundation, NJEA, the Gardinier Environmental Fund and...more

Art Matters Now More Than Ever. Here's a Funder That's Long Backed "Artists as Activists"
Foundation: Surdna Foundation, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
It seems like every week I write a new post looking at the omnipresent "artist as activist" trend that's so big in arts philanthropy right now. But...more

"There's a Real Opportunity for Funders to Learn Here." Lessons from Standing Rock
Foundation: Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Bush Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
Standing Rock has also been a meaningful moment for philanthropy, ... harm, but the philanthropic response has helped fuel and elevate the...more

Pay Day: Who Cares About Empowering Responsible Small Business Lenders?
Foundation: Surdna Foundation
For philanthropy, supporting CDFIs can be a way to multiply benefits by indirectly building up a community's private sector potential. As the good...more

The Bumper Crop of Funders Working for Sustainable Food
Foundation: Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Packard Foundation
Around the time Virginia Clarke came on board at the funder affinity group, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), in 2003,...more