The Friday Rewind offers a snapshot of PhilanthroNews — that means news stories, articles, events of note, or information updates — from around our network and throughout the broad world of philanthropy. Whether you take a quick skim of the material or a deep dive through each item we hope to help inform your work and inspire your thinking.
- Impact Investing continues to show growth as a sector. This article outlines four key takeaways from a two-day investors forum in Amsterdam organized by the Global Impact Investing Network on where impact investing is headed. Read the Full Story Here.
- Researchers at the University of Chicago and University of Southern California Schaeffer Center have released new findings that presented a 13% ROI on early childhood programs, a substantial increase from the 7-10% of previously calculated data. Read the Full Report Here.
- President-Elect Trump has plans to limit the tax benefits of donating to charity, and big charitable organizations are worried about what that might do to their budgets. Will Trump’s tax plan hurt philanthropy? Read the Full Story Here.
- Amid recent controversies in the national spotlight, the New York City Council has banned anyone doing business with the city from making large donations to nonprofit groups created by elected officials to promote their policies. Read the Full Story Here.
- For the last Conversation for Grantmakers of 2016 Francisco Vasquez (President & CEO of Child & Family Services) and Rashida Abuwala (Program Officer at the Redlich Horwitz Foundation) presented an informational webinar in December called Solving the NY Child Welfare Crisis. Watch the Full Webinar Now.
Friday Rewind is published each Friday by NY Funders Alliance staff. To submit a story for the Friday Rewind, please email programs@nyfunders.org.
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