Friday Rewind

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.

1. The co-authors of Generation Impact: How Next Gen Donors Are Revolutionizing Philanthropy (Wiley, 2017) — Michael Moody, Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy at the Johnson Center, and Sharna Goldseker of 21/64 — have developed two practical guides for those eager to build meaningful relationships with philanthropy’s next gen givers: the members of “Generation Impact.” The first guide was designed to help nonprofit professionals and fundraisers, while the second is for families looking to engage their next gen members. You can learn more about each report and download them here
2. Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010, nearly 1 million New Yorkers have gained health care coverage—requiring expanded primary care capacity across the State both to care for the newly insured and to ensure a strong safety net for those who remain uninsured. This NYSHealth report takes a look at a funding initiative to support CHCs in New York State to take practical steps to care for more patients, expand existing sites, establish new sites, and/or increase the range of services provided, including behavioral health, dental, optometry, and pharmacy.
3. Today, foundations across the U.S. and globally are increasingly looking to use their endowments to achieve social or environmental goals. In this podcast from Wharton, the Ford Foundation’s Roy Swan and Christine Looney and Mari Kogiso from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation discuss how foundations are leveraging their endowments to achieve social or environmental goals.
4. While philanthropy news is dominated by top foundations and big-name charitable cash drops, a quieter yet equally important revolution in philanthropy has been bubbling up in rural America. It is rooted in the work of more than 300 healthcare conversion foundations that have emerged from the sale of nonprofit hospitals, healthcare systems, and health insurance companies. The burgeoning field of rural philanthropy is well-positioned to provide support, as discussed in this article by Allen Smart from the Office of Rural Philanthropic Analysis at Campbell University, a recent presenter at the NY Funders Alliance Fall Funders Convening in Rochester, NY.
5. Six Capital Region counties are among 26 statewide that will receive a chunk of $9 million in federal funding to expand opioid addiction treatment services. The funding, announced Tuesday by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, includes $5.7 million to expand access to medications that assist individuals through withdrawal and recovery, $2.1 million to develop new recovery centers, and more than $1.3 million for specialized treatment and recovery programs. Learn more about the initiatives here

Friday Rewind is published each Friday by NY Funders Alliance staff. To submit a story for the Friday Rewind, please email programs@nyfunders.org.