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 Redlich Horwitz Foundation, in partnership with Good Shepherd Services, recently released a report about older youth in foster care. “In 2016, over 20,000 youth aged out of foster care in the United Sates. These youth are at a higher risk for poor outcomes compared to youth who find permanency.” The report highlights one particular program model called “Permanency Pacts,” which has been shown to strengthen relationship between youth and their relatives or other adults, and thus help their transition to adulthood.
2. 24 funders in Western New York worked together to launch Liftoff, an initiative to improve early childhood health, child care, and pre-K education. On July 16, the alliance released a report highlighting three major factors affecting early childhood development: lack of awareness about the impact of environment on child development; lack of availability of high-quality, affordable childcare; and lack of access to health care, childcare, and pre-K programs. Learn more about the project, watch the launch video, and download the report here.
3. The United Philanthropy Forum’s Annual Conference helped support a continued and deep focus on the theme of racial equity, diversity and inclusion. Resources such as powerpoint slides, handouts, and suggestions for further reading are available on their website and will continue to be updated.
4. A growing number of Americans are not willing to disclose their citizenship status on a government survey, according to new research. The finding adds fuel to an already fierce political debate over adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Read more about nonresponse rates and how they will affect the 2020 Census here
5. Read about how a small foundation, with limited resources for assessment and impact evaluation, approached the challenge of evaluating their overall impact. Cricket Island Foundation was eager to learn more about the outcomes of its approach and identify ways to strengthen its impact, particularly as it was expanding its work. Their journey of looking back on their impact and planning future strategies is a helpful resource for any smaller foundation.

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