New York

Serving: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania

Co-Chairs:

, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
, Mary Flager Cary Charitable Trust

Upcoming Meetings

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Recent Meetings and Resources

November 7, 2008
Ford Foundation
Martin Schneiderman of Information Age Associates demonstrated the Foundation Center’s newly enhanced Foundation Directory Online, which provides free access to interactive maps and charts. Additionally: Joyce Infante, Foundation Center SVP for Institutional Advancement, and Kati Neiheisel, eGrant Reporting Liaison were available to answer questions. Then, Mr. Schneiderman and Kyle Reis, GMN Co-Chair, provided an update on the development of an IRS-approved centralized source for equivalency determinations to improve efficiency for international grantmaking . Finally, John Casey, Treasurer of the Altman Foundation, will discuss the current financial landscape and how the economic crisis may affect grantmakers, grants managers, and grantees.

August 7, 2008
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Project Streamline presentation by Michelle Greanias, GMN’s Executive Director.

March 18, 2008
The Rockefeller Foundation
The GIFTS for Windows Users Group met to discuss issues, updates, and proposed improvements. This was followed by a Microedge staff presentation on the most current developments in the world of MicroEdge and GIFTS. The meeting ended with a session on Solpath. Solpath is a working group of foundation staff from several organizations that have come together to consider software solutions and options for grantmakers. Solpath discussed its ongoing work, including their creation of a “Consumers Guide to Grants Management Software."

Committees

GMN-NY International Grantmaking Committee

The purpose of the GMN-NY International Grantmaking Committee will be to serve New York Region members whose manage grants to organizations located outside the U.S. Please contact if you are interested in serving on this committee.

Among other activities, this committee may:

• organize and chair one of the regular NY Region meetings, with a focus on international grant management;
• hold additional meetings or conference calls for NY Region members to discuss issues relating to international grant management;
• create or locate publications and other resources pertaining to international grant management; and
• communicate ideas about international grant management to GMN National - particularly to the Conference Committee, for sessions at the national conference.

GMN-NY Information Technology (IT) Committee

The purpose of the GMN-NY Information Technology Committee will be to serve New York Region members interested in understanding how technology can contribute to more effective and efficient grants management processes. In this context, technology includes, but is not limited to, grants management databases, Web-based services (such as GuideStar), and other software, such as Microsoft Office. Please contact or if you are interested in serving on this committee.

Among other activities, this committee may:

• organize and chair one of the regular NY Region meetings, with a focus on information technology;
• hold additional meetings or conference calls for NY Region members to discuss issues relating to new technologies and effective ways of implementing them at our foundations;
• create or locate publications and other resources pertaining to grants management software and complimentary technology; and
• communicate ideas about grants management and technology to GMN National - particularly to the Conference Committee, for sessions at the national conference.

 

Join Us

Attend a Meeting

All grants management professionals are welcome to attend regional GMN meetings. Contact the co-chairs to RSVP. GMN members can sign up to receive updates and reminders on regional meetings through GIGI, GMN’s online community.

Thank You

We extend our thanks to the grantmakers who have hosted the New York network’s meetings over the past year. Their support is critical to the success of our network.