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Goals:

Build leadership around philanthropic issues and opportunities.

Promote philanthropy throughout the region

The Grantmakers Forum of New York Public Policy Committee exists to help grantmakers advance their missions and leverage their resources by supporting public policy efforts. The key principle guiding the Committee’s work is that grantmakers and the nonprofit sector play a critical role in society and the welfare of its members, and should have an influential voice in public policy. Society is stronger when everyone participates in the public policy process, and grantmakers can play a role in ensuring participation.

 

   PrimaryTasks:

Educate the philanthropic community regarding the value, feasibility, and limits of engagement in the public policy decision-making process, including education regarding best practices in policy-related grantmaking.

Educate policymakers and regulators regarding the value and role of philanthropy in the economic and social well-being of their communities.

Build leadership and collaboration on public policy issues among grantmakers, NGOs, and other organizations with government.

Conduct research that supports the effectiveness of philanthropy in affecting public policy.

 

Committee Members

Cali Brooks

Executive Director

Adirondack Community Trust

Lake Placid, NY

George Ferrari

Executive Director

The Community Foundation of Tompkins County

Ithaca, NY

Joanne Florino

Executive Director

Triad Foundation

Ithaca, NY

Jennifer Leonard

President and Executive Director

Rochester Area Community Foundation

Rochester, NY

John Liebschutz

Trustee

Max A. Adler Charitable Foundation

Rochester, NY

John Merino

Executive Director

Gebbie Foundation

Jamestown, NY

Sara Ogger

Executive Director

New York Council for the Humanities

New York, NY

Liz Wilder

Executive Director

Grantmakers Forum of New York