Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the academic achievement gap between low-income students and their higher income peers, and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout...
We invite you to join Media Impact Funders, Philanthropy New York, Grantmakers in Education, and the Association of Black Foundation Executives for a special screening and discussion of the powerful new film Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of...
As the workforce continues to change, it is shaping how volunteer opportunities are delivered and perceived in the workplace. Companies are evolving their corporate volunteerism strategies to meet varying needs. From the greying of the workforce,...
Participants will have prepared a draft opion piece and submitted it to the workshop leaders. Upon receiving permission from authors, we will workshop 3-4 opinion pieces with all the participants.
American cities have historically been places of innovation and incubation when it comes to advancing equity and inclusion. Today, however, they face a fast-growing threat. Since the 2010 midterm elections, state lawmakers have become more...
With the proliferation of blogs, niche publications, social media channels and organizational self-publishing – as well as traditional media’s increasingly voracious consumption and dissemination of editorial content – getting your opinion piece...
Relationships between international donors, intermediary organizations (IOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) have evolved tremendously over the past decade.
New York City opened its doors to its first public charter school in 1999. Since then, the sector has grown to include 216 campuses serving over 106,000 students in all five boroughs.