29
Jan
2016
School Funding: The Road to Equity for NYC
Friday, January 29, 2016 -
9:45am to 12:00pm
Nearly every conversation about improving New York City’s public schools includes a call for more funding.
Issue-Based
14
Jan
2016
Documenting Impact featuring “Chasing Ice” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)
Thursday, January 14, 2016 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for an OVEE screening featuring clips and conversation from Chasing Ice, one of the five powerful films selected for our 2015 Media Impact Festival
13
Jan
2016
Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -
9:15am to 11:15am
Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in teenage girls, ages 15-19, outside of Africa.
07
Jan
2016
Powerful Resource or Unhealthy Distraction? The Ongoing Debate about Young People and Technology
Thursday, January 7, 2016 -
8:45am to 10:30am
Technology is omnipresent in the lives of American youth. Studies show that by the time they turn two, more than a third of kids have used a mobile device; and nearly a quarter of teens are online “almost constantly.”
06
Jan
2016
Beyond Coverage: Getting Healthcare to Neighborhoods in Need
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
You’ve heard of the term healthy food deserts, but did you know that New York City – the health care capital of the world – also has primary care deserts?
15
Dec
2015
CSR - From "Nice to Do" to Mandate
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
With concepts like “shared value” taking root, the role of corporate philanthropy is evolving well beyond a traditional grant making strategy to encompass supply chain, compliance, human resources and sustainable business practice.
04
Dec
2015
Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready
Friday, December 4, 2015 -
9:15am to 11:30am
Almost a quarter of our New York City kids do not graduate from high school. Thousands come in far behind and the system is not meeting their needs.
19
Nov
2015
Education Reform in Newark: Lessons for Philanthropy
Thursday, November 19, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
On September 24, 2010, when Mark Zuckerberg joined Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on the stage of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to announce his unprecedented gift of $100 million to transform Newark’s public schools, the...
18
Nov
2015
Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 -
1:45pm to 3:30pm
In the past two years, Communities United for Policing Reform (CPR) has played a critical role in leading a campaign to pass landmark police accountability legislation in New York City and partnering with families of New Yorkers killed by police to...
16
Nov
2015
Neighborhoods Count: Using Data to Transform High Poverty Neighborhoods
Monday, November 16, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Funders and government increasingly require quantitative data to demonstrate the success of program investments. Community-based nonprofits offering a mix of services – housing, education, employment, health and social services - to disrupt multi-...
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