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13 Oct 2016

Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Despite recent minimum-wage hikes around the country to $15 an hour, why are workers facing more wage theft than ever? An estimated $50 billion a year is stolen from workers' wages, affecting workers of all types of industries, including low-wage...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Public Policy

Social Justice

Workforce Development

13 Oct 2016

Indispensable: How Philanthropy Fuels American Success

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Philanthropy in America is a bursting, bubbling impulse that has vital effects on almost every sector of our society. In this lively talk, author and former White House domestic policy adviser, Karl Zinsmeister, sketches the unappreciated size and...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

06 Oct 2016

The Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Interviews for Potential Coworkers at Your Foundation

Thursday, October 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Staff at all levels of foundations are often asked to help participate in the interviewing of candidates for positions. But what are the best questions to ask to determine if someone is right for the job?

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Professional Development

Format

Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

06 Oct 2016

Deep Integration of Community Based Organizations and Schools

Thursday, October 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Join us for this important conversation focusing on successful community/school partnerships and the best strategies for implementing these collaborative ventures. Leaders in the field will discuss how their partnerships were generated and the...

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Panel

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Education

Children, Youth and Families

05 Oct 2016

Urban Agriculture & Social Justice Activism

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

http://sph.cuny.edu/ Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as...

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Audience

Funding Area

Community Development

29 Sep 2016

501(c)4s - Increasing Your Impact with Creative Grantmaking

Thursday, September 29, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Strategic philanthropy is increasingly requiring advocacy and creative collaboration to achieve its goals. Funders, investors, and social entrepreneurs are eager to go beyond traditional grantmaking to employ innovative approaches to achieving...

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Professional Development

Format

Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

28 Sep 2016

Growing the Farm to Institution Movement: From Farm to Plate

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

As small and mid-size farms across the country continue to face pressure and are being lost at astounding rates, new local economic outlets are being sought to keep these farms in business. For some, farmers’ markets and CSAs have provided a much...

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Panel

Livestream

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

27 Sep 2016

Healthcare Crisis: Do We Have the Workforce Needed for Today and Tomorrow?

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Our healthcare system today faces many great challenges that include: a rapidly aging population; increases in chronic illness and mental health needs; and the spread of global disease and infection.

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Issue-Based

Format

Panel

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Health

Workforce Development

27 Sep 2016

Healing from and Preventing Conflict: The Unique Power of the Arts

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

For some nations, war - current or past - defines them. For others, conflict occurs in pockets, affecting people and groups unequally. The effects of conflict on social cohesion create divides that threaten the health of families, communities, and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

16 Sep 2016

Philanthropy and the Sustainable Development Goals: Funding at Home and Abroad

Friday, September 16, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In September 2015, world leaders from all 193 United Nations member countries universally ratified the Sustainable Development Goals, representing a historic global consensus about the shared responsibility that all nations have in achieving global...