Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 1)
Release Date:
06/13/2014
A badge can offer a more complete, accurate depiction of an educational experience than a grade or a test score.
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Release Date:
06/12/2014
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New York Community Trust Grants $7.3 Million to 69 Nonprofits in All Five Boroughs and Nationwide
Release Date:
06/09/2014
Nonprofits throughout NYC working to help victims of human trafficking, stop gang violence and build young leaders are among the 69 groups sharing in $7.3 million in grants from The New York Community Trust
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Release Date:
06/02/2014
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New York Community Trust's HIVE Grants to Boost Digital Media Learning
Release Date:
06/02/2014
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Release Date:
05/20/2014
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Applications to the 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards are up 25%
Release Date:
05/19/2014
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Release Date:
05/19/2014
Applications for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards up by 25 percent overall – three times the number of Long Island organizations apply; Applications from Brooklyn and Queens double.
04
Jun
2014
Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Join our panel to learn about the implications of digital badges for education, youth development, and workforce training.
New York Community Trust Encourages Foundations to Share Excellence Awards Application Clinic Dates with Grantees
Release Date:
03/13/2014
We are pleased to announce the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards are now accepting applications.
Congratulations to Patricia Jenny, Vice President of Grants at The New York Community Trust
Release Date:
03/13/2014
Patricia Jenny, Vice President of Grants at The New York Community Trust, has been named the recipient of the 2014 Nicholas P. Bollman Award.
The New York Community Trust Hires Environmental Program Officer
Release Date:
02/12/2014
Environmental expert Arturo Garcia-Costas has joined The New York Community Trust as Program Officer for national and New York City environmental grantmaking.
25
Feb
2014
BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VIII: Re-Imagining Impact
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -
7:00am to 12:00pm
Baruch College School of Public Affairs
Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VIII: Re-Imagining Impact: Leadership Strategies for Greater Results." Foundation leaders,...
30
Jan
2014
Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013: What You Need to Know
Thursday, January 30, 2014 -
8:00am to 11:00am
St. Regis Hotel
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The 2013 Nonprofit Excellence Award Winners
Release Date:
11/21/2013
Three nonprofits have been selected as the winners of the New York Community Trust-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards, a joint project of The New York Community Trust, the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York and Philanthropy New...
Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education
Release Date:
12/08/2013
The first round of grants has been made from The New York Community Trust's $43 million Brooke Astor Funds for New York City Education, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Philanthropists Lay Out Education Priorities
Release Date:
11/21/2013
Philanthropy New York President Ronna Brown, Ford Foundation Program Officer Fred Frelow and New York Community Trust Program Officer Shawn Morehead previewed the Education Funders Research Initiative's six priorities for the de Blasio...
New York City’s Community Foundation Announces $6.5 Million in Grants to 81 Nonprofits
Release Date:
10/16/2013
New York City’s Community Foundation awards $6.5 Million in grants to 81 New York City nonprofits.
14
Nov
2013
A Quantum Leap Forward: How Funders Can Go from Building “Capacity” to Building “Resilience” in Their Grantees and the Nonprofit Sector
Thursday, November 14, 2013 -
7:45am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York
Please join us for an important conversation that will explore how funders can help both their grantees and the broader nonprofit sector become more resilient. Philanthropy New York has convened a number of its member foundations during the last...
09
May
2012
Citizenship: New Pathways to Economic Opportunity, Civic Participation, and Immigrant Integration
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 11:00am
Carnegie Corporation of New York
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