Simons Foundation Backs Central Site for Life-Sciences Preprints
Release Date:
02/13/2017
Coalition of scientists and research agencies argue for a one-stop shop server.
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09
Mar
2017
Secret Film Screening & Funder Discussion of Sundance Award-Winning Documentary
Thursday, March 9, 2017 -
4:30pm to 7:00pm
We invite you to join co-sponsors, Media Impact Funders and the Environmental Grantmakers Association , for a secret screening of a 2017 Sundance award-winning documentary film. Come see it before it hits the major outlet that just picked it up!
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues
Release Date:
02/10/2017
How Do Early Life Experiences Shape Behavior? was presented by Frances Champagne, PhD highlighted the brain’s plasticity and the effects of the environment on the brain’s development through epigenetic variation.
William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students
Release Date:
02/10/2017
High school choice policies attempt to improve the educational outcomes of poor and minority students by allowing access to high schools beyond neighborhood boundaries.
Charles H. Revson and Stavros Niarchos Foundations Announce Launch of NYC Neighborhood Library Awards
Release Date:
02/09/2017
The Awards celebrate the essential role of New York City's 207 public libraries in communities across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
A Closer Look at NY Fund for Women and Girls, Co-Founded by NoVo and New York Women’s Foundation
Release Date:
02/09/2017
The NYC Fund for Girls and Women of Color brings together 16 funders. This collaboration isn’t brand new, but it’s the first fund of its kind in the nation and is worth watching closely, especially for how it makes grants.
Supported by Rockefeller, New Report Shows Resilient Cities Require Resilient Food Systems
Release Date:
02/09/2017
Urban resilience planning for natural disasters must include efforts to protect and secure food systems for food-insecure populations, a report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and the Rockefeller Foundation warns.
30
Mar
2017
Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice
Thursday, March 30, 2017 -
9:00am to 12:30pm
Over the years, social issue campaigners and activists have employed a variety of marketing and communications efforts to attract public interest to their causes to varying degrees of success. More recently, activists have turned to the arts for...
16
Feb
2017
Perspectives on Sanctuary Policies – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, February 16, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Sanctuary policies have garnered heightened media attention since the president signed an executive order on January 25 to withhold federal funding from cities that adopt such policies.
New Momentum in Youth Justice Reform
Release Date:
02/08/2017
Lukas Haynes, executive director of the David Rockefeller Fund, and Liz Ryan, co-founder of Youth First Initiative summarize some of the recent progress that too often takes place below the national media’s radar.
Hudson Valley Mourns Longtime Dyson Foundation President Diana Gurieva
Release Date:
02/08/2017
Representatives of the Dyson Foundation are joined this week by government, nonprofit, and business leaders in mourning the passing of Diana Gurieva, who stewarded the Millbrook-based philanthropic foundation through a 24-year period of dynamic...
Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation Supports Artists As Catalysts For Social Change
Release Date:
02/08/2017
The primary driver behind the Rubin Foundation's grant—the idea that artists should be catalysts for social change—is gaining more currency across the arts philanthropy field, much to the detriment of evergreen institutions like the Met.
NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: 2017 Special Projects Fund
Release Date:
02/08/2017
Applicants must submit an online inquiry form to determine whether a proposed project fits the funding criteria. The deadline for the online inquiry form is March 15, 2017. Selected organizations will be invited to submit full proposals, with a...
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Honors Teens
Release Date:
02/08/2017
Dimple Belani has been named one of two students in New York State as the top teen in volunteering by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
Verizon Foundation Donates $10K to MAP Intl. to Help Storm Survivors
Release Date:
02/08/2017
The funds will support 1,000 personal hygiene kits for south Georgia tornado victims.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Co-Hosts 'A Populist Revolt? The Transformation of the World Order in the Trump Era'
Release Date:
02/08/2017
Carnegie Corporation of New York and TIME hosted a Live event on the transformation of the world order in the Trump era. Panelists Ian Bremmer of Eurasia Group, Roger Cohen of The New York Times, and Pippa Norris from Harvard University share their...
Ford’s Walker Talks Philanthropy in CNBC Interview
Release Date:
02/07/2017
The key to understanding this moment in American history—in black history—is empathy. That's what Darren Walker is saying. One could argue that if anyone is positioned to understand this dizzying landscape, he is.
Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During Turbulent Times
Release Date:
02/07/2017
At times of dramatic change in a nation’s history, fear and anxiety can become pervasive and overwhelming. Troubling visions of authoritarianism or chaos, of political persecution, and even civil war disturb our waking thoughts and nightly dreams.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/07/2017
These Immediate Response grants support Brooklyn’s immigrant-led organizations that are defending the liberties of immigrant individuals and families as well as promoting the safety and strength of our communities.
NYCT Makes Over $800K in Grants to Respond to Federal Policy Changes
Release Date:
02/07/2017
Grants will help 49 groups innovate and advocate for better health care, a healthy environment, effective legal services, and more.