Capital One Seeks Innovative Programs to Increase Digital Proficiency
Release Date:
10/06/2014
Capital One is accepting proposals until October 31 for digital education programs through dFUND.
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10/06/2014
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10/06/2014
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2014
Today’s Libraries
Thursday, November 20, 2014 -
7:45am to 11:00am
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Release Date:
10/03/2014
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NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail
Release Date:
10/03/2014
New York Community Trust believes the project will help people see beyond the neighborhood's negative sterotypes.
Rockefeller Foundation President Profiled in BusinessWeek
Release Date:
10/03/2014
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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students
Release Date:
10/02/2014
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30
Oct
2014
A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?
Thursday, October 30, 2014 -
2:15pm to 4:30pm
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Nov
2014
Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
Nonprofits and the Living Wage - while government bears most of the burden of ensuring that nonprofits have the resources they need to pay self-sustaining wages, philanthropy also plays a critical role that needs further examination. Join us for a...
“Grads of Life” Builds Capacity for Demand-Driven Solutions to the U.S. Youth Employment Challenge
Release Date:
10/02/2014
Rockefeller Foundation program associate, Alyson Wise, explores the need for programs addressing youth employment for 16-24 year olds.
Wallace Foundation Announces $40 Million Initiative to Help Build Audiences in the Arts
Release Date:
10/02/2014
The six-year initiative will provide funding for up to 24 nonprofits organizations.
30
Oct
2014
Service for Impact
Thursday, October 30, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
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Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration's Brain Initiative
Release Date:
10/01/2014
Simons Foundation will be providing findings from its neuroscience research to the Brain Initiative.
Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High
Release Date:
10/01/2014
Even though America as a whole is getting wealthier, the average American's share of the wealth is declining.
Ford Foundation Partners with Mozilla to Draw Young Engineers into Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
09/30/2014
Ford Foundation is partnering with Mozilla to create a fellowship program so young engineers can affect tech policy.
Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Confidence Index Finds that National Debt is Top Priority for Voters
Release Date:
09/30/2014
According to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's September Confidence Index, addressing the national debt is voters' primary concern.
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Nov
2014
Scholarship Funders Roundtable
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 -
7:15am to 10:00am
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NYCT, NoVo on Short List of Foundations who Activiely Fund Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
Release Date:
09/29/2014
The philanthropic community has been slow to support domestic violence prevention measures.
Bloomberg Funds Road Safety in World Cities
Release Date:
09/29/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies will distribute $125 million over the next five years to reduce traffic deaths and injuries in 10 cities in low- and middle-income countries.