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.
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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.
19
Nov
2014
Scholarship Funders Roundtable
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 -
7:15am to 10:00am
There are grantmaking issues unique to funders of scholarships and of related grants, such as internships and educational fellowships. Responding to member interest, Philanthropy New York is convening scholarship funders for a roundtable...
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.
Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/26/2014
Huffington Post interviewed Christopher Stone, President of Open Society Foundations, about how OSF is different from other philanthropies.
Former Atlantic Philanthropies CEO LaMarche Questions the Power Philanthropy has over Policy
Release Date:
09/25/2014
Democracy Alliance president and former Atlantic Philanthropies CEO, Gara LaMarche, discusses the power foundations have to shape public policy.
28
Oct
2014
Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality in NYC
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Collective impact is an approach to solving societal problems based on the idea that no organization acting alone can solve complex issues. A collective impact approach requires the commitment of a group of organizations — including nonprofits,...
Number of Latinos with Insurance Surges with Affordable Care Act, According to Commonwealth Fund Report
Release Date:
09/25/2014
Commonwealth Fund Report examines effects of Affordable Care Act on historically underinsured communities.
31
Oct
2014
Documentaries That Pull Back the Curtain on Big Oil
Friday, October 31, 2014 -
8:45am to 12:00pm
Recent documentary films are conveying incredibly powerful stories and imagery around environmental destruction -- from flaming faucets and endangered species to eviscerated landscapes and communities uniting against polluters.
MetLife Releases New Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
09/25/2014
MetLife Inc.'s new corporate responsibility Report outlines the organization's corporate responsibility programs, including the MetLife Foundation, which commited $200 million of financial support in 2013.
08
Oct
2014
Executive Assistants Network - Important vs. Urgent: Managing Your Workload
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -
8:15am to 10:30am
Do you often find your to-do list growing faster than you are able to manage? Have you ever felt compelled to answer a non-urgent email late in the evening? Does work-life balance within your organization skew too much toward work - with too little...
PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry
Release Date:
09/24/2014
Over the next seven years, Ford, Surdna and others will support nonprofits that work with teenagers in writing and performance.
9/24/2014 - Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality - PowerPoint Presentation
Publication date:
09/2014
View related materials presented during the program, " Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality through a Career Ladder Approach ."
9/23/2014 - Immigrant Youth in NYC: Programs, Practices and Policy - PowerPoint Presentation
Publication date:
09/2014
View related materials presented during the program, " Immigrant Youth in NYC: Programs, Practices and Policy ."
NYCT Backs Legal Aid Program for Young Migrants
Release Date:
09/23/2014
New York Community Trust has committed support to a program to provide legal representation to 1,000 unaccompanied immigrant children.
We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change
Release Date:
09/23/2014
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, explores the enormous impact of climate change and how immediate action needs to be taken.
Carnegie Corporation Awards $5 Million to Universities for Innovative Programs Linking Academia and Policy
Release Date:
09/23/2014
Carnegie Corporation New York will distribute $5 million to five universities over the next two years to merge policy studies with higher education.
08
Oct
2014
Deputy Mayor and Four Commissioners Explore Opportunities for Better Coordination on Vulnerable Youth
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -
1:45pm to 3:30pm
According to the Administration for Children’s Services (as of September 2014) there were 11,386 children in foster care. There are 1,000 young people who annually age out of foster care. In September 2014, there were 24,124 children who were...
Changing the Conversation about Inequality
Release Date:
09/23/2014
Vivian Louie outlines how the William T. Grant Foundation is working to reduce inequality among youth ages 5 to 25 in the United States.