Diversity and Inclusion
Publication date:
06/2014
Reference documents pertaining to the topic of Diversity and Inclusion for Board members.
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Executive Assistants Network: Effective Communication Strategies
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 -
8:45am to 10:30am
Communication is fundamental to our day-to-day work, notably in our interactions with team members, supervisors, and in liaising with other departments. This meeting’s discussion will help identify some of the key attributes to developing good...
Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?
Release Date:
05/28/2014
[Atlantic Philanthropies] A few foundations stand out as heroes in the saga of health reform. Remember when Atlantic Philanthropies bravely committed $27 million to help win passage of the Affordable Care Act? Or when the Robert Wood Johnson...
Russell Sage Foundation Calls for Articles on Women and the Economy
Release Date:
05/29/2014
The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences invites paper submissions for its upcoming special issue on the changing roles and status of women and the effects on society and the economy. The special issue will consider both the...
Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership
Release Date:
05/29/2014
Tynesha McHarris will be joining the Brooklyn Community Foundation next week in a new position as Director of Community Leadership. Tynesha has been working with the Foundation since January on Brooklyn Insights, overseeing Neighborhood Dialogues...
Toya Williford Joins the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City as Director of Programs and Policy
Release Date:
05/29/2014
The Brooklyn Community Foundation announced that the Foundation’s Program Director Toya Williford will be joining the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City as the Director of Programs and Policy, starting June 9.
Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, Sigma Theta Tau International Partner on New Global Health Initiatives
Release Date:
05/29/2014
The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare (Jonas Center) today announced a partnership with the preeminent nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), to co-fund doctoral nursing students and establish new educational...
Leadership for Education Innovation
Release Date:
05/24/2014
[Carnegie Corporation of New York] Michele Cahill authors Education Week piece: "Looking to implications for the country, the question is, What will it take to do this at scale? As someone involved in the New York City work and in high school reform...
New Trees and Community Gardens Sprout from ConEd Blackout Settlement
Release Date:
05/22/2014
[North Star Fund] Years after a blackout wiped out power in swaths of western Queens, money from a settlement with Con Edison has been used to turn over a new, green leaf in the neighborhoods affected by it — including 962 trees and 40 new school...
CRS Now! examines No Ceilings, PNY Annual Meeting
Release Date:
05/19/2014
Last week, I attended a meeting of Philanthropy New York that was devoted to a discussion of issues related to the progress of women and girls locally and around the world. Organized in conjunction with Philanthropy New York's annual meeting, the...
Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States
Release Date:
05/14/2014
Recipients include an ordained pastor, lawyers, journalists, and people who have spent time in prison.
Searching for the Next Breakthrough in Health Care
Release Date:
05/05/2014
The Commonwealth Fund launches the Breakthrough Health Care Opportunities program to discover and vet transformative ideas in health care.
María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter, to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism
Release Date:
05/15/2014
The Open Society Foundations today named María Teresa Ronderos as the director of its Program on Independent Journalism.
Jonas Awarded Dean's Medal for Distinguished Service by UPenn
Release Date:
05/19/2014
Barbara and Donald Jonas Awarded Dean's Medal for Distinguished Service by The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
John A. Hartford Foundation’s Corinne H. Rieder honored by American Geriatrics Society with the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award
Release Date:
05/20/2014
Editor’s Note: Corinne H. Rieder, EdD, executive director and treasurer of the John A. Hartford Foundation, was honored at last week’s American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annual meeting with the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award. The...
UJA-Federation of New York’s John Ruskay addresses Yeshiva University’s commencement and awarded honorary doctorate
Release Date:
05/23/2014
Ruskay Receives Honorary Degree, Offers Advice to Yeshiva University Graduates
Commonwealth Fund Unveils New Website and Logo
Release Date:
05/27/2014
Commonwealth Fund's new site layout and more sophisticated search function make finding publications, charts, interactives, infographics, and videos on a broad array of health topics simple.
Bloomberg Donates $1-Million Genesis Prize for Fellowship
Release Date:
05/23/2014
Billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg received the inaugural Genesis Prize in Jerusalem in recognition of his philanthropy and public service and said he would use the $1-million award to launch a competition for young people with big ideas for...
JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery
Release Date:
05/21/2014
Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase will commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s revitalization effort as the city recovers from the country’s largest municipal bankruptcy, The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press...