Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies
Release Date:
05/06/2019
By more than one measure, Jackson, Mississippi, is one of the nation’s unhealthiest cities.
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Release Date:
05/03/2019
Now that the Buffalo Waterfront is finally starting to see some real improvements, it’s time for LaSalle Park to be added to the momentum.
Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Helps Fund Research to Find Personalized Treatment for Crohn's Disease
Release Date:
05/03/2019
To model human health and disease, organ-on-a-chip technology mimics the human body's organ structure, functionality and physiology in a controlled environment.
Support From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Continues College Access and Success Program of American Indian College Fund
Release Date:
05/02/2019
Native American and Alaska Native students are in a college-going and completion crisis.
United Hospital Fund First Annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care Honors 57 Quality Improvement Leaders at 51 New York Area Institutions
Release Date:
05/03/2019
On Monday, May 6, United Hospital Fund (UHF) will honor 57 extraordinary quality improvement leaders at 51 hospitals and long-term care facilities across the metropolitan region.
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2019
Considering a New Grants Management System? Navigating the Potential Pitfalls
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
In this 21st century quickly evolving information age, selecting, migrating data, configuring, personalizing, testing, and providing ongoing support of new full featured integrated philanthropic systems is proving to be a major challenge. In this...
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Jun
2019
Reimagining Career Pathways for (and with) Youth, Educators and Employers
Thursday, June 13, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Despite a growing economy, a tight labor market and low-unemployment, job gains for young adults in New York City over the last five years have largely been in low-wage, part-time jobs with limited opportunities to transition to full-time, family-...
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May
2019
First Responders at the Border:The Vital Role and Untapped Potential of a Reception System for Families and Asylum Seekers - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Despite the administration’s policies to deter and punish asylum seekers, families continue to arrive to the United States and Mexico in search of protection. While family separation policies are being revisited and restrictions on asylum grow...
11
Jun
2019
Grantmaking in a Diverse World – A Workshop
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -
9:00am to 1:00pm
More and more foundations have made the pursuit of equity, diversity and inclusion a core part of their mission. Yet some struggle with instituting the internal and external changes and shifts in thinking to meet such goals. This workshop will...
11
Sep
2019
New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Arts and culture funders, come together to discuss what we see as the pressing issues in the field so as to inform our subsequent discussions for the next 12 months.
The Education Foundation of America Announces Two New Staff Members
Release Date:
04/29/2019
The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) is happy to announce that we are welcoming two new staff members this spring.
Pepsico Funded Job Resource Center for Homeless Women Officially Opens at South Bronx Shelter
Release Date:
05/01/2019
Today, PepsiCo employees are hosting a workshop for women living in Win’s (formerly Women in Need) South Bronx shelter to help them with resume writing, interviewing and other job search skills.
New York Life Foundation Supports Summer Reading and Education at NYC Public Libraries
Release Date:
04/30/2019
Enriching activities planned to combat summer slide at all three library systems.
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Announces Grant Portal Is Now Open
Release Date:
04/23/2019
One hundred thirty years ago, a humble Italian nun was greeted upon her arrival in New York by the news that her accommodations were not ready and her plans to establish an orphanage were in danger of being scrapped.
Report From Century Foundation: English Learners and School Choice: Helping Charter Schools Serve Multilingual Families
Release Date:
04/30/2019
American public schools today are perhaps more linguistically and culturally diverse than at any other point in American history.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases SDGs Guide for Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/29/2019
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today published Philanthropy and the SDGs, a two-volume guide for philanthropic funders to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda for people and planet adopted by the United...
DDCF Announces Inaugural Awardees of Child Well-being Leadership Development Grants
Release Date:
04/23/2019
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the five inaugural recipients of Child Well-being Leadership Development grants.
06
Jun
2019
POSTPONED: Food Fight: NYC Youth vs. Predatory Marketing
Thursday, June 6, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Traditional health education provides children and youth a simple recipe for good health: stay away from drugs, don’t drink or smoke, and eat fruits and vegetables.
Karen B. Peetz Elected to Guardian Board of Directors
Release Date:
04/25/2019
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), one of the nation’s largest mutual life insurers and a leading provider of whole life, individual disability insurance, and employee benefits, announced today that Karen B. Peetz has been...
Connecticut Seventh-Grader Wins SIFMA Foundation’s National InvestWrite ® Essay Competition
Release Date:
04/26/2019
The Fall 2018 InvestWrite competition required students to select an entrepreneur they admire, research their company and explain how they would advise the entrepreneur to invest the company’s assets.