22
Mar
2019
YLBC Alumni Coffee Conversations – March
Friday, March 22, 2019 -
8:30am to 9:30am
Come grab a coffee and catch up with your YLBC Alumni peers!
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Wealth Manager Maria Elena Lagomasino and Private Equity Leader Kevin Conway to Join Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees
Release Date:
03/09/2019
Two distinguished investment leaders have been named to Carnegie Corporation of New York's board of trustees: Maria Elena (Mel) Lagomasino, CEO & managing partner of the fiduciary firm WE Family Offices, and Kevin J. Conway, vice chairman of the...
DDCF Creates Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship
Release Date:
03/12/2019
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the creation of the Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship, an inaugural program which will open for application in April 2019 to clinical investigators currently engaged in subspecialty...
Sloan Foundation Awards Fellowships to Four Georgia Tech, Emory Faculty
Release Date:
03/12/2019
Four faculty members, including two from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering operated jointly by Georgia Tech and Emory University, have been awarded research fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowships,...
Rockefeller Joins Macarthur Foundation to Help Address Critical Social Challenges
Release Date:
03/12/2019
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today launched the Catalytic Capital Consortium, dedicating $150 million to help address financing gaps in impact investing, particularly for funds and intermediaries that are not a fit for...
MAC And Benefit Announce Support For Planned Parenthood
Release Date:
03/12/2019
MAC and Benefit have long known that beauty is more than skin deep, proving their commitment to crucial causes through their respective global philanthropy programs, MAC VIVA GLAM and The Bold is Beautiful Project. Now both brands are throwing their...
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Study of Alzheimer's and Brain Health Detection Using Eye Exams
Release Date:
03/12/2019
Soon, an eye examination may be all that is needed to confirm a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers at Duke’s Health. Duke Eye Center recently recruited and studied the retinas of over 200 individuals to see if there were any...
18
Mar
2019
National Emergency Declaration: Implications for the Rule of Law and Our Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP & GCIR
Monday, March 18, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
On February 11, 2019, President Trump declared a national emergency to secure funding to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Congress stands at the brink of the first-ever bi-partisan rebuke of a presidential executive order, though a vote...
21
Mar
2019
Asylum Under Attack: The Dismantling of the System and What Philanthropy Can Do - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, March 21, 2019 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Today, in the global arena, more than 65 million people have been forced from their homes, including nearly 21 million who have been formally designated as refugees. Root causes driving forced migration are often overlooked or ignored by governments...
19
Mar
2019
Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* The Funders...
05
Jun
2019
Democracy and The Next American Economy: Where Prosperity Meets Justice
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -
9:00am to 10:30am
How do we create a more inclusive and sustainable political economy that is better for people and the planet? How do we achieve a truly representative democracy? Come join us for a conversation with Henry A.J. Ramos, author of Democracy and The Next...
Chris Ransom Joins Arcus’ Great Apes and Gibbons Program as Program Officer
Release Date:
03/06/2019
The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today the appointment of Chris Ransom as Program Officer for Arcus’ Great Apes and Gibbons Program.
United Hospital Fund Report Takes In-Depth Look at Hidden Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Children
Release Date:
03/07/2019
Opioid addiction is well-recognized as a national crisis, but the impact on children and adolescents whose parents or close family members are addicted has received little sustained attention. A far-reaching report released today by United Hospital...
Kathryn Hall Succeeds Danielle S. Allen as Board Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Thelma Golden and Joshua Friedman Join the Board
Release Date:
03/06/2019
NEW YORK, March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathryn Hall will succeed Danielle S. Allenas the Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Board of Trustees, the Foundation announced today. Allen announced her retirement after eleven years of service, the...
09
May
2019
Newsrooms & Philanthropy: Is There a Shared Playbook for Impact and Social Change?
Thursday, May 9, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Journalism can be a powerful tool and information source for funders seeking to amplify the causes they are investing in. But how can funders evaluate these investments, consider investment in media alongside other programmatic grants, and better...
Black Girls Play Secures Three-Year Funding from Novo Foundation
Release Date:
03/06/2019
It was nearly midnight on a school night, and eighth-grader and pianist Ariel Moore was sitting inside the recording studio at Zoo Labs in Oakland, learning about the ins and outs of the music recording process. "It takes a lot of dedication and a...
Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds
Release Date:
03/06/2019
Using data on 77 North American migratory bird species from the eBird citizen-science program, scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology say that, in as little as four decades, it may be very difficult to predict how climate change will affect...
Tonya Woodland Joins the Commonwealth Fund
Release Date:
03/06/2019
Tonya Woodland, M.H.R.M., M.S., joined the Commonwealth Fund in 2019 as Assistant Vice President, Administration. In this multifaceted position, she is responsible for providing overall direction for human resources and building management as well...
LISC Announces $10 Million From Citi Foundation for Bridges Program
Release Date:
02/27/2019
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation has announced a $10 million commitment from the Citi Foundation to expand its Bridges to Career Opportunities program, which connects unemployed and underemployed workers to services designed to boost their...
Staten Island, Conrad N. Hilton Foundations, New York Community Trust, and More Launch Campaign to Make NYC First in Nation to Offer Long-Term Support for Foster Youth
Release Date:
02/28/2019
Dozens of human services agencies and foundations in New York City are asking Mayor Bill de Blasio for a $50 million boost to the budget for foster care next year. The funding would go toward full-time life coaches and tutors for current and former...