08
Mar
2017
Achieving Equity…How Exactly?
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... of Programs and Advocacy, Schott Foundation for Public Education Kris Putnam-Walkerly (Moderator), MSW, ...
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A Recipe for Capacity Building
Release Date:
02/16/2017
Heather Peeler of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations writes, "It’s tempting to start conversations about capacity building by focusing on program design. However, you wouldn’t pull out your pots and pans to start cooking before you’ve planned...
Mission Investors Exchange names Nhadine Leung as Managing Director
Release Date:
02/23/2017
... University School of Law, the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and the University of Chicago. About Mission ...
Wallace Foundation Names Gigi Antoni New Director of Learning and Enrichment
Release Date:
02/28/2017
Giselle “Gigi” Antoni, president and CEO of Big Thought in Dallas, a nonprofit organization that focuses on building partnerships that close the opportunity gap through creative out-of-school time programs, will join Wallace after May 1, said Will...
05
Jun
2017
New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Summer Meeting
Monday, June 5, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... justice system for charges that pose little threat to public safety, juvenile detention is often misused as a ...
20
Jul
2017
Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 1)
Thursday, July 20, 2017 -
9:00am to 12:30pm
Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the academic achievement gap between low-income students and their higher income peers, and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout...
Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Release Date:
06/29/2017
... powerfully attracted by the opportunity to increase the public influence of scientific and economic ideas at a ...
American Cities Lead the Way Amongst 25 Climate Change Projects Competing to be C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 Winners
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Eleven US cities, including Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., are among the 25 finalists for the C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017. These projects represent the most ambitious and...
Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity
Release Date:
10/16/2017
... a multigenerational career with one employer, and good public schools for their kids. It wasn’t perfect – we saw ...
11
Apr
2018
Foundation Effectiveness: What It Takes
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Foundation effectiveness is deceptively difficult. Drawing on the latest Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) research, as well as CEP’s experience working with hundreds of foundation clients, Phil Buchanan will explain what it takes.
ASPCA Weighs In On The Surprising Argument for Extending Food Stamps to Pets
Release Date:
01/23/2018
... into the pet owner’s diet -- a risk, given that many public health experts say food stamp allotments are ...
Teagle Foundation Releases Report on Their Initiative to Encourage Liberal Arts Colleges to Create Online Courses
Release Date:
01/30/2018
The report, published today, looked at the results of a Teagle Foundation initiative that provided grants to liberal arts colleges to work together to develop online or hybrid online courses and educational resources.
How to Win the Lottery
Release Date:
02/27/2018
... emergency preparedness, and more. We’ll learn about public media’s exciting developments in inclusive gaming ...
New York State Health Foundation Comments on Proposed Rule to Expand Association Health Plans
Release Date:
03/05/2018
... to reduce these negative consequences if it is enacted. Public comments will be accepted through Tuesday, March 6, ...
Teresa C. Younger, President and CEO of Ms. Foundation for Women on Creating a Culture of Equity
Release Date:
03/14/2018
“We treat women the way we pay women,” said Teresa C. Younger, the president and CEO of Ms. Foundation for Women during a panel at the 2018 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit.
Loren Harris of the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Don Chen at Ford, Weigh In On The 7 Deadly Sins of Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/15/2018
... have to always remember that we are operating within the public trust and with that comes profound responsibility,” ...
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health
Release Date:
04/20/2018
If the U.S. health care system were a separate country, its $3.3 trillion GDP would give it the fifth-largest economy in the world. It is also the world’s seventh-largest producer of carbon dioxide, making it a major contributor to air pollution.
Soros Says Attacks Won’t Alter His Charitable and Political Giving
Release Date:
06/11/2018
... issues he has championed. But rather than recede from public life in his twilight years, Soros has decided to push ...
Andy Warhol Foundation Joins Growing Number of Organizations Condemning University of Kansas Over Its Removal of Josephine Meckseper’s Flag
Release Date:
07/25/2018
... symbol. University chancellor Douglas A. Girod ctied public safety concerns as the reason it ultimately, decided ...
17
Oct
2018
Comprehensive, Long-Term Supports for NYC Foster Youth: Part III of “Helping Foster Youth Succeed” Series
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
This is a follow-on session to last year's “ Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and strategies that support the transition to adulthood " and " Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed, Part II ".