LGBT History Gets Short Shrift in Schools. There's an Effort to Change That
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Teachers sit at square tables in a college classroom here poring over primary and secondary sources about the civil rights icon Bayard Rustin.
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NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Berklee, a music education program, is taking over a legendary New York recording studio, bolstered by $6 million in city funding.
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks
Release Date:
09/11/2017
"Never forget" became a national rallying cry after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers in Dead-End Jobs
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Pressed for workers, a New Jersey-based software company went hunting for a U.S. city with a surplus of talented employees stuck in dead-end jobs.
'Hand In Hand' Telethon Raises More Than $44 Million For Hurricane Survivors
Release Date:
09/13/2017
A-list celebrities came out in droves on Monday night to take part in the "Hand in Hand" hurricane relief benefit, which raised more than $44 million for the victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
New York City Education Department to Improve Response to Public Record Requests
Release Date:
09/14/2017
After sustaining criticism for its sluggish responses to public records requests, New York City’s education department says it will provide more realistic timelines for responding to requests.
De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Mayor de Blasio rolled out a $10 million plan to install as many as 1,000 new electric-car charging stations throughout the city by 2020.
What’s The [Data] Point? 77,651, with the City Housing Commissioner
Release Date:
09/25/2017
What's The Data Point? Podcast with Maria Torres-Springer, housing commissioner in the de Blasio administration.
The GOP Tax Plan: Tough Choices With Limited Room to Maneuver
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Republicans face a daunting challenge as their tax plan comes into sharper focus: They are trying to fit more than $5 trillion of tax cuts inside a $1.5 trillion box.
School Systems Prepare for Puerto Rican Students
Release Date:
10/03/2017
School districts from Florida to Massachusetts are anticipating an influx of Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria and have begun preparations to identify which schools have space and which resources will be needed.
NYPD: Serious Crime Drops at Record-Breaking Pace In September
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Crime in New York City fell at a record-breaking rate in September, the NYPD said Tuesday, with homicides, shootings and other serious offenses dropping to the lowest level in the modern era of record keeping.
A Conversation with Rockefeller Foundation’s Rajiv Shah
Release Date:
01/12/2018
The former USAID administrator, and president of one of the United States’ largest foundations, reflects on the role of philanthropy in times of austerity and the greatest challenges Rockefeller is undertaking both domestically and abroad.
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May
2018
Social Impact Exchange: 2018 Conference on Scaling Impact Together
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 8:30am to Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 2:45pm
The Social Impact Exchange 2018 conference theme is How Philanthropy Can Help Lead an Era of Cross-Sector Collaboration . Responding to the urgent need for cross-sector collaboration for exponential impact, this year’s convening...
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
The work by German artist Josephine Meckseper was commissioned by the New York–based nonprofit Creative Time as part of its “Pledge of Allegiance” series. The initiative invited sixteen artists to make flags in response to contemporary political...
NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans' Health
Release Date:
02/06/2019
Funding is now available through a New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) Request for Proposals (RFP): Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans' Health.
Larry Bloom named Vice President, Global Operations and Finance at EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation
Release Date:
03/20/2019
Larry Bloom joined EMpower – The Emerging Markets Foundation in February 2019 as Vice President, Global Operations and Finance of EMpower.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Senior Program Officer Donald J. Waters to Retire
Release Date:
05/12/2019
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Senior Program Officer for Scholarly Communications, Donald J. Waters, will retire on August 31, 2019 after 20 years of exceptional service at the Foundation.
Open Society Foundations President Names Nicole Wilett as New Chief of Staff
Release Date:
07/16/2019
Patrick Gaspard taps Nicole Wilett, a former U.S. Department of State and National Security Council official, to top role advising on advocacy and new programmatic initiatives.
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Sep
2019
Evaluation as a Tool for Equity – A Primer on Equitable Evaluation
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Foundations use evaluation — intentionally gathering and analyzing information about programs and impact in order to inform decisions and strategy — to make sure their efforts are forwarding their mission.
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Jun
2020
Building Powerful Advocacy Movements: Crisis and Opportunity
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Learn how advocacy and movement building can align to all ensure that nonprofits can address structural barriers and achieve impact.