Funders for Gender Equity
Funders for Gender Equity was a circle of funders at Philanthropy New York active for many years to increase awareness of, and investment in , the needs of women and girls in New York City and...
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... it! By Email For news delivered directly to your email in -box, you have three options: Bi-Monthly . In the past, ... Weekly . If you’d like to get more timely information from us, chose “...
Choose the Fund for 2025 for #GivingTuesday
Today is #GivingTuesday, which you no doubt are aware of from the staggering number of year-end donation requests ... you’re receiving. If you are thinking about making a personal donation in the...
Racial Equity Resources
... of our members, about structural racism and its deep roots in our history, culture, and institutions. Core to our work ... in advancing racial justice. Philanthropy New York has a long...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Two New Trustees
Release Date:
07/01/2013
... Barnhart and Dr. Michael Purugganan. Dr. Barnhart is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and ... them for many years to come.” Since receiving her Ph.D. from MIT in 1988, Dr...
Ford Foundation Appoints Cara Mertes to Lead JustFilms
Release Date:
06/03/2013
... . JustFilms has supported more than 80 documentary films in its first three years. Mertes is an award-winning leader ... During Bagwell’s tenure, JustFilms launched as a five-year, $50 million initiative that...
Milbank Memorial Fund Announces New Editor-in-Chief of The Milbank Quarterly
Release Date:
06/03/2013
Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., will become Editor- in -Chief of The Milbank Quarterly on October 1, 2013, ... qualified to maintain and enhance the Quarterly 039 ;s role as a leading international...
New President Selected to Lead the William T. Grant Foundation
Release Date:
03/01/2013
... Dr. Gamoran will begin his tenure with the Foundation in September 2013. He succeeds Robert C. Granger, who has ... since 2003. "I am delighted that the Board has made such a terrific choice and that Adam...
Deanna Lee Named Chief Communications and Digital Strategies Officer at Carnegie Corporation
Release Date:
09/03/2012
... and former broadcast news producer, with deep experience in communications, marketing, public affairs, digital and ... on October 1st. Lee comes to the Carnegie Corporation from The New York Public Library,...
Open Society Foundations Names Kenneth H. Zimmerman as New Director of U.S. Programs
Release Date:
06/04/2012
... H. Zimmerman as the new Director of its U.S. Programs. A lawyer with more than two decades of leadership in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, Zimmerman has ... Prior to joining Lowenstein Sandler,...
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Apr
2012
Improving Teaching: What’s Evaluation Got to Do with It?
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
A debate* over the methods and purpose of teaching evaluation has been roiling in the national and many local media for months. In New York ... and what the challenges are. *Click here for an...
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Sep
2012
The Evolution of Institution-Based Community Organizing: Can Congregations Be Change Agents for Social Justice Again?
Thursday, September 20, 2012 -
8:30am to 11:00am
In recognition of substantial shifts in the field of ... Interfaith Funders, in collaboration with researchers from Duke University and The University of New Mexico, ... to...
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Jan
2013
A Holistic Approach to Education Reform in Brooklyn’s Community School District 16
Thursday, January 17, 2013 -
7:30am to 10:30am
The Community School District 16 (CSD16) initiative is a project that seeks to improve educational outcomes and ... District 16 (Central Brooklyn), inform reform efforts in other low-performing and underserved...
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Dec
2010
School Climate: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter?
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 2:00pm to Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 5:00pm
A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program , presented ... that teachers can’t teach and students can’t learn in chaotic, disorganized schools. As the NYC Department of ... entire schools. Joined by a...
04
May
2011
Seventh Generation Leading: Making the Case for Native Youth Leadership and Organizing
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -
8:30am to 11:00am
MEMBERS: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please click on the link ... , and Open Society Foundations , with Native Americans in Philanthropy , Hill-Snowdon Foundation , and the...
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Oct
2013
Service for Impact Working Group
Thursday, October 3, 2013 -
8:45am to 10:30am
Supporting strategic volunteerism is a critical component to strengthening grantees in this current economic climate. A corporate volunteer ... Hear the latest trends in...
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Sep
2013
Public Policy Communicators NYC: What It Really Takes to Build an Audience for Your News/Blog
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... full conversations that generate new ideas. **This is a brown bag lunch series. Come early and network with your ... Many are wondering if there are secrets to bringing in larger audiences — or at least little...
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Nov
2013
Education Funders Research Initiative - Building Better Schools
Thursday, November 21, 2013 -
7:45am to 11:00am
Ford Foundation
The Education Funders Research Initiative (EdFunders) is a project of Philanthropy New York supported by 16 funding ... other private foundations have invested over $2 billion in New York City public school reform...
Networking Tips for Job Seekers
Publication date:
04/2014
... awareness. There are several organizations that can play a part in increasing your network: Local and National Affinity ... advantage of this opportunity to hear a personal account from a successful person in your field of interest. If you ...
The Century Foundation Welcomes Jeff Madrick as Senior Fellow
Release Date:
04/01/2014
The Century Foundation Jeff Madrick as a senior fellow. Madrick is the Director of the Bernard L. ... TCF. The Rediscovering Government Initiative was launched in 2011 by Madrick to put forward ambitious,...