A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development
Release Date:
04/18/2013
... as a viable strategy. Patricia Jenny and Bret Halverson of the NYC Workforce Funders discuss past and present New York ...
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Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards
Release Date:
06/07/2010
Despite the billions of dollars distributed to nonprofits in our region each year, ... and the tremendous influence that a nonprofit’s board of directors can exert over an organization, many funders are .....
Associate, Budgets and Contract Compliance, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)
Release Date:
08/16/2016
Organization: United Way of New York City Name of Position: Associate, Budgets and ... implementing United Way of New York City’s (UWNYC) NYC DOE AIDP Community School contract...
Data Capacity as a Step Toward Nonprofit Sustainability
Release Date:
02/14/2018
... Five years ago, Change Capital Fund, a collaborative of 16 bank and foundation funders and the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity, set out to support promising ... and Related Public Benefit Rationales...
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members, Names New Chair
Release Date:
06/14/2023
... Robert Sterling Clark Foundation announced the election of two new members to its board of directors: Maja D. Hazell ... country’s) first Chief Service Officer, she headed up NYC Service, a...
Citi and Citi Foundation Expand Global Job Skills-Building Initiative to Improve Employability and Economic Opportunity for Underserved Communities
Release Date:
09/17/2020
... Citi and the Citi Foundation today announced an expansion of the global Pathways to Progress initiative, led by a Citi Foundation investment of $100 million to improve employability and economic ... the first...
New York Life Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to out-of-school time programs to help middle school students transition to 9th grade.
Release Date:
06/03/2021
... York Life Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to out- of -school time programs to help middle school students ... support disadvantaged middle school youth during the out- of -school time (OST) hours...
30
Oct
2025
Journalism and Democracy: A Convening on Philanthropy's Role in Strengthening the Press
Thursday, October 30, 2025 -
2:00pm to 5:30pm
... access to reliable information, especially during times of crisis. Yet with significant cuts to public media, these ... For decades, public media outlets have been a cornerstone of civic infrastructure, often...
Simons Foundation Launches Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem
Release Date:
03/03/2014
... Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem, with the goal of revolutionizing our ability to calculate and understand the properties of molecules and solids important in chemistry, physics and ... (MPS)...
New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to the YMCA of Greater New York
Release Date:
10/21/2014
... York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to the YMCA of Greater New York The YMCA of Greater New York announced today that it received a ... currently offered at 19 sites throughout the five boroughs...
PNY's Disaster Relief Work Featured in SSIR
Release Date:
02/09/2015
... and diverse roles foundations play across the spectrum of post-disaster relief, recovery, and resilience have been ... data on current needs, resources, and gaps. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the limits...
At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More. As president of Google.org, Jacquelline Fuller runs one of the nation’s biggest and most unusual ... operations. The charitable grant-making arm of...
Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... overweight. Although she can’t pinpoint the source of her feelings, she said they go back as far as she can ...
Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago, considered one of the founding fathers of behavioral economics,...
With Support from Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation, Boston University Releases “Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise”
Release Date:
04/23/2018
... the activities, visibility, value, and membership of city-to-city policy networks, and provides the first evaluation of city peer groups based on joining behavior. Report findings show big cities on average...
William T. Grant Foundation Seeking Applications for Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
Release Date:
06/18/2019
... relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States. Research proposals are evaluated on the basis of their fit with a given focus area; the strength and...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... $26 million. The grants will provide support in the areas of homelessness, substance abuse prevention, foster youth, ... Venture Fund, which was awarded $1.2 million in support of Funders for Housing and...
The Rauschenberg Foundation Is Launching Emergency Medical Grants for Artists Who Need Help Paying for Healthcare
Release Date:
03/11/2020
... Paying for Healthcare Just in time for the proliferation of the COVID-19 virus, a new grant for artists has been announced to provide some relief for unexpected bouts of illness. The Robert Rauschenberg...
19
Oct
2010
Leaders in a New Era: A Conversation on Leadership Development and Race
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... opportunity and are responsible for their fates by virtue of their individual behavior, skills, and talents. Leadership programs often focus on building the skills of individuals and often fail to understand...
28
Feb
2018
Tackling Implicit Bias and Microbehaviors in Your Philanthropic Practice
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... mind sciences show us that there are a critical set of unconscious perceptions driving choices and responses in ... may belie our stated and even consciously believed goals of racial equity. Why is this the...