Needle-Moving Community Collaboratives: A Promising Approach to Addressing America's Biggest Challenges
Publication date:
02/2012
... collaborations that have achieved "needle moving" change share common operating principles and key .....
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9/21/15 - What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board? - PPT and Resources
Publication date:
09/2015
... The essential responsibilities of and skills needed for governing and junior board service How to find the right ...
Wallace Foundation Awards $4.5 Million to Say Yes to Education
Release Date:
10/29/2013
... support Say Yes to Education’s efforts to boost high school and college graduation rates in Buffalo. Say Yes to ... to increasing high school and college graduation rates for students in...
NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education
Release Date:
10/28/2014
... on the rise nationally, along with philanthropic support for them. One education site has cited this as among "the ... in New York City, opened an all-boys elementary charter school in the Bronx. Funders...
Suspensions, Evaluations And The Absent Teacher Reserve: What A New Union Boss Has On His Mind
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... Cannizzaro will become president of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, the union that represents more than 6,000 school principals, assistant principals and other education ... as executive...
Heckscher Foundation Supported EdTrust–NY Launches New Data Tool “The New York FAFSA Challenge” to Highlight Success and Encourage FAFSA completion.
Release Date:
02/19/2019
... and Encourage FAFSA completion. While low-income high school students are more likely than their wealthier peers to ... schools with low rates of completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA...
Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative
Release Date:
06/25/2013
... work support programs have served as an essential backstop for millions of working families struggling to keep a toehold ... problems at a scale that results in real and enduring change — in...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism
Release Date:
04/25/2018
... Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism There really isn’t another word than ... bank accounts dedicated to local news can get confusing. Center for...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism
Release Date:
04/25/2018
... Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism There really isn’t another word than ... bank accounts dedicated to local news can get confusing. Center for...
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced grant funding through its Creative Inflections program to support leading jazz artists
Release Date:
02/08/2022
... of modern jazz,” said Maurine Knighton, program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation . ... continue jazz’s rich tradition as a vehicle for social change...
New Report from The Burke Foundation: Expand Midwifery Care in NJ to Improve Maternal Health, Promote Equity
Release Date:
06/07/2022
... a report released today recommends. The report calls for : • Reducing barriers to entry in midwifery ... said Kate Shamszad, Director of the Medicaid Policy Center at the New Jersey Health...
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers
Release Date:
12/15/2020
... accessible through a mobile device anytime, anywhere, even for individuals who cannot afford a data plan, making it ... (RIN) and the International Rescue Committee’s Center for Economic...
How Rapid Assessments Can Help the Shift from Response to Recovery
Release Date:
05/13/2021
... . This article was originally published by The Center for Effective Philanthropy on May 6, 2021. As funders, our ... to learn and be in a space of deep listening. Things will change , you will...
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Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... collaborative place-making efforts can provide the tools for a positive transformation of the neighborhood. This is ... of Public/Private Partnerships, NYCHA ; President, Fund for Public Housing Bronwyn Starr...
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2021
Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning
Thursday, June 3, 2021 -
1:00pm to 4:30pm
Philanthropy is navigating a great wave of change . As our sector grapples with the context in which our ... an institutional and interpersonal level. This is a time for the philanthropic sector to both reflect on...
Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of Community Progress Makers Initiative in the United States
Release Date:
12/13/2021
... these social innovators and advocates can continue to look for new ways of addressing long-standing societal challenges ... share best practices and strengthen their roles as social change agents. As part of...
Beyond the Glass Cliff: Reimagining Executive Transitions in the Sector
Release Date:
04/06/2023
... & President “I joined BoardSource grounded in a vision for what I hope the nonprofit ecosystem will be one day – a ... driving the strategies most needed to achieve their social change goals. Who serves on...
Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.
Release Date:
06/10/2015
... who is sharing your message that counts. Let’s look at how the drowning prevention community is using this model. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there ... communities to...
Three Years Post Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island Foundation Releases FY2014-15 Biennial Report
Release Date:
11/03/2015
... Report NEW YORK CITY – Recognized by the Foundation Center as among the Top Five largest independent funders of ... Staten Island Foundation has released its Biennial Report for Fiscal Years 2014-2015. The...
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2016
New Pathways for Building Immigrant Women’s Leadership
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... women confront barriers to fully participating in social change movements. Among the various leadership programs in New York City for social change practitioners, very few provide a dedicated...