Weinberg Foundation Launches Annual Community-Wide Book Drive Benefiting Baltimore Library Project
Release Date:
03/01/2017
... Drive in support of the Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library Project. The Weinberg Foundation has ...
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As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... plans to shut down this year — despite backing by major for -profit education companies, Kaplan and the Apollo ...
Opinion: Vacant Lots And Properties Could House New York City’s Homeless
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... People like Cecelia Grant, who spent her career as a school safety agent for New York City public schools, and is now living in a ...
Russell Sage Foundation to Publish Book on Home Health Care Work: Shouldn’t It Be Work Worth Doing?
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... It Be Work Worth Doing? Do you know who is going to care for you when you are old and frail? By current standards, ... to be a middle-aged immigrant woman, with maybe a high school education and little if any...
Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows Enrolling in Success Academy boosted test scores for some of its earliest students, according to a new study ... math...
‘I Consider Myself American.’ A New York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would Mean For Him
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would Mean For Him William came to the United States as a child more ... him with family and friends until he was in elementary school and they could afford to...
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... depth about the events of that fateful day in their high school social studies curriculum. And when they are taught, ...
Nearly Two Dozen Teachers at Brooklyn’s New American Academy Taking Pay Cuts Of Up to $50G
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Nearly Two Dozen Teachers at Brooklyn’s New American Academy Taking Pay Cuts Of Up to ... officials killed an experimental pay program at the school . Highly qualified instructors at...
New York City Students Are Getting Younger
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... in quite the same blitz as its massive scale-up of classes for 4-year-olds, when the city added nearly 50,000 full-day pre-k seats to the school system over the course of two years. Now, for...
More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... professional careers than their peers who only have a high school diploma. But less attention is paid to the workers in ... – those who have some education or training beyond high school but have not earned a...
The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers
Release Date:
11/03/2017
... Foundation join forces to award five teachers $5,000 each for innovative projects. You wouldn’t necessarily expect elementary school students to map out areas in their community with high ... and the Overdeck...
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Feb
2017
Perspectives on Sanctuary Policies – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, February 16, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
... are the implications of the executive order? Join us for a discussion co-sponsored by our partners around these ... it is particularly relevant or pressing for philanthropy. At the beginning...
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Jun
2023
Cannabis, Communities and Real-World Reparations: What Funders Need to Know about How It’s Playing Out
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... as planned. The Marijuana Regulation and Tax Act became law in New York in 2021, setting forth a regulatory approach for development of an adult-use cannabis industry that ... to give justice-impacted...
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Nov
2018
Immigration Policy after the Midterms: What Can Funders Expect? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, November 15, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
... first come, first served basis.* Immigration was front and center in the lead-up to the midterms, including contentious ... citizenship, the migrant caravan, and protections for asylum seekers. Join GCIR’s...
A Letter from Surdna President Don Chen on Solidarity and Support to Grantees
Release Date:
05/13/2020
... update about our COVID-19 response, and offer our resolve for the years ahead. Many of the issues laid bare by the ... America in the long term. As always, our response will center racial equity, humanity, and...
Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers
Release Date:
07/30/2020
... Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers By: Monica Munn, Senior ... workers like Leonor with the tools they need today, and at the same time help workers...
Take It From the Nonprofits: Even in a Crisis, Funders Are Falling Short on Equity
Release Date:
07/29/2021
... Grantmaking. This piece was originally published by the Center for Effective Philanthropy on July 20, 2021. CEP’s latest ... shared commitments to drive and implement field-wide change ...
Annie E. Casey Foundation and TCC Group Collaborate on Nesting to Achieve Impact: Lessons for Family Funders from a National Foundation
Release Date:
10/26/2021
... Group Collaborate on Nesting to Achieve Impact: Lessons for Family Funders from a National Foundation Family funders ... from larger funders about how to anchor their giving at the community level. TCC Group...
Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy
Release Date:
06/08/2022
Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy By: Donita Volkwijn, Senior ... into philanthropy, whether you have been in the field for a few months or for quite some, how did your race...
How Philanthropy Can Turn the Tide on Violence
Release Date:
08/14/2019
... with the Brownsville community in Brooklyn, New York, for a decade, both on the ground – shoulder to shoulder ... all too frequently. In the past, Brownsville was known for having the highest crime rates in...