Carolyn Peters
... Carolyn Peters serves as Senior Manager of Learning at Philanthropy New York, where she supports the ... and community-building programs for PNY members. Prior to joining PNY, she has had extensive experience...
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Better Prepared for Tomorrow
Release Date:
08/01/2013
We’re pleased to have Hollis Headrick, Program Consultant with The New York ... Learning Fund, recap our recent program on the impact of digital media learning and technology on education and...
Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/01/2015
Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees The Whitney Museum’s ... DeMartini will succeed Bluhm. Tisch was elected to the Whitney’s board in 1996, and currently serves...
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders
Release Date:
10/26/2015
... Standards For School Leaders After more than a year of deliberations, a set of professional standards for education school leaders are set to head out the door. The National...
Carnegie Backs New Learning Pilot Targeting Interstate Passport Initiative
Release Date:
06/10/2016
... Initiative The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and Taskstream – a provider of assessment management and e-portfolio solutions for higher ... – just announced the formation of...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds Primer to Guide Students on College Choices
Release Date:
10/17/2016
Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds Primer to Guide Students on College Choices The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education at the American Academy of...
Eugene M. Tobin to Retire from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
07/31/2019
Eugene M. Tobin to Retire from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Eugene M. Tobin, senior program officer for Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities, will retire from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at...
Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91
Release Date:
03/20/2018
... a billionaire and business executive who became one of the most prominent voices to argue for entitlement reform and reducing the U.S. ... and co-founded one of the world's largest...
Ford Foundation Announces New President
Release Date:
08/22/2013
Darren Walker, who emerged from small-town Texas to an international career in law and finance before becoming ... and philanthropic worlds, will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September,...
Bruce Trachtenberg Stepping Down from Communications Network
Release Date:
10/16/2013
Bruce S. Trachtenberg, Executive Director of the Communications Network , has announced that he will be ... contracts. He politely wrangles guest speaker demands to the ground. He patiently listens to...
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Jan
2016
Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging
Thursday, January 28, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The emerging field of creative aging focuses on the positive and powerful role ... April 2015 Mayo Clinic study found that making art is tied to fewer cognitive problems as people age. With help from .....
16
Mar
2016
Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 3 - Webinar
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for the third webinar, of a four-part series, that will explore the Campaign for ... children lose ground over the summer months, returning to school in the fall further behind than when they left in ... a...
Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/17/2017
Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation announced today the election ... and have extensive experience in the worlds of higher education...
02
Nov
2017
Understanding NY City & State's Legislative Landscape: An Overview for Funders with the Advocacy Institute
Thursday, November 2, 2017 (All day) to Thursday, November 16, 2017 (All day)
... governments in the United States have a tremendous amount of power, and that power is growing. Understanding state and ... and navigating it successfully, is a key component to enacting progress on everything...
Accessibility Takes a Community
Release Date:
10/31/2019
... The New York Community Trust New York is home to about 1 million people with disabilities, a community that reflects the rich diversity of the City itself. Disabled New Yorkers are students, ... consider as...
For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together
Release Date:
05/30/2017
... how those lessons have guided our foundation’s journey to a social justice-focused mission, and how those lessons can inform our work — and that of our fellow funders — in the future. One hundred years .....
Member Input on Official Statement on Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax
Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has voted to recommend that our organization formally approve a statement concerning opposition to the elimination of the estate tax . The PNY...
Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax
Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Opposition to Eliminating the ... because of its impact on charitable giving. According to the Congressional Budget office,...
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May
2018
Family Separation Policies and Access to Justice in Detention Systems - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, May 17, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... basis.* The administration has engaged in a wide range of policies that are causing immigrant...
16
Aug
2018
What’s Next for the Families Separated by U.S. Policy—and How Are Those Policies Evolving? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, August 16, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* Between April and June of this year, the U.S. government forcibly...