State Education Chancellor Defends Teacher and School Evaluations
Release Date:
11/22/2013
... evaluations include holding teachers accountable for their students ’ performance on tests aligned to Common Core ...
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Target Gives $1 Billion for Education
Release Date:
08/31/2015
... books, school supplies, food, field trips and lots more to students and schools across the U.S. and around the world. ...
The Atlantic Philanthropies Provides a $3.25 Million Grant to Cornell Law School for Death Penalty Center
Release Date:
10/28/2016
... countries. More than 80 faculty members, professors and students gathered at Cornell Law School Oct. 25 for the ...
New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report
Release Date:
03/13/2018
... 77.5 percent from 56.9 percent. The percentage of Chicago students going to two- or four-year colleges directly after ... between third and eighth grade. He found that Chicago students were improving faster...
Bloomberg Commits $375 Million to Education Initiatives
Release Date:
06/01/2018
... Mr. Bloomberg said the broad goal is to better prepare students to enter college or the workforce... Bloomberg ...
Carnegie Corporation Supported Report Finds America's $23 Billion School Funding Gap
Release Date:
02/26/2019
... state’s school funding formula shortchanged its poorest students , and lawmakers directed more money to districts ... funding gaps between districts predominantly serving students of color and those where most...
“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria
Release Date:
11/01/2017
... allows us to feel useful and compassionate. Yet, it can also allow us to look away from the U.S. ... us not to fall into the faux philanthropy trap. We know what those traps are—those pesky grants that ask...
Blue Meridian’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Release Date:
04/10/2020
Blue Meridian’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis What we are doing to act now, partner with others, and ... effects. Like many of you, we are asking ourselves: How can we help? Where can we add...
New Study from Arnold Ventures finds Intensive, Specialized Training of Police Officers Leads to Reduced Crime, Fewer Arrests, and More Positive Interactions and Community Evaluations
Release Date:
03/29/2022
... and More Positive Interactions and Community Evaluations Can training police officers in procedural justice reduce ... provide important information about a strategy that can be implemented broadly. “This...
Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation
Release Date:
06/30/2017
... and disseminated key facts to broad stakeholders; Offer government relations advice on in-district and ... life get to Albany to make their voices heard. Here’s what else moved the needle: Diversity of support...
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2011
How DREAM Leaders Are Building a New Immigration Movement
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -
11:00am to 2:00pm
... New York Member's Briefing co-sponsored by the Ford Foundation , Unbound Philanthropy , and Open Society .....
A Recap of PNY's 35th Annual Meeting Featuring Hillary Clinton
Release Date:
05/19/2014
... PNY staff, probably a dozen amazing professionals at Ford Foundation , the Steering Committee of Funders of Women and ... special thanks to our moderator of that session, Pinkerton Foundation 's Rick Smith...
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Jul
2015
Service for Impact
Thursday, July 16, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... Gruber , Managing Director, Advisory Services, Taproot Foundation Ella Foshay-Rothfeld , Director of Strategic ... Executive Director, Community Leadership, Gap Foundation Jinny Jeong, Evaluation and Data...
TCC Group Welcomes Two New Members to its Nonprofit Strategy Team
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... their social impact. Past clients include the Ford Foundation , MTV, DARPA, B Lab, and Free Press. Prior to ...
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2016
Diverse Boards: Moving Beyond Rhetoric
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... colleagues Lessons learned from boards of a nonprofit and foundation on how they succeeded in this long-term endeavor ... Jaimie Mayer , Board Secretary & Trustee, Nathan Cummings Foundation Sharon Stapel...
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Oct
2018
Making The Case For Equity And Grassroots Organizing: Funder Stories and Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by HEFN
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... see the value of equity-advancing grants in the context of foundation goals Strategies used to navigate challenges in ... Juliet Christian-Smith , Senior Program Officer, Water Foundation Kathryn Gilje ,...
ACA Subsidies Are for All States—I Should Know, I Was There
Release Date:
03/04/2015
by Mark Zuckerman, President, The Centruy Foundation This piece originally appeared on The Century Foundation 's Blog of the Century . Today, the U.S. Supreme ... v. Burwell. At issue is whether the federal...
Consultant & Vendor Lists: Strategy Consultants & Facilitators
Publication date:
07/2023
... , 347/510-8584 Recommending Organizations: Howard Gilman Foundation , Doris Duke Foundation Abby O'Neill Consulting LLC Abby O'Neill, ... Recommending Organizations: ABFE, United Philanthropy Forum Marta Siberio Consulting, Inc. www.martasiberio.com .....
Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality
Release Date:
11/13/2014
by Pooja Joshi O'Hanlon, Executive Director, The Elmezzi Foundation Recently, funders and practitioners gathered at ... Wellness. Zone 126, started and supported by the Elmezzi Foundation , is focused on...
PNY's 36th Annual Meeting Will Be a Critical Conversation on International Grantmaking
Release Date:
05/05/2015
... relevant insights for every member, regardless of their foundation ’s focus. Many members fund initiatives and ... with Leymah Gbowee , President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa and 2011 Nobel Peace...