New York City’s Universal Pre-K Program Wants to Teach Parents, Too
Release Date:
09/09/2016
... research-backed initiative brings parents, teachers and students together to help kids grow — not just academically ...
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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President
Release Date:
04/19/2017
... Bronx, Wright was one of a handful of African-American students at the boarding school she attended and entered ...
Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... rate on state exams has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four years in a row. Seventeen of these schools ...
One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Denisse Rojas, a third-year medical student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, on Tuesday took the news of the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, better known as DACA, with a mixture...
It's Time to Apply to High School in New York City
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... whether to attend a career and technical school; or, for students with physical disabilities, figuring out which ...
Turning Brooklyn Cachet Into Cash
Release Date:
03/10/2014
The Brooklyn Community Foundation and its President, Cecilia Clarke, were profiled ... by The Wall Street Journal. The Brooklyn Community Foundation is looking to press the reset button. The $60 million ...
Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists
Release Date:
09/09/2014
... one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with more than $2 billion in assets. Operating ... most exclusive office towers, Picower has set up The JPB Foundation , which is now one of the...
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Mar
2015
Summer Youth Employment Programs: Ensuring Greater Career Readiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -
7:00am to 10:00am
... outlines the challenges in summer youth employment and explores opportunities for strengthening the programs that do ... Laurie Dien , Senior Program Officer, The Pinkerton Foundation Michelle Henry , Vice...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Welcomes New Trustees to its Board
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... opportunities. She is a member of the World Economic Forum ’s Global Agenda Council on Civic Participation and ...
ASPCA Announces President and CEO Ed Sayres' Intention to Step Down
Release Date:
08/01/2012
... and very hard work, together we have achieved what we set out to do, creating some of the most innovative ... other opportunities in the nonprofit arena where I can make significant contributions. I look...
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Oct
2015
Funding Atrocity Prevention and Response in Iraq - Webinar
Thursday, October 8, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
... who is currently funding atrocity prevention and response, what funders are currently doing and who they are funding, where major funding gaps lie, and how funders can help fill these gaps. Additionally, we...
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Jul
2021
“They're Coming For our Kids”: How the Right's Attacks on Trans & Gender Expansive Youth Erode our Democracy and Threaten Us All - A Webinar Hosted by Groundswell Fund
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
... attacking the rights of trans youth Concrete examples of what movement leaders, organizations and funders can do to support Designed for All social justice funders, ...
Program Recap: Philanthropy New York Hosts its First Next Generation Retreat
Release Date:
10/30/2009
... conversation and interactive exercises and skill-building. What they all had in common was either current or future ... economy. A third participant described how his family’s foundation made a program-related...
JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Billion to Advance Racial Equity
Release Date:
10/08/2020
... Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co . “We can do more and do better to break down systems that have ...
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Feb
2015
Administrative Relief: Helping the City’s Undocumented Immigrants Benefit from New Education, Employment and Health Care Opportunities
Thursday, February 26, 2015 -
2:15pm to 5:00pm
... Remarks: Eric Weingartner, Managing Director, Robin Hood Foundation Panel Discussion: Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, ...
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Sep
2019
Rob Reich vs. Phil Buchanan: Is Giving By The Wealthy A Good Thing?
Thursday, September 19, 2019 -
8:30am to 10:00am
... wealthy Implications for us all in our roles as donors, foundation professionals, nonprofit executives and citizens ...
Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
05/11/2020
... 6.71 percent annually. When the RBF, a philanthropic foundation founded by the grandsons of oil titan John D. ... weeks of reduced consumption—a drop in the bucket of what will be required to curb global...
Jordan Joseph
... aimed at college readiness. Jordan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College and is also a member of Robert F ...
Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education
Release Date:
12/08/2013
The first round of grants has been made from The New York Community Trust's $43 million Brooke Astor Funds for New York City Education, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Why Are the Rockefellers Moving From 30 Rock?
Release Date:
11/24/2014
The Rockefeller headquarters will be moving from Rockefeller Center to 49th street.