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Mayor's Affordable Housing Not Helping People Who Need it Most, Study Says
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... Need it Most, Study Says With the city ’s homelessness crisis unabated, housing advocates are asking why most of the units created or preserved under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing...
Tow Foundation President Emily Tow Jackson Supports Governor Cuomo's Recommendation to Raise the Age
Release Date:
01/20/2015
... Emily Tow Jackson Supports Governor Cuomo's Recommendation to Raise the Age New York state should raise the age that ... in Albany, said he planned to...
Funders Give and Get Advice From NYC Teens
Release Date:
05/02/2013
The Opportunity Network recently invited a group of philanthropists to talk about their careers and their professional journeys with New York City students. We...
19
Nov
2019
Equity, Access and Degree Completion: The Promise of Collective Impact in NYC
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... attainment in New York City are stark and widen every step of the way from high school graduation to college graduation. The end result...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Shares Findings from the Brooklyn Insights 2020 Process
Release Date:
04/01/2021
... the Brooklyn Insights 2020 Process Today we are pleased to share with you the findings from our Brooklyn Insights ... process , which is informing over $3 million in new grants...
05
Dec
2018
The Make or Break Moment: Blending Capacity Building and Capital for Change
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
In Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2018 State of the Sector ... 86% of respondents expected demand for their services to increase in the coming year, but only 43%...
18
Jun
2012
9th Annual Games for Change Festival
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 8:00am to Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 6:30pm
NYU Skirball Center 655 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square, NYC
... digital games industry together with a broader community of government agencies, foundations and charities, educators, ... with the annual Games for Change Awards. Click here to view a complete itinerary...
Reimagining Early-Warning Systems for At-Risk Students in NYC High Schools
Publication date:
03/2013
... . Reimagining Early-Warning Systems for At-Risk Students in NYC High Schools from Susan Fairchild of New Visions for Public Schools discusses how policymakers and educators are rethinking how to measure what matters when it comes to college and career ...
Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services
Release Date:
04/25/2016
Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant ... 19 to launch the start of NYCitizenship services...
Mellon Foundation Supports Commission on Language Learning
Release Date:
12/15/2016
... Commission on Language Learning The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has released a report that suggests a ... exchange. The Commission on Language Learning, responds to a request from a bipartisan group...
Bloomberg Foundation Launches Public Art Challenge
Release Date:
10/15/2014
... Philanthropies, is giving at least three cities up to $1 million each to sponsor public art projects. The ... said, while public art works tend to bolster a sense of...
37th Annual Meeting Re-Cap: Rethinking American Justice
... held its 37th Annual Meeting, the programmatic elements of which focused on justice reform. The themes of the day's ... headline panelist Michelle Alexander . Before listening to a...
02
Nov
2016
End the Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
First, the hard facts on the sexual-abuse- to -prison pipeline: The proportion of girls – especially girls of color – in the juvenile ... How an intentional focus on girls and...
The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and Others Fund LCT3 Season Programming Featuring Pass Over
Release Date:
07/06/2018
... Pass Over The LCT3 season program is supported by generous grants from The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner ... Namir Smallwood, at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street ). A provocative mashup...
If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let's Start in Our Back Yard
Release Date:
04/14/2021
If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let's Start in Our Back Yard By: Martha King, Senior Program Officer, The ... One in four registered New Yorkers voted in...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Program Promotes Global Digital Education
Release Date:
05/13/2016
... U.S. school districts from 16 states participated in a symposium on global digital education convened by Global Cities, Inc., a program of Bloomberg Philanthropies. More than 20 of the school...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has Officially Launched The Fellowship Initiative
Release Date:
11/07/2017
... increased education and career opportunities for young men of color in Dallas by helping to build their skills, networks and ability to access resources. Despite a ...
Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign
Release Date:
08/06/2013
The New York Life Foundation’s four-year grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America will strengthen the organization's academic ... of helping reduce...
NY Community Trust Offers Four Fellowships for Full-Time Graduate Students
Release Date:
03/22/2017
... for full-time graduate students. The Trust, established in 1924, is one of the largest and oldest community foundations in the United ... Communities. In 2016, The Trust...