Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library
Release Date:
06/03/2013
... and challenges that awaited me. While you’ve likely read about the renovation of our landmark building at 42nd Street ...
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Changing the Debate on Education Policy
Release Date:
06/07/2012
... the demanding work of school improvement. When speaking about teacher evaluation, Secretary Duncan emphasized the ... As difficult and often contentious the current debate about public education is, if we can...
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Mar
2015
Supporting Grantee Capacity
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
... . Each foundation takes its own approach to thinking about and supporting grantee capacity. GrantCraft, a service ... funders can use to make informed, thoughtful decisions about capacity building. The guide...
Why STEM? The Key to Future Innovation Needs Funding Now
Release Date:
03/03/2015
... session, we heard from educators, policymakers and funders about the issues and opportunities in computer science ... change this? The obvious answer is to get children excited about learning STEM subjects...
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Mar
2015
Administrative Relief and Philanthropy Webinar Series - Making the Case for Immigrant-Related Grantmaking: A Funder Conversation on Messaging and Communication Strategies that Work
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... on public understanding of immigration issues, and learn about an empirically-based framework developed to foster more ... on this topic. Conversations with other funders about messaging, talking points, and...
OMB Uniform Guidance: Are Your Grantees Prepared?
Release Date:
03/17/2015
... implementing the OMB Uniform Guidance, the lack of clarity about how State and City governments will respond and the ... Guidance implementation and participate in conversations about what is fair and right...
Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.
Release Date:
06/10/2015
... officials. Creating a grassroots movement to bring about national change like water safety and drowning ... is not accomplished just by imparting lessons; it is about building a community to help guide the...
Takeaways From the Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling
Release Date:
06/25/2015
... New Yorkers can browse the Marketplace website to find out about their options and estimated subsidies without having to ... access to care for undocumented immigrants. Some ideas about how this might be done...
The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... school district with an annual operating budget of about $850 million in the largest city in New Jersey produced ... to questions that a wide variety of funders are asking about what philanthropy can really...
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Dec
2015
Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 1 - Webinar
Monday, December 7, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
... climate and student success. We invite you to learn about the National and State Campaign for Grade Level Reading ... nationally and locally? What does the latest research say about the detrimental effects of...
02
Dec
2015
Neighborhood Info at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to DATA2GO.NYC
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 -
2:45pm to 4:30pm
... a New York City funder, this program can help you think about what you might do to inspire the creation of new data ... Explore: How you can access neighborhood level data about New York City using DATA2GO.NYC...
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Nov
2015
Neighborhoods Count: Using Data to Transform High Poverty Neighborhoods
Monday, November 16, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... neighborhoods? Join us for a conversation about how community organizations, evaluators, and government ... program –specific grants; rather, should ask for metrics about how program data feeds into the...
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Jan
2016
Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging
Thursday, January 28, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... are emerging and growing. Join us for a conversation about groundbreaking work that can transform our approach to ... than deficit-based, approach to aging The latest research about the value of creative aging...
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Feb
2016
Service for Impact
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.
David Berg Foundation Supports New York Historical Society Exhibition that Traces the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany
Release Date:
02/17/2016
... outline of a 1939 speech by Adolf Hitler to the Reichstag about the “Jewish Question,” and a printing of the ... anti-Semitic books printed, “Aryan” women were warned about the dangers of associating with Jews...
PhilTV: Do Money and Mission Mix? How Foundations Are Using Sustainable Investment to Address Climate Change
Release Date:
05/31/2016
... Many people might assume that investors who are concerned about climate change would simply divest from fossil fuel ... ownership stakes in companies to engage them in dialogue about their efforts to reduce...
United Hospital Fund Report Says You Get What You Pay For in Children’s Health Care
Release Date:
06/16/2016
... savings may be accrued for only a few years, and questions about whether the measures to ensure better outcomes for ... work was provided by the New York State Health Foundation. About United Hospital Fund:...
United Hospital Fund Analyzes Medicaid Spending On and Service Utilization By Children In New York
Release Date:
07/08/2016
... We developed these reports to help frame discussions about how to take advantage of such opportunities.” ... available at https://www.uhfnyc.org/publications/881143 . About United Hospital Fund: United...
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Oct
2016
Members Want to Know: How Are the Policy Fellows Doing?
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... to the Fund for 2025, to ask their own questions about what the Public Policy Fellowship is accomplishing and ... of professional experience) who will benefit from learning about and networking within the...
Introducing Our Muslim Neighbors, One Story at a Time
Release Date:
08/18/2016
... the attention of web users despite their current feelings about Muslim-Americans. Joshua Seftel said the series aims to ... of our community. “It’s incredibly exciting to think about what our writers and...