Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

10 Feb 2021

Supporting digital public spaces that put people over profit - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... hear from four organizations—Amara, Mozilla, Wikimedia Foundation and VolunteerMatch, that have built digital public ... on how digital public spaces should look, and how more can be built in the future...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Communications/Media

Social Justice

15 Mar 2010

NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner: A Conversation about Teaching Effectiveness

Monday, March 15, 2010 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... (PEGNET), The New York Community Trust , The Schott Foundation for Public Education , and Rockefeller ... as the core elements of effective teaching? How will it help districts and schools measure and support...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

MetLife, Deutsche Bank, Surdna, Moody’s, Pershing Square and Others Supporting Launch of Microlender Kiva NYC

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... last night at a special small business marketplace event in New York City featuring Kiva President and ... "The world needs two things more than anything else. It needs positive identity, the belief that...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Economic Security

Related Organizations

Surdna Foundation

MetLife

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

The Moody's Foundation

Pershing Square Foundation

Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... Program Associate, New York Community Trust You’ve heard it time and again: New York City is morphing into a tale of ... cross-sector collaboration benefit arts and culture? How can arts and culture help...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Arts

Community Development

Related Organizations

The New York Community Trust

Evaluation in Philanthropy: Perspectives from the Field

Publication date:

12/2009

... and the Council on Foundations explore how evaluation can help grantmakers learn and improve practices (not just ...

Find More By

Resource type

Report

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S.

Release Date:

03/08/2016

... are uniquely positioned to experiment with bold new ideas both for reducing impacts and for minimizing emissions.” ... most directly responsible for people’s safety and well -being, and they’re not taking...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

25 Sep 2024

BBB® Forum on Corporate Responsibility XVII - Sustainable Communities: Managing Change, Innovating for Resilience

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

... a FREE webcast presented by the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau® of Metropolitan ... Business Bureau Foundation of Metropolitan New York. Event Supporters...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

05 Jun 2017

New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Summer Meeting

Monday, June 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... safety, and create stability until responsible agencies can determine what to do next. But evidence demonstrates that this is not a viable ... is not physically or emotionally safe, it...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

Release Date:

07/02/2014

By Adam Gamoran, President, William T. Grant Foundation This post was originally posted on the William ... mounting inequality in the United States. Social policies can mitigate inequality and high-quality social...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

Related Organizations

William T. Grant Foundation

12 May 2016

Diverse and Dispersed: Managing a Far-Flung Family - Webinar

Thursday, May 12, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* In our increasingly ... How does geography affect a philanthropy’s mission? How do you keep the family and the...

Find More By

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Family Foundation

Useful Skills for Grantmakers

Publication date:

06/2012

... member foundations what qualifications are most important when they hire program staff. A few rose to the top of their ... as not only one of the most important assets a candidate can bring to their foundation , but as an overall strength for job candidates ...

Find More By

Resource type

Article

Audience

Job Seekers

13 Jul 2017

Mission Investing: Resources and Advice for Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, July 13, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... families may face a variety of unexpected challenges when implementing a mission (or impact) investment strategy. ... investing has worked for their purposes, and how you can make it work for...

Find More By

Event type

Professional Development

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Topic(s)

Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... narratives with one another face-to-face. "At a time when we sit across the breakfast table and text the person ... you. Out of that 20, maybe 12 will talk to you and want to do something more than just...

Find More By

News type

PhilTalks

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Public Policy

09 Mar 2023

**POSTPONED: Demystifying Trust-based Practices: Trust in Action - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 9, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* The philanthropic sector ... interested in and willing to adopt trust-based practices, it isn’t always clear how and...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Family Foundation

Private Foundation

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Start a Giving Circle This Summer

Release Date:

06/15/2011

... here! After the brutal winter many of us experienced, it is time to look forward to those long, balmy days and ... this wonderful world, we should also think about ways we can help make it...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics”

Release Date:

06/21/2023

Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics” The ... it means to center Black leadership, and how structures can evolve to become truly Black-led through the...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Leadership Development

Three New Appointments at The Atlantic Philanthropies

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... was the Director of Health Programs at the Nathan Cummings Foundation from 2005 until July of 2012, when she left for a brief assignment as Policy Director for ... Johnson Foundation , the New...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Atlantic Philanthropies

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Mothers Out Front & Kelsey Wirth Win McNulty Prize for Mobilizing Bold Action on Climate

Release Date:

10/30/2019

... climate crisis. “Climate change affects everyone, but it harms the vulnerable and marginalized most of all,” said ... leadership on this issue now more than ever. If anything can move politicians to act,...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

Creating A Positive Workplace Culture - A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... Way Does your company promote a positive work culture? Do you consider yourself a person who acts with kindness and ... work environment is taking a negative toll on our overall well -being. We spend more time...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

20 Oct 2020

Will New York Politicians Get to Pick Their Voters? Why Redistricting Matters

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

The exceptional 2020 Census and the memorable 2020 calendar year are both thankfully drawing to a close. But ... associate New York with the term “gerrymandering”, it is a fact that Albany...