Make Room for Makerspaces
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... pastime The proliferation of makerspaces echoes the Do It Yourself, or “DIY” trend that took root in the U.S. ... do this” and ask “how do I want to do...
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Carnegie Sponsors 9/11 Commemoration "Tribute in Light"
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... through those dark times and have proven that nothing can break the city’s spirit. Here are ten ways to ... light bulbs arranged into two 48-foot squares. The tribute can be seen from a 60 mile radius...
Informal But Important: Improving the Lives of Informal Workers
Release Date:
08/19/2014
By Michael Myers, Managing Director, The Rockefeller Foundation This post originally appeared on the ... health needs, we must understand informal workers better. It is not sufficient simply to know that they are...
New Member Spotlight: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
12/11/2009
... the goal of developing therapeutic solutions until a cure can be found. Each of the consortium’s 4 projects is ... am really interested in, I try to find more articles about it —for example, a year or so ago I...
Andrew W. Mellon Study Examines Demographic Composition of Museum Staff
Release Date:
08/05/2015
... museum demographic survey released by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation . But non-whites accounted for just 28% of positions. When broken down by job type, ethnic minorities dominated ...
Pershing Square Supports Social Entrepreneurship and Mobile Healthcare
Release Date:
10/19/2016
... philanthropic groups scratching their heads—particularly when it came to funding. However, they went on to secure ... such as Google.org, Y Combinator and the Pershing Square Foundation .....
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Jun
2021
Blurring the Lines: From Corporate Philanthropy to Shared Value to ESG Integration
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... work as well as break down the silos of ESG and look at it through an integrated and holistic lens. In 1970, ... will delve into the lessons learned and actions companies can take to ensure...
Research Yields Game Changer for Improving Understanding of Ebola
Release Date:
09/19/2014
... performing large, population-scale field assessments that can potentially change the way Ebola virus is studied and ... in space and time—a matter of great importance to both the human health and conservation...
State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund Support
Release Date:
10/19/2015
... four case studies to outline tools that state governments can use to promote the potential benefits of ACOs while ... of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), are growing—and serve both public and private sector...
Video: Celebrating 20 Years of Open Society Institute–Baltimore with Patrick Gaspard and the 2018 Open Society Institute Community Fellows
Release Date:
04/01/2019
... Strategic Action, Justice for All.” At this final event , we presented “Justice for All” awards to Kurt ...
Bloomberg, U.S. Commerce Department To Host 2nd U.S.-Africa Business Forum In NYC
Release Date:
01/28/2016
... leaders will engage with business executives from both sides of the Atlantic, working to develop solutions for ... on them would create jobs and improve lives on both sides of the Atlantic,” said Michael R...
13
Nov
2019
Advancing Racial Justice in Organizations Training - Hosted by Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC)
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 -
9:00am to 5:00pm
... IISC. The fee IISC is assessing is equal to their regular foundation rate for this program* Interaction Institute for ... organizational life so that you leave with specifics that can be applied within your...
United Hospital Fund: Goals For State Regulation Of Risk Sharing Between Health Care Providers And Insurers
Release Date:
11/19/2015
... as well as new ones that are likely to emerge.” It adds that New York’s aggressive timetable for its ... laws to ensure that consumers are adequately protected when treatment decisions are...
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Jan
2022
Economics, Equity, and the Case for Supporting the Care Infrastructure in Greater New York - A Webinar Hosted by AFN and NYWF
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 -
9:30am to 11:15am
... recovery, family economic security, equity, and the well -being of children, older adults, and people with ... a better care-giving infrastructure and how philanthropy can help. Explore How does the lack of...
06
Oct
2021
Centering Collective Black Power for Migrant and Racial Justice - A Co-Sponsored Webinar
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
... and other asylum seekers in Texas by frontline leaders, it is clear that the deterrence first policy is morally ... of Haitian and other Black migrant justice leaders, this event will explore how philanthropy...
Ford and RPA Work to Foster Sustainable Development in Ghana
Release Date:
07/09/2015
... — a project of the United Nations Development Programme, Foundation Center, and a group of leading foundations guided ... Philanthropy Advisors — which is facilitating a more active role for philanthropy in...
Bloomberg, Gates, Others Pledge $1.2 Billion to Eradicate Polio
Release Date:
06/13/2017
... including $450 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . The commitment from the foundation includes $300 million for a two-to-one match of ... Nigeria, and Pakistan — the three countries where...
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Nov
2014
Today’s Libraries
Thursday, November 20, 2014 -
7:45am to 11:00am
... To address the need for dedicated teen centers where youth can learn digital media skills and explore their interests, ... of digital media programs in libraries How foundations can lead and respond to the...
NYTimes Editorial Focuses on Importance of 'Grit' in Learning
Release Date:
01/12/2015
... personality could be even more important than intelligence when it comes to students’ success in school. But critics worry ... professor Arthur E. Poropat cites research showing that both...
Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds Back in March, when President Trump released the first draft of his budget ... rejected the president’s N.I.H. proposal; lawmakers from both parties have joined forces to...