What World Do You Want to Live In?
Release Date:
05/21/2015
... he said, “what world do you want to live in?” It ’ s a question that has stayed with me ever since. It ... who were protesting for a more just society. The women’ s ...
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American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Award More Than $1 M to National Treasure Sites
Release Date:
11/10/2015
... Express reflect important chapters in our nation’ s rich history, from Negro League Baseball to architectural ... and sustain historic places that represent our country’ s rich history,” said Timothy J...
06
Apr
2016
New Pathways for Building Immigrant Women’s Leadership
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... their social change goals. Join Philanthropy New York’ s Funders of Women and Girls for a robust conversation ... broadly Presenters Nisha Agarwal , Commissioner, Mayor’ s Office of Immigrant Affairs Afreen...
Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform
Release Date:
01/12/2016
... national concern over treatment of youth in our nation' s justice system, the Youth Transition Funders Group (YTFG) ... co-chair of the YTFG' s Youth Justice Work Group. "We felt it...
16
Jun
2016
Will Philanthropy Join In The Fight To Vote?
Thursday, June 16, 2016 -
8:30am to 11:00am
In the midst of this year’ s presidential election, understanding the right to vote – ... are the particular challenges faced by the voting rights movement , and how can philanthropy play a role? Listen to the .....
Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change
Release Date:
05/04/2016
... politics, perceptions, and assumptions in profound ways. It means recognizing the impact of TV shows like Will and ... conversations sparked about race after Beyoncé’ s release of Formation and her performance...
After Orlando – After the Anger and Sadness – There Is Work to Be Done
Release Date:
06/15/2016
... loved ones of the victims. This is an enormous tragedy. It is a staggering act of violence aimed at the LGBTQ ... response to violence, and today it is the nation’ s largest organization...
The New York Women’s Foundation and the YWCA of the City of New York Partner for Girls IGNITE! Grantmaking Fellowship
Release Date:
11/22/2016
The New York Women’ s Foundation and the YWCA of the City of New York Partner for ... believe that philanthropy is more than an act of giving, it is a highly participatory and broadly influential engine .....
Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally
Release Date:
06/15/2017
... The Platform Partners are a vital component of 100RC’ s efforts, providing cities with tools they need to prepare ... by example, and is helping to build a global resilience movement .” ULI is a global,...
The Uncertain Road Ahead for Culture in New York City
Release Date:
08/14/2017
... The New York plan is meant to be a powerful tool to, as it says, make sure “culture is for everyone.” We had ... is not clear how an overwhelming majority of the plan’ s 50 strategies will be...
New STARS Community, Funded by Josiah Macy Foundation, Will Focus Wise Choices And Value in Health Care
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... might not improve their health - and could even undermine it . To help reverse this wasteful, often harmful trend, the ... outcomes for patients at lower costs by focusing on people' s...
14
Feb
2018
2020 Census Funders: Learning from National Initiatives
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... funders group for 2018 and the fourth for the group since it first began to form last summer. This gathering will give ... receive a briefing from Geri Mannion, Program Director, U. S . Democracy & Special...
18
Apr
2019
Parole Hearing and Revocation Reforms - A Justice Reform Working Group Funders Briefing
Thursday, April 18, 2019 -
9:30am to 11:00am
While there is significant momentum in the movement against mass incarceration across the country – ... by many onerous conditions of parole, if and once it ’ s granted. In 2018, advocates focused...
06
Jun
2019
POSTPONED: Food Fight: NYC Youth vs. Predatory Marketing
Thursday, June 6, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... Countermarketing as both a tool to improve young people’ s health and to teach them transferable life skills ... intersectional importance of food justice and infusing the movement with youth voice and...
21
May
2019
First Responders at the Border:The Vital Role and Untapped Potential of a Reception System for Families and Asylum Seekers - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
... third Thursday of the month*. Despite the administration’ s policies to deter and punish asylum seekers, families ... tighter, families who are apprehended and detained by U. S . Customs and Border Protection...
19
Nov
2019
Equity, Access and Degree Completion: The Promise of Collective Impact in NYC
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... Black adults and 17% of Latinx adults obtain a Bachelor’ s degree or higher compared to 49% of their white ... brought together people and resources to build a powerful movement to transform practice and...
Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social Justice Organizations
Release Date:
11/20/2019
... harassment in his past. We considered how to address it in the upcoming site visit. We were clear that it was ... harm can have long-standing effects for an organization’ s culture and...
Building Trust and Following the Field
Release Date:
02/11/2020
... to a grantee what they should do or how they should do it . While we like to think of ourselves as immersed in the ... of what their work — and the movements in which it ’ s situated — needs to...
Marissa Tirona Named Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees' New President
Release Date:
11/02/2020
... 23, 2020. Tirona will succeed Daranee Petsod, GCIR’ s founding president, who announced last year that she will ... are critical leadership tools that will ground GCIR as it reflects, adapts, and centers its...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $72 Million to Teams Led by Humanities Scholars to Ensure “Just Futures” and Expand National Cultural Narratives
Release Date:
01/13/2021
... that contributes to public understanding of the nation’ s racist past and can lead to the creation of socially just ... will expand our collective understanding of our country’ s history,” said Mellon...