NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep
Release Date:
10/06/2016
... President and CEO of the I Have A Dream Foundation. We discuss her nonprofit's work serving students from .....
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Mellon Foundation Supports Humanities through Open Access, Open Source and Not-for-Profit
Release Date:
12/21/2016
With the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, are happy to have launched a pilot of Humanities Commons with our society partners, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, the Association for Jewish Studies, and (coming...
Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
Release Date:
06/29/2016
... Miranda joined Rockefeller President Judith Rodin to discuss the role of diversity in the arts, economic ...
NYSHealth Invests in Veterans' Health
Release Date:
02/01/2017
... that care. In a new video, NYSHealth staff and grantees discuss the Foundation's revitalized efforts to improve the .....
National Geographic Launches Special On Gender Revolution
Release Date:
02/08/2017
Gender equality, gender fluidity. Discussion on gender has never been louder and more pervasive than it is now, thanks to shifting cultural attitudes and social media as a platform for debate.
Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative
Release Date:
03/30/2017
Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed.
Ford to Dedicate $1B of Endowment to Mission Related Investments
Release Date:
04/05/2017
Ford Foundation announces that its Board of Trustees has authorized the allocation of up to $1 billion of its endowment, phased in over ten years, for mission-related investments (MRIs).
Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads
Release Date:
07/17/2017
Central Asia’s long history of domestic repression and foreign subjugation is well known. Less appreciated, but just as important, is the on-the-ground work activists throughout the region are doing to support the people of Central Asia’s right to...
Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas
Release Date:
08/28/2017
The Trump administration is considering major reductions in cultural exchange programs, including those for au pairs and summer workers, that allow young people from foreign countries to work in the U.S., people familiar with the administration’s...
USAID Announces Over $90 Million In Additional Humanitarian Assistance To Ethiopia
Release Date:
08/31/2017
With concern expressed over deteriorating conditions from a second severe drought this year, USAID's 2017 contribution to the country comes to nearly $454 million.
What’s The [Data] Point? $66 Billion in School Funding
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Ben Max and CBC's Director of State Studies Dave Friedfel discuss school funding: how much districts receive and .....
Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Environmental Protection Agency, says it is insensitive to discuss climate change in the midst of deadly storms. Tomás ...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals
Release Date:
09/25/2017
A new report released this week, Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems, based on interviews with leading NGOs and grantmakers, seeks to offer some concrete recommendations and catalyze a conversation about how to change the industry with an eye...
The GOP Tax Plan: Tough Choices With Limited Room to Maneuver
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Republicans face a daunting challenge as their tax plan comes into sharper focus: They are trying to fit more than $5 trillion of tax cuts inside a $1.5 trillion box.
As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’
Release Date:
09/27/2017
At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD responses to “emotionally disturbed person” (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention training, and the tragic outcomes of...
Mellon Supports Vanderbilt University's Workshop on TV News Preservation
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... make the journey to Vanderbilt University next year to discuss the future of preserving broadcast television news. ...
Measuring Staff Diversity at America's Art Museums
Release Date:
06/26/2018
... Westermann and Ford Foundation President Darren Walker discuss why the effort was critical. Measuring Staff ...
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Oct
2018
Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network Meeting: Finding Your Decision-Making Power
Thursday, October 4, 2018 -
8:45am to 10:15am
... professional development program, designed to identify and discuss the decision-making power we, as employees in a ...
Philanthropy in Haiti: Don’t Miss Out on the Opportunity
Release Date:
01/22/2010
... of Finance, Public Transport, Communications, and Justice ; and Parliament have all collapsed. Many leaders are ... before the earthquake. Just last year, the RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights, along...
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Mar
2019
The Green New Deal: Putting Energy to Work
Thursday, March 14, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... nearly $70M in clean energy workforce initiatives. How can funders coordinate strategies for maximal impact? Explore ... for collaboration between public and private workforce funders Speakers Susan Epstein,...