From the Ground Up
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Top-down development doesn't work. What's needed is a "pull model" created by locals, funders, and government agencies working together as equals.
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Are Artists the New Interpreters of Scientific Innovation?
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Once, an artist residency meant something very different: being embedded squarely within regular life, an experience meant both to inspire artists and to infuse what were seen as artless environments with creativity.
‘Medicare for All’: Is It Popular? And Is It the Same as Britain’s System?
Release Date:
09/15/2017
As leading Democrats embrace Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposal to vastly expand Medicare to cover all Americans, Republicans are fighting back with familiar critiques of such a single-payer system.
Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees
Release Date:
09/19/2017
Trump administration officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, rejected a study by the Department of Health and Human Services that found that...
At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Of the 50 sitting Council members, 24 have women serving as their chiefs of staff, the highest ranking aide.
Gates Foundation Pledges $220 Million for Women, Children, Adolescents
Release Date:
09/22/2017
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced commitments totaling $220 million in support of efforts to empower women and save the lives of thirty-eight million women, children, and adolescents by 2030.
A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A new nonprofit organization called The Greenfield Project will conduct research, do regulatory and legal analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system.”
President of Markle Foundation, Zoë Baird, on Gender Imbalance at WEF
Release Date:
01/26/2018
Women make up just 21% of attendees at the World Economic Forum, an annual gathering of elite politicians, central bankers and financiers in Davos, Switzerland. Most of the panels at the summit are also dominated by men.
UJA-Federation Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide
Release Date:
05/31/2018
... competing demands and a lack of clarity around function, governance , management and leadership authority. Executive ...
Forbes Women's Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social Impact
Release Date:
06/20/2018
In today’s increasingly complex world, businesses – and the visionary leaders behind them – are playing an important role in catalyzing the new, innovative and inclusive approaches needed to solve pressing global challenges and create more equitable...
Rockefeller Foundation, FAO Supporting Africa to Halve Food Loss
Release Date:
06/21/2018
Food that ‘disappears' from the food chain after harvest owing to spoilage could feed an estimated 48 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa. A project by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the African Union and The Rockefeller Foundation...
Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows
Release Date:
07/24/2018
Hundreds of changemakers working to solve pressing inequality issues around the world.
Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters
Release Date:
10/29/2014
PNY president, Ronna Brown, examines how philanthropy influences disaster recovery initiatives.
Build Up Advisory Group Shares Podcast - Leveraging Systems for Sustainability and Opportunity with Jim Shelton
Release Date:
06/09/2021
Build Up Advisory Group Shares Podcast - Leveraging Systems for Sustainability and Opportunity with Jim Shelton This week on the Nonprofit Build Up, we’re talking Jim Shelton . Jim is the Chief Impact and Investment Officer at Blue...
Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State
Release Date:
09/28/2022
Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State City & State’s Westchester Power 100 highlights many of these prominent power players, along...
We Shouldn’t Be Batting 1000
Release Date:
03/07/2016
... to play it safe and fund sure bets – bets that support good work but rarely, if ever, lead to game-changing ...
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Jan
2012
International Grantmakers Network: Providing Capacity-Building Support for International Grantees (Part I)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
... two-part series on capacity building. Part I will focus on how we define and approach “capacity building” in an ... and expertise in the room; please come ready to share how you as an international funder...
13
Jul
2017
Mission Investing: Resources and Advice for Family Philanthropy - Webinar
Thursday, July 13, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... will highlight family philanthropists sharing insights on how mission investing has worked for their purposes, and how you can make it work for yours! We’ll discuss how to navigate family...
Jeff Jarvis, CUNY Professor and Director of the Tow Knight News Integrity Initiative, on Shifting Away from Media-Centric News Literacy
Release Date:
06/22/2017
... identifying bad content, i.e. "fake news," and look at how misinformation propagates to learn from it and get ahead ... Jarvis. He gave a PHIL Talk that not only illustrated how these bad actors have...
Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body
Release Date:
02/06/2018
... Steadies The Body New scientific research has revealed how a small part of the brain singlehandedly steadies the ... balance, while also offering insight into the mechanics of how animals stay upright when...