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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

Release Date:

06/03/2014

... to teachers without busting the city’s budget. But much more important for the future of the city’s public schools ... “factory” model that has dominated public schools for more than a century and has been a...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Getting Beyond Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/05/2013

... But I found some of his assumptions and suggestions more troubling. He rightly identifies the destructive and ... Review.) Mr. Buffett goes on to identify some more damaging factors behind Philanthropic...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Beyond a Portal, to Real Patient Engagement

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04/10/2017

... some of their own personal health information. I hope more patients and providers will use them. But portals are ... rather than a ceiling. We need a broader, deeper, and more holistic view of patient...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Teagle Foundation Announces Judith Shapiro as New President

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04/02/2013

... The Teagle Foundation is a New York-based foundation whose grantmaking is focused on improving undergraduate student ...

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The Teagle Foundation

19 Jul 2012

Fracking in New York: A Donor Briefing

Thursday, July 19, 2012 -

8:45am to 10:45am

Large parts of New York sit atop the Marcellus Shale formation, and the oil and gas industry has been aggressively pushing for Governor Cuomo to open up New York to fracking. Governor Cuomo’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued...

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20 Jul 2012

New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream

Friday, July 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

President Obama recently announced that undocumented students will soon be eligible to apply for deferred action. Although not a pathway to permanent residency, deferred action will allow qualifying young people to remain in the U.S. for two years...

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17 Apr 2013

The “Grit” Factor: How Community Organizations Support Students for College Success

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

A key lesson educators — and education grantmakers — have learned over the last few years is that a high school diploma is no longer an adequate measurement of college readiness. It can provide an indication of academic readiness, but it often...

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26 Mar 2010

Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind

Friday, March 26, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM presented by Philanthropy New York's Philanthropy Connects Committee, the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC), and Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET). WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All...

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17 Jun 2009

Challenges & Needs of African-American Girls in NYC & Strategies for Making a Difference

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... and Girls is a professional peer network for funders whose grantmaking includes a substantial focus on improving the ...

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Network Building

07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

Democracy and media are inextricably connected – one cannot have an informed and engaged electorate without robust access to information and guarantees of free expression. While we have a growing array of communications choices at our fingertips,...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... Assets. Briggs will oversee all of the program’s global grantmaking and serve as an officer of the Board of Trustees. ...

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

06 Feb 2014

The Direct Care Workforce: Issues at the Intersection of Workforce, Aging, Disability, Health Care, Low Income & Disparity

Thursday, February 6, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

The direct care workforce is often viewed in the frame of health care delivery. This panel will provide a different lens — a view of aides or paraprofessionals as the working poor and a critical workforce need — with policy implications. The facts...

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Public Policy

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Health

Workforce Development

03 Mar 2015

Expanding Your Advocacy Toolbox - Webinar

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... If you have been curious about how you can bolster your grantmaking and want to learn what works (and doesn’t), ...

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Legal Issues

12 May 2015

Funding General Operating Support

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 -

2:15pm to 4:00pm

Consider issues of support, strategy and accountability in the fields of community organizing, community development, advocacy, the environment, and the arts.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arts

Environment and Climate Change

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New York City

16 Jul 2015

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.

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Roundtable Discussion

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

24 Jun 2015

Follow the Leader: Succession Planning and Leadership Transition

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

In the arts and culture, as in the nonprofit sector broadly, changes in executive leadership can be difficult and unsettling—but they also provide organizations with critical opportunities to reaffirm goals and values, revitalize programming, and...

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Leadership Development

13 Jul 2015

How Does Climate Change Affect Peace and Security? - Webinar

Monday, July 13, 2015 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... and how funders can incorporate this knowledge into their grantmaking . Panelists will discuss hardline and actionable ...

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