What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’s Move to Roll Back DACA
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... undocumented students." In a statement, the university's chancellor , Carol Christ, and two other administrators wrote .....
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New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... as fast as we can?’” said Josh Wallack, a deputy chancellor for the education department and a principal ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes New President, Dame Louise Richardson
Release Date:
01/03/2023
... terrorism, Richardson most recently served as vice- chancellor of the University of Oxford. One of seven children ... college. At Oxford, and previously as principal and vice- chancellor at the University of...
Building Bridges to Communities of Color: A Toolkit for Engaging Donors of Color
Publication date:
06/2007
Created as part of our work with the Coalition for New Philanthropy, this toolkit offers examples of effective donor-engagement strategies; challenges and lessons learned; best practices; and useful tools.
So, You Want a Job in Philanthropy?
If you are looking at this webpage, you are likely considering a career transition into philanthropy or simply searching for your first job.
Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
10/28/2014
... of its Board of Trustees. Dr. Cigarroa is the departing chancellor of the University of Texas System, consisting of ... as president for eight years prior to being named system chancellor . In 2011, President...
Reflections from Foundations on the Hill
Release Date:
03/24/2011
... to participate in Foundations on the Hill. This annual event , co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations and ... nearly every lawmaker we spoke to said the same thing: I meet with 7-10 people a day, and I...
Starting the Conversation: Using a Gender Lens in Your Grantmaking
Publication date:
12/2016
Philanthropy New York's Funders for Gender Equity are pleased to present "Starting the Conversation: Using a Gender Lens in Your Grantmaking," a tool to help funders look at their organizations and grantmaking through a gender equity lens. The group used the following resources to develop this tool: Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Overpoliced and Underprotected by African American Policy Forum in partnership with the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies http://rocunited.org/infographic-who-are-tipped-workers/ http://rocunited.org/...
The Power of Funder Collaboration
Publication date:
08/2016
This report showcases not only the incredible work of our funder collaboratives, but the lessons we’ve learned about working together to forward bold and creative solutions to complex problems.
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Sep
2014
Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality through a Career Ladder Approach
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 -
8:45am to 10:30am
The City of New York delivers most human services through $5 billion in annual contracts with non-profit providers. However, there are insufficient opportunities for lower-level social service case workers at these providers to acquire the education...
Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?
Release Date:
04/06/2015
TrueChild Executive Director, Riki Wilchins, examines the importance of utilizing a gender transformative approach in funding.
25
Sep
2015
Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger? (POSTPONED)
Friday, September 25, 2015 -
9:00am to 11:15am
This program dives into the “true cost” of merging. Hear from seasoned experts about their merger experiences – the impact on their organizations’ bottom lines and human capital - and other unforeseen implications.
The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform
Release Date:
10/07/2015
This will be a program that moves past the headlines and searches for the real and very complex answers to questions that a wide variety of funders are asking about what philanthropy can really accomplish.
Come Help Me Be Less Racist
Release Date:
10/21/2015
While the vast majority of those working in philanthropy are committed to ameliorating the effects of our unjust history, we are nonetheless subject to implicit bias in our lives and in our work. But even though implicit bias operates at a...
09
Feb
2016
Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 2 - Webinar
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for the second webinar, of a four-part series, that will explore the Campaign for Grade Level Reading Initiative and its core community solution areas.
Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis
Release Date:
06/27/2016
Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO of the Edwin Gould Foundation, asks funders of college access and success programs to look carefully at whether the “college-or-bust” mentality encourages students to disregard the hardship in store for them when they...
How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part I)
Release Date:
07/14/2016
Leigh Ross of the NY Community Trust identifies key predictors of success for education funders who want to collaborate.
Diversity in Philanthropy: One Small Thing You Can Do
Release Date:
09/22/2016
Our inaugural Public Policy Fellow, Stephanie Chrispin, now has more than a year of learning and activities under her belt, and our second Fellow, Shiza Pasha started her two-year tenure in August.
18
Jan
2017
Peer Learning: A Key to Successful Capacity Building
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Spurring the momentum for sustained change within organizations is a challenging aspect of any capacity building effort. Peer learning can be an effective tool for enhancing organizational change by providing an opportunity for peers to share their...
Impact Investing Is a Policy Issue
Release Date:
10/20/2016
I try to attend as many policy-focused programs as possible, but I need to be strategic with my time commitments. So some might ask, “Why do we see you at every program on impact investing?”