What’s The [Data] Point? $66 Billion in School Funding
Release Date:
09/11/2017
This week we're back to school and the data point is $66 billion: the amount New York's school districts received in revenue during the 2015-2016 school year.
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Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.
Release Date:
09/11/2017
Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says it is insensitive to discuss climate change in the midst of deadly storms.
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
Archivists, librarians and TV news professionals will 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
In this short video, Westermann and Ford Foundation President Darren Walker discuss why the effort to survey art museums on the diversity of their employees was critical.
04
Oct
2018
Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network Meeting: Finding Your Decision-Making Power
Thursday, October 4, 2018 -
8:45am to 10:15am
Join us for this professional development program, designed to identify and discuss the decision-making power we, as employees in a support role, have the privilege to exercise in our roles. This is a chance to learn about other people’s work as...
09
Aug
2017
What is Climate's Impact on Migration? A Look Beyond the Headlines - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:15pm
... while also working to mitigate and adapt to climate change Funder approaches to synthesizing services for immigrants and ... philanthropic advisors, and members and staff of funder affinity groups and regional...
29
May
2019
No Housing Support for Mixed Status Families? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 -
1:30pm to 2:30pm
... philanthropic advisors, and members and staff of funder affinity groups and regional associations of ...
10
Dec
2020
Uncovering Dyslexia, NYC’s Literacy Crisis and its Effects Across Systems
Thursday, December 10, 2020 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Education, particularly literacy, should unlock opportunities. Instead, most literacy programs used in American schools leave more than half the students struggling to read. It perpetuates the loss of human potential. The picture in New York City,...
17
Jun
2020
Support, Sustainability, and Succession - A Conversation on Supporting Leadership Transitions
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... their listserv, please contact Anthony Salgado . Explore Funder practices that support or hinder successful nonprofit ...
16
Jun
2021
Equity Means All, Not Some: Lessons from the Past 20 Years of Education Reform in New York City, and What Should Come Next
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -
12:00pm to 12:30pm
Join NYC Youth and Education Funders for a summary of key findings and recommendations from the newly released Center for New York City Affairs Report, Equity Means All, Not Some: Lessons from the Past 20 Years of Education Reform in New York City,...
14
Jan
2025
Navigating AI’s Workforce Revolution: A Call for New Philanthropic Strategies
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Join the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative for the second of two in-person conversations on Artificial Intelligence designed specifically for workforce development funders and stakeholders.
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Employment Initiatives
Release Date:
09/04/2019
... -- The WES Mariam Assefa Fund today announced the award of USD$1.2 million in grants toward its goal of ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces 2021 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/17/2021
128 outstanding early-career researchers honored across eight fields
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces the 2022 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/15/2022
118 outstanding early-career researchers honored across seven fields
Ana Oliveira, President & CEO of The New York Women's Foundation, Named a Lifetime Achievement Honoree in City & State's 2023 50 Over 50 List
Release Date:
02/02/2023
... of the New York Civil Liberties Union’s Liberty Award and the Rosie Perez Fuerza Award from the Latino Commission on AIDS, among other honors, ...
Carl F. Nathan Joins Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
02/06/2023
... the Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Senior International Scientist Award , and the Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine. He served for ten years on ...
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... Philanthropy Project is a five-year, peer-to-peer funder initiative to address the inherent power imbalances ...