Henry Luce Foundation Elects Two Directors as New Board Co-Chairs
Release Date:
06/09/2022
Terry and Debra bring extensive expertise in their respective fields as well as deep knowledge of the Foundation and its history to their new role.
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Arnold Ventures Pledges $7.4M for Nationwide Prosecution Research
Release Date:
11/03/2022
The funding is awarded to 14 prosecution-related research projects that cover 19 states and 40 prosecutor offices
William T. Grant Foundation President Robert C. Granger to Retire in September 2013
Release Date:
09/03/2012
The Board of Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation has announced that the Foundation’s President, Robert C. Granger, will retire in September 2013.
13
Mar
2012
Imagine: How Creativity Works (2012 GEO Conference)
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 -
11:30am to 1:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output? From the bestselling author of How We Decide comes a sparkling...
30
Mar
2012
New York State's Health IT strategies
Friday, March 30, 2012 -
10:00am to 11:00pm
Health information technology has emerged as a key building block of the nation's health reform agenda. Since 2006, New York State has invested more than $450 million to develop a robust health information infrastructure. This investment has been...
24
Apr
2012
Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
When it comes to foundation assets, the continuity of public benefit and the underlying “practice what you preach” approach are all too often left out of conversations between financial advisors and their clients. Yet, contributing to the public...
10
May
2012
Strengthening All Families: Spotlight on LGBT Families of Color
Thursday, May 10, 2012 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
The intersection of inequitable laws, social stigma, and race-based discrimination collide in ways that create significant challenges for LGBT families of color. Children of color are more likely to be raised by de facto parents like grandparents,...
21
Sep
2012
A Dialogue with Queers for Economic Justice
Friday, September 21, 2012 -
10:00am to 11:30pm
Join Queers for Economic Justice (QEJ) in a dialogue outlining the impact of the current economic recession’s disproportionate effect and long-term impact on vulnerable LGBTQ communities. The session is designed as a conversation and dialogue with...
10
Jan
2013
The First Year: How to Hire, Inspire and Empower a New Family Foundation CEO
Thursday, January 10, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Webinar
Hiring a new CEO is one of the most important transitions that any family foundation must go through. The role of a family foundation chief executive is unique—running a philanthropic enterprise in partnership with a family. This webinar, based on...
12
Feb
2013
The New Nonprofit: Driving Economic Development in NYC
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -
2:30pm to 5:30pm
Nonprofits have retained a strong presence in New York City; yet, to date, this industry has not been seen as an economic driver, despite its strong ties to NYC’s financial center and other vibrant industries. On this panel, NYC nonprofit leaders...
07
Mar
2013
Responding to Opportunity and Crisis in Immigration Policy
Thursday, March 7, 2013 -
2:45pm to 5:30pm
Last year, President Obama announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which temporarily frees eligible undocumented youth from the fear of deportation. This year, immigration reform for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in...
14
Mar
2013
Adding Nonfamily Trustees and Community Voices to Your Family Foundation Board
Thursday, March 14, 2013 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Webinar
What are the signs that your foundation’s board might benefit from adding a community leader to bring new energy and a fresh voice to board deliberations and decisions? Some family foundations have never had an outside trustee on the board and don’t...
08
May
2013
The Trustee Education Institute: An Intensive Seminar for Family Foundation Trustees
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 12:00pm to Friday, May 10, 2013 - 2:00pm
Pew Charitable Trusts Conference Center, 901 E St NW, Washington, DC
The National Center’s Trustee Education Institute provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the key legal, investment, ethical, grantmaking, and family dynamics issues facing family foundation board members. This three day, intensive seminar...
13
May
2013
Conversations for Grantmakers: CORe — Community Opportunity and Reinvestment
Monday, May 13, 2013 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Webinar
New York State invests enormous resources in our cities. Despite these significant resources, certain urban neighborhoods face persistent challenges. Those neighborhoods often benefit from strong community engagement, yet they continue to face...
17
Oct
2011
Environmental Justice in NYC: Successful Advocacy for Sustainable Policy Change
Monday, October 17, 2011 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
By the year 2000, more than 80% of the City’s trash was sent to four of the city’s 59 community districts to be stored and bundled for shipment out of state. The South Bronx was home to only 6.5% of the city’s residents, but more than 30% of the...
13
Jan
2010
Opening a Second Front Against the Dropout Epidemic
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 -
7:30am to 11:00am
A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored by Common Cents , Parish of Trinity Church/Trinity Wall Street , and Rockefeller Brothers Fund . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Funders concerned with P-12 education, social...
03
Nov
2011
The American Economy, Manufacturing, and Sustainability
Thursday, November 3, 2011 -
10:00am to 2:00pm
Emerging from the dark grey smoke of political paralysis, chronic unemployment, increasing poverty and embarrassing wealth distribution are some new promising and hopeful themes—manufacturing growth, millions of unfilled good jobs, green...
10
Nov
2011
The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom
Thursday, November 10, 2011 -
1:30pm to 5:00pm
Adopting the Common Core Curriculum Standards was a central piece of New York State’s successful Race to the Top application, which brought $700 million federal dollars to support school reform in New York. But adopting the standards was only a...
06
Nov
2013
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters to Diverse Older People - Conversations with Grantmakers in Aging
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Webinar
The health coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect you, your loved ones and your communities. The Diverse Elders Coalition represents millions of diverse older people age 50+ who are among those affected by the these...
09
May
2012
Citizenship: New Pathways to Economic Opportunity, Civic Participation, and Immigrant Integration
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 11:00am
Carnegie Corporation of New York
In the United States, an estimated 8.2 million immigrants are currently eligible for citizenship. After California (2.5 million), New York is home to the second largest naturalization-eligible population in the United States (950,000).* Immigrants...