Barry I. Schloss Named New Weinberg Foundation Board Chair
Release Date:
03/01/2016
... seeing this organization grow and improve in a number of ways . Today, the Weinberg Foundation is more visible, ...
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Jun
2020
What's Next for DACA? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Friday, June 26, 2020 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
... anticipate providing increased support in myriad ways , especially due to the precarious nature of the court ... decision. This work will come at a time that organizations are already stretched thin in...
Leaders From Clark and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Help Create Hands-on Philanthropy Course
Release Date:
07/12/2016
... Philanthropy Course In Effective Philanthropy in Urban Communities , students are broken into five different teams. Each team is charged with finding, ...
Surdna Foundation Appoints Sophy Yem as Program Officer, Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/01/2019
... capacity and supporting collaboration in the social justice philanthropy field,” said Don Chen, President of ... deeply committed to Surdna’s mission to advance social justice and racial equity, and our...
Ford and Open Society Foundations Comment on the Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row
Release Date:
08/16/2016
... On Death Row In 1989, a 29-year-old African-American civil- rights lawyer named Bryan Stevenson moved to Montgomery, ... Alabama, and founded an organization that became the Equal Justice Initiative. It...
10
Nov
2021
Ranked Choice Voting in New York City: A Retrospective - A Webinar Hosted by Democracy Funders Network and PACE
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... in the primary. Explore How ranked choice voting (RCV) impacted democratic culture surrounding the election The ...
Networks & Working Groups
... several professional peer networks . Network meetings are a place where participants can share advice and offer ... funders to connect, learn, and amplify their impact on the communities they serve. Focused on...
The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation
Release Date:
12/14/2015
... first black attorney general at a time when civil- rights issues were at the forefront of the public consciousness, from a new assault on voting rights to the Black Lives Matter movement to a rethinking of...
Mandy Van Deven Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director of Communications
Release Date:
09/10/2019
... within several funder affinity groups, including the Human Rights Funders Network and Philanthropy Advancing Women’s Human Rights , that strive to create more diverse ecosystems for ... excellent collaborator,...
Ford Foundation Appoints Achmat Dangor to Lead Its South Africa Office
Release Date:
04/01/2013
... Zimbabwe. Dangor is a globally renowned leader for social justice who as a writer, poet and advocate for human dignity ... justice . Highly respected as a problem-solver and human rights...
William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/12/2017
... his colleagues worked in more than 40 states on juvenile justice , child welfare, health, mental health, and education ... successfully in 16 states on behalf of children whose rights had been violated in...
Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces New Board and Staff Members
Release Date:
12/07/2020
... The board and staff of Lavelle Fund for the Blind are delighted to announce the election of Dr. José Miguel ... on issues as varied as youth development, LGBT civil rights , HIV/AIDS, vaccine research, and...
Phillip Brian Harper Named New Program Director for Higher Learning At The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
08/27/2020
... for the Foundation that is focused specifically on social justice and equity. In addition to leading program staff in ... doing so.” Having served as chair or director in four different departments and...
Equitable Recovery for All New Yorkers: The NY Stimulus Alliance
Release Date:
08/09/2010
... stimulus dollars and the impact of those dollars on communities of color. One of the initiatives discussed during ... the impact of the stimulus for all New Yorkers. We are pleased to have Maria Mottola,...
Small Victories in Affordable Housing? We'll Take it!
Release Date:
01/19/2018
... it! By Patricia Swann, Senior Program Officer, Thriving Communities , New York Community Trust The affordable housing ... urban, suburban, and rural problem. In New York City, we are familiar with the dreary...
Hilton, Ford Foundations Help Support Research for New Report: The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth
Release Date:
05/16/2019
... in education, health care, child welfare, and the juvenile justice system – that undermine the well-being of many ... U.S. population. While the malleable brains of adolescents are adaptable to learning and...
A New Compass
... New York has evolved and grown with our members. We are excited to begin this next decade with a new statement of ... PNY embraces learning as an exploration of different perspectives, inclusive of a full...
16
Nov
2011
Role Models in the Classroom: Creating Teaching Pipelines for Black and Latino Males
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -
1:30pm to 5:00pm
... that less than 2% of the nation’s teachers currently are Black or Latino males. Research shows that matching the ... and relate successfully to students who come from different backgrounds. But, in many inner...
Hartford Foundation Funds New Geriatric Workforce Center
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... and interprofessional array of health providers who are able to assess and address older adult needs at the ... Foundation, and the AGS have been working to assess ways that a coordinating center can support...
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 ... is very high. Many of those working on Capitol Hill are simply unaware of the many facets of the...