Simons Foundation Sponsors "The Eternal Sky," A Short Film about Building the Simons Observatory
Release Date:
03/09/2017
... banner. In this venture, scientists and engineers are designing and building new telescopes with new receivers, ...
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Commonwealth Fund, NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... the logic of OpenNotes. Good things happen when patients are able to access and review what a healthcare provider thought and said during a visit. They are more likely to take medications as prescribed and...
Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... be more focused on environmental and human health. There are lots of players with lots of agendas, but the key issues ... While we can talk about the extent to which these things are true (and I have, in eye-...
George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
10/18/2017
... 30 years ago, Open Society promotes democracy and human rights in more than 120 countries. In recent years, the ...
Underwritten by JPB Foundation, New York City’s Libraries Will Forgive All Children’s Fines
Release Date:
10/19/2017
... Will Forgive All Children’s Fines Library books are free, until they aren’t: Patrons who rack up $15 in late fees at the city’s public libraries are blocked from taking out more books until the fine is paid...
Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors
Release Date:
02/22/2018
... holds great promise.” In our bodies right now, there are normal cells mutating from their typical form and ... and perform important biological functions, mutated cells are recognized and destroyed...
Supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dance/NYC Launches Immigrant Artists Initiative
Release Date:
02/27/2018
... in fostering the inclusion, integration, and human rights of the more than 3 million immigrants in the New York ... artists and cultural workers. Foreign-born New Yorkers are shockingly underrepresented in the...
02
May
2018
New York City Schools: Is Integration Necessary?
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Please join Philanthropy New York’s Committee on Equitable and Inclusive Philanthropy (CEIP) for a brown bag lunch session to discuss school segregation.
OSF Leaving Hungary Under Government Pressure
Release Date:
05/15/2018
... which promote democracy, free expression and civil rights , have come under growing political and legal pressure ...
Century Foundation and the 74 Present Case Studies on Diversity-Driven Classrooms
Release Date:
05/29/2018
... with all public schools — which, by many measures, are more segregated today than they were in the 1970s — ... of charter schools and charter networks across the country are using the flexibility of the...
12
Sep
2018
New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Arts and culture funders, come together to discuss what we see as the pressing issues in the field so as to inform our subsequent discussions for the next 12 months.
Boston Globe Op-Ed: Vartan Gregorian on Welcoming New US Citizens to the ‘Crusade Against Ignorance’
Release Date:
07/19/2018
... “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” He reminded the newcomers to America ... flesh of the men who wrote that Declaration, and so they are .” The founders of our nation did...
07
Nov
2018
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A Conversation about Education with the Gates Foundation’s Bob Hughes
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Robert Hughes has served for many years as an advocate and champion of public education in New York City. In 2016 Bob transitioned from being President of New Visions Public school to becoming the K-12 Strategy Director of the Bill and Melinda Gates...
Century Foundation Releases New Report: “14 Progressive Priorities for the New Congress”
Release Date:
11/07/2018
... the right to organize, and protecting employees whose jobs are at risk of displacement due to automation. And they would ...
11
Sep
2019
New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Arts and culture funders, come together to discuss what we see as the pressing issues in the field so as to inform our subsequent discussions for the next 12 months.
The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Staff Promotions and Hiring of Nancy Wexler as Program Officer
Release Date:
06/12/2019
... right). “Eva Cheng, Marcus Escobedo, and Rani Snyder are tremendous assets to our Foundation, who contribute ... three outstanding individuals on their new roles. They are a pleasure to work with.” As Vice...
24
Sep
2020
New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting
Thursday, September 24, 2020 -
9:00am to 10:30am
... the Arts (NYGIA) meetings. All funders in arts and culture are welcome. Designed for All interested funders in the ...
12
May
2022
Designing Effective Board Meetings: Purpose, Outcomes, Process, and People - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, May 12, 2022 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
Join us for a discussion on how to intentionally design meetings to engage family members in a learning agenda about their giving and how to plan and facilitate enjoyable, useful meetings that consider the purpose, outcomes, process, and people...
María Teresa Kumar Joins the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/09/2023
... Trustees The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has elected voting rights activist María Teresa Kumar to its board of trustees. ...
10
Dec
2015
JustFilms and Tribeca Film Institute New Media Fund Celebration
Thursday, December 10, 2015 -
5:00pm to 7:30pm
Interactive projects are shaking up the documentary film landscape. With support ... exciting, innovative transmedia projects addressing social justice issues and rallying audiences to take action. Join .....