Hurricane Season is Here, Sandy is Not Over
Release Date:
10/31/2014
... workforce of immigrant workers and day laborers, who live in or near the affected neighborhoods. But we also need ...
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Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library
Release Date:
06/03/2013
by Dr. Anthony W. Marx, President and CEO, The New York Public Library Nearly two years ago, I arrived at The New York Public Library with only a sense of the opportunities and challenges that awaited me. While you’ve likely read...
Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term
Release Date:
05/22/2013
by Nina Stack, President, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers It is difficult to be patient when lives, and indeed entire communities, have been torn apart. So when Gov. Chris Christie famously declared “Shame on Congress” and...
Funders Give and Get Advice From NYC Teens
Release Date:
05/02/2013
By Jessica Pliska , Founder and Executive Director, The Opportunity Network and April Hawkins, Director of MetLife Foundation ’s Civic Affairs Program On most days, the job of philanthropy executives involves reviewing proposals,...
A New Way to Sustain the Campaign: Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations Launch BMAFunders.org
Release Date:
03/28/2013
By Shawn Dove Campaign Manager, Campaign for Black Male Achievement Open Society Foundations This June will mark the five-year anniversary of the creation of the Open Society Foundations Campaign...
Impact Investing in New York and Beyond
Release Date:
07/12/2012
By Cynthia Muller and Samantha Beinhacker , Arabella Advisors New York’s thriving network of philanthropists, investors and social enterprises are rapidly expanding the region’s impact investing sector. Using return-seeking investments across a...
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2015
Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -
9:15am to 11:15am
Since the economic downturn of 2008, increasing media attention on income inequality and its effects on our society has turned up the volume on the public conversation. But has the coverage actually increased the philanthropic sector’s understanding...
Mark Zuckerman Named New President of The Century Foundation
Release Date:
02/24/2015
Mark Zuckerman will assume his new position as President of The Century Foundation on March 2, 2015.
Why STEM? The Key to Future Innovation Needs Funding Now
Release Date:
03/03/2015
Pinkerton Foundation Program Officer, Jennifer Correa, explores the importance of funding STEM programs.
More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Hilary Rhodes, Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at The Wallace Foundation, examines the importance of social and emotional competencies when measuring student success rates.
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Jun
2015
C-Suite Session: Engaging Talent That Reflects the Communities We Serve
Friday, June 12, 2015 -
9:00am to 3:00pm
What makes a vibrant, thriving community great is a merging of diverse cultures and backgrounds which leads to a confluence of new perspectives and a greater understanding of the strength in our differences.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Justice in Education Initiative
Release Date:
05/07/2015
The $1 million grant will support the Center for Justice and the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University.
Creating Onramps Towards Economic Success – Tackling Youth Unemployment in the U.S.
Release Date:
06/05/2015
... Cities are where more and more people are choosing to live , and that is where youth will take the stage as our ...
28
Jan
2016
Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging
Thursday, January 28, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The emerging field of creative aging focuses on the positive and powerful role of the arts in enhancing the quality of life for older Americans.
Three Years Post Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island Foundation Releases FY2014-15 Biennial Report
Release Date:
11/03/2015
Recognized by the Foundation Center as among the Top Five largest independent funders of Hurricane Sandy response by total giving, The Staten Island Foundation has released its Biennial Report for Fiscal Years 2014-2015.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2 Million in 2015 to Nonprofits Empowering Borough’s Vulnerable Youth
Release Date:
11/23/2015
... are between the ages of 16 and 24—more than 35% of whom live below the federal poverty line. Over 40% of Brooklynites ...
15
Jan
2016
The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC
Friday, January 15, 2016 -
8:30am to 11:30am
In 1977, New York decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Yet between 1995 and 2010, the NYPD made more than 530,000 arrests for low-level possession, including 50,000 in 2010 alone.
Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Top higher-education instutions should set an admissions preference for low-income students because such students now face unjustified barriers and constitute only 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools, according to a landmark report issued...
New Menino Survey of Mayors Reveals Top Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi)
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... to advance our policy goals to uplift working families who live in our cities and metropolitan areas." "The Menino .....
Carnegie Supports New American Academy Of Arts & Sciences Report On The Public Good Of Public Research Universities
Release Date:
03/22/2016
Public research universities are anchors of stability and growth in their regions—vital to economic development and the creative economy. This is among the findings in "Public Research Universities: Serving the Public Good," a new publication...