Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

16 Oct 2013

CEO Interview Series with Earl Lewis, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 -

3:45pm to 6:00pm

... to settling in at the Mellon Foundation, he is currently working on a book-length study of black schoolteachers from ...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

16 May 2012

Understanding the Rules of Engagement: Advocacy in an Election Season

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

This new program series begins with an overview of the legalities concerning foundations and advocacy. Many foundations impose restrictions on themselves and on grantee use of funds that are far narrower than required by law. Restrictions in...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

11 Jun 2012

Summer in the City: NYC Summer Quest...and More!

Monday, June 11, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Research shows that preventing “summer learning loss” is a crucial tool to reduce both the achievement gap, to which it substantially contributes, and the drop-out rate. But to prevent summer learning loss, it isn’t enough to add class time in July...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

13 Dec 2012

Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

In recent years, a growing number of foundations have developed the awarding of prizes as a strategy for achieving their philanthropic goals. Prizes have the potential to advance a foundation’s mission in ways that can substantially augment the...

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...

27 Mar 2013

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

While funders tend to think of our organizations as highly ethical, organizationally conservative and unlikely to face public controversy, foundation crises do frequently arise. How often do we read news about situations like these? A foundation CEO...

04 Jun 2013

Collective Giving: Your Personal Philanthropy

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Please join us for a panel discussion on collective giving and giving circles with EPIP-NY. This skills-building program was designed for foundation staff and the general public and will focus on: The basic definition of a giving circle. The current...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

19 Oct 2010

Leaders in a New Era: A Conversation on Leadership Development and Race

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... -- in other words, the impact of structural racism. Working to change the behavior of individual leaders -- and ...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

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

... Specific ways in which the City and the State are working together Aligning teacher and principal evaluation to ...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

07 Oct 2013

Transition Town NYC: Priceless Prosperity With Market Rate Returns

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:30am

Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Avenue, NYC

Join us as we bring three of the world’s leading economic visionaries together to discuss investing in local economies. Sustainability at a local level is becoming an increasingly important issue, and helps to create more self-reliant and joyful...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

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

... U.S. citizens, national, state, and local funders are working together to build a stronger immigrant integration ...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Immigration

Workforce Development

Tides Announces Kriss Deiglmeier as New CEO

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... leads the progressive agenda for the 21st Century. By working collaboratively with existing and new partners, ...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Weinberg Foundation Names Jonathan D. Hook Their First Chief Investment Officer

Release Date:

04/17/2014

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has named Jonathan D. Hook as its first Chief Investment Officer.

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Sam Goldman Named 2014 Winner of Charles Bronfman Prize

Release Date:

06/03/2014

Sam Goldman, founder and chief customer officer of the solar products company d.light design, was named the winner of The Charles Bronfman Prize, which comes with a $100,000 award.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Religion

Related Organizations

The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

19 Nov 2014

Scholarship Funders Roundtable

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 -

7:15am to 10:00am

There are grantmaking issues unique to funders of scholarships and of related grants, such as internships and educational fellowships. Responding to member interest, Philanthropy New York is convening scholarship funders for a roundtable...

Find More By

Event type

Network Building

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Executive Leadership

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Education

15 Jan 2015

Getting Better at Getting Better: Using Data to Improve Student Social-Emotional Learning

Thursday, January 15, 2015 -

8:00am to 11:00am

The session will focus on the use of data and measurement tools to help young people set goals for themselves and build social-emotional competencies (SEL) essential for academic and life success.

Find More By

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Human Services

Children, Youth and Families

Location

United States

Capacity Building Begins At Home

Release Date:

06/04/2009

... foundation efficiency, reduce the cost to nonprofits of working with foundations, and thereby increase the ...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

29 Apr 2015

Measuring Impact: Joys, Monsters and Opportunities in Peacebuilding Monitoring and Evaluation - Webinar

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

The peacebuilding field continues to wrestle with questions of impact -how do we know that peacebuilding programs work? How do we measure the cumulative effect of programs in a given conflict area?

Find More By

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Arcus Announces Appointment of Randall Miller as Global Religions Director

Release Date:

05/04/2015

Miller joins the Arcus Foundation from the Pacific School of Religion.

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

LGBTQ

Religion

Social Justice

Related Organizations

Arcus Foundation

07 Oct 2015

Making Board Service More Meaningful

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

Nonprofit organizations face enormous challenges in finding energetic, talented, and qualified board members to help them achieve their missions. According to the 2015 BoardSource Nonprofit Governance Index , 20% of nonprofit CEOs and executive...