'Field Trip New Jersey' Launches (Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation)
Release Date:
01/14/2016
... president of the Community Foundation of New Jersey. “By working together, we can now ensure more of New Jersey’s ...
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22
Mar
2016
Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Navigating Different Communication Styles in Your Workplace
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 -
8:30am to 10:30am
In your role both as support staff and project managers, effective communication is critical.
Ms. Foundation Launches Public Voices Fellowship
Release Date:
02/12/2016
The Ms. Foundation for Women announces its Public Voices Fellowship, an initiative that diversifies the voices and quality of ideas featured in mainstream media. The fellowship will provide a diverse cohort of 19 Ms. Foundation grantees with...
National Teen 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients Named (Bloomberg)
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers announced the national award recipients of the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation's longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12.
06
Oct
2016
The Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Interviews for Potential Coworkers at Your Foundation
Thursday, October 6, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Staff at all levels of foundations are often asked to help participate in the interviewing of candidates for positions. But what are the best questions to ask to determine if someone is right for the job?
Common Sense and Reaffirmation of 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Nonpartisanship
Release Date:
07/26/2016
If individual organizations came to be regarded as Democratic charities or Republican charities instead of the nonpartisan problem solvers that they are, it would diminish the public’s overall trust in the sector.
Jonathan E. Gold Elected to Board of Directors of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
Release Date:
08/05/2016
... creative organizations in its sector. I look forward to working with the whole organization.” Jonathan Gold is a ...
31
Aug
2016
Hacking Immigration: Funding Technology for Advocates - Webinar
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Technology is now fundamental to how so many of us work, play, and interact. Yet the tools it offers are only beginning to be integrated into how we pursue our goals as grantmakers. The creation of software that makes outreach, education, screening...
09
Jan
2017
David vs. Goliath: How Arizona Advocates Won Victories in the Fight Against Extremism - Webinar
Monday, January 9, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Despite a 2016 election season which saw the rise of xenophobic rhetoric, advocates in Arizona have surprised many by successfully pushing back against anti-immigrant bills in the state legislature, defeating leading anti-immigration figure Sheriff...
06
Feb
2017
Democracy in the Era of Trump: How Grantmakers Should Adapt - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, February 6, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
With the potential of accelerating and emerging threats to our democracy, we must reflect on how our roles and practices may need to shift in order to adapt to the shifting political landscape.
06
Mar
2017
Resistance Strategies: Building Power, Forging New Collaborations and Organizing to Win - A First Monday Discussion Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, March 6, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Come learn from movement leaders and funders how post-election shifts in the political landscape have instigated new thinking around ways to create effective coalitions and build resistance to the anti-democratic initiatives being advanced around...
Wiliam T. Grant Foundation Announces Institutional Challenge Grant to Support Research-Practice Partnerships
Release Date:
04/06/2017
Annual award of $650,000 will support a research institute and public agency or nonprofit organization that collaborate to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.
Pop Culture Collaborative Accepting Applications for 'Pop-Up' Grants
Release Date:
06/05/2017
... the year for any individual, organization or company working to harness the power of pop culture to create just, ...
Andrew W. Mellon Supports Fellowship Program Diversifying the Intellectual Leadership of Scholarly Publishing
Release Date:
06/29/2017
The American academic and cultural heritage communities are not keeping up with societal needs for diversity, equity, and inclusion. The University Press Diversity Fellowship Program, an initiative designed to diversify the acquisitions departments...
JPB Foundation-Funded Research Reveals Potential Target For Alcohol Liver Disease
Release Date:
08/22/2017
Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver, but investigators have discovered a protective response in the organ that might be targeted to help treat alcoholic liver disease. The team - led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...
14
Nov
2017
New Ways to Think About Evaluation
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
While evaluation seems like work that requires more resources (dollars and staff) than you have, foundations of all sizes – especially small-staffed ones – can position themselves for successful evaluation of their impact.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $52 Million to Support the Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes
Release Date:
11/06/2017
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust today announced five new grants that will support the European, multinational Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes (GPPAD; “gee-pad”) and its first trial – the Primary Oral...
Doris Duke, Ford, Nathan Cummings, JPB, Open Society and Others Support Initiative to Transform Our Nation’s Cultural Landscape
Release Date:
11/15/2017
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, The JPB Foundation, and the Open Society Foundations, today announced the launch of the African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF).
13
Feb
2018
Learning from the #MeToo Moment: Building an Anti-Harassment Practice in Your Foundation
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
If 98 percent of organizations in the United States have a harassment and discrimination policy, why does sexual harassment and discrimination continue to be such a persistent and devastating problem in the American workplace?
28
Feb
2018
Tackling Implicit Bias and Microbehaviors in Your Philanthropic Practice
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
How well do you know your subconscious? Why does it matter? The mind sciences show us that there are a critical set of unconscious perceptions driving choices and responses in ways that may belie our stated and even consciously believed goals of...