Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 11:00am to Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 4:00pm
The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 E. 45th Street at Madison Ave, NYC
Students, educators and philanthropists have shown an enthusiastic appetite for digital learning. Yet education technology, with its potential to personalize learning, boost student achievement and lower costs, is still seen by some as more fad than...
As the intensive professional-development program from the New York Foundation for the Arts turns three, a new cohort of arts administrators has been selected.
Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Arcus Foundation, writes, "Unlike our colleagues in government, business, and civil society, foundation executives face relatively little outside pressure to achieve impact. We are free to fail, with no...
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This list was submitted by Philanthropy New York members and may not be distributed. Inclusion on this list does not imply an endorsement from Philanthropy New York.
Karen Davis, who since 1995 has led The Commonwealth Fund in its drive to improve the performance of the nation’s healthcare system, plans to step down as the Fund’s president on December 31, 2012.
Summer jobs have a long-term impact, especially on low-income youth and their communities. Data shows that for every year a young person works, income during their 20s rises by 14-16%.
In November, the Mayor’s Jobs for New Yorkers Task Force released a report that identified food-service as one of six priority sectors for workforce development - a surprise given the traditional perception of food service as being limited in career...
We face a unique moment in the life of public transit in New York. After three decades of steadily improving service, quality indicators have started to decline. You see it every day: train cars break down more often, delays have gone up,...
... of 33 regional philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) working to advance, inform and support philanthropy. Over the ... philanthropic network that we’re creating, where we are working together better and...
Laura Wolff, Independent Philanthropy Consultant suggests practical strategies—“nudges”-- that can help people translate desires and intentions into actions and accomplishments
Coming out of a historic meeting that brought together philanthropic leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States, more than 80 philanthropic leaders have joined in solidarity and pledged to work to reduce poverty and increase opportunity for...
... their families through the end of May. Hilton is initially working with 10 associations who collectively represent more ... we have seen so many examples of medical professionals working in the most...