Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?
Release Date:
08/13/2009
... feel that they already have the answers, and that their job is to fund projects that back them up and get ...
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Travelers’ Philanthropy: A Growing Trend in Development Assistance
Release Date:
07/02/2009
... corporate donors, philanthropy need not solely be a desk job . Both work and leisure travel (whether it is within the ...
Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession
Release Date:
06/23/2016
... opportunities through a range of strategies, including job training, entrepreneurship, financial literacy and adult ...
Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health
Release Date:
07/31/2020
Misinformation, the circulation of misleading and false information, deepened the crisis by delaying authoritative response to the pandemic by weeks, if not months.
Grace Farms Launches Design for Freedom Movement to Remove Forced Labor from the Built Environment
Release Date:
02/11/2021
... on developing ethical labor practices on construction and job sites, we now seek to extend these regulations to the ...
Pooled Journalism Funds Could Help Save Local Newspapers
Release Date:
03/24/2021
The civic health of communities across the country was dealt yet another blow last month when the hedge fund Alden Global Capital announced it would acquire Tribune Publishing.
Russell Sage Foundation - Gates Foundation Pipeline Grants Awarded to Emerging Scholars
Release Date:
03/17/2021
... of zero and near-zero work hour schedules as a form of job precarity. Rachel Ellis (University of Maryland ...
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May
2021
Why the Time is Right for a Guaranteed Income with an Equity Lens - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
We know that the economic impacts of COVID-19 were not felt equally - individuals working in low-wage jobs, Black and Latinx workers and women were disproportionately impacted. Join us as we hear perspectives from a diverse group of thought leaders...
Four Frameworks for Living Liberation
Release Date:
07/01/2021
Liberation is a practice. We have to live it everywhere we are and everywhere we go.
21
Oct
2021
Change Makers Activate -- Supporting Innovative State Policies: A Case Study of State EITCs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 1:00pm
Together we'll explore the role philanthropy can play to support innovations along the way --from seeding ideas to ensuring full scale implementation -- and all the twists and turns in between.
Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement
Release Date:
01/20/2022
... into a barista bar after Sunday services to provide a job -training and community-gathering space for believers and ...
Trinity Church Wall Street Announces Spring 2022 Grants
Release Date:
06/28/2022
Grantees include organizations focused on keeping housing-unstable New Yorkers in their homes, supporting criminal justice reform, and promoting mental health.
A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two)
Release Date:
10/13/2022
... worry about it. The Government did a pretty good job building the help tool. We are lucky in New York City and ...
8 Characteristics of Successful Venture Philanthropies
Publication date:
03/2014
The Rockefeller Foundation hosted the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the launch of a new study on venture philanthropy.
Original Instructions: A Challenge to Philanthropy to Expand Health and Educational Opportunities for Native Youth
The Schott Foundation for Public Education in partnership with Native Americans in Philanthropy, with support from Nike N7, recently released a set of recommendations for helping Native youth live healthy lives. These recommendations came directly from Native American leaders who hold expertise across health, physical fitness, education and youth development sectors. The report, Original Instructions , outlines both challenges and opportunities to philanthropy. It’s a first step towards using our resources to recognize and learn from the resilient Native youth
New York Grantmakers in the Arts
... grant, residency, or fellowship opportunities; job openings; conferences, seminars, or workshops; articles, ...
The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking
Release Date:
09/18/2012
... justice funders? Finally, if a grants manager’s job description doesn’t encompass at least some of the ...
Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation
Release Date:
03/30/2012
... sector is able to do and it’s not philanthropy’s job to try to fill these gaps. Also, If you are working on ...
The Century Foundation Releases Report on Achieving Financial Equity and Justice for HBCU's
Release Date:
09/14/2021
... years. HBCUs are engines of upward mobility 5 and job creation 6 for their graduates, and these recent ...
11
Jan
2022
Economics, Equity, and the Case for Supporting the Care Infrastructure in Greater New York - A Webinar Hosted by AFN and NYWF
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 -
9:30am to 11:15am
COVID-19 has had devastating impact on American workers, particularly women and people of color. Failure to adopt a solid caregiving infrastructure leaves families struggling financially and logistically with the burden of providing quality care for...