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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Dr. Fred Boltz as a Managing Director
Release Date:
07/01/2013
... revitalization in communities buffering the Nyungwe National Park. His immersion in development practice traces ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Two New Trustees
Release Date:
07/01/2013
... Dean of Engineering at MIT and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. “The Sloan Foundation has ...
Surdna Foundation Names George Soule As Director Of Communications
Release Date:
06/03/2013
The Surdna Foundation has announced George Soule as its first-ever Director of Communications. Bringing more than 20 years of communications and foundation experience, Soule joined the Foundation on June 11 to lead the organization's internal and...
Arie Weissman and Jennene Tierney Appointed To Arcus Foundation Management Team
Release Date:
04/01/2013
The Arcus Foundation has announced two key appointments to its management team. Arie Weissman was named Vice President of Finance and Operations and Jennene Tierney was appointed Director of Human Resources. Both bring to Arcus a wealth of...
Laura Callanan Joins the Foundation Center as Visiting Fellow
Release Date:
04/01/2013
Laura Callanan, an expert in the field of social innovation, has joined the Foundation Center in the role of Senior Fellow. During this one-year fellowship, Callanan will be in residence at the Center’s New York City office.
Teagle Foundation Announces Judith Shapiro as New President
Release Date:
04/02/2013
... American Philosophical Society and in 2002 received the National Institute of Social Sciences Gold Medal Award for ...
The Century Foundation Adds New Fellows
Release Date:
01/01/2013
... by Enhancing Worker Voice (2012). He has worked at the National Labor Relations Board and was an editor at the ...
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announces Inaugural Creative Director For Its Captiva Artists Residency
Release Date:
05/01/2012
... for increasing the quality of programming, Ox-Bow’s national and international reach, envisioning and managing ...
Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO
Release Date:
04/02/2012
... 2006, she has led Ocean Conservancy, a highly respected national organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., that ...
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Jan
2012
All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -
7:30am to 11:00am
... Equality Council , the Center for American Progress , the National Association of Social Workers , the Evan B. ...
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May
2012
Saving Energy: New York City’s Leading Innovations
Thursday, May 31, 2012 -
8:45am to 10:30am
New York City modified its 100-year old zoning law this month in order to promote energy efficiency and the installation of solar and other renewable power technology. Called Zone Green, it is recognized as the nation’s boldest green building plan...
27
Jun
2012
Role of Public Media in Our Democracy - GFEM Annual Funder Conversation
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 6:00pm
... Einhorn Family Charitable Trust Gary Knell , President, National Public Radio David Fanning , Executive Producer, ...
19
Jul
2012
Fracking in New York: A Donor Briefing
Thursday, July 19, 2012 -
8:45am to 10:45am
Large parts of New York sit atop the Marcellus Shale formation, and the oil and gas industry has been aggressively pushing for Governor Cuomo to open up New York to fracking. Governor Cuomo’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued...
18
Dec
2012
Philanthropy's Response to Sandy: News on Housing, Aging, Health, Youth and Long-Term Infrastructure and Environmental Planning
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
... . Presenters Sharae Brown , National Urban Fellow, New York State Health Foundation Ronna ...
12
Apr
2011
Are Current Immigration Enforcement Policies Good for New York?
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
... How do you balance immigration enforcement and national security with family unity, crime reduction, and ...
26
Oct
2011
Everything You Need to Know You Learned Before Kindergarten: Ready for Kindergarten/Ready for Life
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
As school districts across the nation face increasing numbers of schools “in need of improvement,” many educators, advocates, policymakers, and funders are looking at early childhood education as an effective strategy for education reform. These...
01
Jun
2011
From Sustainable Foods to Sustainable Communities: Stories from the Northeast Region
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
... to regional systems and understood in the context of national policies like the Farm Bill, even as the work ...
07
Nov
2013
"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy
Thursday, November 7, 2013 -
12:45pm to 4:00pm
Democracy and media are inextricably connected – one cannot have an informed and engaged electorate without robust access to information and guarantees of free expression. While we have a growing array of communications choices at our fingertips,...
Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets
Release Date:
11/01/2013
... (Oxford, 2010), won the best book of the year from the National Academy of Public Administration. From January 2009 ...