Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty
Release Date:
03/31/2016
... on hundreds of campuses nationwide." Several individual initiatives to increase campus diversity have included .....
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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got
Release Date:
05/09/2016
Melissa Beck at the Educational Foundation of America says there are three reasons to divest: economics, ethics and alignment with grantmaking.
NYS Health Foundation Grant Creating Tool to Assess Health Needs in Multifamily Housing
Release Date:
05/24/2016
... Enterprise, along with its key project partner, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), has convened a ...
PhilTV: Do Money and Mission Mix? How Foundations Are Using Sustainable Investment to Address Climate Change
Release Date:
05/31/2016
John Wilson of Cornerstone Capital Group says fossil fuel companies are at risk because a key asset – their reserves – are at risk of being “stranded,” or unused, as the economy turns away from deployment of fossil fuels.
Sloan Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees
Release Date:
06/03/2016
Employees recognized from NYPD, MTA, NYC Health & Hospitals, Environmental Protection, Human Resources Administration and Department for the Aging.
Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity
Release Date:
11/15/2016
Randy Engstrom, director the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture at the NY Community Trust, writes about arts as a strategy to address racial equity in housing, criminal justice, education, jobs, the environment and more.
We’ve Been Here Before, But Now We Know Where We Are
Release Date:
11/17/2016
One of the truths we need to recognize is that the voting blocs of this election are essentially the same as those of the 2000 election. Our nation has a very long history of veering from one party to the next and from a more liberal to a more...
New York Life Foundation and Afterschool Alliance Launch Aim High Grant Competition
Release Date:
01/18/2017
The New York Life Foundation invests in middle–school out–of–school time (OST) programs to help economically disadvantaged eighth graders enter ninth grade on time.
Fake News as a Real Opportunity
Release Date:
01/23/2017
Celeste Ford, manager of media relations for Carnegie Corporation of New York, says philanthropic organizations are in a strong position to offer a wide range of credible and newsworthy information to audiences that are increasingly open to new...
Altman Foundation Announces Two Promotions
Release Date:
01/25/2017
... of public/private partnerships and collaborative funding initiatives including, in recent years, as a member of the ...
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Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice
Thursday, March 30, 2017 -
9:00am to 12:30pm
... of it depending on the author. For artists or artist-led initiatives , terms like “socially engaged art” ...
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2017
The Roles of Arts & Culture in Addressing Islamophobia
Monday, March 13, 2017 -
8:00am to 6:00pm
Islamophobia is escalating rapidly across the country, fueling fear, discrimination and hate crimes against Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities. In recent months, we have borne witness to a growing number of hostile acts including vandalism,...
Brooklyn Community Foundation to Award $600,000 to Outstanding Local Organizations
Release Date:
03/31/2017
Eligible organizations are invited to apply online at www.SparkPrize.org starting Monday, April 10 through Friday, May 12.
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2017
The Price of Justice: America’s Unfair Bail and Prosecution System
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... efforts around bail reform and prosecutor accountability Initiatives philanthropy is supporting to address bail and ...
Every Funder Has a Stake in This
Release Date:
04/19/2017
... and access to voting? Which types of reforms or initiatives would bring the greatest numbers of people into ...
Get to Know Your PHIL Talkers
Release Date:
05/17/2017
I predict that the PHIL Talks presenters at this year’s 38th Annual Meeting on June 16 will bring especially trenchant insights and unexpected revelations on the topic of “The Power of Participation: Democracy Building Now.”
ACHA Would Break Apart What Is Working in New York
Release Date:
05/25/2017
... governors have continued their bipartisan policy initiatives , with legislative support and often with waivers ...
Markle Foundation and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate a Skills-Based Labor Market for the Digital Economy
Release Date:
06/29/2017
With $25.8 million grant, Microsoft Philanthropies joins forces with Markle to enable American workers to connect with businesses facing a shortage of skilled labor in an era marked by technology disruption.
Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings, Ford and JPB Foundation Supported Pop Culture Lab Accelerates Justice Through Entertainment
Release Date:
07/25/2017
The Pop Culture Collaborative announced more than $700,000 in initial grant awards to social justice and entertainment organizations working to shift popular narratives in entertainment with regard to people of color, immigrant families and...
The Tow Foundation Announces Playwrights in Residence
Release Date:
08/03/2017
... application process. Eileen Wiseman, Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Tow Foundation, says, "Through the program .....