Site Search

Topic(s)

Legal Issues

20 Jan 2015

The Power of Microaggressions & Microaffirmations

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 -

8:00am to 11:15am

Missed the session? Watch it here. In our commitment to philanthropy, all of us are looking to ... Tanya Odom , Global Diversity and Inclusion and Education Consultant and Executive Coach Anna Giraldo-Kerr .....

Find More By

Format

Workshop

Audience

Board & Trustees

Executive Leadership

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Topic(s)

Location

United States

Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)

Release Date:

02/26/2016

... Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation) The molecular intricacies of ... food intake: a hormone called amylin, which acts in the brain to help control...

Find More By

News type

Freedom Together Foundation

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments

Release Date:

04/04/2016

... family rich. On the heels of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in 2014, the Rockefeller Family Fund, the charitable vehicle ... announced last month that it would be divesting its shares in coal producers and oil...

Find More By

News type

Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Rockefeller Family Fund

Supported by Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Riveting Short Film Takes You Under the Sea in 360 Degrees

Release Date:

06/21/2016

... Foundation, Riveting Short Film Takes You Under the Sea in 360 Degrees Few people will get to visit eastern ... they explore the protected Bird's Head Seascape. Created in collaboration with virtual...

Find More By

News type

Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

Release Date:

09/19/2017

A conversation with Williamson Foundation's ED Caroline Williams explores how the foundation uses adaptive leadership, the framework developed by Dr. Ronald Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective practice.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

The B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation

Related Organizations

Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... Blasio’s plan to create 100,000 “good-paying” jobs in the next ten years, discussing the challenges of growing ... The mayor’s “New York Works” plan, unveiled in June, envisions targeted city investments...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts

Release Date:

12/15/2017

... grant, to fund a five-year project to build empathy in order to affect positive social change. MIA will launch ... between the viewer and someone who may have lived in a very different time and place. Thanks...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Arts

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

Fitting The Image To The Spirit

Release Date:

06/26/2018

... and quickly share the issue widely. When I paused to begin exploring the issue myself I was completely taken aback by ... my feedback. That letter was published this month , in the current issue (Vol 23,...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Moore Philanthropy

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Shaheen Kassim-Lakha as Director of Strategic Partnerships

Release Date:

07/03/2019

... external engagements, including collaborations with peer funders and national and international partners to unlock ... with the program team, Shaheen will play a pivotal role in advancing the foundation’s...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Related Organizations

NoVo Foundation Supports New Initiative to Fight Violence Against People With Disabilities

Release Date:

09/02/2016

... organization dedicated to catalyzing a transformation in global society, with a core priority of ending violence ... disabilities.” The project will first convene a core working group of...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Health

NY Women’s Foundation Announces Seven More Regional Young Women’s Initiatives

Release Date:

06/15/2016

... support economic well-being for all women and families in the United States. Today, we’re delighted to announce ... and economic equity for girls, young women and trans youth of color. The Young Women's...

Find More By

News type

The New York Women's Foundation

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Grants Totaling $11 Million to Nonprofits in Ireland, Northern Ireland

Release Date:

08/16/2013

... care to people with dementia, promoting philanthropy in the Republic of Ireland, and improving outcomes for children and youth in Northern Ireland. Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Grants ...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

International/Foreign Affairs

Funding Area

14 Sep 2021

Election Shifts in 2020 and Beyond: Vote by Mail Organizing and Research Efforts - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... data around the reduced rejection rates of mail ballots in 2020, and continued issues and challenges...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Making the Most of Interesting Times – and Achieving the Global Goals

Release Date:

02/22/2018

... collaboration. Take for example, the Tropical Health & Education Trust (THET) , a UK-based NGO, which developed ... investment and to promote accountability among funders . Third, as the Business and...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Johnson & Johnson

12 Jul 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch - Meet Our New FAN Members!

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

In addition to quarterly meetings, the Foundation ... and program, these lunches are forums for small, informal group discussions that can be shaped by current issues on ... and enjoy your lunch in...

Find More By

Event type

Network Building

Audience

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

27 Jul 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch - Updates to Understanding and Evaluating Professional Employment Organizations (PEOs)

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Find More By

Event type

Network Building

Audience

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

17 Aug 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch - Implementing a Student Loan Repayment Benefit

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Find More By

Event type

Network Building

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Vibrant Oceans Initiative

Release Date:

08/12/2019

... identified where and how to save coral reef communities in the Indo-Pacific, according to an international group of scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) ... caused by severe heat stress during...

Find More By

News type

Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

Science

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spoke at GW University About How Universities Can Conduct Better Research

Release Date:

10/15/2018

... about how universities can conduct better research. The event , titled “Can Universities Serve the Public Good?”, was hosted by the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Following welcoming...

Find More By

News type