Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa

Release Date:

09/05/2017

Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa Africa contributes only 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most ... Grainger-Jones, Executive Director ...

Find More By

News type

Sector News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

International/Foreign Affairs

Tow Foundation Funded News Integrity Initiative Awards $1.8 Million to Build Support for Quality Journalism

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... The News Integrity Initiative at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism announced $1.8 million in grants that aim to improve people’s lives by fostering ... applied research, events and training. “This first...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Communications/Media

Related Organizations

The Tow Foundation

Walter Panzirer, Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Trustee Shares Rural Healthcare Program's Telehealth Support During COVID-19

Release Date:

11/17/2020

... to beautiful, wide-open spaces and a remarkable quality of life, but it creates significant challenges in the delivery of healthcare services . Folks in...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Health

Related Organizations

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Arabella Advisors Publishes Report on Women's Mental Health

Release Date:

05/02/2017

... field, from government, and from philanthropy. This lack of attention has left a gap that needs to be filled if we ... issues, from women’s rights to health care to education . Funders who...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Health

Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York

Release Date:

09/15/2017

Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York, metro ... In the Albany metro area, professional and business services was the sector that lost...

Find More By

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments On Colleges Still Giving Preference to Legacy Students

Release Date:

05/02/2016

... to Legacy Students Legacy preference is the practice of providing qualifying students who have some sort of family connection to the school with an advantage in the college admissions process...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education

New York Life Foundation and the American Federation of Teachers Release New COVID-19 Survey on the Grief Support Crisis in Schools

Release Date:

10/21/2020

New York Life Foundation and the American Federation of Teachers Release New COVID-19 Survey on the Grief Support Crisis in Schools NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, October 21, 2020 – ... the New York Life Foundation, one...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Disaster Relief

Education

Health

Related Organizations

New York Life Foundation

Rauschenberg Foundation Partners With Art in America to Launch Pilot Writing Fellowship

Release Date:

02/17/2016

Rauschenberg Foundation Partners With Art in America to Launch Pilot Writing Fellowship The Robert ... fellowship to support arts and culture writing in regions of the country that are often...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Arts

Communications/Media

Related Organizations

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

16 Jun 2021

Blurring the Lines: From Corporate Philanthropy to Shared Value to ESG Integration

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... social, governance) performance is the core of a responsible business. As we dive into 2021, against the ... generate returns for shareholders and produce goods and services . He frowned on corporate...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Presentation

Roundtable Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program

Release Date:

06/25/2014

Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program A group of 33 African Diaspora scholars have been selected to collaborate with higher education institutions in Africa on...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report

Release Date:

03/13/2018

... to the nation’s problems already exist somewhere out in the country; we just do a terrible job of circulating them. For example, if you want to learn how to ... Chicago schools are cramming six years’ worth...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education

Related Organizations

The Wallace Foundation

Gap Inc. Sets New Climate Goals, Launches Sustainability Site

Release Date:

01/22/2016

... steadfast commitment to protect human rights and improve working conditions in garment factories across the ... through P.A.C.E., its award-winning women’s life skills education program by...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

Gap Foundation

13 Jul 2023

The Gendered Nature of Climate Change - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, July 13, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... experience. For example, women make up the majority of the world’s poor, and members of the trans community ... Philanthropy Who should attend? While primarily aimed at funders , it may also...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

19 Sep 2019

Rob Reich vs. Phil Buchanan: Is Giving By The Wealthy A Good Thing?

Thursday, September 19, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:00am

... Strategy and Management .** This program is also a part of Philanthropy New York’s Reframing Philanthropy Series, ... , Professor of Political Science, Graduate School of Education...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

Format

Presentation

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... you feel relatively sanguine if your job were at risk of being automated? You might if you lived in Sweden . That's because most Swedish workers who are ... another job as good as their old one, thanks to...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

These Days Everyone Can Be A Communicator…But Is That Enough?

Release Date:

01/12/2012

... Network and Michael Hamill Remaley, Vice President of Communications & Public Policy, Philanthropy New York ... to a blog, or even shoot and upload a video? Many people in charge of...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Blue Meridian Partners Profiled in New York Times

Release Date:

10/16/2017

... Likewise, Connie Ballmer, a co-founder of the Ballmer Group and the wife of Steven A. Ballmer, the former chief ... money to child welfare organizations around Washington State...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Related Organizations

Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Camilo Mendez Announced as Chief Financial Officer of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Release Date:

01/28/2020

Camilo Mendez Announced as Chief Financial Officer of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation We are excited to ... led his team in designing a funding strategy for the group , providing financial...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Jonathan Horowitz of The Klarman Family Foundation Wins 2021 JJ Greenberg Memorial Award

Release Date:

04/01/2021

Jonathan Horowitz of The Klarman Family Foundation Wins 2021 JJ Greenberg Memorial Award NEW YORK, March 17 -- Jewish Funders Network today awarded the 2021 JJ Greenberg ... foundation professionals age 40 and...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Klarman Family Foundation

24 Jul 2019

A Post-Victory Breakfast Briefing on Congestion Pricing & the Road Ahead

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Thanks in large part to the generous support of the New York funding community, a highly organized and ... of a robust congestion pricing plan in this year’s state...