Brooklyn Public Library Receives $400,000 From The New York Life Foundation
Release Date:
06/16/2014
... the Foundation supports programs that benefit young people , particularly in the areas of educational enhancement ...
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Are You a ‘Fatigued Fighter’? D5 Coalition Identifies Five Philanthropic Professional Types
Release Date:
08/08/2014
... DEI advocates can be better prepared to recognize where people are coming from and tailor a message to their ...
Informal But Important: Improving the Lives of Informal Workers
Release Date:
08/19/2014
... workforce comprises informal workers. That's 1.8 billion people who work without the protection of regulations or .....
Three Essential Insights on International Impact Investing
Release Date:
09/08/2014
... such as housing, education, and financial services as people rise from the lower to middle class. In Africa, impact ...
Changing the Conversation about Inequality
Release Date:
09/23/2014
... in research that has the potential to change the ways people think about a key debate in reducing inequality. As ...
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Oct
2014
A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?
Thursday, October 30, 2014 -
2:15pm to 4:30pm
... A Workshop Series for a Just Transition . As more and more people become interested in issues around food, a burgeoning ...
Young Professionals, Get On Board
Release Date:
10/07/2014
... of American Giving report notes that 17 percent of people aged between 18 and 32 have given to crowdfunding ...
22
Jan
2015
Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?
Thursday, January 22, 2015 -
7:45am to 11:00am
... who wants to learn the basics of code. Over 60,000,000 people have tried an Hour of Code , including President ...
How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?
Release Date:
12/17/2014
... oppression necessarily wants your charity or that people who come from historical privilege don’t experience ...
What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?
Release Date:
03/27/2014
Wallace Foundation Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary Kenneth W. Austin shares his talking points (from our recent PNYEvent) on the foundation’s analysis of their past policy work and their options for engaging in public policy more explicitly...
For the Success of Boys and Men of Color, A Call to Action
Release Date:
02/14/2014
Open Society Foundations' Kenneth Zimmerman talks about the landscape of philanthropic projects designed to support young men of color and help them reach their full potential.
See the Storify and More: Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event
Release Date:
10/10/2013
... share those reports and summaries with your networks of people engaged in education reform. You can read the Storify ...
Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term
Release Date:
05/22/2013
... issues that arise 12 to 18 months after a disaster, when people finish the tasks of rebuilding their homes and begin ...
12
Feb
2015
Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors
Thursday, February 12, 2015 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
... the freedom to improvise Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People (Mahzarin Banaji & Anthony Greenwald) Helpful in ...
A New Way to Sustain the Campaign: Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations Launch BMAFunders.org
Release Date:
03/28/2013
By Shawn Dove Campaign Manager, Campaign for Black Male Achievement Open Society Foundations This June will mark the five-year anniversary of the creation of the Open Society Foundations Campaign...
The Juvenile Justice Initiative at Philanthropy New York: Closing Remarks from Judge Judith S. Kaye
Release Date:
06/22/2010
... supplies. That’s when I met so many of you—my heroes— people for whom wasted youths, even a single one, are ... session like this, where we have heard from the people who know best about the problems, have...
Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations
Release Date:
10/22/2009
... or volatile. While we want to encourage a space where people can openly say what they want, an occasional ...
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May
2015
Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -
9:15am to 11:15am
... effectively improve the lives of poor and middle-class people in America? Join us for this program in which experts ...
16
Apr
2015
The Mainstreaming of Mental Health: Grappling with City, State and Federal Developments Poised to Dramatically Alter Behavioral Health Programs
Thursday, April 16, 2015 -
3:15pm to 5:30pm
... Hasan (Moderator) , Senior Program Officer for Health and People with Special Needs, The New York Community Trust ...
Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?
Release Date:
04/06/2015
... necessary for them to get how the vast majority if young people who DO conform to rigid gender norms also face lower ...