Gift from The Atlantic Philanthropies Launches Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Tech
Release Date:
06/10/2020
... for The Atlantic Philanthropies’ support of this vision .” The gift also will support the launch of a Public ...
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom to Read: "Million Book Project" Brings Literature to 1,000 US Prisons
Release Date:
06/30/2020
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Yale Law School’s Justice Collaboratory announcesa new initiative to distribute a curated 500-book collection to 1,000 medium and maximum security prisons, including at least one juvenile detention center, across...
Margaret Hoover Joins the Board of The Markle Foundation
Release Date:
03/31/2021
... “Through the Rework America Alliance, Markle has a vision for making opportunity available for everyone. I look ...
GoVoteNYC Fund Announces $1 Million in Grants for Voter Engagement
Release Date:
04/26/2021
Decades of low voter turnout and an historic election cycle drive a new philanthropic effort housed in The New York Community Trust to increase voter participation in NYC
David Gracia Named New Executive Director at the Musicians Foundation
Release Date:
04/21/2023
... experience, David has the right mix of talents and vision to lead Musicians Foundation in its next chapter of ...
14
Sep
2012
Social Justice on the Streets: New Developments Around "Stop-and-Frisk" and Discriminatory Policing
Friday, September 14, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:30am
In 2011, the New York Police Department conducted over 685,000 stops of New Yorkers—equivalent to 78 stops an hour and an over 600% increase in the number of stops since Mayor Bloomberg took office. Eighty-seven percent of those stopped were Black...
25
May
2011
The Assault on Fair Courts: Why the Politicization of the Judiciary Is Harming Our Justice System and Democracy as a Whole
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 -
8:45am to 11:00am
A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing, sponsored by Open Society Foundations - U.S. Programs, Transparency & Integrity Fund , Carnegie Corporation of New York , and Rockefeller Brothers Fund . WHO SHOULD ATTEND : Funders...
Ten New York Health Leaders Recognized With NYSHealth 10th-Anniversary Awards
Release Date:
10/20/2016
Five individuals have received Luminary Awards in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to improve the health of New Yorkers over the last 10 years, and five nonprofit organizations have been recognized as Emerging Innovators poised to...
07
Dec
2023
The Role of the Corporate Changemaker - Strategy, Influence, and Impact
Thursday, December 7, 2023 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
The work of social impact leaders has never been more complex, and expectations from stakeholders never higher. The corporate changemaker plays a crucial role in addressing social and environmental issues, both through corporate philanthropy, DEI,...
16
Nov
2023
Paying it Back and Paying it Forward: The Uses and Impact of PRI - A Webinar Hosted by SeaChange
Thursday, November 16, 2023 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
... RSVP here . Please email avolpicello@seachangecap. org with any questions. In collaboration with Paying it ...
The Mastercard Foundation Research Shows How African Youth Navigate Risk To Survive
Release Date:
10/30/2015
Preliminary findings from innovative research into youth employment behaviors in Africa, where 600 million people are under the age of 25, find that young people go to extraordinary lengths to achieve livelihoods.
New Report Funded by The Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Highlights Challenges of Rural Health Care Delivery and Offers Solutions
Release Date:
01/17/2018
Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center releases a new report which highlights the challenges of health care delivery in rural areas of the Upper Midwest and identifies key areas for reform that could apply nationally to all rural communities.
World Education Services Launches WES Mariam Assefa Fund to Provide Support to Organizations Striving to Help Immigrants and Refugees
Release Date:
06/04/2019
... newcomers to Canada and the U.S., WES has long pursued the mission of enabling individuals to fully utilize their ... Fund offers a new way for the organization achieve this mission . “The launch of the fund...
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Employment Initiatives
Release Date:
09/04/2019
... Social Impact and Innovation, Jobs for the Future (JFF), Mission Driven Finance, Upwardly Global, and the Welcoming ... leaders within immigrant and refugee communities. Mission Driven Finance (MDF) will use...
Luz Liebeskind Named CFO of UJA-Federation of New York
Release Date:
11/29/2022
... and transparent reporting are core to our success and mission . Luz is a person of enormous integrity, with an ... partners, in helping to achieve UJA-Federation’s vital mission ,” said Luz Liebeskind. In her...
The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Elects Two New Members
Release Date:
06/08/2023
... of experience in older adult care and technology, with a mission to provide scalable technology and services to ... depth and breadth of experience that will further our mission of improving care for all older...
03
Oct
2012
Can Social Justice Organizations Endure? New Ideas to Get Us to “Yes”
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
In this “new normal” funding environment, how sincerely are social justice funders—no matter their specific area(s) of funding focus—willing to acknowledge the financial challenges facing their fields and their grantees? And what new, creative...
13
Nov
2012
-- POSTPONED -- Social Media: What is it and Why Should I Care?
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 -
1:45pm to 4:30pm
You have heard the phrase “Social Media.” Do you know what it is and how your grantees can use it? Is social media something your organization could use? Join NY-GIA and Philanthropy New York for a panel discussion on effective use of social media...
18
Apr
2013
Five Months Since Landfall: What Are We Learning from Hurricane Sandy?
Thursday, April 18, 2013 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Webinar
This 60-minute webinar will explore how private philanthropy has played a leadership role in Superstorm Sandy and what it is doing to sustain recovery and rebuilding in New York and New Jersey. A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program...
13
Jun
2013
A Conversation with Robert C. Granger, President of the William T. Grant Foundation
Thursday, June 13, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Hear from one of the nation's foundation leaders as Dr. Granger discusses the strengths and weaknesses of strategies employed by the William T. Grant Foundation during his tenure to improve the quality of after-school programs. Representatives from...