Open Society Foundations Announces 2013 Soros Justice Fellows
Release Date:
05/15/2013
... and Puerto Rico, the 14 fellows will take on a range of U. S . reform issues that relate to broader Open Society efforts ...
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Oct
2012
Accelerating the Upstate Economy: A Series on Entrepreneurship in our Region
Monday, October 22, 2012 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Teleconference
The U. S . Department of Agriculture Rural Development is creating ...
Wallace Foundation Awards $4.5 Million to Say Yes to Education
Release Date:
10/29/2013
The grant will support Say Yes to Education’ s efforts to boost high school and college graduation rates ... colleges and universities have joined the organization’ s Higher Education Compact, which offers free...
13
Nov
2013
Where is Opportunity in America? - New York Index Launch
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -
3:00pm to 6:00pm
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
... releases new data for the Opportunity Index , the nation’ s only composite measure of economic opportunity at the state ... is a key part of the conversation. We hope you will join us to learn more about how...
Christy Loper Joins the Educational Foundation of America
Release Date:
11/01/2013
... a new Program Officer. Loper will support the Foundation' s environmental grantmaking. She comes to EFA with over ... change. Before her tenure with Rare, she worked for the U. S . National Oceanic and...
Mayor must focus on city's resiliency
Release Date:
01/03/2014
In an op-ed for Crain' s New York Business, Rockefeller Foundation President Judith ... that the de Blasio Administration must focus on the city' s resiliency. New Yorkers expect two things above all...
Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities
Release Date:
01/30/2014
... a stand-alone nonprofit that will help mayors across the U. S . tackle challenges via volunteer efforts. Michael Bloomberg is spinning off one of his foundation’ s programs into a stand-alone nonprofit that...
10
Apr
2014
Leading Through Change: Advice from and for Seasoned CEOs and Their Boards
Thursday, April 10, 2014 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... and commitment of their trusted leadership staff? Join us as we explore these questions and many more with a panel ... and suggestions are featured in the National Center' s forthcoming guide, “The...
Investing: Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value?
Release Date:
05/06/2014
... it – that have dogged our communities both here in the US and across the globe haven’t seen much progress, despite ... a lot of money and talent directed towards solutions. It’ s clear we desperately need new...
Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.
Release Date:
04/16/2014
... industry, the deans and diversity officers of New York' s medical schools, and the New York philanthropy community. ... physicians--the next generation of physician leaders. Join us to raise support for...
Searching for the Next Breakthrough in Health Care
Release Date:
05/05/2014
... care in the United States is not just expensive; it’ s world-class expensive, and unsustainably so. And although ... many would like to believe that all that spending buys us the safest, most effective care to...
Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States
Release Date:
05/14/2014
... the justice system,” said Ken Zimmerman, director of U. S . Programs at the Open Society Foundations. “We hope their ...
Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
... are the same. Produced with support from the foundation’ s Youth Sexuality, Reproductive Health and Rights initiative, ... questions that remain unanswered, it helps move us closer to meaningful change…...
Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership
Release Date:
05/29/2014
... of Community Leadership. Tynesha has been working with us since January on Brooklyn Insights, overseeing ... staff member, she will help design the Foundation’ s new community leadership and grantmaking...
With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... positioned to help reduce tensions between Iran and the U. S . and its allies than the Ploughshares Fund, which has been ...
New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... of Gardens The newly formed New York Botanical Garden' s Humanities Institute, made possible by a $635,000 grant ... new humanities institute is the first of its kind at a U. S . botanical garden, as they...
More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups
Release Date:
07/25/2014
... Philanthropy. The four -- Mannion, director of Carnegie' s U. S . Democracy Program and the Special Opportunities Fund; .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site
Release Date:
09/01/2014
... Peter Cunningham, the former communications guru for U. S . Education Secretary Arne Duncan, is leading the ...
Primary Care Doctors on the Front Lines of Medicine Are Burning Out
Release Date:
10/20/2014
... on the Front Lines of Medicine Are Burning Out It’ s no secret that med students, with their demanding workload ... — entitled “Burnout and Suicidal Ideation among U. S . Medical Students” — found that 50...
RPA Announces Ebola Survival Fund
Release Date:
10/29/2014
... outbreak, as well as working to strengthen the region’ s health-care delivery infrastructure. Troubled by the U. S . public and media response to the Ebola outbreak, actor ...