Making Lemonade in February
Release Date:
02/12/2014
It' s February, and we're making lemonade. That' s what you do ... Services and will report to the new COO. This allowed us to also create a new Controller position, which has...
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Release Date:
08/13/2014
... from members at all stages of their careers who have told us that they want us to be a source of deep engagement and learning. In the feature box on our new website’ s homepage, there is...
Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)
Release Date:
01/10/2013
... I was encouraged to see that so many of New York’ s philanthropic organizations recognize that opportunities to ... And I’ll be honest: when our Board first encouraged us to take on this strategy, it seemed...
Changing the Debate on Education Policy
Release Date:
06/07/2012
... to a topic debated on the front pages of every city’ s major newspaper. Where once we had presidential candidates proposing the abolition of the U. S . Department of Education, today anyone vying for public...
Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area
Release Date:
05/10/2012
... and has about the same education level as the area’ s typical white resident , but earns $9,000 less per year. ... like these, stats on crucial indicators of people’ s capabilities to live fulfilled,...
Making Change Not Grants: Combining the 3 Roles of the Arcus Foundation for Impact
Release Date:
06/02/2015
... Evaluation & Strategy, Arcus Foundation There’ s been a lot of discussion in the philanthropic community ... regions. Our Think Group participants help educate us , keep us current on...
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative
Release Date:
08/07/2015
Reader' s Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness ... Vision Research Initiative Partnerships with Reader’ s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation and Lions Clubs ... the gift of sight...
Check Out the Other Action on Times Square Everyone Is Talking About
Release Date:
09/01/2015
... than ever for the vast majority of our members to get to us . (Reminder: We are at 43rd and Broadway, with the entrance on 43rd Street.) Our new space has let us increase the size and number of meeting rooms to...
Come Help Me Be Less Racist
Release Date:
10/21/2015
... having the tiny bits of coding in our brains that makes us think and act the way we do, no matter how much we believe in justice and fairness. That’ s implicit bias. Also referred to as implicit social ... the...
$10M McNulty Foundation Gift Expands Leadership Program at Wharton
Release Date:
01/28/2016
... School. “We are honored to be able to announce Anne’ s amazing gift to the McNulty Leadership Program,” said ... and John’ s experience at the School. “It challenged us to think differently...
Less Talking, More Doing: Operationalizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy
Release Date:
06/15/2016
... in Philanthropy Susan Olivo, Executive Director, Reader’ s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Cynthia Rivera ... equity and inclusion. To that end, we invite you to join us in attending the following...
Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity
Release Date:
11/15/2016
... our role in the field of the arts. Not since the 1950’ s when highways connected and crisscrossed our land have we ... to anti-racist work practice and a mechanism to hold us accountable in all the work we do...
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The Price of Justice: America’s Unfair Bail and Prosecution System
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... invested in upholding a system that benefits them. Join us for a conversation with leading justice reform experts ... nation. This program will also focus on New York City’ s particular importance in the...
HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... In addition, HSBC will support Horizons National’ s “Horizons Giving Day,” held for 24 hours on Wednesday, ... to see firsthand what these programs achieve and join us to support existing Horizons programs in...
Autonomous Driving Will Transform Cities: Is Philanthropy Paying Attention?
Release Date:
05/23/2017
... take another 15-20 years to reach full intensity. That’ s why now is the right time for cities to get ahead of this technology. It’ s also why Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute ... the planners...
Don Chen, Social Justice Veteran, Selected as Surdna Foundation’s Third President
Release Date:
08/20/2018
... Social Justice Veteran, Selected as Surdna Foundation’ s Third President The Surdna Foundation’ s board of directors announced today its unanimous and enthusiastic selection of Don Chen as the foundation’...
Lessons From Time Square
Release Date:
12/05/2018
... we wondered whether or not we would ever host a New Year’ s Party given our perch overlooking Times Square. The answer ... with pleasure and appreciation. Our time here has taught us that having multiple rooms...
Centering Disability Justice
Release Date:
02/06/2019
... Inclusion Advisor & Noorain Khan, Director, President' s Office, Ford Foundation Two years ago, the President of the ... of the foundation. It benefits everyone, and it makes us more effective and...
What Does Affordable Mean in an Unaffordable City?
Release Date:
06/11/2019
... top of the list when it comes to determining the nation’ s most unaffordable cities. Foundations and other ... to meet its basic needs, without public assistance. Join us for a cross-sector conversation about...
New Interactive Data Tool from the Education Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation, Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial Composition - Limited Educational Opportunity
Release Date:
09/23/2019
... of Education (GSE). “The only school districts in the U. S . where racial achievement gaps are even moderately small ... of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford GSE. “But it’ s not the racial composition of the...