Site Search

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

HSBC grant already benefiting fields and farmers across the Midwest

Release Date:

05/23/2022

... plays a large role in the global agricultural system – about a third of the world’s corn and soybeans are produced ... of synthetic fertilizer applied to their fields, and about half said they used no tillage...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

Related Organizations

HSBC Bank USA

Is Bail Reform Causing an Increase in Crime? - New Research & Policy Report from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Releases

Release Date:

01/20/2023

... and eliminating money considerations from decisions about detention have had minimal negative effects on public ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Social Justice

Related Organizations

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

Cheers to the International Grantmakers Network!

... and best practices and learn from experts. To learn more about what we do; join IGN and its listserv, and hear about upcoming IGN events, please contact Shamira Lukomwa at ...

19 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Is Social Justice Sustainable?

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... environmental organizations -- to do some soul-searching about where their funding is going to come from, in the near ... is clear, but creative thinking is beginning to emerge about how to expand and...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

27 Nov 2012

Social Impact Bonds: The Brains Behind the Buzz

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00pm

... change financing? Many of us in the sector have heard about them. The City of New York, in partnership with Goldman ...

Find More By

Event type

Tools & Strategies

10 Jan 2013

The First Year: How to Hire, Inspire and Empower a New Family Foundation CEO

Thursday, January 10, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

... a family foundation CEO, will help any family thinking about how to achieve their shared dreams for family ... develop strong board/staff relations while also learning about the foundation, its grantees and...

12 Mar 2013

Getting Your Foundation’s Spending Policy & Asset Allocation Right

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... market environment changes how foundations are thinking about spending policy and asset allocation. Come hear leading ... colleague, both foundation staff and trustee, in the field about their forecast of the...

14 Mar 2013

Adding Nonfamily Trustees and Community Voices to Your Family Foundation Board

Thursday, March 14, 2013 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

... made the choice to engage non-family trustees—hear more about why they made this decision, what questions and ... and characteristics to look for? How should we go about the search and invitation process for...

27 Mar 2013

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... crises do frequently arise. How often do we read news about situations like these? A foundation CEO has a ... members begin to do just that. Explore How to think about the unthinkable in foundation crisis...

13 May 2013

As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the U.S. South

Monday, May 13, 2013 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... research highlights and will offer a chance for dialogue about questions that have long vexed the field. Explore ... and compelling and sometimes so hard? What do we know about ways that language and jargon...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

18 Jun 2013

Social Impact Exchange: 2013 Annual Conference on Scaling

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 9:00am to Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 3:30pm

Museum of Jewish Heritage - Battery Park 36 Battery Place, NYC

... is taking social impact to new levels. Attend sessions about scaling initiatives that are revitalizing U.S. cities, ... managers and philanthropy advisors interested in learning about innovative methods to...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... high school. The City includes test data in decisions about whether to promote children from one grade to the next, and wants to use these data in decisions about teacher tenure. But what do these tests...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

01 Dec 2011

Don’t Cut Kids: An Update on the Federal Budget and Children

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... state and local levels. Explore Up-to-date information about programs likely to be cut, detailing the number of children and families affected Results of polling data about the public’s level of support for...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

19 Oct 2010

Leaders in a New Era: A Conversation on Leadership Development and Race

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... ideas and practices are heavily influenced by beliefs about responsibility and individualism, i.e., candidates have ... publication explores the ways in which current thinking about leadership often...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

20 Sep 2011

School Transformations III: Practices and Programs that Are Transforming Schools & Policies that Support Them

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... third session of a series designed to inform grantmakers about realistic options for significantly improving and even ... on improving instruction. In this session, we will learn about two programs (Turnaround...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

03 Nov 2011

The American Economy, Manufacturing, and Sustainability

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

10:00am to 2:00pm

... What is the job mismatch that everyone’s talking about ? Can we really do something about it in light of the character of our education system? ...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

17 Dec 2013

Molto Media: Digital Media Culture

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Studios of WQXR and WNYC

Join us for a discussion among arts funders about the role of digital media within the arts, and the ... of philanthropic investment. The report offers broad data about the field and highlights nine organizations...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Communications

Funding Area

Arts

20 May 2014

Philanthropic Advisors Network

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 -

8:15am to 10:00am

... field? What are the biggest misconceptions you encounter about your job or the field? What strategies do you employ ... misconceptions? How do you balance being able to talk about the successes and challenges...

Find More By

Event type

Network Building

Audience

Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

Topic(s)

Communications

Declare Overhead Dead

Release Date:

03/18/2014

... Let’s declare overhead dead. Let’s start to talk about operating expenses instead. That’s not a loaded ...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

18 Jun 2015

Interested in Working in Corporate Philanthropy?

Thursday, June 18, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... at a Foundation " series. This June, we will learn about the field of corporate philanthropy from the ... Foundation Designed for Individuals interested in learning about careers in the field of...