Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access
Release Date:
06/30/2016
Cassie Schwerner of the Schott Foundation writes about "Stepping Up," a film that frames youth leadership and organizing in a profoundly needed way.
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Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All
Release Date:
11/03/2022
Learning on an empty stomach is nearly impossible, but this is the reality for too many students across New York.
Why We Engage in Public Policy
... an environment that improves conditions for the region's foundations and nonprofits. PNY’s public policy efforts .....
11
Jun
2012
Summer in the City: NYC Summer Quest...and More!
Monday, June 11, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Research shows that preventing “summer learning loss” is a crucial tool to reduce both the achievement gap, to which it substantially contributes, and the drop-out rate. But to prevent summer learning loss, it isn’t enough to add class time in July...
24
Sep
2012
Inside Story: The Crucial Role of Early Childhood and Youth Advocacy in the 2012 New York City Budget Battle
Monday, September 24, 2012 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
... for Local representatives of corporate, family and private foundations , and City and State agencies funding programs for ...
05
Jun
2013
Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Superstorm Sandy
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
This Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders will focus on current workforce activities in response to Superstorm Sandy and the opportunities for new investments in impacted communities. It will also include an update on a highly...
29
Nov
2011
Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
In the last half of the 20th century, a consensus emerged that time could be a valuable tool to improve schools. Early in the 21st century, NCLB proposed “supplementing” regular school hours with additional ones used in more targeted ways to improve...
Carol Levine to Receive Award for Raising Awareness About and Influencing Policy on Family Caregiving
Release Date:
10/21/2014
Carol Levine, Director of the United Hospital Fund's Families and Health Care Project will receive the President's Award from the State Society on Aging of New York.
15
Jan
2015
Getting Better at Getting Better: Using Data to Improve Student Social-Emotional Learning
Thursday, January 15, 2015 -
8:00am to 11:00am
The session will focus on the use of data and measurement tools to help young people set goals for themselves and build social-emotional competencies (SEL) essential for academic and life success.
Chad Shearer Promoted to Vice President for Policy at United Hospital Fund
Release Date:
10/25/2016
Chad Shearer, director of the Medicaid Institute at United Hospital Fund, has been promoted and will now serve as vice president for policy as well as leading UHF’s Medicaid work
07
Jun
2017
New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Impact of the Minimum Wage Increase on New York City’s Workforce System
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The state minimum wage in New York City will increase to $15/hour within less than three years for small businesses, and within less than two years for businesses employing 11 or more workers.
The Esteé Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign Global Ambassadors Elizabeth Hurley And William P. Lauder to Light the Empire State Pink in Honor of 25th Anniversary
Release Date:
09/29/2017
This year, The Breast Cancer Campaign is proud to honor Mrs. Evelyn H. Lauder’s legacy and pioneering vision, marking 25 years since she started The Breast Cancer Campaign and co-created the iconic Pink Ribbon.
Opioid Crises Takes Center Stage at 13th Annual H.F. Guggenheim Symposium
Release Date:
02/26/2018
The event, sponsored by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, brings together cops, prosecutors, journalists like yours truly, academics, public health professionals and others to discuss crime-related trends. The theme this year? “Justice in the...
Darren Walker Reflects on the Polling Results Released on the Coverage of Race in the News Media 50 Years Post-Kerner Commission
Release Date:
03/06/2018
America's alarming disunion is evident any time you turn on the news or read the paper. But a recent survey commissioned by the Ford Foundation indicates that our disconnect goes beyond our political disagreements—that our division may be...
25
Apr
2018
Investing in Workplace Financial Wellness: Help for Lower-Income Employees - A Webinar
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Workplace financial wellness programs are seen as a win-win for employers and employees. They help employees to create economic stability while contributing to employee satisfaction and an employer’s bottom line. How can philanthropy support and...
Marc Benioff to Dedicate Salesforce Tower With Speech on Civic ‘Priorities’
Release Date:
05/22/2018
Benioff and his wife, Lynne, have donated millions of dollars to causes from schools to hospitals, with $250 million alone going to the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland. Salesforce and Salesforce.org, the foundation arm...
In Bloomberg's New Education Push, a High-Stakes Test of His Big Philanthropy
Release Date:
06/12/2018
Michael Bloomberg recently pledged $375 million over the next five years to improve education in the United States. He laid out his plans during a speech he made at the New York Times Higher Ed Leaders forum. The strategies he outlined sound a lot...
Introducing the Winners of the 2019 Whiting Awards
Release Date:
03/20/2019
For the fifth consecutive year, The Paris Review Daily is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Whiting Awards . As in previous years, we’re also delighted to share excerpts from work by each of the winners.
20
Mar
2020
COVID-19 and the Impact on Civic Engagement in 2020 - A Webinar by FCCP and State Voices
Friday, March 20, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Join practitioners and fellow funders for a conversation on how COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") is impacting 2020 civic engagement programs, organizations, and people, and discuss how to support shifts in program and operations. We will discuss voter...
05
Jun
2020
Cash Transfers as an Emergency Response to Housing Instability - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness
Friday, June 5, 2020 -
1:00pm to 4:00pm
... webinar is limited to private funders, including foundations , United Ways, corporate giving programs, ...