Long Island Community Foundation Supports Treatment for Military Veterans and Their Families
Release Date:
05/19/2015
... the stressful nature of the military and the traumatizing experiences of war, many veterans experience psychological ...
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Sloan partners with NASA to Study Microbes from ISS
Release Date:
09/23/2016
What can microbes from space tell scientists on Earth? The world is about to find out as experts are currently analyzing fungi grown from microbe samples collected from the International Space Station (ISS).
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology Request for Applications Opens
Release Date:
04/14/2017
The foundation is particularly interested in applicants with training in different fields who want to apply their experience to understanding the role of microorganisms in shaping ocean processes and vice versa, including applicants with experience...
Are You the Future of Philanthropy? Apply for a 2018 TFN PLACES Fellowship!
Release Date:
07/19/2017
The Funders' Network is offering PLACES Fellowships, which are transformational leadership development experiences that gives professionals in philanthropy the tools, knowledge, and best practices needed to embed an equity lens into their work.
Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project
Release Date:
08/23/2017
The general public's help is being enlisted in what's thought to be the biggest study of the human microbiome—the bacteria that live in and on the human body –and are believed to affect health.
TED Talk: Judge Victoria Pratt on How Judges Can Show Respect
Release Date:
11/14/2017
In a new TED Talk, Judge Victoria Pratt draws on her experience with Newark Community Solutions to explain the real-life impact of procedural justice.
Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Release Date:
12/10/2018
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation is pleased to announce that Rini Banerjee will join the Foundation as its fourth president and first woman to lead the foundation. Banerjee’s appointment concludes an extensive nationwide search that began last...
Children's Health Fund Launches New Mobile Clinic in NYC Made Possible by the Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
07/12/2019
The mobile clinic will enable the Children’s Health Fund to provide healthcare to hundreds more children and families each year.
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Black Communities and Philanthropy: A Conversation on Past Trends, Current Challenges and the Future
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 -
8:30am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC
... involve you in a roundtable style conversation to share experiences , lift up successful strategies and identify ways ...
Lilien Leaves Charities Bureau to Join Zuckerman Spaeder
Release Date:
10/15/2013
Jason R. Lilien, former New York State Charities Bureau Chief under Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and former Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, has moved on to joined the firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. Lilien will be leading the firm's new...
Leadership for Education Innovation
Release Date:
05/24/2014
[Carnegie Corporation of New York] Michele Cahill authors Education Week piece: "Looking to implications for the country, the question is, What will it take to do this at scale? As someone involved in the New York City work and in high school reform...
Three Key Roles Funders Can Play in a CEO Transition
Publication date:
04/2015
The Bridgespan Group offers important advice on how to survive a CEO transition.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Jane Mendillo and L. Rafael Reif to its Board of Trustees
Release Date:
04/11/2016
Ms. Mendillo and President Reif will offer wise leadership, grounded in deep and broad experience, as well as steadfast commitment to the Foundation's core constituencies in the humanities, arts, higher education, and cultural organizations," said...
United Hospital Fund Report Examines New York's Accountable Care Organizations in Year 2
Release Date:
04/18/2016
On quality, New York’s accountable care organizations achieved an aggregate score of 86.31 out of 100, higher than the national average of 83.08.
Century Foundation Releases Report on Diversity in New York City’s Universal Pre-K Classrooms
Release Date:
09/20/2016
A new report finds that on average, New York City's pre-K classrooms are even more racially segregated than kindergarten classrooms.
Wallace Foundation Supports a Transgender Story Told Through Opera
Release Date:
11/11/2016
As One, a chamber opera with only two singers, tells the story of Hannah, a transwoman, and her journey to self-understanding. The opera is meant to be both an experience, and a vehicle for meaningful conversation.
How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color
Release Date:
01/12/2017
Black girls and other girls of color disproportionately experience harsh school discipline than their peers.
Ford, Warhol and Shelly & Donald Rubin Foundation Support Exhibition of Black Women Artists at Brooklyn Museum
Release Date:
03/02/2017
... It is the first exhibition to highlight the voices and experiences of women of color—distinct from the primarily ...
Edna McConnell Clark's Nancy Roob Gives Tedx Talk About Re-Imagining Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/30/2017
At this year's TEDxPennAve in Washington DC, Nancy Roob shared how a life-changing experience encouraged her and EMCF to re-imagine the way philanthropists collaborate to help meet our nation’s most pressing challenges.
61% Of Women And 46% Of Men Think Kids Should Be Raised Without Gender Stereotypes
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Brand owners should follow the lead already taken by Target in the U.S. and John Lewis in the U.K. to combat gender stereotyping by de-gendering their products, packaging, in-store experience, and other marketing communications–including advertising...