Carnegie Corporation of New York Honors 42 'Great Immigrants: The Pride of America'
Release Date:
06/29/2016
The annual award of the Carnegie Corporation would be presented to them at an event in New York on June 30.
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Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language
Explore a broad overview of the philanthropic sector. What motivates philanthropies to give? What are the different types of grantmakers? What is the role of the nonprofit sector as a service provider, and its relationship with both the private and public sectors?
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Nov
2011
Role Models in the Classroom: Creating Teaching Pipelines for Black and Latino Males
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -
1:30pm to 5:00pm
Over the past decade, the achievement gap in New York City schools has remained almost constant, with Black and Latino males at the low end of that gap. While the City takes pride in a 2010 graduation rate of over 65%, less than 40% of Black and...
Watch this New Series Showing the Ordinary and Extraordinary Lives of Muslim New Yorkers
Release Date:
02/23/2017
Clare Church of the New York Community Trust writes about a new web series that has been attracting hundreds of thousands viewers on YouTube since just before the presidential election.
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Sep
2018
Financial Coaching in the Workplace: An Investment Worth Making
Thursday, September 27, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
According to a recent study by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, more than half of employees in the United States report that they are financially stressed, and nearly one in three employees report being distracted by personal financial issues while at work...
15
Oct
2019
On Nonprofit Leadership Transitions - A Roundtable Discussion
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 -
8:30am to 10:30am
... At this meeting, attendees will be invited to share case studies from their own experience - either a transition that ...
How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises
Release Date:
09/28/2011
In this essay accompanying a new Foundation Center study on the impact of state budget cuts on nonprofits, Doug Bauer, Executive Director of The Clark Foundation and Chair of the Board of Directors of Philanthropy New York, provides insights on how...
Essentials of Foundation Strategy
Publication date:
12/2009
... and practices common to more strategic leaders. Case studies and interviews included in the report highlight ...
New State-by-State Analysis: States Rejecting Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act Are Costing Their Taxpayers Billions
Publication date:
12/2013
The 20 states choosing not to expand their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act are forgoing billions of dollars in federal funds, while residents in their states are contributing to the cost of the expansions in other states, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study.
New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... that teacher training is doing the trick. One of the first studies of its kind of New York City’s high-profile ...
New Research Links Increased Minimum Wage to Reduced Child Maltreatment
Release Date:
09/13/2017
A new study contends that a rise in wages could reduce child maltreatment.
JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Commitment to Help Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Greater Washington
Release Date:
01/25/2022
... for and by Black and Latina women to address racial and gender wealth gaps. Two of the six winning collaborations are ... Gap By combining business, data, policy and philanthropic resources , the firm aims to...
Mellon Foundation Grants Over $13M to the National Park Foundation to Support Thirty Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities
Release Date:
06/29/2022
... and connect the public with interpretive and educational resources that consider the complex histories of the sites ... parks are impacted and/or informed by issues related to gender and sexuality equality,...
Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation
Release Date:
02/28/2023
... led by Black, Indigenous and people of color; queer and gender nonconforming people; and women. “This inaugural ...
At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... food waste, save their families money, and conserve resources to protect our planet." "Walmart has worked with ... Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste at World Resources Institute. "...
Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/26/2014
Huffington Post interviewed Christopher Stone, President of Open Society Foundations, about how OSF is different from other philanthropies.
Measuring What Matters: Funder Evaluation
Funders often ask grantees to have assessment strategies in place. However, they don’t always practice what they preach in terms of evaluation. Philanthropy New York introduces a new three-part program series that encourages funders to look...
Why Bring People Together In Person?
Release Date:
08/13/2013
... convene or not convene” question with a “yes” will find this guide (and the accompanying training tools) ...
Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Top higher-education instutions should set an admissions preference for low-income students because such students now face unjustified barriers and constitute only 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools, according to a landmark report issued...
After the Election, Building the Beloved Community
Release Date:
11/23/2016
... and understand the last year in our national life, I find myself asking uncomfortable questions about my own ...