Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'
Release Date:
11/16/2016
... "We've been looking for a women's building and hoping to find one for 40 years," said Steinem, who co-founded Ms. .....
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May
2019
Are Housing Vouchers Contributing to Racial and Economic Segregation for Families with Children? - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... of families using vouchers across multiple neighborhood characteristics , including poverty rate, an opportunity ...
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $3 Million in New Funding for Data Science Platform Global.health To Strengthen Pathogen Surveillance and Response
Release Date:
11/01/2022
... investors, businesses, and governments to combine their resources to scale funding solutions and bring about ... dataset became one of the most comprehensive and cited resources in the crucial first 100 days...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative
Release Date:
10/15/2015
... Institute and the Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies in Coney Island. New York Peace Institute is one of ... schools in all five boroughs and manage all community resources and support services in...
Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... abolishing the NEH would make access to our cultural resources less equitable, rather than give everyone a fair ...
Start a Giving Circle This Summer
Release Date:
06/15/2011
Dr. M. Starita Boyce Ansari, President and Chief Change Officer at MSBPhilanthropy Advisors LLC, talks about how the different groups and social occasions you’re involved in this summer can provide a great philanthropic opportunity—the creation of a...
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.
Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language
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16
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.
27
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.
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...