New President Selected to Lead the William T. Grant Foundation
Release Date:
03/01/2013
... D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies and Director of the Wisconsin Center for Education ...
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Georgetown University President, Vice-Chancellor of St Andrews (Scotland) and Former President of Portugal, Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
01/01/2013
John J. DeGioia, President of Georgetown University; Louise Richardson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews (Scotland); and Jorge Sampaio, United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC) High Representative and former...
The Century Foundation Adds New Fellows
Release Date:
01/01/2013
... his M.A. in History and B.A. in Medieval and Renaissance Studies from Brown University. Moshe Marvit practices law in ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in New Delhi
Release Date:
06/04/2012
... program at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University focusing on social ...
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Jun
2012
-- POSTPONED -- Saving Our Communities: Historic Preservation Initiatives in NYC
Thursday, June 21, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... grassroots, social media, and advocacy campaigns as case studies to illuminate the importance of preservation efforts ...
20
Jul
2012
New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream
Friday, July 20, 2012 -
8:30am to 11:00am
President Obama recently announced that undocumented students will soon be eligible to apply for deferred action. Although not a pathway to permanent residency, deferred action will allow qualifying young people to remain in the U.S. for two years...
18
Mar
2013
Measuring What Matters: Indicators of College and Career Readiness
Monday, March 18, 2013 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
Over the last several years, policymakers, educators, and philanthropy have increasingly highlighted the challenge of maintaining a college educated work force in the US: both the economy and American society increasingly require more than a high...
11
Sep
2013
What’s Looming Overhead? The Current Debate Around Funding Indirect Costs of Nonprofits
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Funding overhead costs using grant funds has been a much debated topic in philanthropy — and the discussion is heating up again. Recently, GuideStar, Charity Navigator and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance started a collaborative campaign (called The...
26
Mar
2010
Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind
Friday, March 26, 2010 -
9:00am to 11:00am
A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM presented by Philanthropy New York's Philanthropy Connects Committee, the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC), and Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET). WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All...
18
Sep
2013
NYC Paves the Way: Developing Tomorrow’s Workforce for the Tech Sector
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Nonprofits and the education system are filling the pipeline for the fastest growing tech sector in the U.S. — New York City. Join our panel for a conversation about the ubiquity of apps, social networks and all other kinds of digital media, with a...
Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets
Release Date:
11/01/2013
... Planning and Associate Head of the Department of Urban Studies + Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of ...
18
Jun
2014
Executive Assistants Network: Effective Communication Strategies
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 -
8:45am to 10:30am
Communication is fundamental to our day-to-day work, notably in our interactions with team members, supervisors, and in liaising with other departments. This meeting’s discussion will help identify some of the key attributes to developing good...
CEP Announces First Director of Advisory Services
Release Date:
02/24/2015
... Northeastern University School of Law and a B.A. in urban studies from Colgate University. CEP Announces First ...
12
Nov
2015
Families Funding Change: How Social Justice Giving Honors Our Roots and Strengthens Communities - Webinar
Thursday, November 12, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... long-term social change. The webinar will draw from case studies highlighted in NCRP’s new Families Funding Change ...
New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities
Release Date:
03/01/2016
... in fields like art history, musicology, or media studies , an interactive digital publication may allow the ...
16
Mar
2017
Brown Bag: Financial and Regulatory Challenges Facing Nonprofits Working Internationally
Thursday, March 16, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
International Grantmakers Network is pleased to be hosting Kay Guinane, Executive Director of the Charity and Securi ty Network (CSN) for a brown bag lunch (bring your own lunch!) to discuss the financial and...
William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/12/2017
... Mary Pattillo, Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University. William T. Grant ...
08
Nov
2017
Legal Series: International Grantmaking
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... and challenges of international grant making through case studies Presenters A. Nicole Campbell , Senior Director of ...
American Cities Lead the Way Amongst 25 Climate Change Projects Competing to be C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 Winners
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Eleven US cities, including Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., are among the 25 finalists for the C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017. These projects represent the most ambitious and...
New York Magazine Profile, "The Rockefellers vs. the Company That Made Them Rockefellers"
Release Date:
01/08/2018
The New York Magazine article profiles the family that pioneered the oil industry in America wants to expose what Exxon hid from the public about climate change.