Communities in Schools: Putting Quality Considerations First (Wallace Foundation, EMCF)
Release Date:
11/12/2015
... many investors willing to take on the hard, unsexy work of improving implementation at a significant scale. . . ...
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Aug
2016
Family Philanthropy and Media Perceptions - Webinar
Thursday, August 11, 2016 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... only.* Family foundations are passionate and dedicated to improving their communities and leading conversations that ...
Even as political battles persist, more district and charter schools join partnership program
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... from classroom discipline to working with families to improving teaching. While the political clashes between the ...
Open Society Foundations and Bloomberg Philanthropies Noted In Report Released By Foundation Center: Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys
Release Date:
11/01/2017
According to the 2017 edition of Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys (36 pages, PDF), the fluctuations in funding explicitly designated to benefit African-American men and boys might be due, in part, to large grants...
Bloomberg Philanthropies-Supported Criminal Justice Mentorship Program Scales across Country
Release Date:
05/02/2018
With grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies and oversight from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity, the Department of Probation funded 19 community-based organizations to hire mentors for people ages 16 to 24
Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) RFP for Round 13 of the Partners for Places Grant Program
Release Date:
07/19/2018
The grant program provides partnership investments between $25,000 and $75,000 for one year projects, or $50,000 and $150,000 for two year projects, with a 1:1 match required by one or more local foundations.
Simons and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Fund Study That Reveals How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations
Release Date:
10/24/2018
MIT neuroscientists have now discovered how the brain tries to compensate for its poor performance in tasks that require this kind of complicated transformation.
$4 Million From Ford, Mellon, and Alice Walton Fund Goes to Promote Diversity on Museum Boards
Release Date:
01/15/2019
A board-member matching service to identify and train candidates of color — and assess groups’ readiness to engage people of different backgrounds — will be key to change.
12
Feb
2020
Prose for Program Officers: A Workshop in Writing for Philanthropic Audiences
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Are your board reports and grant summaries hitting the mark, or do you find yourself overusing metaphors and mired in philanthropic jargon? When was the last time you wrote the words "capacity building," "stakeholders," "intersectional," and/or "...
Sustainability Grant Opportunity: Partners for Places Round 16
Release Date:
12/05/2019
The Funders’ Network (TFN), in partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, is pleased to announce the opening of Round 16 of the Partners for Places grant program.
29
Mar
2023
Building Immigrant Women's Economic Power - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
With wage inequality impacting the ability of women – particularly women of color – to receive fair compensation for their labor, GCIR will host a webinar discussion on strategies for supporting the economic empowerment of immigrant and refugee...
09
Nov
2023
Listening and Feedback: Tools to Assess Your Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, November 9, 2023 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
Join this webinar to learn how to listen with intention, gather feedback in a way that does not burden your nonprofit partners, share how you acted on feedback, and how to use tools that will provide insights into how you can improve your work.
William T. Grant Foundation Announces Support for Research on Reparations for Black American Descendants of Enslaved Persons
Release Date:
07/27/2021
In what may be a historic first for a national foundation, the William T. Grant Foundation today announced a $300,000 grant to the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University
11
Apr
2018
Moving Beyond Financial Education: A Grantmaker's Guide to Investing in Impactful Financial Capability Programs - Webinar
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... "knowledge is power" when it comes to increasing financial health . Now we have ample evidence that financial education ... in San Francisco and Harmony Neighborhood Development in New Orleans on...
29
Jul
2021
Reimagining Systems - Level Changes for Economic Equity - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
Thursday, July 29, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... to community leaders. Earlier this year, AFN showcased our new Relief to Resilience: Reimagining Investments framework ... The California Wellness Foundation, and the Con Alma Health Foundation - to hone in on...
Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy
Release Date:
06/17/2014
... Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy A new light rail line--called the "Green Line"-- that connects ... years ago, developers have announced over $2.5 billion in new construction and...
Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation
Release Date:
08/17/2015
... of Wassaic to serve as the philanthropic foundation’s new Director of Programs. “Cecilia has worked for the ... said Foundation President Andrea Reynolds. In her new role, Ms. Stancell will work with the...
Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs
Release Date:
02/05/2016
... HR&A Advisors Inc., and the Rauch Foundation released new research this week highlighting the high demand for ... possible strategies for creating an adequate supply of new housing. The study found that...
When Integrating A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? (Century Foundation)
Release Date:
02/29/2016
... fitness app. It's a grant proposed in President Obama's new budget, reviving an idea that hasn't gotten much policy ... intended to make their schools more diverse. As a new pair of reports from...
Opinion: The Urban Revival Is Over
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... two may be in danger. As it turns out, the much-ballyhooed new age of the city might be giving way to a great urban ... white flight. Unlike their parents and grandparents, these new urbanites embraced the...