Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?
Release Date:
02/27/2014
... view of what it means to invest in solving global and/or local problems. As noted in a blog post on the Rockefeller Foundation website, foundations have ...
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Wallace Foundation Hopes New Initiative Will Better Prepare Principals
Release Date:
12/12/2016
... are trained, specifically in creating partnerships with local colleges and universities to redesign teacher training, ...
Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Release Date:
10/01/2015
... U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the Hurricane Sandy region to cities around the world, carrying the ...
Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
06/16/2016
... Rodin praised Mr. Karp for using data analytics to help communities recover after Hurricane Sandy , but she quibbled: “You guys just intervened after ...
HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... to help bring Horizons multi-year learning programs to new communities and serve more low-income children across the ... rate, and 91% of these graduates go on to college or other post -secondary education...
Novo Foundation's Jesenia Santana Discusses the Dismissal of Domestic Violence and Its Effects in the Criminal Court System
Release Date:
03/09/2017
For decades, domestic violence survivors have been criminalized, prosecuted, and imprisoned for acts carried out by their abusive partners.
What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’s Move to Roll Back DACA
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... some major colleges said of the order to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA: The ... would lobby its Congressional representatives to "take action to provide protection...
In Nighttime Tweet, Trump Offers Mixed Message on Immigration
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... that a president does not have the power to take such action by himself. He then put the onus on Congress by giving ... before it would expire. Then, barely eight hours after his decision was announced, the...
Sloan Foundation Among Funders of New Report Outlining Research Agenda for Microbiomes, Indoor Environments, And Human Health
Release Date:
08/16/2017
... dynamics, and functions of indoor microbiomes that can guide improvements to current and future buildings as well as ... this time, we do not know enough to manage the microbial communities around us in the...
Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?
Release Date:
08/13/2009
... agenda and develop—not just capture temporarily—human resources and talent to address that agenda. Fear of ... constantly assess whether they are spending where future action is likely. I know I oversimplify...
Century Foundation’s Li to Chair Philanthropy New York Board
Release Date:
06/09/2015
... Foundation in 2011, Li was the Chief Operating Officer for Brooklyn Community Foundation, another Philanthropy New York ... larger investments in technology and communications resources , and long-term...
Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer
Release Date:
08/01/2012
... which is a philanthropic organizing project providing resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ... New York City food pantries with 240,000 pounds of fresh local vegetables annually. In...
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Jan
2015
What’s Next on the Healthcare Horizon? Five Big Trends Affecting Philanthropy
Thursday, January 22, 2015 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
... integration and coordination, how is that affecting communities ? What alterations to the payment system can ... youth and family, this program will be of interest to local and national funders interested in...
Bloomberg Report Shows Mayors Concerned About Budget, Infrastructure
Release Date:
04/11/2018
... as one of the top concerns they hear about from local residents. The survey also found that mayors in the ... important, many said they were stymied in taking effective action by significant challenges,...
Newman's Own CEO Shares: What Paul Newman Would Tell Small Foundations in the Pandemic: Don’t Shift Course
Release Date:
04/22/2020
... profound question I take to bed: Should we redirect our resources to frontline responders and other efforts ... and nutrition, and independent media — and in our local communities . In times...
The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution
Release Date:
09/26/2014
... where an estimated 400,000 people marched, demanding action from world leaders at the UN Climate Summit on 23rd ... at the Climate Summit join the marchers and take necessary action ? Countries are due to...
Let's Get Explicit About Power
Release Date:
09/24/2020
... so that they are better, more effective partners to their communities . I offer four types of power that may be manifesting in your organization: resources , structures and processes, identity and ... expertise...
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Apr
2015
The Mainstreaming of Mental Health: Grappling with City, State and Federal Developments Poised to Dramatically Alter Behavioral Health Programs
Thursday, April 16, 2015 -
3:15pm to 5:30pm
... here . Important changes in national, New York State and local health policy – linked to implementation of the ... new priorities to provide care for families in underserved communities affected by depression...
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Mar
2022
Building Pathways for New York City's Environmental Leadership
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
... that a broad range of perspectives are included in decision -making on policies, programs, and funding that ... and that outcomes are equitable and just for BIPOC communities . Career and leadership development...
Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board
Release Date:
11/01/2013
... toward our mission of fostering just and sustainable communities in the United States. Internally, the foundation ... our three core programs— Thriving Cultures, Strong Local Economies, and Sustainable...