Ford Foundation Appoints Rakesh Rajani as the New Director of Democratic Participation and Governance
Release Date:
10/21/2014
... economy of policy-making and the nexus between public action , information and imagination. After completing ...
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06
Feb
2017
Democracy in the Era of Trump: How Grantmakers Should Adapt - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, February 6, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
With the potential of accelerating and emerging threats to our democracy, we must reflect on how our roles and practices may need to shift in order to adapt to the shifting political landscape.
The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges
Release Date:
11/13/2017
The Century Foundation (TCF) has obtained new data from the U.S. Department of Education about nearly 100,000 “borrower defense claims”—applications for loan relief from students who maintain that they have been defrauded or misled by federally...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP)
Release Date:
03/07/2018
... 35 million lives, but as more cities and countries take action , the tobacco industry is pushing to find new users, ...
01
Jun
2018
Overstepping? When Should Foundations Weigh In On Grantee Governance
Friday, June 1, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... designed to arm funders with innovative ideas and specific action steps to encourage good governance at grantee ...
Michael Bloomberg Takes on the Coal Industry
Release Date:
04/12/2018
... in his new role as the U.N.’s special envoy for climate action , seemed like a substitute for American leadership—an ...
14
Dec
2018
Beyond Understanding: Listening for Emergence
Friday, December 14, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... leave with 2-3 new listening-related skills, a personal action plan of concrete steps to improve listening, and they ...
The Education Foundation of America Announces Two New Staff Members
Release Date:
04/29/2019
... Law while serving as staff counsel for the Environmental Action Foundation. During the Clinton Administration, he was ...
Dear Colleges: Take Control of Your Online Courses - New Report by The Century Foundation
Release Date:
09/12/2019
... and themselves in the process. Our hope is that this action -focused report will assist schools and those who care ...
01
Feb
2022
Black Narratives Research - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
... conducted with New Georgia Project, Power PA, and Detroit Action in 2020 that further developed how narratives focused ...
26
Sep
2023
Navigating ER and ED As They Relate to Your Organization’s Grantmaking Mission
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Do you understand the options available to you when exploring potential grantmaking support to organizations that are located outside of the United States? Do you know what questions to ask and actions to take -- programmatically, operationally, and...
09
Jun
2025
On Hope in a Time of Maximum Fear: A Conversation with Norma Wong - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Monday, June 9, 2025 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join us on June 9th for a conversation with Norma on visionary strategy, collective practice, and what leaps we need to make in a time of maximum fear.
30
Mar
2011
Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -
8:30am to 11:00am
A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing, sponsored by the Nathan Cummings Foundation , Open Society Foundations , and Surdna Foundation , with Lambent Foundation and CrossCurrents Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND : Private and public...
Wallace Foundation Names Gigi Antoni New Director of Learning and Enrichment
Release Date:
02/28/2017
... on my experience as part of a team working to help other communities expand opportunities for children.” Antoni has ... Evaluation as an Opportunity to Build the Capacity of Communities ” and “Collaboration...
04
Oct
2018
Elevating Impact: Key Practices for Producing Outcomes
Thursday, October 4, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... funding strategies require the input and partnership of communities and grantees, all the while recognizing how power ... for equity; maintaining transparency with grantees and the communities they serve and...
Morgan Stanley, TruFund Financial Services and Ford Foundation Announce Launch of $26 Million Impact Developers Fund
Release Date:
06/22/2020
... solutions that address the complex development needs of communities nationwide and direct much-needed capital to ...
William T. Grant Foundation 2021 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists
Release Date:
01/13/2021
... The program aims to bring research, policy, and practice communities together in ways that advance the use of research ...
16
Dec
2021
December 2021 Tornadoes: How to Support Long-Term Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by CDP
Thursday, December 16, 2021 - 2:00pm
... of inequitable and unjust outcomes for survivors and their communities , starts right after a disaster. Yet, the most ... we will also share relevant insights into funding affected communities in other states...
Infrastructure Design as Innovation
Release Date:
04/02/2019
... innovate because staff have no framework to creatively guide , support, inform, or refine the foundation’s ... delegation of the board’s authority, and provide a clear guide for the board itself about its...
The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids
Release Date:
08/25/2014
... Chang, Policy Associate, The Century Foundation This post originally appeared on the The Century Foundation ... cut by an additional 22.2 percent. Given the current U.S. post -transfer poverty rate rests at 21...