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28
Jun
2012
Effective Education Reform: Partnering with Teachers
Thursday, June 28, 2012 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Black Male Donor Collaborative, 333 Seventh Ave. 13th Floor, NYC
How can youth and parents successfully organize for school change without teacher allies? Join us for a conversation about the critical role progressive teachers play in grassroots education reform in New York City. The National Economic &...
06
Feb
2013
Family Foundations Briefing
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Teleconference
... Foundation Christine Sproule , Director, The Triangle Fund Designed for All interested funders. Family ...
09
May
2013
Over the River and Through the Woods: Geographic Dispersion in Family Philanthropy
Thursday, May 9, 2013 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Webinar
With family members living far apart, what steps can families take to build family identity and the bonds that once evolved naturally from living in close proximity? How can family members whose lives have taken different paths forge a genuinely...
Goldman Sachs, Buying Redemption
Release Date:
10/26/2013
... PND reported on Goldman's new $250 million Social Impact Fund . Goldman Sachs is a master at making money. Lately it .....
Vali Nasr Becomes Opinion Contributor for The New York Times
Release Date:
10/17/2013
... the addition of Vali Nasr , a Rockefeller Brothers Fund trustee, to its roster of opinion contributors. Dr. Nasr ...
The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform
Release Date:
03/18/2014
Wallace Foundation funds study of whether and how community institutions can work together on education reform.
How Should Philanthropies Respond to Emergencies?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
For funders bailing out Detroit, does the funding commit them to a long-term engagement or is it a one-time rescue mission? Ford Foundation discussed in The Atlantic.
The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2014
... a 40-year-old former Enron natural-gas trader and hedge- fund founder who, with his wife, ranked third on the 2013 ...
Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Release Date:
06/05/2014
[The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Foundations] Eleven of the nation’s leading philanthropies have announced a bold plan of action to maximize the potential of the...
More Details Emerging About Greer's Ouster from Nathan Cummings Foundation
Release Date:
06/10/2014
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that Simon Greer, who was hired to give the Nathan Cummings Foundation a more prominent profile, "was apparently fired just as he began to put in place a radical overhaul."
Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program
Release Date:
06/25/2014
A group of 33 African Diaspora scholars have been selected to collaborate with higher education institutions in Africa on curriculum co-development, research, graduate teaching, training and mentoring activities, as part of a fellowship funded by...
10
Jul
2014
Funder Briefing on the Lessons from Hurricane Sandy
Thursday, July 10, 2014 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
... most heavily impacted by Hurricane Sandy, North Star Fund published: " From The Edge Of Disaster: How Activists ... with any questions. In Collaboration with North Star Fund The Rockefeller Foundation The...
City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success"
Release Date:
07/13/2014
... 2008, with support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , to make more fresh fruits and vegetables available in ...
Heintz Named To NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 List
Release Date:
08/01/2014
... Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund , has been named as one of this year's Nonprofit Times .....
Ten NYC Nonprofits Selected As 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists
Release Date:
08/04/2014
... Foundation, Google, Taconic Foundation, McGladrey LLP, Fund for the City of New York, and Programs in Social ...
Mellon Grant To New Museum Supports Contemporary Art Scholarship
Release Date:
08/05/2014
The New Museum has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand scholarship on emerging art and ideas.
Burman, Viera Named to Board of Funders for LGBTQ Issues
Release Date:
08/14/2014
... Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at the M.A.C. AIDS Fund , and Bia Vieira, vice president of Philanthropic ...
Foundations Join Together to Create New Philanthropy Feedback Opportunities
Release Date:
09/04/2014
... W.K. Kellogg Foundation have joined together to create the Fund for Shared Insight, which will award $5-million to ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives Museums $17 million to Improve Digital Outreach
Release Date:
09/09/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies will give $17 million to museums in New York and around the world to increase the utilization of technology in exhibitry and educational programs.