Grant Foundation Shifts Research Focus, Invites Studies that Improve Use of Research
Release Date:
12/17/2015
... use is not enough. As we embark on the next phase of this initiative , we want to support studies of how to improve the ...
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14
Jan
2016
ITVS Women and Girls Lead Global Celebration
Thursday, January 14, 2016 -
5:00pm to 8:00pm
... lives. With support from the Ford Foundation JustFilms initiative and USAID, ITVS uses documentary film to tackle ...
09
Mar
2016
Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: NYSED Commissioner & Innovative Workforce Strategies for Youth and Young Adults at the National Level
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The March Quarterly meeting will feature a presentation by the Commissioner of New York State Department of Education and a panel presentation on Innovative Workforce Strategies for Youth and Young Adults at the National Level: The Implications for...
Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming
Release Date:
01/29/2016
... In 2014, the Foundation launched a ten-year research initiative to reduce inequality by identifying responses to ...
17
May
2016
Unlocking the Potential of Young People: Effective Strategies for Engaging Youth
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
... Justice University Settlement Green City Force Red Hook Initiative Moderated by: Roderick Jenkins, Senior Program ...
14
Jun
2017
Social Impact Exchange: 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 2:45pm
At the 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact, funders, advisors and leaders from across the social sector gather to share knowledge, hear about co-funding opportunities and cultivate a community to help scale successful, evidence-based initiatives.
With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality
Release Date:
12/20/2017
This month, Bank of America pledged $1.5 million over three years to the Leading on Opportunity Council, a successor group to the task force composed of mostly different people.
How to Win the Lottery
Release Date:
02/27/2018
Susan Olivo, Executive Director, Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation writes "Adding a disability lens to our grantmaking enriches and expands the good work we already do. It respects the diversity that disability brings as an everyday part...
With Support from NoVo Foundation, Buen Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing
Release Date:
03/22/2018
The Buen Vivir Fund—established by Thousand Currents and backed by the NoVo Foundation (founded by Peter Buffett, son of Warren Buffett, and his wife Jennifer)—is seeking to deploy a different, albeit historically well tested, impact investment...
Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events
Release Date:
04/03/2018
As Americans, we waste enough food annually to feed the planet’s malnourished several times over, according to The Rockefeller Foundation. The average American household spends an estimated $1,500 to $2,000 a year on food never eaten. Businesses,...
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health
Release Date:
04/20/2018
If the U.S. health care system were a separate country, its $3.3 trillion GDP would give it the fifth-largest economy in the world. It is also the world’s seventh-largest producer of carbon dioxide, making it a major contributor to air pollution.
05
Jun
2018
What Funders Need to Know About Census 2020 Operations - June Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
... League Terri Ann Lowenthal , Consultant, Funders Census Initiative Tara Westman (Moderator), Program Manager, The ...
27
Jun
2018
Where Are the Children? Family Separation Becomes U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Since October 2017, the U.S. government has forcibly separated at least 2,400 children—including hundreds who are under four years old—from their parents as they arrive on our southern border seeking refuge. Attorneys and other humanitarian aid...
Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog
Release Date:
08/14/2018
... acronym for a new $20 million Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative to create a global watchdog to shed more light on ...
16
Oct
2018
The Philanthropic Closet - New Research on LGBTQ People in Philanthropy
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Do you know how many LGBTQ people work in philanthropy? Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ new upcoming report, The Philanthropic Closet: LGBTQ People in Philanthropy finally answers that question - and the results might surprise you! The report notes that...
11
Oct
2018
Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results - A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP (Part 3 of 3)
Thursday, October 11, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:15pm
... Series Hosted by FCCP (Part 3 of 3) The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present the first three briefings on ...
14
Nov
2018
Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:15pm
... 16 - Part 5 January 23 - Part 6 The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present its fourth briefing on ...
18
Mar
2019
National Emergency Declaration: Implications for the Rule of Law and Our Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP & GCIR
Monday, March 18, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
On February 11, 2019, President Trump declared a national emergency to secure funding to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Congress stands at the brink of the first-ever bi-partisan rebuke of a presidential executive order, though a vote...
24
Sep
2019
100 Million Healthier Lives: Transforming Health and Wellbeing for Aging Adults - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... Hub of the 100 Million Healthier Lives (100MLives), an initiative convened by the Institute for Healthcare ...
03
Oct
2019
Intergenerational Programming in Senior Housing: From Promise to Practice - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging
Thursday, October 3, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Senior housing can be an ideal platform for implementing high quality intergenerational work.