Improving the Accuracy of Wikipedia’s Medical Information
Release Date:
01/06/2015
... and removed by other “wikipedians”—volunteers who edit Wikipedia. And this belief in Wikipedia’s ...
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Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster
Release Date:
05/12/2011
... social networks, caring for the elderly and children who have lost their families, etc.—with the greatest need. ... if they can only attract sufficient financial and human resources . 4) There are effective...
Capacity Building Begins At Home
Release Date:
06/04/2009
... we should ask is “what is the best use of foundation resources ?” The whole independent sector would be better served if foundations invested resources more wisely in their own capacity to do a more ... (which...
17
Jun
2025
Collaborating to Find Systemic Solutions to the "Pathway Gap" in Postsecondary/Workforce Advising
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Virtual via Zoom
... to access quality career exploration/advising resources (and guidance on how to use them); no centralized ... maintaining and updating these career development tools/ resources to ensure they remain accurate,...
The Fierce Urgency of Atlantic: Bending the Arc in Our Final Years
Release Date:
02/26/2015
... described below. This convergence of limited time and resources provides an unprecedented impetus to deliver on our ... community beyond the classroom, integrating academic resources and after-school...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas
Release Date:
08/02/2016
... to do now. We are enormously grateful to the many people who shared their time and valuable insights, who pushed us and challenged our assumptions, and who encouraged us to remain bold and...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50M to Museum of Science
Release Date:
10/18/2016
... here knows Michael Bloomberg as the kid from Medford who went on to do big things. He built a multibillion-dollar ... credits the Museum of Science for helping to shape who he became. “I went every Saturday,...
Three PNY Members Join GCIR Board
Release Date:
01/30/2017
Luna Yasui of the Ford Foundation, Shawn Morehead of The New York Community Trust and Evan Bacalao of Open Society Foundations have joined the board of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees.
Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... in Boycott of Native American School A dispute over who should lead an elementary school that serves almost ... the start of classes next week. The dispute centered on who would become the new principal of the...
A New Door Into the Kitchen for Aspiring Chefs
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... they make it look so perfect,” said Ms. Merced, who is now 19 and lives with her mother in the Bronx. “In a ... messy. You’ve got to have a thick skin.” Ms. Merced, who goes by the nickname Ginger, has been...
Vision for 2025
... community by identifying early-career professionals who will benefit from learning about and networking within ... can have a social impact using all of their financial resources . Participants have benefited...
Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced
Release Date:
10/21/2015
... Historical Society is pleased to announce ten fellows who will be in residence during the 2015–16 academic year. ... their academic careers—provide scholars with material resources and an intellectual...
Toward a New Gospel of Wealth
Release Date:
10/01/2015
... been shaped by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who made a profound statement not long before his death: ... First of all, no one in philanthropy has the independent resources to solve our collective...
Evaluating the Charitable Deduction and Proposed Reforms
Publication date:
06/2012
... Urban Institute report provides context for policymakers who may be considering one or more of these reforms, as well ...
A Weak Foundation
Release Date:
03/09/2011
In our latest blog post, Ilene Mack, who served the philanthropic sector over a 33-year career ...
Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)
Release Date:
01/10/2013
... of their focus area) can support the 85,000 veterans who are returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Mission ...
Using Competitions and RFPs: Requests for Proposals
Publication date:
12/2004
... a learning community, and find ways to work with those who are not selected. Using Competitions and RFPs: Requests ...
Spending a Week on Food Stamps Taught Me a Lesson That Could Aid All Grant Makers
Release Date:
04/07/2013
... of the Nathan Cummings Foundation. The number of Americans who are too financially strapped to pay for food has grown to ...
Talking Optimism and Opportunity With New Ford Foundation Head
Release Date:
08/08/2013
... 10th president, a position originally held by Edsel Ford, who founded the philanthropy in 1936... Talking Optimism and ...
26
Jan
2013
CEO Workshop: Transforming Your Role and Impact in the Foundation and Community
Saturday, January 26, 2013 -
7:30am to 5:00pm
... , is designed for the community of family foundation CEOs who are eager for new knowledge and skills to help them be ... leaders within their organization and in the community. Who value candid discussions and...