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The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning

Release Date:

09/28/2018

... Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning The Samuel H. Kress Foundation support a study ... museum have a measurable impact on key aspects of student learning . The comprehensive study,...

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation

Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville

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01/09/2017

... we seek to strengthen advocacy, influence policy, and advance equity [i] in arts and culture in the City. Our ... in opportunities (such as access to information, financial resources , or programming) for...

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Insights

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

Alison White Joins Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons Program as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer

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07/23/2020

... Joins Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons Program as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer NEW YORK, NY; ... to the Great Apes & Gibbons Program as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer...

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What Business Can Learn From Buddhism

Release Date:

10/02/2017

Millennials, we are told, have a different attitude to work than their elders. They want to work for organisations committed to values and ethics, where there is a higher purpose than simply making a profit.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

PNY Urges NY State and NYC to Follow Both the Law and the Spirit of OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs

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08/17/2016

PNY Urges NY State and NYC to Follow Both the Law and the Spirit of OMB ... service providers just survive with perpetually inadequate resources .These are positions that are strongly supported by ... these...

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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

Release Date:

10/21/2015

Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates, Families for Excellent Schools Two hedge fund billionaires dropped $1 ... it was founded in 2012. But a July filing with the ...

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

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05/15/2013

... children in our nation's communities have more and better learning time in school . We envisioned an alliance where educators, parents ... and community organizations to advocate for expanded ...

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Education

14 Feb 2017

Social and Emotional Intelligence: Insights on Creating Effective Learning Communities for Staff Who Work with Young People

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... how those who work with youth assess the social emotional learning objectives of their programs. The session will also ... improvement of their practices while creating peer- learning communities to enhance...

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Children, Youth and Families

NYTimes Editorial Focuses on Importance of 'Grit' in Learning

Release Date:

01/12/2015

NYTimes Editorial Focuses on Importance of 'Grit' in Learning Self-control, curiosity, “grit” — these ... than intelligence when it comes to students’ success in school . But critics worry that the...

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Education

Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees

... of using evaluation to improve grantee effectiveness or advance a field of practice. It's a worthy endeavor, but how ... inquiry was used to support growth in a new field. Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers .....

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Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

Release Date:

10/26/2017

Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Ford ... mentoring, college readiness activities and work-based learning experiences," according...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... 21st century, NCLB proposed “supplementing” regular school hours with additional ones used in more targeted ways ... offer reflections from a pioneer in the field of expanding learning opportunities,...

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Issue-Based

Nonprofit Excellence Awards Go to Leake & Watts, Row New York, and Graham Windham

Release Date:

11/21/2014

... three winning organizations were selected for their use of excellent management practices to turn around a failing ... “Every year I talk to funders at the Nonprofit Excellent Awards program who say they come...

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The New York Community Trust

25 Feb 2014

Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

... goes well beyond pure entertainment and is at the nexus of learning , advocacy and social change. Game makers are ... , Executive Director, Zynga.org Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy ...

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Technology

15 Sep 2011

New York's Diverse Muslim Community: Building Civic Engagement and Responsive Social Services - Learning Tour

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 8:00am

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

... emergency needs arising from September 11th, providing resources , social services, and the emotional support to cope ... Building Civic Engagement and Responsive Social Services - Learning Tour ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

Religion

Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy

Release Date:

09/25/2017

Chefs Boot Camp initiative is part of the James Beard Foundation's education and outreach programming and represents a relatively new step in the culinary community: the recognition that chefs can — and should — try to influence food-systems policy...

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Sector News

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Food Systems

18 Jul 2013

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: A Focus on Human Resources, TED Style

Thursday, July 18, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... HR, and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , test ideas with peers, and strengthen professional ... Join us on July 18th for a lively conversation on human resources . We are bringing...

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Network Building

Arcus Funds LGBTQ Capacity Building Grants In An Under-Resourced Region

Release Date:

11/02/2017

When Funders for LGBTQ Issues released its first Out in the South report in 2014, it found that per capita, LGBTQ people in the southeastern United States were getting about a tenth of foundation funding of their counterparts in the Northeast.

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Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

20 Jun 2012

Learning a New Language: Digital Media for Advocacy

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... 21st century calls for the adoption of new media. Assorted resources including blogs, webcasts, digital services, and ... faculty member Designed for All interested funders. Learning a New Language: Digital...

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Issue-Based

12 May 2021

State of Health Town Hall

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... medical debt and the eviction crisis to child poverty and learning loss, the results will have implications for ... and policy interventions. Please join us for a State of Health Town Hall, our first mixed...