Target Gives $1 Billion for Education
Release Date:
08/31/2015
... Target’s support over the years has provided books, school supplies, food, field trips and lots more to students ...
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22
Jun
2016
Social Impact Exchange: 2016 Conference on Scaling Impact
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 5:00pm
... wealth managers and philanthropy advisors interested in learning about innovative methods to support high-impact ...
14
Jun
2022
Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join us for an interactive workshop to break down how to operationalize an oral and alternate reporting approach. During the session, we will focus on the nuts and bolts of implementing a new reporting method. We will begin to develop an Action Plan...
14
Jul
2022
CANCELLED: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice - Part 2 of 3 (July Action Session)
Thursday, July 14, 2022 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
**This program has been cancelled. Please register for the August session.** Since 2020, many funders have embraced new ways of interacting with their nonprofit partners and grappled with how to shift the grantmaking power...
Twelve Emerging LGBT Leaders Selected for Arcus Leadership Fellowship
Release Date:
06/28/2017
The Arcus Foundation announced the selection of 12 executive directors to participate in the Arcus Leadership Fellowship. Among this year’s fellows are a longtime grassroots activist organizing around issues of social, economic, and environmental...
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.
15
Mar
2019
Funders Briefing Call on NYS Criminal Justice Reform
Friday, March 15, 2019 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
With the new leadership in the state government in 2019, advocates across New York have called on state leaders to push through long-stalled criminal justice ...
To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together
Release Date:
06/23/2020
... could be spiked—as it had been—by a tiny clutch of state senators. To win in cases like these requires ... Cuomo. In December 2015 he was to host a reception at the state capitol. To this event went Dave...
Get to Know the New Leader of the Nation’s Largest Philanthropic Network
Release Date:
11/18/2015
... that they have tapped David Biemesderfer as CEO to advance its new strategic direction. Biemesderfer is ...
New Menino Survey of Mayors Reveals Top Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi)
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... receiving too little financial support from federal and state government. On the issue of policing, mayors ... The data shared here is invaluable and helps us to advance our policy goals to uplift working...
02
Apr
2012
How Does History Inform Current Philanthropic Practice?
Monday, April 2, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
What can 21st-century practitioners learn from the annals of American philanthropy? As the Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Ford foundations celebrate 100, 99, and 75 years of service respectively, pausing to reflect upon the role and practice of...
18
Jun
2013
Social Impact Exchange: 2013 Annual Conference on Scaling
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 9:00am to Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 3:30pm
Museum of Jewish Heritage - Battery Park 36 Battery Place, NYC
... wealth managers and philanthropy advisors interested in learning about innovative methods to support high-impact ...
11
Dec
2013
What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ Policy Work in a Foundation?
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -
7:45am to 11:00am
... deal more creative thinking among participants of this learning session. This program is geared towards our ...
01
Apr
2014
Advocacy and Policy Communications: Where Does Social Media Fit In?
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Effective advocacy communications today means successful navigation of social media. It isn’t just Twitter, Facebook and other new distribution channels; blogs, webcasts, digital services, and other innovative technologies offer immense potential...
25
Apr
2018
Investing in Workplace Financial Wellness: Help for Lower-Income Employees - A Webinar
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Workplace financial wellness programs are seen as a win-win for employers and employees. They help employees to create economic stability while contributing to employee satisfaction and an employer’s bottom line. How can philanthropy support and...
11
Jul
2019
Service for Impact
Thursday, July 11, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The Service for Impact Working Group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , provides an opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders to foster a peer network, share successes and challenges, brainstorm on...
13
Feb
2020
Family Philanthropy: Tying Grantmaking Practices to Shared Values - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, February 13, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Connecting values to practice is key in family philanthropy — shared values can help family givers develop a grantmaking strategy that ties their vision and mission to real impact.
27
Mar
2020
New York Foster Youth Funders Meeting via Zoom
Friday, March 27, 2020 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
... from 11am-12pm to share information about what you are learning from the field, what your foundation is considering ...
05
Apr
2021
New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting
Monday, April 5, 2021 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
We invite you to come together with funder colleagues on Monday, April 5th at 3:00 PM to learn more about environmental issues in the New York City area, how they are being impacted during this time of COVID, and any other relevant...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Accepting Applications for Immigrant Rights Fund Advisory Council
Release Date:
03/04/2021
Help Lead Our Immigrant Rights Fund Grantmaking!