Bessemer Trust Among Experts Tapped by NYTimes for Piece on Social Change Major Gifts
Release Date:
05/16/2016
Philanthropists may proclaim their desire for social change, but few, it turns out, follow through.
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Sparks For Change: Open Society Fellows Have Tested New Ideas For Baltimore For 20 Years
Release Date:
08/09/2017
Dozens of ex-offenders have passed through Gregory Carpenter’s small bakery, where he teaches them how to make buttery pastry dough and flaky pie crusts. Carpenter is one in an army of social justice change agents that the Baltimore office of the...
Wallace Foundation Case Study Examines Arts Programming at Boys and Girls Clubs
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... of theSomething to Say principles, hiring professional teaching artists, establishing dedicated studios and planning ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants Duke University $3M to Grow Liberal Arts Colleges and HBCU Visiting Faculty
Release Date:
05/07/2018
... spend one year at Duke, followed by a second funded year teaching and continuing research at their home campuses, says ...
A Letter from Ronna Brown
Release Date:
03/17/2020
... of grantee. Action Item : If you are convening peers or developing collaborative funds, please let us know – and ... administration to announce flexibility in contracts, new resources , and several other...
Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain
Release Date:
09/07/2012
... with carefully measuring outcomes and conserving limited resources ? Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the ...
Financial Series - Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees
View materials and linked resources for the program, Financial Series - The IRS Form ...
Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care
Release Date:
08/08/2012
By James R. Tallon, Jr., President, United Hospital Fund While the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being parsed across the country for its impact on individuals, institutions and states, for...
Talking Politics
Release Date:
02/06/2018
... about those changes. Maintaining alignment, or even just learning from experiments, is really hard when both partners ... It’s been a year since the inauguration. Trump’s first State of the Union was Tuesday...
Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health
Release Date:
07/31/2020
... on Health By: Brian Byrd, Senior Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation and Joseph Smyser, Chief Executive ... do to mitigate misinformation’s impact? The New York State Health Foundation asked that...
Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win
Release Date:
10/22/2015
... (193,000 square miles), or slightly larger than the U.S. state of California, the sanctuary becomes the sixth-largest ... and comes from the Rubekul Belau or Council of Chiefs, the State Speakers Association,...
“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria
Release Date:
11/01/2017
... Rico had a poverty rate that was almost double the poorest state in the United States. The day before the storm, median ... which is half of the lowest median income in the poorest state on the mainland. This...
New Book from Atlantic Philanthropies Explores ‘Giving While Living’ Approach to Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett are cited among the billionaires inspired by Atlantic Founder Chuck Feeney who donated his fortune during his lifetime.
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Sep
2018
New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Presentation of the Analysis and Recommendations from the Workforce Agenda Report
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... leaders. This meeting will also provide an update on the state -wide Invest in Skills Campaign that is being conducted ... JobsFirstNYC, and Young Invincibles to increase the state investment in workforce...
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Apr
2019
Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America with Richard Rothstein
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state , and federal levels. Join Mr. Rothstein as he shares ... and discriminatory government policies on the current state of housing in the U.S. How...
27
Nov
2018
From Anecdotes to Facts: Let’s Talk Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... per 10,000 delivery hospitalizations. By 2014, New York state was #1 in the nation for severe maternal morbidity, ... Counts Amy Shefrin (Moderator), Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation Designed...
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Jul
2019
A Post-Victory Breakfast Briefing on Congestion Pricing & the Road Ahead
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 -
9:00am to 10:30am
... of a robust congestion pricing plan in this year’s state budget. The victory was huge and the news quickly ... of the congestion pricing plan in this year's New York State budget Successes and challenges...
Luce Foundation Makes $3M in Emergency Grants to Support Communities and Organizations Affected by COVID-19
Release Date:
05/12/2020
$3.1 million in emergency grants from the Luce Foundation provides support to art museums, higher education and research institutions, Native Americans, and other vulnerable communities that have been deeply affected by the pandemic.
Closing the Queer Funding Gap
Release Date:
07/21/2014
... only 24 cents goes to LGBTQ issues.” These scant resources are scattered among many community efforts. Of that ... youth organizers to lead campaigns to confront and end state , street, and interpersonal...
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Mar
2024
Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative
Thursday, March 21, 2024 -
9:30am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York 320 East 43rd Street; James Baldwin Room
... Robin Hood Foundation and UJA-Federation of New York are developing to support new New Yorkers with and without work ...