Oscar Raposo Jr. Joins United Way of New York City
Release Date:
08/18/2016
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27
Sep
2016
Healing from and Preventing Conflict: The Unique Power of the Arts
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
For some nations, war - current or past - defines them. For others, conflict occurs in pockets, affecting people and groups unequally. The effects of conflict on social cohesion create divides that threaten the health of families, communities, and...
27
Apr
2017
New York City Vision Funders – Spring Luncheon
Thursday, April 27, 2017 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
The New York City Vision Funders Group is a peer network of grantmakers who are funding or interested in the area of blindness and vision loss in New York. The purpose of the group is to stay updated on the issues and trends impacting people with...
22
Jun
2017
Writing Workshop: Insights that Inspire Action
Thursday, June 22, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... workshop is designed to take you through the process of developing a winning opinion piece with tips and feedback ...
United Hospital Fund Report Examines Hospital Patients’ Refusal of Home Care Services & the Impact on Readmissions and Outcomes
Release Date:
05/15/2017
United Hospital Fund and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation analyzed the issue of patients who refuse home health care services when they are discharged from inpatient care. Such refusals can lead to higher rates of readmission to...
13
Dec
2017
New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and the City of New York’s Workforce Strategy
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Public funding of the workforce system has declined significantly over the past twenty years. Further reductions for the Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) are anticipated in next year and in future years.
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.
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...
15
May
2018
ComNetworkNY: Communicating Without Stereotypes: Getting Smart on Gender and Race
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
What is implicit bias? How do we recognize and confront it? And in these days of #TimesUP, #March4OurLives and #BlackLivesMatter, how does this bias hamper our work as social change communicators?
19
Oct
2018
Philanthropy 101: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community
Friday, October 19, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
So you are working for a foundation. People are drawn to the field of philanthropy to make a difference. While philanthropic organizations may have a broader commitment to strategy, many individuals may lack an explicit strategy for effectiveness,...
09
Nov
2018
Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues
Friday, November 9, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
What makes up the leadership and governance of a foundation? What are the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we review the ethics and legal guidelines of a foundation.
08
Mar
2019
Applied Finance Part 1 of 2: Grantee Financial Resilience for Nonprofits - A Framework
Friday, March 8, 2019 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
What does it take for a nonprofit to move from surviving to thriving? And, what kind of support can funders provide to meaningfully shift the trajectory of an organization? Financially resilient grantees are able to successfully navigate current...
10
Oct
2018
Can Strategic Service Design Disrupt the Poverty-to-Prison Pipeline?
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
With a full 40% of crimes attributed to poverty and 80% of incarcerated persons identified as low income, if you are poor in America there’s a good likelihood that you may become justice involved. This is especially true if you are Black or Latino...
New Report From Arabella Advisors says More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment
Release Date:
09/12/2018
The movement to divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy alternative continues to accelerate, with commitments from nearly a thousand institutional investors, a report from DivestInvest and Arabella Advisors finds.
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...
08
Nov
2018
Service For Impact – The Nonprofit Perspective: Building Volunteering Partnerships for Greater Impact
Thursday, November 8, 2018 -
8:45am 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...
15
Oct
2018
Hurricane Michael: How to Respond - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Monday, October 15, 2018 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of 155 mph. It was the strongest storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The devastation from the Hurricane...
06
Feb
2019
The Armor of Light: Faith and the Debate Over Guns in America
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -
4:30pm to 7:00pm
We invite you to join Media Impact Funders and Philanthropy New York for a special screening and discussion of the powerful film The Armor of Light and a conversation about our fractured political culture and the possibility of having people come...
17
Jan
2019
Donor Briefing: Responding to the Impacts of the Federal Government Shutdown - A Webinar Hosted by Arabella Advisors
Thursday, January 17, 2019 -
1:30pm to 2:30pm
We are assembling donors to examine the effects of the federal government shutdown on federal government workers as well as many of the most vulnerable in our society--including those who rely on federal food assistance and other government programs...
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...