Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... a national initiative designed to generate evidence-based practices for the field. The foundation has also produced ...
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The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies
Release Date:
08/14/2015
Bard College has been awarded a $2 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the launch of an innovative Master of Music Degree Program.
Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow
Release Date:
10/07/2015
Michelle Alexander is a civil rights lawyer and legal scholar.
The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times
Release Date:
10/13/2015
... that have been accused of predatory behavior, substandard practices or illegal activity by its own officials or state ...
NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism
Release Date:
11/02/2015
Philanthropist Peter Buffett, co-president of the NoVo Foundation, says foundations sometimes try to solve the world's problems themselves rather than acting as facilitators of change.
New York Community Trust Honors 2015 Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards
Release Date:
12/01/2015
... winners were honored at an Awards Presentation and Best Practices Workshop on November 18. The Best Practices Workshop included the executive director and a ... year, the Awards program recognizes outstanding...
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Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... 17 – Making Grants to Individuals March 24 – Best Practices in International Grantmaking April 13 – ... Family Offices) June 8 – Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls The self-dealing,...
Hartford Foundation-Supported Survey Finds Most Doctors Ill-Equipped to Give End-of-Life Care
Release Date:
04/15/2016
Terry Fulmer, president of the John A. Hartford Foundation, one of three foundations that commissioned the survey, said advanced care planning “is not just an extra . . . it’s just as important in its own way as chemotherapy or surgery.”
New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing
Release Date:
04/28/2016
... committees to voice concerns, share knowledge and best practices . For example, a group of parents felt they were not ...
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments On Colleges Still Giving Preference to Legacy Students
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Legacy preference is the practice of providing qualifying students who have some sort of family connection to the school with an advantage in the college admissions process.
Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students
Release Date:
06/02/2016
A new report from the Century Foundation examines how to improve outcomes for students who begin college needing remediation.
Research Travel Grant on Offer: David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships
Release Date:
07/13/2016
Non-profit CEOs are invited to apply for a $US20,000 grant to visit and research best practice social innovation internationally.
Ford, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, FB Heron Named to 2016 Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50
Release Date:
08/01/2016
Mastering the balance between sustainability and change is why these 50 executives have been selected for the 2016 NPT Power & Influence Top 50.
2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Finalists Announced
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... that identifies excellent and replicable management practices among nonprofits in the five boroughs, Long Island ...
Covenant Foundation Funds Expansion of Shinui, the Network for Innovation in Part-Time Jewish Education
Release Date:
11/08/2016
The expansion coincides with Shinui’s new partnership with The William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary, designed to document successful change and innovation strategies through reflection and research...
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Shares New Report on Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Outcomes For Youth
Release Date:
12/16/2016
... serving disadvantaged youth into data-driven insights and practices that amplify their impact on young people’s ...
Farhana Khera of Muslim Advocates Talks About The Fight Against Discrimination After 9/11
Release Date:
05/07/2014
Hate rallies, political witch hunts, discriminatory policing - together, these activities send a message that Muslims should be feared.
Casey Family Programs Publishes Report on How Positive Factors Change Child Trauma
Release Date:
06/09/2017
Casey Family Programs partners with think tanks to understand health outcomes that children and families experience in midst of trauma.
Opinion from NY Community Trust: How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us
Release Date:
06/21/2017
... result of centuries of migrations, policies, protests, and practices of people that value culture, heritage, and ...
Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes In State Laws To Marry Children
Release Date:
08/30/2017
A new report finds the practice of adults marrying girls as young as 12 is rampant across the U.S., despite evidence it threatens lifelong harm.