Innovative Finance and the Search for the Next Big Idea
Release Date:
10/17/2014
... solutions, public transit, financial leadership, youth employment , the sharing economy, education, social impact ...
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Apr
2016
Active Ownership vs. Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well?
Thursday, April 14, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
An increasing sense of urgency about issues like climate change has upped the pressure on foundations and endowments to take a stand in their investment portfolios. For some, divestment, for example from fossil fuels, is the right choice.
Helmsley-backed DATA2GO.NYC's Veterans Data Highlighted by Social Science Research Council
Release Date:
11/11/2016
... fare worse than veterans nationally in terms of poverty, employment , and the proportion of adult veterans who never ...
30
Mar
2017
Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice
Thursday, March 30, 2017 -
9:00am to 12:30pm
Over the years, social issue campaigners and activists have employed a variety of marketing and communications efforts to attract public interest to their causes to varying degrees of success. More recently, activists have turned to the arts for...
Lata Reddy Elevated to Chair of The Prudential Foundation
Release Date:
06/14/2017
Prudential Financial, Inc. has strengthened its longstanding commitment to address societal needs and champion financial security by moving its office of Corporate Social Responsibility to the C-Suite, reporting directly to Vice Chairman Mark Grier.
07
Nov
2017
From There to Here: Adapting Global Solutions to American Problems
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Could the solutions to some of America’s most vexing social issues originate in a faraway land? Although social challenges in education, health, youth engagement, and community development play out differently in locations and contexts across the...
24
Jul
2018
Advancing Racial Equity for Corporate Success
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 -
10:30am to 12:30pm
... inequities that people of color face in health, wealth, employment opportunities, etc. These opposing forces of ...
25
Feb
2019
Census Jobs: How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years?
Monday, February 25, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... foundations with seventeen years’ experience supporting employment programs. Explore How foundations and nonprofits ...
28
May
2019
Technology, Inequality and the Future of Work(ers)
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Technology has arrived and is rapidly changing the workplace at a magnitude that we have yet to fully grasp. From a projected 36 million American jobs facing "high exposure" to automation, to new jobs being created, to the changing relationship...
26
Feb
2020
Advancing Equity through Employee Ownership Models
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Successful employee ownership models are being explored across the country as ways to build and share wealth in low income communities and to address economic inequality. These models of employee ownership offer promising opportunities to build...
In Partnership with the Ford Foundation, Coalition of 18 Financial Institutions Commits to Measurable Plan to Improve Economic and Racial Equity
Release Date:
05/18/2021
... demographic data being reported to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, known generally as EEO-1 ...
Alliance Building in a Hyper-partisan Environment
Release Date:
02/25/2022
Today, more than ever, we are a deeply polarized country. It’s difficult to imagine our elected officials agreeing on anything.
21
Sep
2022
Strategies for Advancing Pro-Immigrant Policies - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
... licenses, an essential tool for safely accessing employment opportunities and other supports Supporting full ...
Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health
Release Date:
07/31/2020
... In March, PGP launched Project RCAID (Rapid Communication, Analysis , Interpretation, and Dissemination) to track ... same sources now provide 500 million messages a week for analysis . In December 2019, 5...
Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?
Release Date:
09/12/2013
... ones, any endowed institution offers secure and stable employment to those who don’t violate legal or ethical ...
26
Apr
2016
Learning from LA - Is Our Sister City Supporting Nonprofits Better?
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 -
1:30pm to 3:30pm
It’s a tough time for nonprofits all across the United States. Years of government cost-cutting, shifting priorities and funding systems that prevent nonprofits from building long-term financial stability are pushing essential community...
Issue Guide: Capping the Charitable Deduction
Publication date:
08/2013
Philanthropy New York's public policy issue guide on the Obama Administration's proposed percentage cap for charitable deductions.
Seven Things Foundations Can Do to Shape Public Debate in the NYC Election Season
Release Date:
02/21/2012
... Public Institutions. The program supports policy research, analysis , litigation, public education, organizing, and ...
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
Release Date:
06/30/2011
... definition, not easily susceptible to narrow quantitative analysis , much less quarterly performance reports. If, as ...
Research Studies: A Convener’s Best Friend
Release Date:
05/26/2020
... Index included in addition to the indicators, a Special Analysis focused on a specific topic. In the next years we ...