Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/17/2017
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16
Aug
2018
What’s Next for the Families Separated by U.S. Policy—and How Are Those Policies Evolving? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, August 16, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
Between April and June of this year, the U.S. government forcibly separated more than 2,300 children from their parents as they crossed the U.S. border in search of refuge and protection.
16
Apr
2019
Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America with Richard Rothstein
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Richard Rothstein is an American historian and academic. He is a Senior Fellow at the Haas Institute at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute. Previously,...
Gun Violence in the United States Is a Crisis of Public Health and Public Safety – and Philanthropy Is Stepping Up
Release Date:
01/14/2020
We have all become far too familiar with the sobering statistics. Each year, more than 100,000 Americans are killed or injured by firearms. Mass shootings may make the headlines, but the sad reality of everyday gun violence often gets relegated to...
Open Society Foundations Will Give More Than $130 Million to Aid People Hardest Hit by COVID-19 Pandemic
Release Date:
04/16/2020
The aid will provide immediate relief for vulnerable communities and push back against government encroachment on political freedoms.
Ford Foundation announces five-year, $25 million grant to women-led global worker networks calling for a just economic recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers
Release Date:
11/16/2021
Social and labor protections for world’s informal workers — who represent 60% of all the world’s workforce — seen as crucial to equitable global economic recovery
For-Profit Colleges Say the Gainful Employment Rule Will Kill Access. Don’t Believe Them. - New Report from The Century Foundation
Release Date:
09/25/2023
If I take out student debt to pay for education, will I make the income I need to pay it off? If I invest my time and energy to complete a postsecondary program, will I be better off than if I never pursued college at all?
Philanthropy New York Seeks Nominations for our Board of Directors
Release Date:
12/05/2023
... and impactful conversations around the organization’s governance and values. You have a wide network of colleagues ... have a great candidate to nominate for the Board. The Governance and Nominating Committee...
New Multi-Foundation Matching Fund Recognizes Public Transit’s Importance to Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability
Release Date:
09/17/2020
Philanthropy has an important role to play in amplifying community-based voices calling for reform and improvement of public transit, instrumental to more just and sustainable cities.
06
May
2011
You Can’t Really Say That, Can You?: How Your Foundation Can (and Cannot) Use and Fund Advocacy to Support Its Mission
Friday, May 6, 2011 -
8:00am to 10:00am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
A kick-off event presented by Philanthropy New York's new program series, Foundation Advocacy 2011. WHO SHOULD ATTEND : CEOs, trustees, program officers, and other funders interested in education, civic engagement, community...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Dr. Francine Berman to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
01/22/2015
Dr. Francine Berman is a Professor in Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America
Release Date:
03/19/2013
By James K. Cummings, Board Chair, Nathan Cummings Foundation This past week, I undertook a “SNAP Challenge” in which I spent the week eating on approximately $5.27 a day — the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition...
Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/20/2015
... relating to grant making, geographic focus, investments, governance , and professional standards, and they oversee ...
ACA Subsidies Are for All States—I Should Know, I Was There
Release Date:
03/04/2015
New Century Foundation President, Mark Zuckerman, explains the Supreme Court arguments on tax subsidies under the ACA.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S.
Release Date:
03/08/2016
A new report outlines city-led innovations in combating and addressing climate change, through collaboration.
23
Sep
2016
Philanthropy 101 - Module 1: Speaking the Same Language
Friday, September 23, 2016 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... the Same Language October 28 - Module 2: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues November 18 - Module 3: ...
NY Women’s Foundation Announces Seven More Regional Young Women’s Initiatives
Release Date:
06/15/2016
At the State of the Women Summit, Ana Oliveira announces 7 other women's foundations across the United States that will initiate Young Women's Initiatives.
09
Dec
2016
Philanthropy 101 - Module 4: Great Debates in Philanthropy
Friday, December 9, 2016 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... the Same Language October 28 - Module 2: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues November 18 - Module 3: ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation President and CEO Paul Joskow to Retire at End of 2017
Release Date:
12/16/2016
... adopted leading edge practices in grantmaking, management, governance of the foundation, and stewardship of the ... the Board of Trustees as major changes in programs, staff, governance , and management...
Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/19/2017
... relating to grantmaking, geographic focus, investments, governance and professional standards, and they oversee ...