A Year of Service
Release Date:
07/23/2014
... us than is currently expected. Their goal is to create a system that includes one million service year positions ...
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We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues
Release Date:
03/08/2013
... Congress recently reformed) Provide a better information system for charitable gifts. Certainly expanding the ...
Come Help Me Be Less Racist
Release Date:
10/21/2015
While the vast majority of those working in philanthropy are committed to ameliorating the effects of our unjust history, we are nonetheless subject to implicit bias in our lives and in our work. But even though implicit bias operates at a...
15
Jan
2016
The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC
Friday, January 15, 2016 -
8:30am to 11:30am
... the broader debate around racism in the criminal justice system and stop-and-frisk. The campaign has thus far ...
Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access
Release Date:
06/30/2016
... they discussed the flaws of the current guidance counselor system , the college application process and what the students ...
NoVo Foundation Supports New Initiative to Fight Violence Against People With Disabilities
Release Date:
09/02/2016
... support from victim service organizations and the justice system . This project aims to address this service gap by ...
Fake News as a Real Opportunity
Release Date:
01/23/2017
... project, but once I had sorted out an editorial system that worked for our team, things went pretty smoothly. ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/17/2017
... Equal Justice Initiative, which seeks to strengthen the system of public defense and protect the rights of defendants ...
An Open Letter to the Hundreds of Millions of Americans Who Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living person in the USA.
Release Date:
11/30/2017
... edition call to action on November 29, 2017. Our tax system is a mess, we all know, so real reform would be ...
Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists
Release Date:
02/20/2018
... to use wealth that feels undeserved to challenge that system . Millennial heirs, like younger people in ...
20
Nov
2018
Equity Speaker Series: Titus Kaphar and The Jerome Project
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 -
5:00pm to 6:30pm
... , a multimedia investigation into the criminal justice system through the lens of the common name Jerome. The ...
13
Dec
2018
Whose Democracy?: Midterm Field Notes to Guide Funders Through 2020 and Beyond
Thursday, December 13, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... impact of actual and perceived problems with the election system on civic engagement and voter participation The ...
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...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases SDGs Guide for Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/29/2019
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today published Philanthropy and the SDGs, a two-volume guide for philanthropic funders to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda for people and planet adopted by the United...
23
Jul
2019
Saving the Vaquitas: Screening and Discussion of National Geographic's Sea of Shadows
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 -
3:00pm to 6:00pm
... environmental effects that extinction can have on the eco- system , and the impact campaign. The campaign aims to save ...
08
Oct
2019
Edgar Villanueva: Why Indigenous Wisdom Is Essential to Strengthening Philanthropy
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Are institutions that control wealth inherently broken? Are wealth and the systems by which it's distributed causing separation and hurt in our communities? How can wealth be used as a powerful tool of healing, love and belonging? Please join us for...
Building Trust and Following the Field
Release Date:
02/11/2020
... narratives that permeate thinking on both the justice system and urban gun violence. It has also led us to support ...
23
Jun
2020
Exploring Your Foundation’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Join us to learn how peer foundations are carving out roles as advocates, informing public officials, and building the relationships necessary to influence change at a systemic level.
01
Apr
2021
Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees
Thursday, April 1, 2021 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
... grantees (audit readiness, cost allocation, accounting system limitations) Discuss why internal and external ...
Eero Simoncelli Leads New Center for Computational Neuroscience at The Simons Foundation
Release Date:
01/26/2021
Eero Simoncelli leads the new Center for Computational Neuroscience.