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01
Jun
2018
Overstepping? When Should Foundations Weigh In On Grantee Governance
Friday, June 1, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... training in strengthening overall governance. Explore How to diagnose the problem as a funder and gather the right information to determine board effectiveness How to attend to the markers of an unhealthy...
20
Feb
2019
Activating Philanthropy’s Power for Change: The Role of Self-Assessment and Honest Feedback
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
... cycle of planning, action and reflection. In the process, how can funders receive and make the most of honest feedback ... who have undertook this self-assessment Other related resources and trainings...
13
Feb
2020
Walking the Walk: Operationalizing Lessons from Decolonizing Wealth and Winners Take All - A Food for Thought Conversation
Thursday, February 13, 2020 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
... to promote a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector? How can we start, build and lead efforts that result in real change? Resources How Decolonizing Wealth Is Challenging Philanthropy...
09
Apr
2020
Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees - A Webinar
Thursday, April 9, 2020 -
9:30am to 11:00am
Webinar
... such as budgets, that funders so often request. Discuss how grantees prepare and use internal versus external financial statements, and how these documents provide funders with different financial ... ensure...
23
Oct
2020
Philanthropy 101: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community
Friday, October 23, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
... hear from seasoned foundation professionals who will share how they have developed their own strategies to navigate ... show up for colleagues and community partners Identify the resources and networks within...
03
Apr
2019
Respected and Reflected: Dismantling Racial Bias in Schools through Culturally Responsive Education
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
In a city where most students are students of color, few reforms have focused on ... What does racial injustice look like in schools, and how does CRE address it? What does CRE mean? How...
Cassius Johnson, Education Policy Expert, Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York
Release Date:
06/04/2012
... policy initiatives to increase the graduation rates and college readiness of urban and low-income students . Johnson’s responsibilities at Carnegie ... pathways to and through college for...
12
Feb
2020
Prose for Program Officers: A Workshop in Writing for Philanthropic Audiences
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... your audience. Write with intention. Explore How to avoid overusing colloquialisms, mixed metaphors, and jargon How to adapt your tone to different audiences How to be a ... ensure fairness...
15
Mar
2010
NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner: A Conversation about Teaching Effectiveness
Monday, March 15, 2010 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
... Ed” identify as the core elements of effective teaching? How will it help districts and schools measure and support ... effective teaching across the curriculum for their students who are not fluent in English...
Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... most of her adult life. This personal backstory explains how the Hilton Foundation came to devote funding to a search ...
Grants to Individuals: Investing in People and Their Communities
Publication date:
09/2008
... about the rigors and rewards of investing in people. Learn how to design and manage a grants-to-individuals program, ...
27
Feb
2020
Financial Series: Intro to Financial Statements
Thursday, February 27, 2020 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... the Financial Series, participants will get a peek into how a grantee assembles the financial statements and the ... ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number of attendees per...
05
Mar
2020
Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement
Thursday, March 5, 2020 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
... available recordings of the 2020 Financial Series. Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements ... ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number of attendees...
18
May
2011
Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... impact of these cuts: larger class sizes; less support for students ; narrowed curricula. One superintendent told the ... to ensure that 1) the education budget gives districts the resources to provide ...
Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... rate on state exams has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four years in a row. Seventeen of these schools ...
19
Apr
2012
Extend Your Grantmaking Effectiveness by Funding Policy and Community Engagement
Thursday, April 19, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Learn how foundations can best utilize limited dollars and maximize ... Committee for Responsive Philanthropy report shows how 110 nonprofit organizations, from 13 states, over a ... to economic development, from...
Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice
Release Date:
05/04/2016
... programs launched in recent years have tended to attract students already at the top: elite candidates from ... assumption was that, given the right tools, talented students who did not necessarily attain the...
14
Mar
2019
Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, March 14, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... only.* What does it mean to have “pride of place”? How do giving families retain their commitment to the founding region or community where their philanthropic resources were first created? How...
13
Aug
2020
Planning a Family Retreat - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, August 13, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
... giving with the foundation. Families use a variety of resources to build community and discuss important topics in their philanthropy. In this webinar, you will hear how foundations have designed their...