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The Three Roads to Building Volunteer Value
Release Date:
07/16/2013
... Some volunteers, exhausted by their sixty-hour work weeks, need hands-on projects. Others want to use unutilized skills. ... a deeper impact in the community by connecting these two resources through the use...
Mellon Announces Funding for Higher Education in Prisons
Release Date:
06/06/2023
... commitment to expanding opportunities and increasing resources for higher education in carceral environments. ... to humanities learning opportunities in the carceral system —bring Mellon’s total funding in...
Ford Foundation Asks if Capitalism Can be Made to Work Better for Society
Release Date:
10/02/2014
... to foundations as products of the capitalist economic system , Walker asks, “ How do we support efforts to change a system in which our own grantmaking resources are...
2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prizes Awarded to 10 Initiatives With Standout Potential, Shared Community Focus
Release Date:
11/16/2021
... climate change, or preserving the places communities care about most. The Prize’s unrestricted funding is ... creativity and determination, and we can’t wait to see how their pathbreaking ideas develop,” says...
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Feb
2020
Democracy in 2020 and Beyond
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... that philanthropy must address could not be more clear. How can we ensure that the 2020 electorate is representative of the American public? What do we need to do to make sure that our election system...
13
Nov
2014
Avoiding Avoidance: Addressing and Managing Conflict - Webinar
Thursday, November 13, 2014 -
11:00am to 1:30pm
... What makes it good or bad or a positive or negative experience is how it's managed. On this webinar, we’ll explore typical ... Center and to register for this webinar, you will need to...
Schott Foundation's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect Marginalized Students"
Release Date:
04/26/2017
... experiences, and rates of development. Yet in each system they encounter—education, community, health —they have their various parts “siloed” rather ... languishing under the burden of poor physical or...
10
Sep
2020
Why Aren't We More Explicit About Power? - A Workshop
Thursday, September 10, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
... your organization. Specifically, the series will cover how to work with the range of dynamics that are present when ... you and your work The three dimensions of power and how they operate Strategies for...
Ford Foundation Makes Widespread Commitments to Further Global Vaccine Access
Release Date:
10/06/2021
... lines of vaccine equity in the parts of the world that need it most.” “We have the tools to ensure everyone is ... the People’s Vaccine Alliance , a growing movement of health and humanitarian organizations,...
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May
2010
Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Effective Employee Performance Appraisals
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 -
8:45am to 10:30am
... for foundation administration, including human resources , finance, and operations. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: ... areas in which employees excel and those in which they need improvement. Appraisals also offer the...
In Effort Lead by Arcus Foundation, LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Shooting
Release Date:
06/14/2016
... NCAVP research on hate violence shows that LGBTQ people experience violence not only by strangers, but also in their ... to Work GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Gay Men's Health Crisis The...
Open Society Names Yamide Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice
Release Date:
12/07/2021
... and social justice in strategic low- and middle-income countries .” Dagnet brings to the job deep, multiregional expertise on climate justice and experience in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors. ... as...
UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon
Release Date:
03/13/2017
... address issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all backgrounds, ... 4.5 million people each year. For more information on how...
Hartford Foundation Awards $6.7M for Monitoring the Healthcare Landscape
Release Date:
03/17/2016
... for large-scale change that will result in better care and better lives for all older adults. One of the ... partnerships between social service agencies and health care systems and ...
From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss
Release Date:
01/15/2015
... goal— feeding 9 billion people by the year 2050 —the need for an integrated approach to agriculture development ... training, and information to smallholder food producers. Experience shows that this goes a...
NCF Welcomes Elizabeth Mendez Berry and Isaac Luria as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture
Release Date:
12/16/2016
... about race, class, gender and ethnicity, who has power and how people value the planet. “In this moment of social and ... grantmaking is critical. Now, more than ever, we need to move hearts and minds through...
UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges
Release Date:
07/10/2019
... census, this new threat means that important philanthropic resources will now be siphoned for litigation and the ... of the use of census data for political purposes, and how this most recent politicization of...
Centro de Economía Creativa and Mellon Foundation Announce "Maniobra" in Puerto Rico
Release Date:
05/02/2022
... remuneration that reflects artists’ formal education, experience , and contributions to society. “This ... artists, writers, and performers means granting them the resources they need to...
Pooled Journalism Funds Could Help Save Local Newspapers
Release Date:
03/24/2021
... sponsoring them have to raise money themselves. That takes experience most people involved in journalism don’t have ... politics. 2% for Journalism What these news outlets need is a means of financial support...