Edwin Gould Foundation Supporter Online Tool Quill Connect Helps Students Become Better Writers
Release Date:
11/29/2017
... writing assistant’s algorithms get smarter the more they practice . The nonprofit’s Quill Connect tool, designed to ...
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New Report From Silicon Valley Community Foundation Helps Companies Align With the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals
Release Date:
12/11/2017
A new report from Silicon Valley Community Foundation – The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Why, When and How Guide for Business – will help business leaders understand the Sustainable Development Goals and the key role that...
Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates
Release Date:
04/19/2018
Eleven large research institutions, including Michigan State University, have come together across state and conference lines to increase the rate at which students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds graduate from college.
Prudential Foundation Joins Donors Pool $40 Million to Light a Fire Under Pay-for-Success Programs
Release Date:
05/14/2018
... Cornett, managing director of Kresge’s social-investment practice , is confident the fund will achieve its goal of ...
Eugene M. Lang Foundation Takes Action With New Grant For Immigration Lawyers
Release Date:
07/10/2018
At a time when migrant families remain separated as a result of the Trump administration’s "zero tolerance" immigration policy, Avatar actor Stephen Lang and the New York-based Eugene M. Lang Foundation are taking action.
Wallace Foundation Names New Director of Arts, Bahia Ramos
Release Date:
08/16/2018
Bahia Ramos has been selected as The Wallace Foundation’s new Director of Arts, the foundation announced today. Ramos, who will oversee one of the foundation’s key grantmaking areas, will join Wallace on September 6, 2018. She succeeds Daniel...
01
Oct
2018
Capturing Election Momentum for Building Power - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, October 1, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Join our last Election Series Discussion to address practical pathways that can capture election momentum to build long-term power for communities of interest.
Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Jocelyn Frye as New Board Chair
Release Date:
11/07/2018
Obama administration alum and Senior Fellow at American Progress to head Foundation’s Board.
New Study Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation Shows Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering
Release Date:
11/13/2018
Centering science instruction around investigation and design can improve learning in middle and high schools and help students make sense of phenomena in the world around them. Current approaches to science in many classrooms do not reflect this...
14
Feb
2019
Balancing Power Dynamics - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, February 14, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
How can you use your privilege to address the power imbalances that exist between funders and community partners? How can your board members build more honest and collaborative relationships, while also supporting other funders in building more...
William T. Grant Announce Winners of 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition
Release Date:
04/05/2019
... research institutions to build and sustain research- practice partnerships that pursue a research agenda to reduce ...
Philanthropy New York Welcomes New Vice President of Policy & Collaboration, Rico Blancaflor
Release Date:
04/24/2019
... the organization’s for-profit DEI consulting practice , and creating the organization’s successful ...
Connecticut Seventh-Grader Wins SIFMA Foundation’s National InvestWrite ® Essay Competition
Release Date:
04/26/2019
The Fall 2018 InvestWrite competition required students to select an entrepreneur they admire, research their company and explain how they would advise the entrepreneur to invest the company’s assets.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University Unveils Plans for New Project in Baltimore
Release Date:
09/20/2019
... interdisciplinary work at the intersection of research and practice . This work will have a strong public-facing ...
28
Jan
2020
YLBC Info Session Webinar 1
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... work on personal and collective learning agendas, and practice leadership skills. Through YLBC, we are building a ...
29
Jan
2020
YLBC Info Session Webinar 2
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
... work on personal and collective learning agendas, and practice leadership skills. Through YLBC, we are building a ...
COVID-19: Sharing Information
A Call to Members
We are convening regular calls for members to share information about philanthropic responses to COVID-19 and opportunities for coordination and collaboration. Please let us know if you are doing any of the following so we can make connections and amplify the work.
10
Sep
2020
Families Funding Advocacy and Policy Change - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, September 10, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
This panel will discuss different approaches to supporting advocacy goals and discuss the role that family legacy, responsiveness, and evaluation and success play in this work.
More than Numbers: A Guide Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Data Collection from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
Publication date:
08/2020
More than Numbers: A Guide Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Data Collection includes recommendations for approaching demographic inquiry through a variety of written forms, as well as best practices and examples for collecting data in a way that ensures that historically excluded communities are appropriately represented. Read more about the guide in the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation's blog post .
William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Lauren Supplee as Senior Program Officer
Release Date:
09/08/2020
... an accomplished leader in bridging research, policy, and practice , and will bring fresh ideas and energy to the ...