New York Community Trust Gives One Million Dollars to Help Train Social Workers
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... the delivery of health care services by enhancing the preparation of health care social workers” says Natasha ...
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Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures
Release Date:
08/25/2016
William Codery, program officer of Surdna Foundation’s Strong Local Economies program, advises that "in order to create the ecosystem needed for local communities to thrive economically, socially and culturally, we have to invest in their success at...
Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps
Release Date:
10/19/2016
School districts and charter schools across the country increasingly are pursuing socioeconomic integration, with data on those efforts suggesting positive outcomes for both low- and middle-income students, a report from the Century Foundation finds.
PIMCO Awards New York City Mission Society Money for College Readiness Program
Release Date:
11/17/2016
... the Mission Society to standardize all of its college preparation activities – and provide for additional support ...
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Becoming a Successful Board Chair: Tips and Advice from Your Peers - Webinar
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... This position is not just honorary and it includes extra preparation , time, and specific skill sets. Join NCFP for a ...
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Good Governance: How to Use Board Committees Effectively - Webinar
Thursday, August 10, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
There is more than one approach to effective governance in family philanthropy, and the use of committees is one of the most important tools you can use.
NY State Health Releases Policy Recommendations to Address Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in NY State
Release Date:
06/12/2017
This NYSHealth-supported white paper, prepared by the New York State Public Health Association, outlines policy recommendations to address the use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, otherwise known as e-cigarettes, vapes, and other similar...
Nonprofits Scramble to Respond to the New DACA Deadline
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Since President Donald Trump’s administration ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Sept. 5, nonprofit providers across New York City have responded to those directly affected by offering legal services and other...
No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?
Release Date:
10/06/2017
When the Every Student Succeeds Act was enacted, speculation swirled that states might use it as a launching pad to use measures of students’ social and emotional competencies to determine whether their schools are successful.
P2CP Program Is Expanding with Support from The David Rockefeller Fund, Ford Foundation, JM Kaplan Fund, Teagle Foundation and Pinkerton Foundation
Release Date:
10/20/2017
At Otisville, the Prison-To College Pipeline is expanding educational opportunity for students both inside and out.
The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico
Release Date:
11/30/2017
The “Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission”—announced on November 16, 2017—will be an independent and inclusive body led by Puerto Ricans and designed to offer recommendations for how to use private, philanthropic, local government, and federal...
Photojournalist Documents Moments From the San Quentin State Prison Marathon on Open Society Foundations' Weekly Instagram Takeover
Release Date:
01/22/2018
Open Society Foundations enlists photojournalist Jianca Lazarus to give us a look inside the 2017 11th Annual San Quentin Marathon.
Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW
Release Date:
03/27/2018
For four days last week, Pfizer and Rise Against Hunger engaged hundreds of volunteers at the SXSW Trade Show to package meals for vulnerable individuals and families around the world. By the time the last box had been stacked, more than 11,016...
What Makes an Effective Coalition?
Publication date:
03/2011
... advocacy efforts, commissioned TCC Group to conduct new research on the crucial ingredients for an effective ...
Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation
Publication date:
03/2009
... that time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding, businesses, and wages within the bioscience ...
With A.L.S. in Family, Chief at Bloomberg Joins Fight
Release Date:
02/06/2013
... put together a $25 million package of donations to support research to cure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Daniel L. ...
Impact Investing in the Middle East: What Next?
Release Date:
06/06/2013
... and North Africa) region impact investing cites a recent research report from JP Morgan and the Global Impact ...
From Health-Care Reform, Lessons for Education Policy
Release Date:
07/09/2013
... over national health-insurance reform was the emergence of research demonstrating that some U.S. medical providers were ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $7.8 Million to Sixteen Physician-Scientists
Release Date:
07/19/2013
... the physician-scientists as they transition to clinical research . NEW YORK, July 15, 2013 – The Doris Duke ...
Heavy Hitters Debate School Achievement Gap
Release Date:
10/15/2013
The Education Funders Research Initiative’s recent Education Forum conversation ...