Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... women’s foundations from across the country dedicated to improving the economic security of low-income women and their ...
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Mar
2016
The Global Goals in New York City
Friday, March 18, 2016 -
9:00am to 2:00pm
As American philanthropy grapples with local challenges, how do our solutions and experiences link to challenges elsewhere around the globe?
Rockefeller Foundation Launches Conversation-for-Action Series, Insight Dialogues
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Insight Dialogues, a live event and digital content series focused on sparking global conversations and action around the most pressing issues of our time will facilitate an exchange of ideas and inform the Foundation's ongoing work to improve the...
15
Jun
2016
CFF Annual Gathering
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Join us at the CFF Annual Gathering to celebrate another year of organizing funders to transform our regional food system!
Surdna’s Garcia Interviewed in Philanthropy News Digest
Release Date:
05/12/2016
You don't need a political scientist to tell you something is amiss in America. It's there, lurking, in the presidential primary campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
28
Jun
2016
Building a Healthy Financial Ecosystem for Artists
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Artists are important cultural innovators and often the impetus for economic and social transformation. In order to sustain a healthy cultural ecosystem and contribute to the larger community, individual artists must ensure their own basic needs and...
United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017
Release Date:
06/23/2016
Jim Tallon has announced that he plans to step down as president of United Hospital Fund in the second half of 2017.
11
Aug
2016
Family Philanthropy and Media Perceptions - Webinar
Thursday, August 11, 2016 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... only.* Family foundations are passionate and dedicated to improving their communities and leading conversations that ...
Revisiting Attica Shows How New York State Failed to Fulfill Promises
Release Date:
08/26/2016
Inmates at Attica Correctional Facility during the 1971 uprising that ended with 39 people fatally shot when armed state troopers stormed the prison. Many reforms promised in the wake of the revolt have yet to materialize.
NYSHealth Launches 2017 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals
Release Date:
09/02/2016
Applicants must submit an online inquiry form to determine whether a proposed project fits the funding criteria.
UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's Congressional Delegation
Release Date:
03/24/2017
We have grave concerns about the potentially disastrous impact of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on hundreds of thousands of low income New Yorkers and the organizations that serve them.
Gates Foundation Releases New Virtual Reality Game to Highlight Life-Saving Innovations
Release Date:
04/13/2017
... more memorable. The basic goal may be to spot some life- improving intervention in its natural habitat, showing how ...
Commonwealth Fund, NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes
Release Date:
05/16/2017
Can the simple act of sharing a healthcare provider's notes with a patient improve health outcomes? The OpenNotes movement thinks it can and, today, millions of patients in 37 states have access to notes in their medical records.
Calls for Nominations for 2018 Casey Excellence for Children Awards
Release Date:
06/08/2017
... and foster care alumni who have dedicated themselves to improving outcomes for children and families in the foster ...
Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications
Release Date:
08/23/2017
For those working in the early childhood development sector, the Burke Foundation is seeking applications for its Catalyst Program, which has a specific focus on children’s issues, as well as the health, financial security, and cohesiveness of...
Even as political battles persist, more district and charter schools join partnership program
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... from classroom discipline to working with families to improving teaching. While the political clashes between the ...
Century Foundation President's Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Yes, it's expensive. And Trump wants to eliminate the program. But helping public sector workers with their student loans is the right thing to do.
Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees
Release Date:
10/23/2017
American society is obsessed with a single route to success. We tell our children they must get high SAT scores, attend selective colleges, get bachelor’s degrees and get high paying jobs to have a successful life.
Want to Make a Change in the United States? Look Abroad!
Release Date:
10/23/2017
... (and learning) from abroad to identify solutions for improving health and wellbeing in U.S. communities. ...
Open Society Foundations and Bloomberg Philanthropies Noted In Report Released By Foundation Center: Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys
Release Date:
11/01/2017
According to the 2017 edition of Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys (36 pages, PDF), the fluctuations in funding explicitly designated to benefit African-American men and boys might be due, in part, to large grants...