What Benefits One Might Benefit Us All
Release Date:
11/01/2017
... group looks to identify opportunities and challenges in funding effective organizations that are addressing these ...
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12
Dec
2017
Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed, Part II
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... effective models, policy initiatives, and private funding opportunities. Explore: Challenges related to the ...
04
Apr
2018
Private Funders Meeting with Dr. Mitchell Katz
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... decreased administrative expenses, and used the new ACA funding to pay for a modern electronic health system, Orchid, ...
10
Apr
2018
Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Previews ‘Justice 2020’ Report, Talks Trends in Reform Movement
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
District Attorneys may be the most important players in the criminal justice system. Often termed the “gate-keepers of the system,” they decide who gets charged and with what. A culture of associating incarceration with public safety has led to a...
The Rockefeller Foundation and CrossBoundary Launch Mini-Grid Innovation Lab in Nairobi, Kenya
Release Date:
04/24/2018
The lab is the first research and development fund for sub-Saharan Africa that focuses exclusively on testing business model innovations in the mini grid sector.
Easy to Say and Hard to Do Well
Release Date:
05/02/2018
... happening in the world. But that is very different from funding in a new area with each new headline. Adaptability ...
NYT Feature: George Soros Bet Big on Liberal Democracy, Now He Fear He's Losing.
Release Date:
07/17/2018
His enemies paint him as all-powerful, but the billionaire philanthropist believes that his political legacy has never been in greater jeopardy.
10
Oct
2018
Can Strategic Service Design Disrupt the Poverty-to-Prison Pipeline?
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
With a full 40% of crimes attributed to poverty and 80% of incarcerated persons identified as low income, if you are poor in America there’s a good likelihood that you may become justice involved. This is especially true if you are Black or Latino...
14
Nov
2018
*Postponed* Getting Through the Front Door: A Campaign to Make Public Schools Accessible
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
In 2016, an investigation by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York found that over 80% of the City’s elementary schools were not fully accessible.
16
Oct
2018
The Philanthropic Closet - New Research on LGBTQ People in Philanthropy
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Do you know how many LGBTQ people work in philanthropy? Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ new upcoming report, The Philanthropic Closet: LGBTQ People in Philanthropy finally answers that question - and the results might surprise you! The report notes that...
THE CITY, a New Non-Profit Digital News Outlet Readies for Launch with Support from The Revson Foundation
Release Date:
09/26/2018
... hoping to fill. The site has raised nearly $8.5 million in funding — including $2.5 million each from the Leon Levy ...
08
Nov
2018
Treating the Whole Person: Integrating Primary and Behavioral Health Care - Brown Bag Lunch
Thursday, November 8, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Behavioral health seeks to promote well-being and prevent or intervene in mental illness or substance abuse.
11
Oct
2018
Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results - A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP (Part 3 of 3)
Thursday, October 11, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:15pm
The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present the first three briefings on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.
14
Nov
2018
Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:15pm
The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present its fourth briefing on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup. This year, national field partners were funded to conduct get-out-the-count...
Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving
Release Date:
11/08/2018
The artist Joan Mitchell passed away in 1992. Recently, her Blueberry set an auction record for $16.625 million at Christie’s New York, while her work at Art Basel collectively sold for approximately $35.5 million. Meanwhile, the Baltimore Museum of...
14
Mar
2019
The Green New Deal: Putting Energy to Work
Thursday, March 14, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... York State has launched its own Green New Deal: it is now funding nearly $70M in clean energy workforce initiatives. ...
05
Jun
2019
State and City Workforce Policy Update and the Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The unemployment rate in New York City is at an all time low and many employers struggle to find the employees with the right skills.
21
May
2019
Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Studies show that the percentage of people of color in the executive director/CEO role has remained under 20% for the past 15 years, even as the country becomes more diverse. For women of color, the combination of race and gender biases create...
09
May
2019
The Promise of Partnership: How Health Care and Human Service Collaboration Promote Healthy Child Development
Thursday, May 9, 2019 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
The healthy development of a young child’s brain is greatly influenced by the environment in which he or she is born, grows, learns and lives. During the critical early years, the foundation is laid for a child’s physical and mental health,...
11
Sep
2019
New Voices, New Approaches to Workforce Development, and the Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
We’ve experienced dramatic changes in the workforce sector as a result of advances in technology, population and economic growth, local and federal policy shifts and may other factors. These conditions have created both challenges and opportunities...