The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity
Release Date:
10/14/2014
... – and dedicated funds – over the long haul. We all benefit from the long term fight of foundations like those, ...
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The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility
Release Date:
11/17/2014
Carol Kellerman, President of the Citizens Budget Commission, offers insight on the practicality of providing living wages for nonprofit employees.
Winning Was Just Part of the Reward
Release Date:
09/17/2013
Brooklyn Community Foundation President and CEO Cecilia Clarke talks about her firsthand experience with The New York Community Trust-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards.
08
Oct
2015
Making Space for Tinkering, Design-Thinking and Technology in Education
Thursday, October 8, 2015 -
8:45am to 10:30am
Over the past five years, the “maker movement” has generated significant buzz, and “makerspaces” are popping up in libraries, museums and schools.
21
Sep
2015
What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board?
Monday, September 21, 2015 -
5:15pm to 7:00pm
... your personal values and professional skills for the benefit of an organization through board service? Join us for ...
08
Oct
2015
Community Connections: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Your Grantmaking - Webinar
Thursday, October 8, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. What are the spectrum of options available to family foundations and funds seeking to engage diverse perspectives in their work?
Amy Berman, of the Hartford Foundation, to Be Honored with Grantmakers In Health's Terrance Keenan Award
Release Date:
12/14/2015
Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation, will receive Grantmakers In Health's (GIH) 2016 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming
Release Date:
01/29/2016
... to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. The Society for Research on Adolescence ...
Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families
Release Date:
02/24/2016
Weinberg is setting up a new grants area that will focus on workforce development, health, and barrier elimination for veterans and their families.
Hartford Foundation's Amy Berman Receives 2016 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/11/2016
Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation, has received the Grantmakers In Health's (GIH) 2016 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy. The award pays tribute to health grantmakers whose work is...
31
Jan
2017
Built to Scale: How and When to Help Grantees Replicate Their Work
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Join us to learn how two different youth-focused funders—The Wallace Foundation and the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust—have helped out-of-school-time providers replicate their programming.
Carnegie Among Funders of STEM Learning Ecosystems, 17 Regional Partnerships Focused on STEM Education Pathways Added
Release Date:
05/25/2017
... ideas and best practices for innovative learning that will benefit students’ individual development and prepares them ...
04
Oct
2018
Elevating Impact: Key Practices for Producing Outcomes
Thursday, October 4, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropic practice does not exist in a vacuum. Great funding strategies require the input and partnership of communities and grantees, all the while recognizing how power gets in the way of building trust and healthy relationships.
Simons Foundation Announces Launch of the Center for Computational Mathematics
Release Date:
10/02/2018
... and computer scientists to the Flatiron Institute will benefit the research of the other centers," says Antoine .....
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...
10
Jan
2020
Thriving in the Digital Age: Are You Ready to Be a Funder in 2030?
Friday, January 10, 2020 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
... strategic thinking to account for shifts in power that: Benefit data aggregators Increase threats to the privacy, ...
William T. Grant Foundation Opens Applications for Two Research Grants Programs: Improving the Use of Research Evidence and Reducing Inequality
Release Date:
11/21/2019
... to enhance the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. We are particularly interested in research on ...
26
Mar
2020
Advancing Natural Climate Solutions in New York - A Webinar
Thursday, March 26, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
We’ll discuss the ways this is taking shape across New York, especially through related provisions of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
New Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds Americans Suffering Health Coverage Insecurity Along with Job Losses
Release Date:
04/21/2020
Two of five people dealing with job insecurity — losing a job or receiving an hourly or pay cut — have also lost health insurance, are worried about losing insurance, or were uninsured before the pandemic hit.
Ford, Mellon, Doris Duke, Kellogg, and MacArthur Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy
Release Date:
06/11/2020
... conservatism has provoked anger that foundations, which benefit from generous federal tax breaks, are hoarding ...