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10
Jun
2016
Leadership Matters: A Breakfast Conversation with Philip Li
Friday, June 10, 2016 -
8:45am to 10:30am
... use of self” can be applied in philanthropy for social change outcomes - how nuances of identity do or don’t influence leadership opportunities and barriers Strategies for bridging the leadership gap starting...
We Need Ideas from the Right (and Left, and All Around)
Release Date:
05/02/2017
... process. When we come together on June 16 to discuss the barriers to greater public participation in our civic life, ...
TCC Group Welcomes Melinda Fine as the Director of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships
Release Date:
09/15/2015
... grantmaking initiatives supporting cross-issue, social change movements. As Vice President, Melinda was ... organizational learning, and research and evaluation services . Focused in the fields of education,...
Harvard Endowment Reports ‘Disappointing’ 8.1 Percent Return
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Describing the results as “disappointing,” Harvard University reported on Tuesday that its $37.1 billion endowment earned an 8.1 percent return for its most recent fiscal year.
Deeper Than Political Sound Bites on Economic Inequality
Release Date:
04/15/2015
... of income inequality and highlighting the “2015 Social Progress Index,” asserting that perhaps “we obsess ... grantmaking on poverty alleviation, income inequality and social mobility? Some amazing panelists...
05
Oct
2021
Making Up For Lost Time: How Funders Can Support Tutoring Interventions That Accelerate Learning
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
... approaches to tutoring How funders can address the barriers in the path to scaling partnerships among ... , Executive Director, Literacy and Academic Intervention Services at New York City Department of...
Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool
Release Date:
03/31/2017
... New York Why would a funder focused on education, health , or criminal justice reform consider gender equity ... the nonprofit sector at-large. Asthma is only one of the health disparities that environmental...
New Report from The Century Foundation on Students from Low-Income Families and Special Education
Release Date:
01/23/2019
... the “ Equity in IDEA ” regulations 2 —required that states use a consistent method for tracking and identifying districts where students of color are ... a report 3 highlighting considerable variability in...
06
Sep
2018
Foundation Administrators Network - Understanding Hiring and Involuntary Separation
Thursday, September 6, 2018 -
9:00am to 10:30am
... keep changing every year. Large organizations have human resources departments and often have in-house counsel to help ... you are a small organization, you often do not have these resources available to you...
Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund
Release Date:
03/25/2021
... led to brainstorming an idea to move significant resources “unapologetically” to Black feminists. “We ... that was so meaningful to us—why is it difficult to get resources for this kind of movement work,...
Dyson Foundation Names Jennifer Killian New Program Officer
Release Date:
11/09/2015
... a wide array of training and technical assistance services to nonprofit organizations throughout the Hudson ... nonprofit organizations providing economic recovery services . A native of Dutchess County, Ms...
Research Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Great Recession Still Plagues Workers With Lower Lifetime Wages
Release Date:
03/13/2018
... three industries: manufacturing, trade, and professional services like real estate, finance, and management. “While ... where they had been employed. Effective reemployment services could help a worker...
22
Sep
2022
How Funders Can Best Support "Non-Traditional" College Students
Thursday, September 22, 2022 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... the needs of these students, and where gaps in support and services remain. The strategic grantmaking opportunities to ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data
Release Date:
04/26/2017
Mobile data collection is helping Mobile, Alabama and Los Angeles clean up city streets
Markle Foundation-Backed Online Tools Seek to Help Close the Employment Skills Gap
Release Date:
07/10/2017
... puts it, “There are 7.3 million fewer jobs in the United States today for people with a high school degree or less ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
Release Date:
09/06/2018
... is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States , affecting an estimated 90,000 to 100,000 Americans, ...
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question
Release Date:
01/16/2019
... The question asks, "Is this person a citizen of the United States ?" All U.S. households have not been asked such a .....
10
Oct
2012
A World of Opportunity: Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the HR Perspective
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... and inclusion (or “DEI”) can provide. Many human resources practitioners would like to promote DEI practices ... their foundations, but they have often reported a lack of resources that would help them “make...
Open Society Foundations' 6-Month Paid Paternity Leave Leads Generous-Parental-Leave Club
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... Club Sandra Schwarzer, global director of human resources at Open Society Foundations, one of the largest ... her two small children, lived for a time in the United States and saw first-hand how parents here...