Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
Release Date:
01/09/2015
... of the Board of Directors, Alejandro Anreus, Ph.D., states , “The Board of Directors and staff of the Joan ...
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Commentary: Understanding Muslim America
Release Date:
08/11/2011
... wrote: “The law of love, peace and liberty in the states extends to Jews, Turks (Muslims) and Egyptians ... and Charter of our Towne given unto us in the name of the States General.” In fact, religious and...
PNY's 36th Annual Meeting Will Be a Critical Conversation on International Grantmaking
Release Date:
05/05/2015
... fund initiatives and programs outside of the United States . With the recent devastation in Nepal, the Ebola ...
13
Apr
2016
Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The self-dealing, conflict of interest and related party transaction rules for private foundations are among the most complex and important considerations in foundation operations and governance.
25
May
2016
No More Fake Funder Budgets! Transforming Grantee Financial Review
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Many foundations ask nonprofits to share their annual operating budget as part of grant application and reporting processes. But here's the dirty little secret (perhaps not so secret) - the numbers often aren't real.
New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities
Release Date:
03/01/2016
... two largest funders of humanities research in the United States , today announced a new joint fellowship opportunity to ...
13
Oct
2016
Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?
Thursday, October 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Despite recent minimum-wage hikes around the country to $15 an hour, why are workers facing more wage theft than ever? An estimated $50 billion a year is stolen from workers' wages, affecting workers of all types of industries, including low-wage...
NY Juvenile Justice Initiative Chair Penny Willgerodt Passes Baton to Julie Peterson and Kaberi Banerjee Murthy
Release Date:
08/04/2016
As a believer in leadership rotation and power sharing, NY Juvenile Justice Initiative (NYJJI) Chair Penny Willgerodt has stepped down to make way for new co-chairs Julie Peterson and Kaberi Banerjee Murthy.
05
Jan
2017
Resistance and Resilience Strategy of the Climate Movement - Webinar
Thursday, January 5, 2017 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
The political landscape nationally and in many states appears increasingly hostile to action on climate ...
16
May
2017
Discuss Closing Rikers with Judge Jonathan Lippmann, Glenn Martin and Justice Reform Funders
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
In February of 2016, two dozen policymakers, funders, advocates, and experts came together under the leadership of Judge Jonathan Lippmann to form an independent Commission to close the Rikers Island Prison Complex.
18
May
2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: Recent Policy Developments and Their Impact - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, May 18, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
From the Lone Star State to the White House, the month of May has seen several policy changes that will have a negative impact on immigrant communities and communities of color across the country.
Mike Bloomberg Offers to 'Match Every Donation' to Fight Gun Violence
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... would allow gun owners to carry weapons freely between states , and which is now making its way through the House ...
Citi Foundation Selects The Opportunity Network for Grant to Expand Programs That Prepare New York City’s Youth for Careers
Release Date:
10/25/2017
... coalition of youth-serving organizations across the United States , will help us promote the adoption of new ideas that ...
06
Mar
2018
Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The self-dealing, conflict of interest and related party transaction rules for private foundations are among the most complex and important considerations in foundation operations and governance.
26
Jun
2018
Should My Company and Its Philanthropy Care About the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? A Roundtable Discussion
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
In September 2015, 193 member States of the United Nations adopted 17 Sustainable ...
JPB Foundation Looks to Historically Black Colleges as Clean Energy Leaders
Release Date:
03/29/2018
A recent grant is getting the ball rolling on what could become a sizable partnership with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Soros Says Attacks Won’t Alter His Charitable and Political Giving
Release Date:
06/11/2018
... with limits on his political influence in the United States . He acknowledged that he did not see Trump’s ...
Andy Warhol Foundation Joins Growing Number of Organizations Condemning University of Kansas Over Its Removal of Josephine Meckseper’s Flag
Release Date:
07/25/2018
The work by German artist Josephine Meckseper was commissioned by the New York–based nonprofit Creative Time as part of its “Pledge of Allegiance” series. The initiative invited sixteen artists to make flags in response to contemporary political...
A Consequential Myth
Release Date:
04/09/2019
... if not gender, play in the incident? Texas, like 25 other states in the U.S., has a “Stand Your Ground” law (SYG). ...
21
May
2019
The Turmoil in Four-Year Private Colleges and Why Foundations Should Care
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -
3:30pm to 5:30pm
Private four year colleges are under unprecedented pressure. Hampshire College, the College of New Rochelle, Sweet Briar, Mount Ida and many others have closed, merged into other institutions, or announced their intention to "explore strategic...