The Century Foundation Releases Report on Charter Schools and District Integration
Release Date:
09/16/2015
... Schools and District Integration Today, the options for families to escape racially isolated, high-poverty, ...
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Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants
Release Date:
01/11/2018
... Investing Grants The Surdna Foundation announced that it has awarded $650,000 to five national organizations to ... investing is not just about furthering its mission, but it ’s also about building and...
Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid
Release Date:
11/19/2018
... also will reduce the amount that middle- and low-income families who qualify for financial aid have to pay toward ...
Imagine, Involve, Implement: A GEO Action Guide
Publication date:
01/2008
A report on phase 2 of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' Change Agent project describing how a diverse assortment of grantmakers are changing core practices and approaches.
Occupy The Box
Release Date:
03/21/2012
... meeting today’s challenges with creative leadership,” it reminded me of one of my favorite New Yorker cartoons. ... store churning out a happier, more reliable workforce, and it ’s not an extension of the...
We Cannot Let COVID-19 Be a Death Sentence For Refugees
Release Date:
08/12/2020
... under the current U.S. administration, which has made it very clear that the ultimate goal is to keep as many ... allowed us to continue our work uninterrupted. However, it was clear right away that the...
Watch this New Series Showing the Ordinary and Extraordinary Lives of Muslim New Yorkers
Release Date:
02/23/2017
... the youngest chaplain in the history of the New York City Police Department. Despite his positions of leadership, he is ... and lectures to explain Islam to different communities. It did this throughout the...
Making the Sausage in Albany: An Artisanal Cookbook for Funders
Release Date:
09/20/2017
The trend toward significant social change occurring at the state and local level is now widely recognized and has led many funders to the conclusion that the road to national change is through state capitols. And while awareness of the byzantine...
The Reckoning Philanthropy Needs Right Now
Release Date:
08/11/2021
... the history of African American mobility and the ways that it has been intentionally controlled and violently regulated. ... from the early days of slave patrols in the 1600s to local police -regulated “sundown...
Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City
Release Date:
11/08/2013
... water can also undermine our public health—each time it rains with as little as 1/10th of an inch of rain, storm ... photographs, maps and a website with graphics, tools and resources . Of particular interest...
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Jun
2015
Nailing It: Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers
Thursday, June 25, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... Nailing It : Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers ...
NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & Young Women of Color Across the U.S.
Release Date:
03/23/2016
... from young women and girls of color (and their advocates), it will be traveling to regions in the country that have ... than white girls: over 60% of girls of color are born to families living on low incomes...
This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success
Release Date:
05/02/2016
... As we enter National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, it may be heartening to see that teen pregnancy rates in the ... so that all teens may have easy access to life-changing resources . [1] Fund for Public...
Forum Tells Congress to Keep Johnson Amendment, Quotes PNY Official Statement
Release Date:
04/05/2017
... often referred to as the “Johnson Amendment” because it was proposed by then-Senate Minority Leader Johnson to ... www.givingforum.org For a complete list of signers and resources go to www.givevoice.org/...
New York State Health Foundation Commits $5 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts
Release Date:
06/11/2020
... County Health Officers (NYSACHO) will provide additional resources to local public health departments, which provide ... social isolation and mental health issues among veterans. It is working with New York...
Beyond the Glass Cliff: Reimagining Executive Transitions in the Sector
Release Date:
04/06/2023
... in as the face of change, and in intentional searches, it is the manifestation of a longer journey of rethinking an ... their vision and the challenges they have in realizing it . Support them in reaching their...
Infrastructure Design as Innovation
Release Date:
04/02/2019
... design the most thorough organizational infrastructures. It seems antithetical to believe that the more a foundation ... of its policies and processes, the more innovative it will become, but, that statement...
New York Life Launches $1 Billion Impact Investment Initiative to Address Racial Wealth Gap and Appoints Martin King as Head of Impact Investments
Release Date:
05/06/2021
Initial investments include $150 million partnership with Fairview Capital in support of diverse and emerging fund managers and hundreds of small businesses.
19
Jul
2010
College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success
Monday, July 19, 2010 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC
... factor in increasing college enrollment. So does helping families fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal ...
Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs
Release Date:
10/08/2014
... The majority of RtF students come from low-income families . The average percentage of RtF students who qualify ... taking the course, 87% of students surveyed felt that it is important to learn about social...