Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving
Release Date:
11/08/2018
... reckoning. ” None of this happened by accident. The 25- year -old Joan Mitchell Foundation has worked tirelessly to ...
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12
Dec
2018
Meet Chancellor Richard A. Carranza
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... about his four priorities for the 2018-2019 academic year : 1) accelerate learning and instruction, 2) partner ...
Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions
Release Date:
12/13/2018
Now that all fifty states and the District of Columbia have received formal federal approval of their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, the work of implementing the 2015 law—the United States’ primary K–12 education investment—is fully...
06
Feb
2019
2020 Census and the Current Immigration Landscape: Lasting Implications for Young Children in New York - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
When children are missed in the decennial census, children suffer the results for a decade. Over 2 million children under 5 years of age were missed in the 2010 Census; here in NY, there was a net undercount of 55,000 young children. An accurate...
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
Newsrooms & Philanthropy: Is There a Shared Playbook for Impact and Social Change?
Thursday, May 9, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Journalism can be a powerful tool and information source for funders seeking to amplify the causes they are investing in. But how can funders evaluate these investments, consider investment in media alongside other programmatic grants, and better...
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,...
Don't Overthink It
Release Date:
04/30/2019
Admittedly, as grantmakers, we like to fund projects where we can anticipate long-range payoffs, systemic change, and solving problems at the root rather than placing bandages. And detailed analysis and research have their place in evaluating grant...
Community-based Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds
Release Date:
08/28/2019
Human Ebola epidemics, like the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are known to start from a contact with wildlife infected with Ebola virus.
Kitty Green’s THE ASSISTANT Forms Partnership With the New York Women’s Foundation Ahead of Its Telluride Premiere
Release Date:
09/05/2019
Financial and programmatic partnership to promote gender equality and power parity.
17
Sep
2019
Hurricane Dorian: Next Steps for Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Over the course of a week, Hurricane Dorian made a total of five landfalls – three in the Bahamas (twice on Great Abaco and another on Grand Bahamas Island), a U.S. landfall in North Carolina and a final one in Canada.
Scientists to Create a "Gut Cell Atlas" with Funding from the Helsmley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
10/25/2019
... Following an open request for applications last year , seven grants to six different institutions will support ...
The Century Foundation Releases Report: How Robots Are Beginning to Affect Workers and Their Wages
Release Date:
10/17/2019
Much has been written about the rise of robots and the potential impacts of automation on the economy. Yet most analysis tends to be prospective in nature, and estimates of future impacts on employment vary widely, with some studies predicting that...
05
Dec
2019
Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET) Winter Meeting
Thursday, December 5, 2019 -
8:30am to 10:30am
Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs for individuals serving in an administrative support function to senior leadership in their...
The New York Community Trust Gives Levinson Arts Achievement Award to Rachel Rossin
Release Date:
02/05/2020
... to identify Rachel as the recipient of this year 's Robert A. and Patricia S. Levinson Arts Achievement .....
28
Apr
2020
Overlooked and Underserved: Confronting the Reality of Student Homelessness during a Pandemic - A Webinar
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 -
2:30pm to 4:30pm
... are particularly vulnerable. In the 2018-2019 school year , 114,085 students in New York City district and charter ...
Sampriti Ganguli, CEO of Arabella Advisors, Joins Denver Frederick on The Answer WNYM
Release Date:
02/24/2020
The following is a conversation between Sampriti Ganguli, CEO of Arabella Advisors, and Denver Frederick, Host of The Business of Giving on AM 970 The Answer WNYM in New York City.
#AfricaNoFilter Launches, A Multi-Partner Collaborative, Including the Ford Foundation, Seeking to Amplify African Voices Through Reimagining Deep-Rooted Narratives
Release Date:
02/26/2020
#AfricaNoFilter -- a multi-partner collaborative seeking to amplify African voices and reimagine deep-rooted narratives about the African continent – launched today.
WES Mariam Assefa Fund and the Tarsadia Foundation Announce the Opportunity Challenge: $1 Million to Uplift Immigrant Communities
Release Date:
03/10/2020
... will ultimately be awarded up to $200,000 for a two- year period. Successful proposals will focus on two ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Accelerates Fight Against Global Coronavirus Pandemi
Release Date:
03/17/2020
Just days after Mike Bloomberg launched a program to help American mayors improve their coronavirus response, Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced additional actions and funding to combat the pandemic on a global scale.