Surviving COVID-19: 6 Recommendations for Nonprofits and Funders
Release Date:
03/17/2020
... grant making, funding, and the evaluation of whether new grants or funding should be awarded should not be ...
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Research for a 21st Century Child Welfare System
Release Date:
03/24/2022
... this goal. You can hear more about why we need this new research agenda in this video . To support ... we are: Forming a broad coalition of partners to support new ways of looking at research in child welfare...
Design Thinking for Advocates: Don’t Knock it Till You Try It
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... it Till You Try It By Salem Tsegaye, Program Associate, New York Community Trust You’ve probably heard of design ... to convince you otherwise. Last summer, the New York...
Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health
Release Date:
07/31/2020
... Impact on Health By: Brian Byrd, Senior Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation and Joseph Smyser, Chief ... future COVID-19 vaccination efforts. According to a new poll from The...
Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders
Release Date:
05/19/2016
... how we can help. At a recent panel hosted by Philanthropy New York ’s Funders of Women and Girls, “ New Pathways for Building Immigrant Women’s Leadership ,” ...
Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism
Release Date:
08/03/2015
... projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... grant, says limited rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth by...
How Rapid Assessments Can Help the Shift from Response to Recovery
Release Date:
05/13/2021
... working to understand how to most effectively deploy our resources beyond crisis response. Emerging market countries ... fearful and hopeful about. We also knew we had to take a new approach to this. Given the...
The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Jeanette Vega as Managing Director; Martin L. Leibowitz and Monica Lozano Join The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
04/02/2012
... Transforming Health Systems Initiative, and pursuit of new work in the field. Dr. Vega will be based in New York . “I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Jeanette Vega to ...
Insights from “Responding to the Moment: Participatory Approaches in Philanthropy”
Release Date:
09/19/2024
... , an interactive session hosted by Philanthropy New York . Our goal was to introduce key concepts in participatory ... grantmaking initiative. We were joined by Philanthropy New York...
Foundation for a Just Society Supports Report on LGBTQ Organizing in West Africa
Release Date:
03/07/2016
"We Exist: Mapping LGBTQ Organizing in West Africa," a report charting the growth of LGBTQ activism in Africa, assesses the challenges and opportunities activists face.
Inside Philanthropy on the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Impact on Climate-Conscious Conservation in the South
Release Date:
09/20/2018
The Southern Cumberland Plateau is a rugged landscape of ancient rock and hardwood forest in the Appalachian Mountains that’s home to an extraordinary number of plant and animal species. It’s also considered a resilient landscape, meaning even as...
Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/20/2015
... work as a member of the board.” A native New Yorker, she was raised by a single mother in the city ’s public housing. Ms. Burns earned a Bachelor of ...
JPB Foundation Looks to Historically Black Colleges as Clean Energy Leaders
Release Date:
03/29/2018
... with careers in solar and energy efficiency, and develop new businesses in the clean energy economy. The program ...
Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions
Release Date:
07/21/2014
A recent grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to America Achieves Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states roll out the Common Core standards.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site
Release Date:
09/01/2014
With the backing of several leading foundations, Education Post, a new nonprofit group, will encourage respectful and fact-based dialogue on public education.
Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial
Release Date:
04/17/2015
Miller cautions against ignoring principals as an important component in improving student achievement.
The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... degree. Funding from the Mellon grant will help to support student stipends, curriculum development, and salary and ...
Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition
Release Date:
04/12/2016
Up to Us, a non-partisan program sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative University and Net Impact, aims to empower students to raise awareness about the United States’ long-term fiscal and economic health in a...
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Publishes Report Calling for Improved Oversight of Colleges
Release Date:
04/13/2016
The report -- titled “Looking in All the Wrong Places” -- is based on an analysis of more than 6,000 pages of audit documents that were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
Century Foundation Researcher Says It's Up to Schools to Ensure Teachers Are Aware of Their Own Biases
Release Date:
06/07/2016
There are several ways schools could work to lower suspension rates, according to Halley Potter, a fellow at The Century Foundation.