IBM Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Solve Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy
Release Date:
06/08/2017
... one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations' blueprint to address some of the globe's .....
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More Than 1,000 Died in South Asia Floods This Summer
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... would rise along with the floodwaters. According to the United Nations, at least 41 million people in Bangladesh, ...
Ford, Tow Foundation Among Funders of An Anti-Fake News Initiative That is Starting to Take Shape
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... a broad swath of institutional and individual funders are united in stemming the tide of viral sensationalism, it's far .....
Bloomberg, Gateses, and Other Big Donors Race to Fill Void of Clinton Global Meeting
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... will gather in New York next month to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly kickoff, as influential ...
Millions Pledged To Harvey Relief As Rebuilding Starts
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... million. Another $22.7 million has been raised through the United Way of Greater Houston’s Harvey Relief Fund. . . ...
Houston's Undocumented Immigrants Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake
Release Date:
09/07/2017
As the water rose on their first floor apartment, Rosa Sosa and her family fled to a vacant unit on the second floor. They watched in horror as it continued to rise, as it swallowed most of the cars in the parking lot that rings their sprawling two-...
The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... ago. Today, the idea has been enshrined officially in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs as ...
Long-Held Political, Ethnic Rivalries Heating Up Fight Over Brooklyn Pfizer Site
Release Date:
10/10/2017
For years, political rivalries, ethnic disputes and litigation have defined the trajectory of development in a section of Brooklyn that borders Hasidic Jewish, Hispanic and African-American communities.
Rockefeller Foundation Names Deborah Wright as New Managing Director for U.S. Jobs and Economic Opportunity
Release Date:
07/30/2018
The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Deborah Wright has been named managing director for the Foundation’s U.S. Jobs & Economic Opportunity initiative.
Howard Gilman Foundation and the American Express Foundation Fund "The Gospel at Colonus"
Release Date:
08/03/2018
Conceived, adapted, and directed by MacArthur Genius Grant winner Lee Breuer, "The Gospel at Colonus", is an ancient Greek tragedy turned into religious parable within the framework of the Pentecostal church, that unites cultures and époques, and it...
Citi Foundation Funds Book Which Explores Americans' Financial Well-Being
Release Date:
12/11/2015
... health. Regis Mulot, executive vice president of human resources for Staples Inc., describes how the company ...
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May
2016
Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... programs that have been proven to work and save system resources . Does this experiment say anything about that ...
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Apr
2019
Funders Meeting with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, New York City’s Chief Democracy Officer
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
For our final Democracy Series Session we invite you to a conversation with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, New York City’s Chief Democracy Officer. The discussion will focus on efforts in New York City to promote civic engagement and expand opportunities...
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Feb
2019
Stronger Together Part II: Building the Capacity of Social Movements – February Webinar Hosted by HRFN
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
... movements? February 13 – Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding to Build the Capacity of Movements ... Concepts and Indicators The Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding (SNAP) guide provides...
Transparency in Philanthropy: An Analysis of Accountability, Fallacy, and Volunteerism
Publication date:
04/2013
The latest in a series of guidebooks on topics of interest within the philanthropic community, this new book by John Tyler, General Counsel of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, is designed to help philanthropic organizations plan and think about what information they will release to the public and how they will do it.
The Sister Fund Welcomes Tina Cherena as Its New Executive Director
Release Date:
10/01/2012
On October 8th, the Sister Fund welcomed Tina Cherena as the organization's new Executive Director.
Staten Island after Sandy: A Funder Update
Release Date:
04/10/2013
In advance of our Annual Meeting, we’re pleased to have Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director of The Staten Island Foundation, update us on the relief efforts on Staten Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and what her foundation and other...
Reshaping the Business of Social Change
Release Date:
06/20/2013
We’re pleased to have Monique Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, discuss her organization’s unique approach to giving, the principles of shared value and the Foundation's many initiatives geared towards supporting women’s rights and...
Hurricane Sandy Activism Report
Publication date:
07/2014
Drawing on interviews with its grantee partners involved in Hurricane Sandy recovery work, this report from the North Star Fund presents the largely unacknowledged role that community-based organizations—especially activist groups—played in the immediate aftermath of the storm and includes recommendations and priorities for moving forward with recovery and building long-term resiliency.
Nonprofit Excellence Awards Go to Leake & Watts, Row New York, and Graham Windham
Release Date:
11/21/2014
The New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards recognized three organizations during their 8th annual ceremony.