Mediacracy — A Dialogue With Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy
Release Date:
11/26/2013
... other topics, the event featured a series of creative interventions by media makers, designed to make complex ...
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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Hospital Patients’ Refusal of Home Care Services & the Impact on Readmissions and Outcomes
Release Date:
05/15/2017
... report contains a number of recommendations, among them interventions that improve communication about care ...
24
Feb
2021
Building Career Pathways for Youth in a Changing Landscape
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... to meet the needs of young people will talk about the interventions they created and explore both the challenges of ...
03
Mar
2026
Beyond Crisis: Economic Security for NYC Survivors of Gender-Based Violence - A Panel Hosted by AFN
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
... to integrate financial security strategies into GBV interventions Speakers: Nichole Davis , Deputy ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Cara Mertes to Lead JustFilms
Release Date:
06/03/2013
... that placed the Ford Foundation at the forefront of social justice filmmaking. Bagwell built up the program by ... “Orlando has rapidly made JustFilms a leading voice in social justice filmmaking and Cara will...
15
Dec
2011
Setting the Stage for 2012: Carol Jenkins Interviews Simon Greer and Pamela Shifman on Paradigm Shifts and Their Implications for Philanthropy
Thursday, December 15, 2011 -
1:30pm to 5:00pm
... two philanthropic leaders will use their experiences as social change agents to explain how in a fast-moving world— ... to react—philanthropy should bolster efforts to effect social change. This program is a...
11
Oct
2012
Avoiding Leaky Pipes: Enhancing Donor-Grantee Collaboration
Thursday, October 11, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Webinar
... times, it’s only natural for donors to want their scarce resources to be well spent. In reality, the pipeline that brings resources from donor to grantee is often leaky, limiting the ... donor-grantee...
09
Apr
2013
Foundation Administrators Network: Making IT Decisions – Peer Case Studies
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 -
8:45am to 10:30am
The Century Foundation, One Whitehall Street, 15th Fl., NYC
... creates a supportive environment for sharing knowledge and resources , testing ideas with peers, and strengthening ... infrastructure. Although our organizational needs, resources , and systems vary, there’s...
Tonya Woodland Joins the Commonwealth Fund
Release Date:
03/06/2019
... is responsible for providing overall direction for human resources and building management as well as helping to ... 2011-2016 she was an HR Strategist with the TMW Human Resources . From 2006-2009, she was the...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant Helps Launch AGU Ethics and Equity Antiharassment Initiative
Release Date:
07/12/2019
... Catalyzing Cultural Change in the Sciences with New Resources and Tracking Tools. This initiative is designed to ... that affect gender discrimination through new educational resources and validated...
Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home
Release Date:
08/13/2010
In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers.
The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey
Release Date:
06/13/2013
At the end of May, the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers held a bus tour that visited storm-affected communities in Northern New Jersey — an opportunity for funders from around the region to learn more from experts involved in the recovery and...
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Release Date:
01/29/2013
The recently created New York State Ready Commission has been tasked with finding ways to ensure that critical systems and services are prepared for future natural disasters and emergencies. We’re pleased to have Dr. Irwin Redlener, Director of the...
Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?
Release Date:
07/30/2010
We recently held a members briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The New York Community Trust, and The Clark Foundation) focusing on the current climate in the New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the nonprofit...
Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City
Release Date:
11/08/2012
... of the most vibrant urban agriculture cities in the United States , with more than 700 existing sites (there are nearly 3 ...
Reflections from Jeffrey R. Solomon
Release Date:
05/21/2010
... Charles Bronfman Philanthropies , has travelled to a dozen states , talking to numerous audiences seriously interested in ...
To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing
Release Date:
08/16/2012
Hydrofracking has become a contentious topic across the country, and many eyes are trained on New York, where Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation are drafting final regulations on fracking in our state. We held a recent...
Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation
Publication date:
03/2009
In 2002, Arizona’s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on boosting its state’s bioscience economy and relied heavily on building collaborative partnerships. Since that time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding, businesses, and wages within the bioscience sector. This case study illustrates the benefits of taking a strategic approach to maximize a foundation’s impact. It describes how Flinn’s leaders narrowed the Foundation’s focus and assessed its performance.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Nearly $27 Million in Quarterly Grants
Release Date:
01/04/2013
The grants were awarded to organizations in the United States and around the world working in the areas of ...
Media Development In The Developing World
Release Date:
01/04/2013
... down, if not completely out of favor, here in the United States and the rest of the developed world. But in the ...