Seeking Just & Sustainable Communities: Surdna Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $14 Million
Release Date:
07/26/2017
... Project to create an equitable model for the publishing of collaborative ethnographies that tell the stories of art, ...
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22
Aug
2017
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Public-Private Partnerships and MIP - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
For decades, there’s been a push to insinuate special interests deeper into the fabric of our political process.
11
Sep
2017
The Pence-Kobach Commission's Potential Impact on Voting Rights - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, September 11, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
The Pence-Kobach Commission raises significant concerns that baseless allegations of millions of fraudulent votes in the 2016 election could be used to disenfranchise already marginalized communities and weaken the National Voter Registration Act...
Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... a $240 million commitment from the company to support collaborative artificial intelligence research over the next ...
Macquarie Group and Its Employees Donate $100,000 To Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
Release Date:
09/19/2017
Macquarie Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group, announced a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross to aid in immediate relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey.
30
Oct
2017
Census 2020 - Time to Act - A Webinar Hosted by United Philanthropy Forum
Monday, October 30, 2017 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
"If you underfund the Census, you get an undercount," says Kenneth Prewitt, who directed the bureau during the 2000 Census.
21
Nov
2017
New York Aging Funders - Fall Meeting
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Join the New York City Aging Funders Group for its upcoming fall meeting.
14
Nov
2017
Hats on, Hats Off – A Creative Approach to Capacity Building
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Are you new to capacity building and want to learn more about what it is and how you might integrate it into your grant making?
JPMorgan Chase Releases New Data Platform, The Good Jobs Index
Release Date:
11/14/2017
The Good Jobs Index is a new data platform that provides a window into the shifting realities of employment opportunity in the US, including the finding that two-thirds of states have added good jobs for workers without a bachelor’s degree.
15
Mar
2018
Imagining the Future: Pursuing Excellence in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, March 15, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... you see the field changing? What new tools, strategies and collaborative initiatives should be focused on moving forward ...
New App Plentiful, Funded By The Helmsley Charitable Trust, Streamlines How NYC Food Pantries Feed The Hungry
Release Date:
12/04/2017
... The app was born out of the New York City Food Assistance Collaborative , a mix of private and public groups that ...
Russell Sage Foundation Trustee Hiro Yoshikawa and Former Visiting Scholar J. Lawrence Aber Win MacArthur Foundation Grant
Release Date:
12/21/2017
The MacArthur Foundation has awarded a grant of $100 million to the Sesame Workshop and International Rescue Committee (IRC) to develop evidence-based, early education interventions for children displaced by conflict and persecution in the Middle...
Supported by The Mayday Fund, Scientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid
Release Date:
01/09/2018
For the first time, scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and collaborators solved the crystal structure of the activated kappa opioid receptor bound to a morphine derivative. They then created a new drug-like compound...
01
Feb
2018
Supporting Local Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Foundations - Webinar
Thursday, February 1, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Join PSFG and the Human Rights Funders Network for a funders-only discussion on the challenges to “locally-led” grantmaking and recommendations for how to overcome them.
05
Feb
2018
Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, February 5, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Join FCCP for their February First Monday + Election Series Discussion where they will share insights and data points uncovered from their first State Funding Survey.
22
Feb
2018
LGBTQ Funders Social Network
Thursday, February 22, 2018 -
5:30pm to 7:30pm
Funders for LGBTQ Issues and Philanthropy New York are partnering to support an informal, local group of philanthropic professionals who are LGBTQ and their funder allies. We plan for this to be primarily a social networking group...
05
Apr
2018
The NRA's Power to Thwart Gun Control & How Organizations are Responding - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Thursday, April 5, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
In the wake of the Parkland shooting, it has once again become clear that the NRA has an outsized impact on policy. Join us for a conversation, hosted by FCCP's Money in Politics Working Group, discussing the national and state perspectives around...
Group of NY Funders Support History-Making Performance Celebrating Black Choreographers
Release Date:
03/30/2018
With support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Con Edison, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Brooklyn-based 651 ARTS and RestorationART’s have collaborated to present a history-making presentation of Gesel Mason...
Through Its Piper Fund Initiative, The Proteus Fund Works to Educate Communities About Judicial Independence
Release Date:
06/21/2018
... Piper Fund , an initiative of the Proteus Fund, is a donor collaborative that works to build a healthy democracy for all ...
New York Foundation and New York Community Trust Create New Fund Aimed At Supporting A Fair and Accurate Census
Release Date:
07/02/2018
The New York Community Trust has joined with other funders in the state to create the New York State Grantmakers for Census Equity which plans to raise $1 to $2 million to help mobilize local and statewide efforts to make the 2020 Census accurate...