Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism
Release Date:
03/06/2015
... measures of reading proficiency over a control group of students , many of whom also received supplemental reading ...
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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... helping to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students and lift the performance of struggling pupils. ... But in doing so, many schools may have overlooked a proven educational innovation: school...
17
Mar
2011
Investing in Men and Boys of Color: Opportunities for Philanthropy
Thursday, March 17, 2011 -
8:30am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
... has significantly increased in the past several years. Public and private foundations are supporting a number of initiatives aimed at improving educational , employment, social/emotional, and health ... funding...
24
Jul
2017
Interested in Working in Philanthropy?
Monday, July 24, 2017 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
... from the perspectives of two leaders in the field. Join Manuela Arciniegas , Associate Program Officer at ... of Programs and Advocacy at Schott Foundation for Public Education, as they discuss career path...
Weinberg Foundation Selects New Trustee, Paula Pretlow
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... Brier & Kelly, said: “We look forward to having Paula join the Board of the Weinberg Foundation. Paula brings an ... management firm. While there, she headed the firm’s public fund business development and...
Langeloth Foundation Grants $10 million to Support Urgent Initiatives to Get Out the Vote, Focusing on Communities of Color
Release Date:
06/04/2020
... engagement supports the foundation’s core objectives of Justice Reform and Safe & Healthy Communities and widens the ... digital voter outreach, vote by mail advocacy and other organizing that helps...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Working to Gather 20,000 Teen Opinions Across Western New York & Southeast Michigan
Release Date:
11/29/2018
... will come from teens, with additional contributions from parents , caregivers, educators and local youth leaders. The ...
Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Leadership in Government Fellows
Release Date:
03/05/2018
... Government Fellowship, an initiative supporting seasoned public servants chosen from the senior ranks of federal, ... and local government who have advanced economic and social justice . The program, now in its...
After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers
Release Date:
07/10/2013
... for philanthropy to reflect on its power to further social justice — nonprofits, with the support of foundations, ... was founded to promote lesbian and gay equality worldwide. Public LGBT foundations also...
Robertson Foundation Names Richard Barth President
Release Date:
08/19/2021
... in building successful partnerships transcends the educational space and makes him an ideal leader for the ... grown from 45 to 270 schools, from 8,000 to over 110,000 students , and from 400 to 40,000 alumni...
Century Foundation Quoted in Article on School Desegregation Lawsuit
Release Date:
01/27/2016
... schools with high concentrations of poor and minority students to proliferate. A 2015 Minneapolis Star Tribune analysis found that elementary school students in the Twin Cities attend more racially segregated...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Janna Oberdorf as Director of Communications
Release Date:
08/03/2022
... communications strategy, with a focus on centering racial justice . She will work to strengthen communication and ... by racial inequity and build cultural power to support justice and equity. “Janna’s...
PNY Supports Inclusion of Nonprofits in COVID-19 Legislation
Release Date:
03/16/2020
... are deployed above and beyond normal capacity while their resources remain flat or even decrease. Essential community ... adequate funding for the Nonprofit sector. Approved by Public Policy Committee on March...
Rodney Christopher Named First-time F.B. Heron Foundation Fellow
Release Date:
03/01/2013
... change in strategy, one intended to deploy all the resources at its disposal in a broad, multi-sector approach ... his time between custom engagements, client coaching, public presentations, product...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Welcomes Four Seasoned Business and Philanthropy Professionals to its Board of Directors
Release Date:
02/01/2013
... have profound knowledge and experience in everything from public education reform to affordable housing to the arts to ... Free Expression program and guides global grantmaking in public education reform,...
Boutiques for the People
Release Date:
09/27/2016
... has come to be used as a derogatory label for labor -intensive – or “high-touch” – programs that ... itself as a “school within a school”. It provides students with a carefully structured curriculum, including...
New Survey Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy 2022
Release Date:
07/20/2022
... “Time is as critical to philanthropy’s impact as are resources . Faced with urgent economic, justice and climate crises around the world, funders are ...
Germany Provides One Example for Ending the Cycle of Homelessness to Prison
Release Date:
04/18/2017
... By Steven Pacheco, inaugural John Jay College of Criminal Justice /David Rockefeller Fund Fellow Steven attended the ... among formerly-incarcerated individuals than the general public , according to a report by...
10
Dec
2019
"All Immigration Is Local": Philanthropy's Role in State and Local Advocacy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:15pm
... —family separation, the border wall, the Muslim ban, public charge—many of the day-to-day realities of ... fair working conditions for farmworkers, policy and organizing efforts are leading to meaningful...
11
Jun
2019
Economic Security for Immigrants: Innovative Workforce Approaches - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -
12:30pm to 1:30pm
... improving immigrant access to, and experience of, the U.S. labor market Advocacy strategies used to expand workforce ... Unido Jennifer Hernandez , Associate Secretary, CA Labor & Workforce Development...