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New Board Members for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
Release Date:
01/26/2016
... Efrain Escobedo, vice president, Civic Engagement & Public Policy at the California Community Foundation; and ... 2017. Betty Balli Torres, executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, was...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs
Release Date:
06/13/2019
... in each and every student’s humanity and sees expanding access to higher education in prison as a public good.” “We know that higher-education-in-prison ...
20
Jun
2017
Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Tools and Principles to Consider When Enhancing Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... to strengthen professional skills and expertise. Human Resources professionals have a critical role...
Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
04/29/2010
... Policy —a grant to Demos enabled them to communicate more effectively on credit card reform (which was ...
CrainsNY Looks at Helmsley-Supported DATA2GO.NYC
Release Date:
12/18/2015
... A baby born today in Tribeca can expect to live more than 11 years longer than one born in Brownsville, ... necessary preventive care, medicine for illnesses, and more . Under Obamacare, New Yorkers must get...
Private Citizen Bloomberg on Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/25/2014
... of dollars to charity and plans to give tens of billions more . His foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, has been ... he and his fellow billionaire philanthropists had to be more realistic about what they...
Simons Foundation Study Shows New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms
Release Date:
01/26/2016
... New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms Viruses infect more than humans or plants. For microorganisms in the oceans ... had long believed. Collecting and re-examining more than 5,600 estimates of ocean microbial...
Gould Foundation’s Tyre is Author of In-Depth Atlantic Investigative Piece on Math and Low-Income Students
Release Date:
02/12/2016
... like his teammates, had endured a grueling regime for more than a year—practicing tricky problems over breakfast before school and taking on more problems late into the evening after he completed the ...
NY Community Trust Teams Up with Muslim-American Leaders to Counter Anti-Islamic Stereotypes
Release Date:
08/09/2016
... rose in many parts of the country, including New York. More than 80 percent of the media’s coverage of Muslims is ... created the Fund for New Citizens. Since then, it has made more than $20 million in grants...
Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... conclusions are summarized in the title: " America Needs More Teachers of Color and a More Selective Teaching Profession. " The report's authors .....
Supported by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New Report Finds Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Death
Release Date:
10/03/2018
... School of Medicine in St. Louis. Analyzing data from more than 400,000 people ages 18 to 85, the researchers found that consuming one to two drinks four or more times per week -- an amount deemed healthy by...
Mosquito 'spit glands' Hold Key to Curbing Malaria, Study Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Shows
Release Date:
08/12/2019
... in tropical and subtropical regions, have malaria, and more than 400,000 die of the parasite infection each year, ... including dengue fever, strike scores of millions more . A description of the research is...
Open Society Foundations Announce New Director of Foreign Policy Advocacy
Release Date:
09/04/2019
... from both political parties to make U.S. foreign policy more just and more effective. Margon received an MS from Georgetown ...
22
Mar
2019
Navigating Uncertain Terrain – Trends and Strategies in International Grantmaking
Friday, March 22, 2019 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
International grantmakers frequently encounter laws, regulations and political environments that are unwelcoming to philanthropy and civil society, and create grantmaking conditions that are challenging to navigate. At the same time, however,...
23
Mar
2015
What’s On the Plate of NYC’s Food Workers?
Monday, March 23, 2015 -
11:45am to 2:00pm
... is one of the largest and fastest-growing employers, with more than 150,000 workers in New York City and nearly 11 ... to move up the ladder in this industry How we can expand access to training and employment...
09
Jun
2015
Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... naturalization and measures to make U.S. citizenship more accessible for qualifying immigrants. Explore: What the ...
The Three Vs for Voter Engagement: Validators, Volunteers and Visibility
Release Date:
08/26/2022
... to the city, and beyond. GoVoteNYC, a collaborative of more than a dozen foundations and donors committed to ...
Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families
Release Date:
01/26/2018
... are listening. In simplest terms, FII gives poor families access to funds that they can use however they want, which ...
12
Dec
2024
Immigrant Media and the Fourth Estate: A Democratic Imperative - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, December 12, 2024 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
... issues such as immigration policy, community events and resources , and local politics. These outlets also serve as an ...