Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... public schools. Released Wednesday by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, the ...
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A New Era for NYC Government, an Opportunity for Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/20/2013
... of the need to not just tap philanthropy's financial resources but also to learn from funders' knowledge, ... multi-funder collaborative efforts we should spotlight every time we talk about...
Committee for Children Launches Out-of-School Time SEL Program with Support from The Wallace Foundation
Release Date:
03/26/2019
... and other learning environments beyond the classroom, through support provided by The Wallace Foundation. A grant ... organization reaches millions of children annually with research -based SEL curricula taught...
06
Feb
2014
The Direct Care Workforce: Issues at the Intersection of Workforce, Aging, Disability, Health Care, Low Income & Disparity
Thursday, February 6, 2014 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York
... health care delivery. This panel will provide a different lens — a view of aides or paraprofessionals as the working ... policy implications. The facts are startling: One out of every seven low-wage workers in...
Why STEM? The Key to Future Innovation Needs Funding Now
Release Date:
03/03/2015
... City low-income high school students that include mentored research opportunities such as the Science Research Mentoring Program (offering authentic research ... of science classwork per week...
United Way of New York City Names Mary Ann Sallas as Director of New York City’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
Release Date:
11/01/2012
... federal employees to make charitable contributions through payroll deduction. New York City’s CFC raised over ... 2001, working with the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation until 2010 and serving...
Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds
Release Date:
08/02/2019
... in nature can help prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing and genome mining. Scientists used ... space. An enzyme’s structure is fundamental to almost every function it performs. “The...
Between Resistance and Rebuilding
Release Date:
04/05/2021
... four years of the new Administration using a solidarity lens ? Recommit to Our Individual and Organizational Roles: In ... communities. Or, we can be weavers if we have access to resources in order to target...
Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund
Release Date:
03/25/2021
... led to brainstorming an idea to move significant resources “unapologetically” to Black feminists. “We ... that was so meaningful to us—why is it difficult to get resources for this kind of movement work,...
You Can't Count if You're Not Counted: Exhibition Explores Census in NYC, Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
11/06/2019
... what role we can play as a museum to make this important act of civic participation compelling and interesting to the ... Mellon Foundation, Who We Are opens November 22 and runs through July 2020,...
Carol Levine to Receive Award for Raising Awareness About and Influencing Policy on Family Caregiving
Release Date:
10/21/2014
... State Society on Aging President Mary Beth Morrissey. “ Through Carol’s groundbreaking advocacy and leadership, ... Annual Conference, titled “ The Collaborative Age Integration Across Disciplines .” The...
Autism at Work: How the Simons Foundation is Expanding Efforts of Inclusion in the Workplace
Release Date:
03/10/2020
... as well. The employee’s direct manager, human resources staff, and the employees who will be working with ... continued to source candidates for select open positions through organizations that help companies...
United Hospital Fund Establishes Learning Collaborative with Altman Foundation and NY Community Trust
Release Date:
03/08/2017
... participating hospitals and community organizations with resources , training, technical assistance, and forums for the ... areas of Education, Health, Strengthening Communities, and Arts and Culture. For more...
Betsy Edasery Appointed Philanthropy Analyst at TCC Group
Release Date:
08/22/2013
... young people of color with wealth to leverage their resources for progressive social change. She also conducted research and supported grantees to share learnings at Living ... good. In 2011, she was selected...
Melissa Daar Carvajal Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director
Release Date:
01/21/2021
... to secure new state and local legislation to safeguard resources for public education students. In her leadership ... and dancers to study in Cuba. Melissa has a Bachelor of Arts from Clark University. Melissa...
13
Sep
2012
--POSTPONED-- Innovative Action: Promising New Initiatives to Stop HIV Transmission
Thursday, September 13, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... electronic health records and community based research are playing a role in how New York City continues to ...
13
Jan
2010
Opening a Second Front Against the Dropout Epidemic
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 -
7:30am to 11:00am
... citizenship, and service-learning. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Every year, 1.2 million students drop out of high school. ... an indissoluble bond with their schools and communities through service-learning. It will...
What Am I Doing Here?
Release Date:
03/01/2016
... I have had many opportunities to really flex my research and organizing muscles, while developing a more ... at-large, and I’m proud to be continuing that legacy. Through my work with the committee, I’ve also...
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Shares New Policy Brief on Supporting Youth and Young Adults Transition From Foster Care
Release Date:
09/23/2021
... federal policymakers to urgently reform and expand the resources , tools and guidance young people need as they move ... enacted in the Supporting Foster Youth and Families Through the Pandemic Act...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reimagine US Monuments
Release Date:
10/07/2020
... social justice at the center of its support for scholarly research , higher education and the arts . Even before the reset, Mellon had spent $25 million on ... groups across the country to “reimagine public...