Family Values: Behind Arcus Foundation's Gift for Racial Justice
Release Date:
01/24/2017
... are the grandchildren of Homer Stryker, the founder of a medical device company, and the children of Lee Stryker, who ...
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Sloan Foundation Supported Survey: Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great
Release Date:
08/14/2017
... less taxing. In 2015, RAND researchers, along with Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles, ...
Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... ZG was able to finish high school, regularly access medical care, and even sleep normal hours. . . Opinion: New ...
ASPCA Assists Nearly 600 Animals Displaced by Hurricane Michael
Release Date:
10/30/2018
... with search-and-rescue efforts in the field, providing medical attention for impacted animals, and coordinating ...
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Collaborating to Find Systemic Solutions to the "Pathway Gap" in Postsecondary/Workforce Advising
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... to access quality career exploration/advising resources (and guidance on how to use them); no centralized ... maintaining and updating these career development tools/ resources to ensure they remain accurate,...
Take This Opportunity to Understand Disaster and Resilience through a Gender Lens
Release Date:
10/28/2015
... of working across NYC, we had a very good sense of who the community leaders and organizations were. We also knew they ... of low-income women in the wake of natural disasters, how community members and...
PNY Advocates for America Gives More Act with NY Senators
Release Date:
09/03/2014
... on Nonprofits and others in urging the philanthropic community to rally in support of the America Gives More Act ...
The Esteé Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign Global Ambassadors Elizabeth Hurley And William P. Lauder to Light the Empire State Pink in Honor of 25th Anniversary
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... – globally – with more than $56 million funding 225 medical research grants through the Breast Cancer Research ... support of funding breast cancer research, education and medical services, The Estée Lauder...
Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice
Publication date:
03/2012
... between listening to and learning with grantees and improving practices to achieve better results. In light of ...
A Road Less Traveled....
Release Date:
11/01/2011
The New York Juvenile Justice Initiative—formed at Philanthropy New York to help the philanthropic sector and policymakers reform New York’s often-criticized juvenile justice system—recently supported a small group of juvenile justice-involved young...
Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards
Release Date:
06/07/2010
... to provide grantmakers and grantees with a solution to improving nonprofit governance in a manner that respects both ...
Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees
Many grantmakers champion the idea of using evaluation to improve grantee effectiveness or advance a field of practice. It's a worthy endeavor, but how can you make it happen in the real world? This guide explores an increasingly popular method called "collaborative inquiry." Grantmakers define the practice, consider potential benefits and grapple with common challenges. A mini-case study shows how collaborative inquiry was used to support growth in a new field.
Grantees Report Back: Helpful Reporting and Evaluation Processes
Publication date:
01/2011
Foundations often use grantee reporting and evaluation processes to gauge the effectiveness of their work. At the same time, many funders seek to simplify reporting and evaluation processes for grantees so that these nonprofits can spend more time doing their work. How do grantees experience reporting and evaluation processes? What makes them most helpful? How can foundations improve them?
American Express Commits $5M to Increase Park Volunteers
Release Date:
03/13/2015
... 1 million volunteers on public land each year, while improving its youth outreach. American Express Commits $5M to ...
Rockefeller Foundation Pledges 100,000 Jobs for Kenyan Youth
Release Date:
03/31/2015
... Jobs Africa initiative. The initiative focuses on improving a million lives by connecting high-potential but ...
Wallace Report Connects the Dots of Data Use in Afterschool Systems
Release Date:
05/31/2016
A growing number of cities are building afterschool systems to provide low-income students with access to high-quality programs that can keep them safe and foster the skills needed to succeed in school and life.
Atlantic Philanthropies Pledges $197 Million for Fellowship and Institute
Release Date:
06/01/2016
Two major initiatives will deepen and extend Atlantic Philanthropies’s legacy of supporting new generations of leaders who will improve lives and forge new opportunities around the world.
Teagle Foundation President Offers Advice to Campus Officials Meeting With Foundations
Release Date:
12/14/2016
A former president of Barnard College who now directs the Teagle Foundation, Judith Shapiro has seen meetings from both sides of the table.
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months
Release Date:
06/09/2014
... Walker On His First Six Months Six months into his role as the Ford Foundation’s 10th president, Darren Walker spoke to Alliance Magazine about philanthropy’s role in solving social problems, institution...
As Funders of Equity and Education, Connect Research to Action for School Integration
Release Date:
11/21/2016
... Donors’ Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Those of us who are focused on public ... diversity in an elementary school in Brooklyn, and a Community Education Council member who has...