Send Grad Students Our Way
Release Date:
02/18/2015
by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally ... or Ph.D. program in public policy , government, social work or related field of study for a two-...
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Jun
2009
Challenges & Needs of African-American Girls in NYC & Strategies for Making a Difference
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... Girls for a briefing and dialogue on the recently released report , “Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength & ... by Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research...
Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office
Release Date:
01/02/2012
... Governance Centre. Currently, she serves as the Governance Practice Leader for the Arab States Region. In this role, she provides policy and technical advice to 18 country offices, manages ... Cairo. She also...
Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
10/19/2020
... Power is currently the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and William D. Zabel ... Ford Foundation’s profound impact on human rights and...
Every Person Counts: Why the Census Must Be Rescued
Release Date:
08/08/2018
... inclusive, connecting impoverished communities with the resources they need, and so much more. But none of that ... and improving our democracy. Today, our country uses census data to apportion congressional...
The Reckoning Philanthropy Needs Right Now
Release Date:
08/11/2021
... and Marlon Williams, Vice President of Collaboration and Policy , Philanthropy New York. If you have attended a ... debates around Critical Race Theory , a body of academic research that shows how policies...
For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place
Release Date:
03/11/2015
... jurisdiction. The ICC has, however, adopted a detailed policy paper prioritizing sexual and gender-based crimes. ... United Nations, countries, and donors must invest far more resources and energy into...
Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact
Release Date:
12/13/2017
... economic theory and many of our guiding assumptions in social program development. In Thaler’s words: “In order ... and choices. Behavioral science draws on empirical research from psychology, neuroscience,...
The Century Foundation Welcomes New Trustees Sonal Shah and Damon Silvers
Release Date:
09/25/2015
... they bring decades of rich experience in public service, social innovation, and economics to TCF. Sonal Shah is ... administration. Damon A. Silvers is the director of policy and special counsel for the AFL-...
United Hospital Fund Establishes Learning Collaborative with Altman Foundation and NY Community Trust
Release Date:
03/08/2017
... or improve on efforts to screen children ages 0-5 for social and environmental risks that interfere with healthy ... participating hospitals and community organizations with resources , training, technical...
06
Feb
2019
The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... and closure of polling sites – the implementation of policy that better reflects a changed and changing America is ... How can philanthropy support the fight for a fair vote? Resources Links to articles...
Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry
Release Date:
03/29/2018
... focused on great ape and gibbon conservation (and LGBT social justice), supports a project that may finally alter ... group—is part of the nonprofit Center for International Policy in D.C. It was incubated by...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces $20 Million Natural Climate Solutions Initiative
Release Date:
09/11/2018
... carbon and effectively mitigate climate change. Recent research reveals that forests, grasslands, agriculture and ... best practices, business models and markets, finance and policy approaches, and...
07
Jun
2023
New York State Redistricting – the Good the Bad and the Ugly - A Webinar Hosted by the New York State Census Equity Fund
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 -
10:00am to 11:00am
... used as an incumbent-protection program. To combat this practice , New York voters approved an amendment to the State ... mandated a series of public hearings but provided no resources for community...
Schott Foundation, Race Forward, and NYU's Metro Center Announces First Grants to Support Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Schools and Defend Against Attacks on Public Education
Release Date:
04/06/2022
... brings together this unusual alliance of a foundation, policy shop and movement builder to support family and youth ... should ensure that these multiracial groups have the resources to fight back against...
The Wallace Foundation Names Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership
Release Date:
03/01/2023
... strategy team comprised of representatives from program, research and communications, as well as be a member of ... that will continue to positively impact education as a practice .” Floyd-Cooper succeeds Jody...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation's Imagine a New Way transformation launches with new grants
Release Date:
04/09/2021
... Justice , a statewide membership-based coalition which uses the power and strength of its member organizations to ... Institute’s cutting-edge work is focused on providing policy solutions that empower people...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard Launch Initiative to Speed Development and Access to Therapies for COVID-19
Release Date:
03/10/2020
... those most vulnerable, then we need to find a way to make research and development move faster. That requires ... and organizations, as well as the global regulatory and policy -setting institutions. The...
Centering Racial Equity for Generational Impact
Release Date:
06/24/2021
... General Operating Support , several findings from the research stood out to me: Nonprofit leaders report that ... concept that most have not applied directly into practice . Specifically, the...
Measuring What Matters
Release Date:
04/24/2019
... longitudinal cohort study. However, funders don’t always practice what they preach in terms of evaluation. Even when ... than half of the respondents have advanced degrees in the social sciences or applied...