Iris Chen Named Executive Director of The Fund for Public Schools
Release Date:
08/05/2014
Iris Chen has been named executive director of The Fund for Public Schools.
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Ford Foundation Appoints Alfred Ironside Vice President for Global Communications
Release Date:
11/21/2014
Ford Foundation has promoted Alfred Ironside to Vice President of Global Communications.
Pfizer, Global Partners Announce Donation of 500 Millionth Dose of Azithromycin, Marking Progress to Help Alleviate the Suffering from Trachoma
Release Date:
11/16/2015
The International Trachoma Initiative, Pfizer Inc. and International Coalition for Trachoma Control partners announce the donation of the 500 millionth dose of Zithromax® (azithromycin), an antibiotic used to treat the infections eye disease,...
Cricket Island Foundation Welcomes New Deputy Director Seema Shah
Release Date:
07/27/2016
... a six-year national study on the impact of community organizing in eight urban school districts. While at the ... co-authored numerous publications, including Community Organizing for Stronger Schools:...
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Feb
2017
Making Philanthropy Count - Census 2020 - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, February 27, 2017 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Join us for a Funders' Committee for Civic Participation and Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers' co-hosted discussion with funders, and staff with organizations serving funders, about why philanthropy should care about the census and how...
16
Mar
2017
Funders-in-Action: Grantmaking During Times of Political Change & Uncertainty
Thursday, March 16, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... Fahd Ahmed , Executive Director, DRUM - South Asian Organizing Center Brad Lander , City Council Member, New York ...
Wallace Foundation: New Report Sheds Light on How Effective Nonprofits Expand Their Reach Through Partnerships
Release Date:
09/19/2017
In successfully scaling up social programs through partnerships, 45 diverse nonprofits faced three key choices: their partner, their approach to spreading their work, and their call on the balance between fidelity and flexibility at the expansion...
02
Nov
2017
New York City Vision Funders – Fall Meeting
Thursday, November 2, 2017 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Join the New York City Vision Funders Group for its next quarterly meeting.
30
May
2018
New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Spring Meeting
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Join New York Foster Youth Funders Group for a conversation including updates about the State budget impact on child welfare, the NYC Inter-Agency Foster Care Taskforce recommendations, the jointly-funded Foster Care Excellence Fund for kin and...
ASPCA, Part of Collective Collaborating to Provide Critical Funding for Local Agencies Assisting Animals Impacted by Hurricane Florence
Release Date:
09/25/2018
The Animal Disaster Funding Collaborative – a collective of animal welfare groups across the U.S. – is making special grants available to local nonprofits and government agencies who are assisting animals and pet owners impacted by Hurricane...
Open Society Foundations to End Operations in Turkey
Release Date:
11/27/2018
Open Society Foundations is closing its offices in Turkey, days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused OSF founder George Soros of attempting to destabilize the country, Reuters reports.
New Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Report Examines Impact from Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Five-Year, $15M Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative
Release Date:
01/17/2019
Following intensive, 12-month review, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors(RPA) today reports that the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change (HFCC) initiative improved people’s access to healthy food, addressed health...
03
Jun
2019
Movement Lawyering: Reimagining Lawyering before the Immigration System - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Monday, June 3, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
No one should face a potentially life-changing legal decision without representation that utilizes the best strategic thinking. Conditions are sobering: only 37% have access to legal representation , including women and children; detention capacity...
Leaders of the Ford, Open Society, MacArthur, Hewlett, and Packard Foundations Pledge to Do More to Help Charities Pay Overhead
Release Date:
09/04/2019
In an unusual move, five of America’s wealthiest foundations have joined forces to do more to help grantees pay for rent, decent wages, technology, and other overhead.
Open Society Foundations Accepting Applications for Soros Justice Fellowships
Release Date:
10/23/2019
The Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to undertake projects that advance reform, spur debate, and catalyze change on a range of issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system.
11
Dec
2019
New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
This quarterly session of the NYC Workforce Funders will feature CUNY Chancellor, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, and University Dean for Continuing Education and Workforce Development, Angie Kamath. The session will also include a panel of CUNY students...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Basketball Legend Join Forces for Youth Empowerment and Establish Field of Life
Release Date:
12/18/2019
... to schools, community centers, and other public spaces and organizing free activities for young people... Stavros ...
MetLife Foundation Provides Millions in Grants to Support Ongoing COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Release Date:
11/18/2020
MetLife Foundation is providing $4 million in grants to support COVID-19 relief efforts for low-income people and small businesses across the United States.
Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $4.3 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program
Release Date:
01/28/2021
The Helping Hands program has been instrumental in helping households stabilize from the devastating impact of COVID-19
GoVoteNYC Fund Announces $1 Million in Grants for Voter Engagement
Release Date:
04/26/2021
... work in coalition with dozens of groups, and combine organizing with the use of digital platforms to reach close ...