02
Apr
2013
The Art and Science of Advocacy
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... about how they analyze the effectiveness of advocacy and what they consider best practices. Explore Case studies ...
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W.T. Grant Foundation Launches Blog Series on Research Evidence and Federal Policy
Release Date:
10/29/2015
... on Research Evidence and Federal Policy New York, NY - What role should research evidence play in public policy decisions? Does evidence improve policymaking and program development? ... researchers,...
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Tiffany & Co. Foundation Launch a Global Plan to Save Coral Reefs from Extinction
Release Date:
02/23/2017
... destroyed, while in others they are a pale shadow of what they once were. The threat of climate change has added ... life on a coral reef. In the coming decades this could mean that half a billion people will...
Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area
Release Date:
05/10/2012
... and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors, Measure of America What does well-being and opportunity look like in the New York ... significant economic and cultural ties with the Big Apple. What ...
For Jobseekers: Once You Get the Job
Publication date:
04/2014
... professional development and education. There are numerous resources that we've noted throughout this section of the ... or your needs, there are local, regional, and national resources for you to tap. Nervous about your first site ... if both the funder and the nonprofit are prepared. Nonprofits are happy to see more than one funder on a site .....
Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard
Release Date:
06/12/2009
... must go; and there are a lot of compass points in between. What I think the primary need is right now is for original, ... paid to do news reporting and editing full-time—based on what we have seen through a...
Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth
Release Date:
09/24/2019
... of the Earth , published in 1961, Frantz Fanon noted what he considered to be the necessary conditions for the ... medicine as “a way of achieving balance,” he outlines what he terms “Seven Steps to Healing”—...
ASPCA Names Helene Gordon Senior Director of Licensing & Retail Development
Release Date:
08/01/2012
... program that helps support the life-saving work the ASPCA does each day." The ASPCA's Marketing & Licensing department, .....
A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy
Publication date:
12/2015
... issues to help analyze their grantmaking strategies. How does the definition of “winning” fit in a broader ... and infrastructure needs? The report also includes resources and links to readings to help funders think further ...
03
Aug
2017
FAN Brown Bag Lunch: The Work Life Juggle
Thursday, August 3, 2017 -
12:30pm to 1:30pm
... that an environment is created to encourage well-being. Does the balance seem like a high wire act? Are your ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 12:30 - 1:...
Ford Foundation Suggests that It’s Time to Reboot Grantmaking
Release Date:
06/29/2017
... 2000s, CIS found out the hard way that grant-fueled growth does not ensure operational efficiency or financial health. ... of CIS at the time. “We had plenty of public and private resources to fuel program...
Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies
Release Date:
05/06/2019
... are considered food insecure. The state of Mississippi does not fare much better—for the last eight years, it was ... tax policies, and the state’s aggressive efforts to cut resources for Medicaid and limit...
United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Release Date:
11/30/2020
... Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources , was named to the additional position of Chief ... and inclusion. Mr. Murria joined UHF as Director of Human Resources in 2013. Previously, he...
Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort
Release Date:
01/30/2014
... Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday announced what his administration is calling the biggest ...
Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?
Release Date:
11/12/2014
... several years now. Between 2010 and 2012, those five nonprofits applied for and received federal planning grants of up to $500,000 for what the Obama administration called the Promise ...
Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate
Release Date:
11/20/2014
... meaningful legislation on immigration, a network on nonprofits and advocacy groups have been working overtime to ... immigration, and the role they have played leading up to what is sure to be a landmark...
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... for multiple cities over a period of time to share what we’ve learned from operating some the world’s ...
Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality
Release Date:
06/12/2015
... of $1 billion over five years, will enable Ford to create what its president, Darren Walker, calls a "social-justice ... infrastructure" reminiscent of the support it provided nonprofits during the...
NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep
Release Date:
10/06/2016
... on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep In response to what it called a rising tide of bias incidents and ...
New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots Its Course
Release Date:
04/27/2017
... for International Development, which distributes money to nonprofits working overseas. What may be just as important in his new role, however, will ...