Mike Bloomberg Offers to 'Match Every Donation' to Fight Gun Violence
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... to carry weapons freely between states, and which is now making its way through the House of Representatives , the ...
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Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity
Release Date:
10/16/2017
Last month I was in Michigan for the fourth annual Detroit Homecoming, an event that brings together people who grew up in the Detroit area, as I did, to re-engage with the city and learn how they can help it continue to bounce back from its 2013...
01
Feb
2018
Flexing Your Shareholder Muscle: How Foundations Can Amplify Impact with Strategic Shareholder Engagement
Thursday, February 1, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Impact investing is a hot topic in philanthropy these days. Foundations of all sizes are taking a careful look at how to mobilize beyond grantmaking’s 5 percent mandatory distribution requirement and aim for greater impact by activating the 95...
27
Feb
2018
The Evidence Base for Asset Building: Moving Families Toward Economic Security
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Asset Building strategies shift the focus from a deficit model to one that helps people build financial security and opportunity. Funders across sectors have invested in asset-building strategies as a means for greater impact and financial security...
Zul Jamal and Carley Roney Join Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors
Release Date:
02/05/2018
Zul Jamal and Carley Roney Join Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Zul Jamal and Carley Roney to its Board of Directors, effective Friday, January...
New York State Health Foundation Comments on Proposed Rule to Expand Association Health Plans
Release Date:
03/05/2018
A proposed federal rule to expand Association Health Plans could erode consumer protections, destabilize insurance markets, promote adverse selection, and raise prices for Americans. NYSHealth submitted comments on the potential impact of the...
15
May
2018
ComNetworkNY: Communicating Without Stereotypes: Getting Smart on Gender and Race
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
What is implicit bias? How do we recognize and confront it? And in these days of #TimesUP, #March4OurLives and #BlackLivesMatter, how does this bias hamper our work as social change communicators?
19
Oct
2018
Philanthropy 101: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community
Friday, October 19, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
So you are working for a foundation. People are drawn to the field of philanthropy to make a difference. While philanthropic organizations may have a broader commitment to strategy, many individuals may lack an explicit strategy for effectiveness,...
09
Nov
2018
Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues
Friday, November 9, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
What makes up the leadership and governance of a foundation? What are the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we review the ethics and legal guidelines of a foundation.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Reveals 45 Atlanta Cultural Orgs Selected as part of $43M Training Program
Release Date:
08/13/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies revealed the 45 cultural organizations in Atlanta selected to participate in the Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program, a unique initiative that seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and vibrancy of small...
08
Nov
2018
Treating the Whole Person: Integrating Primary and Behavioral Health Care - Brown Bag Lunch
Thursday, November 8, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Behavioral health seeks to promote well-being and prevent or intervene in mental illness or substance abuse.
Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions
Release Date:
12/13/2018
Now that all fifty states and the District of Columbia have received formal federal approval of their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, the work of implementing the 2015 law—the United States’ primary K–12 education investment—is fully...
15
Mar
2019
Funders Briefing Call on NYS Criminal Justice Reform
Friday, March 15, 2019 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
With the new leadership in the state government in 2019, advocates across New York have called on state leaders to push through long-stalled criminal justice reforms. A wide variety of proposals are on the table — ranging from bail reform, parole...
A Terrible Time for De Blasio to Cut Library Funding
Release Date:
05/15/2019
The census has always been the bedrock of our democracy. However, unlike any time in this country’s history, this bedrock is at risk. The odds are stacked against a successful census. It’s going to be largely online for the first time ever, it’s...
The New York Women’s Foundation Elects New Board Co-Chairs and Welcomes Five New Board Members
Release Date:
06/26/2019
The New York Women's Foundation announces new leadership of its Board of Directors.
Census 2020: Focus on the Real Work in Communities, Not the Legal/Political Morass
Release Date:
07/11/2019
The two weeks following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 ruling that the controversial citizenship question cannot be added to the 2020 census questionnaire has been a wild rollercoaster ride for anyone trying to track what’s been happening.
11
Oct
2019
Philanthropy 101: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community
Friday, October 11, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
So you are working for a foundation. People are drawn to the field of philanthropy to make a difference. While philanthropic organizations may have a broader commitment to strategy, many individuals may lack an explicit strategy for effectiveness,...
01
Nov
2019
Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues
Friday, November 1, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
What makes up the leadership and governance of a foundation? What are the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we review the ethics and legal guidelines of a foundation.
05
Dec
2019
Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET) Winter Meeting
Thursday, December 5, 2019 -
8:30am to 10:30am
Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs for individuals serving in an administrative support function to senior leadership in their...
28
Jul
2020
How Family Foundations Can Listen4Good - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Join us for an informational webinar on how Fund for Shared Insight’s Listen4Good feedback initiative can help you and your grantees collect feedback to make agile and informed decisions during this particularly difficult time and into the future...