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13
Nov
2013
Where is Opportunity in America? - New York Index Launch
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -
3:00pm to 6:00pm
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Each year, Opportunity Nation releases new data for the Opportunity Index , the nation’s only composite measure of economic opportunity at the state and county level. In addition to traditional economic measures like unemployment and wages, the...
Verizon Supports Immersion Program to Teach Girls to Code
Release Date:
09/01/2015
... they could use code to change the world, to find their voices and to dare to be different at a graduation ceremony ...
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School
Release Date:
08/30/2016
... Time They're Done With School The Atlantic asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to ... politics, and funding and imagine a utopian system of learning . They went back to the...
How do we conspire to shift philanthropy?
Release Date:
11/02/2023
... journeys, and we work to identify the appropriate resources , coaching, and support needed at all levels. Within ... the commitments in our Strategic Framework : Designing learning spaces that name, identify,...
A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector
Release Date:
11/15/2009
... to manage “the commons”: common property and resources . The conventional wisdom is that common property ... voluntary associations. In her 2002 article on “Policy Analysis in the Future of Good Societies” , Dr...
Edward W. Hazen Foundation Announces Plans to Spend Down
Release Date:
03/05/2019
... over the next five years in support of education and youth organizing, with a focus on racial justice. Established ... foundation was an early supporter of the emerging field of youth organizing and in the...
David K. Mineta Joins Board of Directors of Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)
Release Date:
02/08/2023
... (AARS) throughout the Bay Area. He began as a manager of a youth prevention program, rose quickly to Associate Director ... of Santa Clara County and Board Chair of Faces & Voices of Recovery. He is Vice...
The Three Vs for Voter Engagement: Validators, Volunteers and Visibility
Release Date:
08/26/2022
... and communities to get out the vote. According to an analysis conducted for GoVoteNYC by Hester Street, an urban ...
From Land Acknowledgement to Land Back: Philanthropy’s Role & Responsibility in Returning Stolen Land to Native Communities
Release Date:
02/03/2022
... that we continue to ask ourselves, and we are constantly learning new and better answers. In the context of our work, ... community in New York and beyond, and returning wealth, resources and land back to the...
If Elite Colleges Want to Address the College Admissions Bribery Scandal — Accept More Low- and Middle-Income Strivers
Release Date:
03/18/2019
The admission scandal is a stain on the reputation of our top universities. If these institutions want to change their admission policies, they should double down on their outreach to Strivers. I am referring to America’s Strivers — the talented and...
Elevating Philanthropy's Impact: Grassroots Leaders' Perspectives on Advancing Criminal Legal Reform and Sustaining Movement Support
Release Date:
09/29/2023
... Mack , Co-Director, Freedom Agenda, and Psyco Wilson , Youth Development Coordinator, Youth Represent In a recent ... your efforts? Are there specific types of support or resources that have...
22
Mar
2012
What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement
Thursday, March 22, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue 4th floor, NYC
... statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis . Walk through a set of financial statements, ... series Not for New Grantmakers Only and Financial/Tax Analysis . Presenter Regina A. Rodriguez...
21
Mar
2013
What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement
Thursday, March 21, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
... statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis . Walk through a set of financial statements, ... series "Not for New Grantmakers Only" and Financial/Tax Analysis . This program is...
The Power of Partnerships: 25 Years of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City
Release Date:
07/24/2019
... New Yorkers from various walks of life to the vital public resources they deserve in safe and supportive spaces. In 2005 ...
Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees
Release Date:
10/23/2017
... education system has become an SAT rat race in which youth are judged on where they fall on the bell curve of test ...
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards Scholarship Grant to the Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Compassion Scholars Program
Release Date:
04/27/2017
The program is designed to give select nursing and medical students exposure to strategies, skills and programs that are being successfully implemented in settings they are likely to encounter in the field.
Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers and New Organizations
Publication date:
04/2003
... also offer their recommendations for capacity-building resources on the Web. Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers ...
Century Foundation Releases Report on Estimating the Real Cost of Community College
Release Date:
10/24/2017
... remains largely dependent on state - and county-level resources and economic contexts. Individuals have vastly ... and as things stand, those with the fewest personal resources may be the ones who accrue the...
Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?
Release Date:
07/02/2014
... with a supportive environment have been shown to elevate student performance. With all these examples of success, ... to identify approaches that will reduce inequality in youth outcomes for future generations...