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02 Jun 2010

Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Equity: How Can School Districts Provide Effective Teaching in Every Classroom?

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... 2010]. But they are not even close to agreement on what to do about it . In a March meeting with New York grantmakers, State ... and district administrator, who is leading Harvard’ s “Project...

Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

Release Date:

05/16/2013

... fracturing , or “fracking,” is the technical shorthand for the process that extracts natural gas and oil from deep ... or ban fracking. Why should you pay attention? 1) It ’ s coming to a town...

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Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting

... thing.” Gbowee consistently criticized philanthropy’ s over-emphasis on measurable outcomes at the expense of ... Foundation, introduces the “PHIL Talks” session. - 04 :23 PHIL Talk: Avila Kilmurray, Director,...

18 Jun 2018

No Place Like Home: Responding to the Unique Needs of Homeless Children and Their Families

Monday, June 18, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... children and their families. Homelessness is traumatic for both children and adults. Children, specifically, can ... being homeless as adults. For example, New York City’ s homeless children...

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Children, Youth and Families

Housing and Homelessness

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

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12/06/2012

... State Youth Leadership Council Philanthropy New York’ s Education Working Group , in conjunction with the Donors’ Education Collaborative and the Fund for New Citizens at The New York Community Trust, held a...

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Impact Investing in Education: An Overview of the Current Landscape

Publication date:

01/2014

... , is part of the Open Society Education Support Program’ s efforts to identify innovative financing mechanisms and ... can increase the availability and allocation of resources for education systems. Impact Investing in Education: An ...

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Education

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Open Society Foundations

Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity: Core Concepts in Capacity Building

Publication date:

09/2016

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Hostos Food Studies Program is Creating Opportunities in the Bronx

Release Date:

10/07/2015

... pilot class. Devon Jordan simply had to earn credits for the semester. He told me that he saw a food studies class ... interest – something from their background, or it ’ s something they care...

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Education

Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids

Release Date:

08/25/2014

... is most definitely the case, and is arguably our country’ s most pertinent problem. If you took all of the 16 ... reduce the much more expensive back-end costs, such as for incarceration and health care. The...

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The Century Foundation

17 Apr 2019

Funders Meeting with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, New York City’s Chief Democracy Officer

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

For our final Democracy Series Session we invite you to a ... conversation with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune , New York City’ s Chief Democracy Officer. The discussion will focus on ... City about activating residents...

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Civic Engagement

22 Feb 2021

Bottom-up Climate Policy: How One State Coalition is Influencing Federal Climate Policy

Monday, February 22, 2021 -

7:30pm to 8:30pm

Passed in 2019, New York' s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) has ... environment An “all of government” commitment, with 10 state agencies on the state’ s Climate...

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Public Policy

Best Resources Swap Meet

Publication date:

09/2012

The Foundation Administrator' s Network' s “Best Resources Swap Meet” lets members trade details on the best resources for administration, operations, HR, IT , etc., with others. Best Resources Swap Meet .....

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Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy

Release Date:

07/25/2013

... And we are taking action. As demonstrated in D5’ s State of the Work 2013 report, our movement continues to grow, as more people ... equity and inclusion in philanthropy is critical for...

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How Philanthropists Can Play Politics

Release Date:

09/24/2012

... contributions this election cycle but were looking for guidance. Our conversation covered the options you have, ... a system that is in need of reform to ensure that you do not miss an opportunity to advance...

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08 Oct 2015

Making Space for Tinkering, Design-Thinking and Technology in Education

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... spaces can make tech less, not more, inclusive. Join us for this conversation about makerspaces and how funders can ... Leah Gilliam (Moderator), Director, Mozilla Hive NYC Learning Network Designed ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

Novo Foundation's Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money

Release Date:

02/13/2017

Novo Foundation' s Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money ... resources, though due to his father’ s predilection for living modestly in Omaha, Nebraska, it...

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Gender Justice

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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NoVo Foundation

Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities

Release Date:

11/05/2010

... to make that statement a reality and to galvanize support for a fuller embrace by organized philanthropy of the ... the mark to improve the situation of some of society’ s most underserved individuals. Funders...

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Cricket Island Foundation: A Case Study of a Small Foundation’s Impact Assessment

... Island Foundation: A Case Study of a Small Foundation’ s Impact Assessment Read about how a small foundation, with limited resources for assessment and impact evaluation, approached the ... Island Foundation: A Case Study of a Small Foundation’ s Impact Assessment ...

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Report

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The Cricket Island Foundation

07 Jan 2014

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00am to Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:00pm

... Please submit your application by clicking here: https:// www .surveymonkey. com / s /FSHVR5L 3. Have your supervisor ...

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Professional Development

Audience

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change

Release Date:

07/25/2017

... Sandy hit New York to devastating effect, America’ s most populated city is still rebuilding in some areas — ... on Monday. “There are still denialists, but people get it more and more because of their...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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