Funded by the Educational Foundation of America and the Kresge and Mary Reynolds Babcock foundations, the report argues that the South is fertile ground for philanthropic investment and boasts both the skills and infrastructure necessary to empower...
... our waitlist, please email: register@philanthropynewyork. org * After years of advocacy by young people, parents, ... of Organizers : Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with your name, title,...
We invite you to join Community Food Funders, farmers, community leaders and food systems experts for the third discussion in a three-part breakfast series. What role can the philanthropic community play to help community groups,...
The 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty has inspired much national soul-searching on what has been accomplished since President Johnson's 1964 State of the Union address.
The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art has announced fifteen grants totaling $2.49 million in support of arts and media projects dedicated to strengthening relationships between U.S. Muslim and non-Muslim communities.
The Ford Foundation has announced the appointments of Hilary Pennington as Vice President for the foundation’s program on Education, Creativity and Free Expression, and Martín Abregú as Vice President for its Democracy, Rights and Justice program,...
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With revenue sources shrinking, the City geared up for painful budget cuts for the 2013 fiscal year. These included a $53 million cut for childcare and a $21 million cut for youth services. Two coalitions—the New York City Youth Alliance and the...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 12:00pm to Friday, May 10, 2013 - 2:00pm
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The National Center’s Trustee Education Institute provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the key legal, investment, ethical, grantmaking, and family dynamics issues facing family foundation board members. This three day, intensive seminar...
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This Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders will focus on current workforce activities in response to Superstorm Sandy and the opportunities for new investments in impacted communities. It will also include an update on a highly...
The San Francisco-based Wikimedia Foundation has announced a $3 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to make freely licensed images accessible and reusable across the World Wide Web.
Founder-led organizations go through many stages – from idea to execution to scaling impact. And it’s not always seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and counterproductive...