Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds $1M Public Art Project
Release Date:
04/15/2016
The Spartanburg City Council approved design concepts for a $1 million public art project funded entirely by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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Jun
2016
Diverse Boards: Moving Beyond Rhetoric
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Many nonprofits and philanthropies embrace the values and goals of inclusiveness, but have had mixed success in diversifying their boards. Some have had challenges identifying appropriate leaders from less familiar communities. Some have had...
Atlantic Philanthropies Strengthens Support of Media That Matters
Release Date:
05/31/2016
... operations shortly afterward. To learn more, please visit www .atlanticphilanthropies.org . The John D. and Catherine T. ... about critical issues. To learn more, please visit www .macarthurfound.org . Atlantic...
Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock Announces New Program Officer Faron McLurkin
Release Date:
06/06/2016
... relations.” For more information about UUCSR, visit www .uucsr.org , or about Unitarian Universalism, visit www .uua.org . Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at ...
Video: Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
Release Date:
07/05/2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Rockefeller President Judith Rodin to discuss the role of diversity in the arts, economic inclusion, and other topics on the second edition of Insight Dialogues.
26
Oct
2016
Service for Impact
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.
01
Dec
2016
Grantee-Centered Capacity Building Is What You Think It Is – And More
Thursday, December 1, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:30am
All funders want the organizations they support to have the infrastructure and capacities necessary to deliver on their respective missions. Indeed, according to a recently published study by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), a majority...
08
Dec
2016
Food as a Community-Building Tool
Thursday, December 8, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
There is an intricate relationship between food, culture, and society that we do not often think about as we make our daily meal choices and eat together or apart from one another. How do we take advantage of that relationship by using food as a...
Rockefeller Family Fund Calls ExxonMobil’s Conduct ‘Morally Reprehensible’
Release Date:
11/29/2016
David Kaiser, a fifth-generation member of the Rockefeller family, and Lee Wasserman, director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, wrote an article in the New York Review of Books calling out ExxonMobil for “morally reprehensible conduct.”
02
Feb
2017
Invisible No More: Native Realities in a Post-Election Era
Thursday, February 2, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock has attracted broad public attention with wider implications for the country as a whole. Reaching the eyes and ears of New Yorkers, this effort is rooted in historical and contentious struggles not only...
05
Jan
2017
Resistance and Resilience Strategy of the Climate Movement - Webinar
Thursday, January 5, 2017 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
The political landscape nationally and in many states appears increasingly hostile to action on climate change. All indications are that we will be faced with attempts to roll back progress on climate change and clean energy. Given that communities...
Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President
Release Date:
01/05/2017
On Thursday, the Rockefeller Foundation, one of the country’s largest and most influential philanthropies, will name Mr. Shah to succeed Judith Rodin, who has been president for 12 years.
Milbank Memorial Fund Convenes Health Policy Leaders to Create A Bipartisan Agenda for New Administration
Release Date:
01/19/2017
The common goal of health policy leaders at the level of state government in the United States is promoting the health and well-being of all populations to the greatest extent possible within fixed resource constraints.
Sarah Williams and Ella Gudwin Share Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'
Release Date:
01/20/2017
After the Philanthropy New York program, " Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures ," Policy Fellow Shiza Pasha interviews Sarah Williams of Propel Capital and Ella Gudwin of Vision Spring about the...
A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard
Release Date:
02/03/2017
David Biemesderfer of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, writes, "Whenever there is a new Congress and new Presidential administration, it is a critical moment for all sectors to ensure they are being heard—philanthropy included."
NYSHealth Invests in Veterans' Health
Release Date:
02/01/2017
NYSHealth is committed to working with a broad set of partners to meet our common goal: ensuring that veterans have access to high-quality care and choices about where they get that care.
Edgar Villanueva of Schott Foundation Says Less Than .3% of Funding Goes to Native Communities
Release Date:
02/02/2017
Less than .3% of funding goes to native communities. What are ways funders can be creative in engaging native communities?
Carnegie Corporation of New York Co-Hosts 'A Populist Revolt? The Transformation of the World Order in the Trump Era'
Release Date:
02/08/2017
Carnegie Corporation of New York and TIME hosted a Live event on the transformation of the world order in the Trump era. Panelists Ian Bremmer of Eurasia Group, Roger Cohen of The New York Times, and Pippa Norris from Harvard University share their...
National Geographic Launches Special On Gender Revolution
Release Date:
02/08/2017
Gender equality, gender fluidity. Discussion on gender has never been louder and more pervasive than it is now, thanks to shifting cultural attitudes and social media as a platform for debate.
Mellon Foundation Features Harlem Studio Museum Director on How Art Helps Us Understand Diversity
Release Date:
02/23/2017
At a time when society is swiftly being transformed, Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society investigates how diversity and social connectedness are imperative to our shared success and a broader sense...