Reimagining Learning (From This Moment and With Each Other)
Release Date:
10/21/2020
... allow my brain to let go of the memory of the notes on the page . In photography, I learn time and time again that some ...
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9/30/2014 - To Convene or Not To Convene? - PowerPoint Presentation and Video
Publication date:
09/2014
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University of Houston Receives $10 Million Legacy Gift from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Release Date:
03/03/2021
... we navigate an industry that has been devastated by the coronavirus , the timing of this insightful and generous gift ...
Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact
Release Date:
02/14/2012
... plans over two years. The progenitor of that initiative, NYC Service, has been named one of six finalists for this ...
Member Input on Official Statement on Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving
Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has voted to recommend that our organization formally approve a statement concerning maintaining the full value of the charitable deduction in the context of tax reform . The PNY Board of Directors has...
Rodney Christopher Named First-time F.B. Heron Foundation Fellow
Release Date:
03/01/2013
Rodney Christopher, Vice President of Advisory Services for the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), has become the F.B. Heron Foundation’s first Practice Innovation Fellow, starting March 4, 2013 for the period of one year.
19
Nov
2015
Education Reform in Newark: Lessons for Philanthropy
Thursday, November 19, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
On September 24, 2010, when Mark Zuckerberg joined Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on the stage of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to announce his unprecedented gift of $100 million to transform Newark’s public schools, the...
HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs
Release Date:
05/16/2017
To bring educational support to low-income and underserved communities, HSBC will make a grant of $1.5 million to help bring Horizons multi-year learning programs to new communities and serve more low-income children across the country.
16
Apr
2019
Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America with Richard Rothstein
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Richard Rothstein is an American historian and academic. He is a Senior Fellow at the Haas Institute at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute. Previously,...
20
Nov
2018
Equity Speaker Series: Titus Kaphar and The Jerome Project
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 -
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Join us in a discussion and screening of Titus Kaphar’s short film, The Jerome Project , a multimedia investigation into the criminal justice system through the lens of the common name Jerome. The project began as Kaphar was...
J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces Open Call for Applications to 2019 Innovation Prize
Release Date:
02/06/2019
... The first-round application, available on the JMKFund.org site , must be completed by April 30. Select applicants will ...
Putting Buzzwords to Practice: How to Build a Sustainable Collaborative
Release Date:
05/08/2019
In the philanthropic sector, we often get lost in the latest buzzwords about how to rethink our strategies and maximize impact, individually and collectively. Over the last couple of years, the buzzword of the moment has been collaboration and...
23
Jul
2019
Saving the Vaquitas: Screening and Discussion of National Geographic's Sea of Shadows
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 -
3:00pm to 6:00pm
... Upper Gulf of the Sea of Cortez (a UNESCO World Heritage site ) through increased social and economic opportunities for ...
08
Jun
2021
At Long Last: Redressing and Repairing Racial Segregation
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Segregation came about through an intentional process. If we want to be intentional about advancing a more racially equitable and just nation, the first step in the process of redressing and repairing is to make these historically invisible choices...
29
Oct
2021
Philanthropy 101 - Fundamentals of Grantmaking
Friday, October 29, 2021 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Philanthropy 101 is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This interactive course will help participants gain the working knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy,...
14
Jun
2022
Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join us for an interactive workshop to break down how to operationalize an oral and alternate reporting approach. During the session, we will focus on the nuts and bolts of implementing a new reporting method. We will begin to develop an Action Plan...
17
May
2023
What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Despite the recent uptick in organizations committing to centering DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in the workplace, many DEI initiatives rely too heavily on performative measures, such as ad-hoc committees and/or tokenistic representation in...
Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?
Release Date:
03/06/2014
NoVo Foundation Co-Chairs Jennifer and Peter Buffett ask this all-important question while examining the fight for equitable treatment of agricultural workers in Florida — an example of where philanthropy can play a crucial role in social change.
Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter
Release Date:
05/15/2018
Elizabeth Mendez Berry, Director, Voice, Creativity and Culture at The Nathan Cummings Foundations writes "The Black Panther conversation is an example of what pop culture critics of color can do with resources and real estate. The coverage of Coco...
Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?
Release Date:
01/10/2017
Media coverage of tragedy — terrorist attacks, homelessness, the refugee crisis — can be so overwhelming it's numbing. Charities say it can also make it harder to get support. Some are hoping a new form of media will be more persuasive — virtual...