Public Policy

Report: What Works - and Doesn't - in NYC Schools

Release Date:

10/08/2013

Beth Fertig reviews the Education Funders Research Initiative’s first two reports for The Times’ SchoolBook blog. (PNY President Ronna Brown is also interviewed in the article.)

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Updated: Government Shutdown: What It Means for Nonprofits

Release Date:

10/01/2013

Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Diana Aviv, President of Independent Sector, weighed in on the government shutdown during Independent Sector’s annual conference.

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September 2013 Working Group Updates

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09/25/2013

Read the latest updates on these Issue-Based Working Groups: Community Food Funders, the Education Working Group, the Health Policy Working Group, the New York City Human Services Data Project and the Service for Impact Working Group.

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Doris Duke Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Surdna Foundation

Diverse Strategies for Funding Education

Release Date:

09/18/2013

Whether your organization is involved in funding education or not, we hope you will come out and join your colleagues to support a project that is a 'best practice' model for the philanthropic community.

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Education

The Mismeasure of Poverty

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09/17/2013

Russell Sage Foundation President Sheldon Danziger talks about the flaws in the ways that the U.S. measures poverty in an op-ed for The New York Times.

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Economic Security

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A New Agenda for a Post–Health Reform Landscape

Release Date:

09/12/2013

Learn about The Commonwealth Fund's new grantmaking and research agenda.

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Health

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August 2013 Working Group Updates

Release Date:

08/28/2013

Read the latest updates on these Issue-Based Working Groups: Community Food Funders and the New York Juvenile Justice Initiative.

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How Should Philanthropy Respond to Obama’s Speech on Black Men and Boys?

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08/15/2013

We’re pleased to have Shawn Dove, Manager of the Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for Black Male Achievement, discuss the effect of President Obama’s comments after the Trayvon Martin verdict and the steps philanthropy can take to address the...