Sentences with phrase «as grantmakers»

Our Questions of Practice research series features interviews with and essays by noted field leaders and thinkers, as well as in - depth publications that grow out of our experience as grantmakers and connect Philadelphia's cultural community with peers nationally and internationally.

She leads the organization in developing and implementing its strategic agenda as both grantmaker and hub for knowledge - sharing.

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Environmental Grantmakers Association serves as the membership organization for progressive environmental philanthropy and provides learning opportunities and peer resources on aligning mission and investment strategies.

As development associate, his job duties include processing all donations and grants, maintaining communication with donors and grantmakers, and assisting senior staff members in writing grant proposals.

As foundation officers gathered here for their annual meeting last week, the conference theme reflected a heightened sense of urgency among grantmakers about the state of America's cities, prompted in large part by the violent events of last spring.

The Gates grantmakers created seven «attributes of high - performing schools» that would guide its giving to those who wanted to create small high schools: a common focus; high expectations; personalization; respect and responsibility; time to collaborate; performance - based instruction; and using technology as a tool.

Just as Japanese corporations are exploring new avenues for philanthropic activity in the United States, Corporate Philanthropy Report has published three guides to help educators and others connect with Japanese grantmakers.

The grantmakers came to the conference, held April 29 to May 1, to discuss topics as varied as filmmaking, health care, immigration, and foundation management.

CEEL is designed for state leaders and administrators, leaders of early education service organizations, directors of early education centers or programs, administrators and coaches in public school preK programs, as well as community leaders, philanthropists, grantmakers, and advocates.

The report by the nonprofit Grantmakers for Education, issued last week, also notes a growing interest in collaboration among funders, as well as increased attention to fueling educational innovations and providing dollars to support advocacy and public - policy work.

Her career spans from time as a front line bilingual adolescent crisis counselor, with La Raza Consortium, to spearheading national think tank efforts in education equity and social justice on the boards of Grantmakers for Education, the National Equity Project, and the National Coalition for Community Schools.

IEL is pleased to announce the appointment of its new board chair, Dr. Karen Mapp, senior lecturer on education and faculty director of education policy and management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, as well as the appointment of a new board director, Dr. Ana Tilton, executive director of Grantmakers for Education.

Yet we still face daunting challenges as we try to scale this proven model to achieve widespread impact, especially when resources are constrained and the effectiveness of investments is under increased scrutiny by grantmakers, individual donors and public agencies.

Amplifunds is a new platform that is helping connect donors with thoughtful giving opportunities through expert grantmakers such as Ruby Lerner.

She has previously worked as a curator, gallerist, archivist, researcher, grantmaker, and printmaker, and received a BA in Studio Arts and Art History from Hampshire College.

She previously served as executive director of the Merck Family Fund, the Stern Family Fund and the Ottinger Foundation and was a founding member and officer of the Environmental Grantmakers Association.