Art as a Strategy for Social Change May 27, 2010 A very successful music education program, with its roots in Venezuela, has been gaining a lot of attention in the United States. “ El Sistema ” (the system) was created by Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu, an... A Compelling Case for Arts Education May 27, 2010 TPI recently completed a report for a California-based client entitled Music & Arts for Young People: Engaging and Inspiring, Increasing Academic Achievement, Bringing Joy. Some of the key... ADHD and the Brain May 27, 2010 “The notion that you need to sit still to pay attention is an old wives tale,” according to Martha Denckla, Director of Neurology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of... Will Partnerships Facilitate Learning? May 27, 2010 According to Kurt Fisher, Director of the Mind, Brain and Education program at Harvard University, we need partnerships between researchers and practitioners, like the medical school model of... Neuro-Education: New Ways to Think About Learning May 27, 2010 Last week I had the opportunity to attend two related events on learning and the brain: a summit at Johns Hopkins University , “Attention & Engagement in Learning”, and a conference in D.C., “... Research on Microfinance May 26, 2010 Monday evening New England International Donors co-hosted an event for its network with Tufts University. Our moderator was Dr. Peter Walker , the Director of the Feinstein International Center, and... Setting a Culture that Encourages Effectiveness May 26, 2010 Handy Lindsey Jr. of The Cameron Foundation , Mariam Noland of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan , Jim Canales of The James Irvine Foundation and Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller... Leadership Great and Small May 20, 2010 Back in Boston, we've been submerged in conversations around leadership in philanthropy - mainly top down kind of stuff - talking with the people out front, the CEOs and corporate leaders who define... Welcome to TPI's Deep Social Impact Blog May 20, 2010 The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. (TPI) is a nonprofit with a mission to help donors dream big and act wisely. Our efforts to advance and expand the broader field of philanthropy have been central... Women and Philanthropic Leadership May 11, 2010 I believe that women will in large part shape the future of philanthropy. Women are increasingly controlling the world’s wealth—in this country, they control over eighty percent of consumer spending... « first ‹ previous … 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 next › last »
Art as a Strategy for Social Change May 27, 2010 A very successful music education program, with its roots in Venezuela, has been gaining a lot of attention in the United States. “ El Sistema ” (the system) was created by Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu, an...
A Compelling Case for Arts Education May 27, 2010 TPI recently completed a report for a California-based client entitled Music & Arts for Young People: Engaging and Inspiring, Increasing Academic Achievement, Bringing Joy. Some of the key...
ADHD and the Brain May 27, 2010 “The notion that you need to sit still to pay attention is an old wives tale,” according to Martha Denckla, Director of Neurology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of...
Will Partnerships Facilitate Learning? May 27, 2010 According to Kurt Fisher, Director of the Mind, Brain and Education program at Harvard University, we need partnerships between researchers and practitioners, like the medical school model of...
Neuro-Education: New Ways to Think About Learning May 27, 2010 Last week I had the opportunity to attend two related events on learning and the brain: a summit at Johns Hopkins University , “Attention & Engagement in Learning”, and a conference in D.C., “...
Research on Microfinance May 26, 2010 Monday evening New England International Donors co-hosted an event for its network with Tufts University. Our moderator was Dr. Peter Walker , the Director of the Feinstein International Center, and...
Setting a Culture that Encourages Effectiveness May 26, 2010 Handy Lindsey Jr. of The Cameron Foundation , Mariam Noland of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan , Jim Canales of The James Irvine Foundation and Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller...
Leadership Great and Small May 20, 2010 Back in Boston, we've been submerged in conversations around leadership in philanthropy - mainly top down kind of stuff - talking with the people out front, the CEOs and corporate leaders who define...
Welcome to TPI's Deep Social Impact Blog May 20, 2010 The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. (TPI) is a nonprofit with a mission to help donors dream big and act wisely. Our efforts to advance and expand the broader field of philanthropy have been central...
Women and Philanthropic Leadership May 11, 2010 I believe that women will in large part shape the future of philanthropy. Women are increasingly controlling the world’s wealth—in this country, they control over eighty percent of consumer spending...
