The What’s New page provides you with a quick snapshot of the most recent and updated information on our website. It shows new publications added to our resource library, upcoming GCYF programs, general announcements, and philanthropic employment information.
New in the Resource Library
Posted: November 1, 2010
This document by CLASP offers a state by state comparison of poverty rates between the current measure and two modern measures based on National Academy of Sciences receommendations.
Posted: September 1, 2010
The third annual Kids' Share report examines expenditures on children during a time federal budgets are undergoing much change. It presents findings in four areas: expenditures in 2008, historic trends across the budget, historic trends within children’s expenditures, and projections through 2019.
Upcoming GCYF Programs
Date: September 14, 2010
Date: September 14, 2010
GCYF News
Posted: October 6, 2009
Member Spotlight
Posted: July 6, 2010
In 2007 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiated a $500 million campaign to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. The Foundation’s multipronged approach to changing policies and environments serves as a model for how philanthropies can tackle the issue of childhood obesity head on.
Publications
Posted: January 12, 2010
"Just the Facts" is a monthly e-newsletter providing up-to-date information regarding children, youth, and families for the grantmaking community. This January 2010 issue highlights upcoming programs and provides links to new children, youth, and family publications and resources.
Announcements
Posted: June 3, 2010
GCYF is seeking foundation leaders and professionals who can join the dynamic and creative foundation professionals already serving on the Board. Find out more!
Calendar of Events
Posted: July 16, 2010
February 12-15, 2011
The AMCHP and Family Voices co-located conferences in Washington DC are the ideal venues to present your ideas, research, innovative programming, best practices and effective outreach strategies to MCH and other public health practitioners, family leaders, researchers, federal officials, advocates, healthcare providers and directors of state programs.
Posted: July 26, 2010
October 20, 2010
Registration for the 75th Anniversary Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Federal/State Partnership Meeting, to be held on Wednesday, October 20, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, is now open for all interested attendees.
News from the Field
Posted: March 4, 2010
The Department of Education announced that 15 states and the District of Columbia will advance as finalists for phase 1 of the Race to the Top competition.
Posted: July 27, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that 19 states are the finalists for more than $3 billion available in the second round of funding in the Race to the Top program.
Employment Opportunities
Posted: July 6, 2010
Posted: August 19, 2009
To view career opportunities,
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In addition to specific career opportunities noted here, the following sites also track philanthropy career opportunities:
Council on Foundations -
Career Center
Foundation Center Philanthropy News Digest -
Job Corner
The Chronicle of Philanthropy -
Philanthropy Careers