Several of the Illumination Fund’s grants are centered on events that are open to the public or to targeted audiences. The Fund has also held convenings of grantees, partners and thought leaders, as well as press conferences to launch major initiatives.
Underwater Dreams, written and directed by Mary Mazzio, and narrated by Michael Peña, is an epic story of how the sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants learned how to build an underwater robot from Home Depot parts. And defeat engineering powerhouse MIT in the process. The…
On April 23rd, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund office was buzzing with anticipation and excitement for the launch of No Longer Empty’s mini-retrospective of This Side of Paradise. The original exhibit was first introduced in 2012 at the Andrew Freedman Home in the Bronx. Situated on the Grand Concourse,…
27With two Super Bowl wins to his credit, New York Football Giants head coach Tom Coughlin knows a thing or two about leadership. On March 18, 2014, Coughlin joined Bruce Beck, the sports anchor for NBC 4 New York, for the Aspen Institute’s Leadership series…
CMOM and the NFL’s You Make the Call: Learn to be an NFL Official Exhibit Laurie Tisch kicked off Super Bowl festivities on January 9 doing the “Zebra Dance” at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM). The “Zebra Dance” is one of many activities enjoyed by children at CMOM’s You…
7On Monday April 29th, the Illumination Fund welcomed guests for the opening of our exhibit “Am I As Much As Being Seen?” This project features works produced by Whitney’s Youth Insights (YI) Leaders. Over the course of this project, the YI Leaders learned about Wilson’s working methods,…
We are quite excited about the new hit Hollywood film on Hunger in America: A Place at the Table. The film features experts including Joel Berg, sociologist Janet Poppendieck, and nutrition policy leader Marion Nestle; ordinary citizens like Pastor Bob Wilson and teachers Leslie Nichols and…
The New York City Coalition Against Hunger is spearheading a new long-term, nationwide initiative to redefine the way people think and act about how they volunteer to fight hunger in order to make such efforts more effective in both reducing hunger and building hunger organization…
US Army combat veteran, youth advocate, TV Host, and author Wes Moore joined Willie Geist, the co-host of NBC’s TODAY and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, on March 13 for the Aspen Institute’s Leadership Series in memory of Preston Robert Tisch. They covered topics including issues with…
We thank everyone who participated in our event on February 14 in person and on twitter! Instead of us telling you about it, we thought we’d let attendees tell the story. Please watch our recap video courtesy of NBC and read more, below. >> The…
Former US Army Commander and the author of the book My Share of the Task: A Memoir General Stanley McChrystal joined Walter Isaacson, the President and CEO of The Aspen Institute, on February 11 for the Aspen Institute’s Leadership Series in memory of Preston Robert Tisch. General McChrystal shared…
Please join the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund as it launches the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative with a special forum at Teachers College, Columbia University. Bringing Policy…
Danny Meyer, a chef, restaurateur, and leader in the fight against hunger, received the Aspen Institute’s Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership. The annual award, which was presented at the Museum of Modern Art, is funded by the family of the late Preston Robert…
At a November 15 ceremony attended by 250 New York City leaders in public health from public, private, and nonprofit sectors, Laurie M. Tisch was honored with the Special Merit in Public Health Award for her work through the Illumination Fund with the NYC Green Cart Initiative….
On Tuesday November 13, the Illumination Fund welcomed guests for the opening of our exhibit Intersections: Art and Community at the JCC in Manhattan. Intersectionsfeatures select works by artists Gabriel Specter, Lori Grinker, Siona Benjamin and Jacqueline Nicholls, each of whom has presented solo exhibitions at the…
Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated director Julie Taymor joined Michael Eisner, President and CEO, The Tornante Company, for the Aspen Institute’s October 23 Leadership Series in memory of Preston Robert Tisch. Taymor spoke about her creative process and the layers that go into directing exquisite and imaginative productions…