New York Community Trust Gives $100K Grant to Encourage Resilient Building Practices in NYC and Beyond
Release Date:
07/07/2016
The grant will help communities be better prepared against rising seas, flooding, and other natural disasters.
Community Development & Place Based Initiatives
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Brings Hope to Ancient Athens Neighborhood
Release Date:
07/06/2016
Hopes for improvement lie with the nearby Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, named after a Greek shipping magnate who died in 1996.
With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches
Release Date:
06/29/2016
Six cities were chosen to participate in the inaugural year of the fellowship: Boston, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.
Weinberg Foundation Sues Over Building Sale, Citing Concern For Reputation
Release Date:
06/21/2016
The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation is battling the leader of a Baltimore nonprofit and a New York investor over the sale of a west side building the foundation helped to renovate.
Twenty Cities Advance in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Latin American and Caribbean Mayors Challenge
Release Date:
06/20/2016
Finalists selected from pool of 290 cities that submitted bold ideas to address urban challenges and improve city life.
Two Mexico City Landmarks Reopen With Support From The Tiffany & Co. Foundation
Release Date:
06/10/2016
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Tiffany & Co. Mexico and the Probosque de Chapultepec Trust celebrated the reopening of the Xochipilli Fountain with an unveiling event and lighting ceremony, attended by the mayor of Mexico City, Dr. Miguel...
Scherman, Altman, Lily Auchincloss, NY Community Trust and Supporters Launch QueensWay Design Phase
Release Date:
06/06/2016
The QueensWay project involves converting the long-abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line of the Long Island Rail Road into a $120 million public park.
Rockefeller, Bloomberg Drive New Approaches to Urban Development
Release Date:
05/03/2016
New collaboration models and citizen-inclusive governance approaches using new technologies and tools are being driven by private sector actors like the Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vulcan Philanthropies.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Jersey Water Works Initiative is a Powerful Collaboration
Release Date:
04/27/2016
Jersey Water Works, the cross-sector collaborative formed to address the problems of New Jersey’s aging urban water infrastructure, today released its workplan for 2016. Focus areas include improving water system efficiency and engaging community...
JPB Foundation Measures Bike-Share Equity in the U.S.
Release Date:
04/26/2016
Most critiques highlight data showing that low-income people and people of color are underrepresented in bike-share annual membership and thus conclude that funding bike-share is inequitable and inherently questionable.
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