Inside Pinkerton, a Low Profile Anti-Poverty Foundation
Release Date:
12/21/2016
What's in a name? Well, the Pinkerton Foundation in New York City draws its name from what was once the nation's oldest and largest security company.
Economic Security
After the Election, Building the Beloved Community
Release Date:
11/23/2016
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, writes, "As I go through my own efforts to assess and understand the last year in our national life, I find myself asking uncomfortable questions about my own institution and the social sector as a...
Century Foundation Releases Report on Finding Common Ground on International Tax Reform
Release Date:
11/17/2016
Democrats and Republicans alike agree: the United States' international tax system is broken.
Gap Inc. Connects Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent
Release Date:
11/04/2016
Gap Inc. understands both hiring math and competitive strategy when it comes to filling entry-level jobs in its 3,000-plus Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy stores.
NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’s Walker as Pepsi Board Member
Release Date:
10/31/2016
It seemed discordant to some critics when, this month, Ford's Darren Walker joined the board of PepsiCo, which makes the bulk of its money by selling sugary drinks and fatty snacks.
Peter G. Peterson Foundation Founder Writes About Ignoring the Debt Problem
Release Date:
10/24/2016
The deficit has grown sharply this year, and will keep the national debt at about 75 percent of the gross domestic product, a ratio not seen since 1950.
Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension
Release Date:
10/17/2016
Forty-eight percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirement savings and no access to a traditional pension.
Eighth Graders Win $25K In Citi Foundation Entrepreneur Contest
Release Date:
10/12/2016
Baltimore eight graders Anna Doherty and Hope Sacco won the 2016 NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge this week, presented by the Citi Foundation.
City Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants Companies to Offer Retirement Plans
Release Date:
10/07/2016
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants to force employers to offer their workers a retirement plan, a move that could provide more savings options for 1.5 million people.
Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents
Release Date:
10/06/2016
More young blacks and Hispanics feel that they can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll.
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