Peterson Foundation promotes benchmarks for assessing the candidates on budget issues
Release Date:
05/27/2015
Federal budgetary challenge comes down to health care and Social Security, according to Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Member News
Grant Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Inequality Research Studies
Release Date:
05/27/2015
The William T. Grant Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry for projects designed to enhance understanding of the programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequalities in youth development.
New York Foundation and Brooklyn Community Foundation Lauded for Nimbleness
Release Date:
05/27/2015
The New York Community Foundation was one of five groups nationwide to receive an Impact Award from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. The group was honored for taking risks by issuing grants to support community engagement and help...
UJA-Federation Launches Campaign for Passage of Education Tax Credit
Release Date:
05/27/2015
OU Advocacy-Teach NYS, the nonpartisan public policy arm of the Orthodox Union, together with the UJA-Federation of New York, is launching a 30-day campaign to push – over the next six weeks – for New York State legislators to pass the Education Tax...
Verizon Foundation-Funded Research Cited as Basis for Beyond the Bruises Campaign
Release Date:
05/27/2015
A 2013 study conducted by MORE Magazine and the Verizon Foundation found that 81 percent of domestic violence victims experience with chronic health problems, proving that domestic abuse is not only a criminal issue, but a public health issue as...
Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness
Release Date:
05/26/2015
In people with diabetic retinopathy, growth of abnormal, leaky, fragile blood vessels in the eye can cause proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to permanent blindness.
Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M to Broad Institute for Cancer Research
Release Date:
05/26/2015
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has announced a $10 million gift Gerstner to expand cancer research efforts focused on overcoming drug resistance in tumor cells.
Niarchos and Revson Foundations announce five winners of 2nd annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards
Release Date:
05/26/2015
The awards celebrate the role of local libraries in serving New York City’s diverse communities. The winners emerged from more than 13,000 nominations by New Yorkers.
Arcus Foundation's Stryker and Johnson & Johnson Honored by GLSEN
Release Date:
05/26/2015
Arcus Foundation's Jon Stryker will receive the Visionary Award and Johnson & Johnson will receive the Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Award.
Revson Foundation President Makes the Case for NYC Libraries in HuffPost Editorial
Release Date:
05/22/2015
Julie Revson discusses the crucial role libraries play in the community.
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