Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response
Release Date:
05/23/2014
[Ford Foundation] - President Darren Walker: Strategic philanthropy too often minimizes or ignores complexity because it is difficult to understand and predict.
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Bloomberg Donates $1-Million Genesis Prize for Fellowship
Release Date:
05/23/2014
Billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg received the inaugural Genesis Prize in Jerusalem in recognition of his philanthropy and public service and said he would use the $1-million award to launch a competition for young people with big ideas for...
UJA-Federation of New York’s John Ruskay addresses Yeshiva University’s commencement and awarded honorary doctorate
Release Date:
05/23/2014
Ruskay Receives Honorary Degree, Offers Advice to Yeshiva University Graduates
Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making
Release Date:
05/22/2014
[Rockefeller Foundation] Study Predicts Building in East River Could Pay for Itself and Then Some
United Way of Westchester and Putnam names Alana Sweeny as its new President and CEO
Release Date:
05/22/2014
United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) has announced the selection of Alana Sweeny as its new President and CEO, effective June 2. Sweeny joins the organization following former president and CEO Naomi Adler’s departure after six years of...
New Trees and Community Gardens Sprout from ConEd Blackout Settlement
Release Date:
05/22/2014
[North Star Fund] Years after a blackout wiped out power in swaths of western Queens, money from a settlement with Con Edison has been used to turn over a new, green leaf in the neighborhoods affected by it — including 962 trees and 40 new school...
Clinton, Roberts and Three Other Amazing Women Leaders at PNY’s Annual Meeting
Release Date:
05/21/2014
In conversation with Robin Roberts, Sec. Clinton discussed the No Ceilings initiative, #BringBackOurGirls, education, presidential politics and strategies to full equality. Philanthropy New York’s 35th Annual Meeting also featured Anu Bhagwati,...
JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery
Release Date:
05/21/2014
Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase will commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s revitalization effort as the city recovers from the country’s largest municipal bankruptcy, The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press...
New York Life Foundation Awards a $325K to Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Release Date:
05/20/2014
Helping Grieving Military Families: New York Life Foundation Awards a $325,000 Grant to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
De Blasio unveils 30-member task force charged with overhauling NYC’s job-training and workforce-placement programs
Release Date:
05/20/2014
De Blasio picks biz execs to overhaul jobs program.
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