Westchester Community Foundation Met $2 Million Goal and has Distributed $861,500 in COVID-19 Grants to Date
Release Date:
08/03/2020
Over $1 million will be directed to longer-term recovery phase.
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Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health
Release Date:
07/31/2020
Misinformation, the circulation of misleading and false information, deepened the crisis by delaying authoritative response to the pandemic by weeks, if not months.
Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers
Release Date:
07/30/2020
When the WES Mariam Assefa Fund launched last year, we knew our mission of supporting economic mobility for immigrants and refugees—particularly those in low-wage jobs—was vital, and in need of more philanthropic capital.
It’s Time to Tell a New Story
Release Date:
07/30/2020
The moral oath America made to those seeking asylum is broken. The daily onslaught of inhumane actions and policy changes targeting immigrants and refugees are not only hostile, but also physically and emotionally taxing.
NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Has Issued Over $110 Million in Emergency Funds to New York City-Based Nonprofits
Release Date:
07/29/2020
768 critical arts and social service nonprofits across the five buroughs received support to weather onset of pandemic.
Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to Governor Cuomo for Prompt Contracting and Payment of Nonprofits
Release Date:
07/29/2020
700 nonprofits have signed a letter to Governor Cuomo calling for more attention on the immediate and long-term financial effects of the pandemic on nonprofit contracting and payment.
The Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Transformation of the U.S. Food System to Address the Hunger and Nutrition Crisis
Release Date:
07/28/2020
With levels of hunger and nutrition insecurity exploding during the pandemic and resulting economic downturn, The Rockefeller Foundation issued a call to action to transform the U.S. food system.
Arabella Advisors Adds Chief Information Officer, Vince L'Erario
Release Date:
07/27/2020
Arabella Advisors is thrilled to announce the appointment of Vince L’Erario as the company’s first chief information officer (CIO).
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, and the JPB Foundation Announce $1.2 Million Grant to Support the Fresh Air Fund’s New NYC Summer Spaces and Youth Employment Programs
Release Date:
07/24/2020
The programs will provide 26,000 play slots for kids ages 5-13 and employment for over 200 youth.
Alison White Joins Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons Program as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer
Release Date:
07/23/2020
In her new role, Alison will focus on ensuring that learning from the field and broader society inform the foundation’s strategic conservation grantmaking, and that knowledge emerging from Arcus’ field engagement in turn informs the sector and...
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