Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock Announces New Program Officer Faron McLurkin Release Date: 06/06/2016McLurkin brings to the Veatch Program a deep knowledge of domestic and international social movements.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector SupportRelated Organizations Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock
Scherman, Altman, Lily Auchincloss, NY Community Trust and Supporters Launch QueensWay Design Phase Release Date: 06/06/2016The QueensWay project involves converting the long-abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line of the Long Island Rail Road into a $120 million public park.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community Development & Place Based InitiativesRelated Organizations The Scherman FoundationThe New York Community TrustAltman FoundationLily Auchincloss Foundation
Sloan Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees Release Date: 06/03/2016Employees recognized from NYPD, MTA, NYC Health & Hospitals, Environmental Protection, Human Resources Administration and Department for the Aging.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector SupportRelated Organizations Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
How Ford, Rockefeller Supported "Street Orgs" in the 1970s Release Date: 06/03/2016In 1970, the Vice Lords were actually given $275,000 by the Rockefeller Foundation for their organizing work, and the Ford Foundation granted them $130,000.Find More ByNews type Member NewsRelated Organizations Ford FoundationThe Rockefeller Foundation
Casey Family Programs President and CEO to Ring Closing Bell at New York Stock Exchange on June 3 Release Date: 06/03/2016The occasion recognizes the important role that business leaders can play by investing in opportunities that safely reduce the need for foster care.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Education & YouthRelated Organizations Casey Family Programs
The Ultimate in Contest Philanthropy: MacArthur Foundation’s $100 Million Jackpot Release Date: 06/03/2016The project can be national or international and it has to come from an organization rather than an individual.Find More ByNews type RFPs EtcFunding Area Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support
How to Fund in the Fog of War Release Date: 06/02/2016Yifat Susskind of MADRE says just when progressive Iraqi organizations needed financial support the most, funding dried up.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Women & GirlsRelated Organizations MADRE
Jonas Scholar Finds First Zika Case in the U.S. Release Date: 06/02/2016When Dyan Summers’ patient suggested he might have a disease called “Zika Fever” in 2013, she was dubious.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Health & Human ServicesRelated Organizations Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund
Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board Release Date: 06/02/2016Elizabeth Alexander, an acclaimed poet, author and professor, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Arts, Culture, & MediaRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students Release Date: 06/02/2016A new report from the Century Foundation examines how to improve outcomes for students who begin college needing remediation.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations The Century Foundation