Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative
Release Date:
07/09/2014
Barnard College has received $800,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a major new academic initiative: Barnard Teaches: Real Place + Digital Access.
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Claire Tow, Co-Founder, The Tow Foundation, Dies At 83
Release Date:
07/08/2014
Claire Tow, who founded The Tow Foundation with her husband, Leonard, in 1988, died Monday at age 83, following a 14-year struggle with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do
Release Date:
07/08/2014
Nancy Wackstein, executive director, United Neighborhood Houses of New York, on why funders should trust nonprofit leaders they already trust to make the best decisions about to spend grant money to advance their organizations' missions.
Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea
Release Date:
07/08/2014
Former Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow Saqib Bhatti hones in on an idea from the 'Future of Finance' program: Public banks.
The Roots of Today's Giving Pledge
Release Date:
07/08/2014
The Giving Pledge may be vogue today for many wealthy Americans, but as Forbes notes, the idea was first advanced 125 years ago when Andrew Carnegie, whose money endowed Carnegie Corporation of New York, wrote an essay encouraging other...
Testing New Kind Of Emergency Care
Release Date:
07/08/2014
A New York State Health Foundation official calls the "HealthPlex," a free-standing emergency center opening across the street from the former St. Vincent's Hospital in NYC, as as a test case for a new kind of care.
Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
07/08/2014
Springboard for the Arts has received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Surdna foundation to support its community development programs.
Diversity Is a Core Commitment for Philanthropy New York
Release Date:
07/08/2014
While the focus on diversity, inclusion and equity is not new, there are many fresh perspectives, newly framed topics and emerging promising practices to explore.
Laboratory Announces $50 Million Gift To Establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology
Release Date:
07/07/2014
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has announced a $50 million gift from Jim and Marilyn Simons to establish the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology.
Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers
Release Date:
07/07/2014
Some of the most exciting research in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation, and almost all its work is being paid for by private donors.
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