The Markle Foundation has announced that Debora L. Spar has joined its Board of Directors. Dr. Spar is the current President of Barnard College, a private liberal arts college for women in New York City.
Elwanda Young was named Interim President & CEO of the United Way of New York City in September 2012, having previously served the organization as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
How can we address the professional gender gap in the sciences? Nessa Rapoport and Emily Milder of the Charles H. Revson Foundation discuss a Revson-supported initiative at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science designed to help women scientists on...
By Nessa Rapoport and Emily Milder, Charles H. Revson Foundation A nation’s most valuable resource is the brainpower of its citizens. Today, in the knowledge-based economies of the West and, increasingly, of the globe, no country...
Hydrofracking has become a contentious topic across the country, and many eyes are trained on New York, where Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation are drafting final regulations on fracking in our state. We held a recent...
By Patricia Jenny, Program Director, Community Development & the Environment, The New York Community Trust On July 19th, a group of funders met at Philanthropy New York and learned about the people and the passions behind a new...
We’re pleased to have James Tallon, President of the United Hospital Fund and a presenter at our recent program on the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, share his thoughts on how philanthropy can help people understand the ACA and...