Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Local organizations, such as the Elmezzi Foundation, received smaller planning grants, but were not selected for the larger implementation awards.
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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Six foundations (including the Ford Foundation) have committed over $330 million in support.
NY Foundation’s Leader Quoted in Baldwin’s Withdrawal from IS Conference
Release Date:
11/11/2014
Maria Mottola, Executive Director of New York Foundation, questioned Independent Sector's choice of naming Alec Baldwin as plenary speaker in a recent blog post.
A Great Wall of Funding? American Philanthropy and the Rise of China
Release Date:
11/11/2014
Funders like Bloomberg Philanthropies and Rockefeller Brothers Fund have increased giving in China over the past decade.
From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream
Release Date:
11/11/2014
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, shares his story in People Magazine.
New York State Health Foundation Survey Reports 92% of Newly Insured Obamacare Users are Happy with Coverage
Release Date:
11/11/2014
The majority of New Yorkers have been satisfied with coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act.
MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program
Release Date:
11/10/2014
MasterCard Foundation is investing in small businesses in developing countries.
Ford Foundation Heads Group of Philanthropic Leaders to Save Detroit
Release Date:
11/10/2014
The funds will help rescue Detroit from bankruptcy.
Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU
Release Date:
11/07/2014
The money will go towards the ACLU's effort to overhaul the justice system.
United Hospital Fund Produces User-Friendly Data Sets to Advance Population Health in New York
Release Date:
11/07/2014
The data sets offer insight on how New Yorkers are utilizing current Medicaid benefits.
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