Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/06/2018
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced on June 5, 2018, that Heather Gerken, Dean of Yale Law School, has been elected to its Board of Trustees.
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The Covenant Foundation Announces the 2018 Recipients of The Covenant Award
Release Date:
06/06/2018
Naomi Ackerman, Founder and Executive Director of The Advot Project, Los Angeles, CA; Deborah Newbrun, Senior Jewish Educator and Director Emeritus at Camp Tawonga, San Francisco, CA; and Dr. Susie Tanchel, Head of School at JCDS, Boston’s Jewish...
Newman's Own Foundation Announces New Class of Fellows
Release Date:
06/06/2018
Newman's Own Foundation welcomes a new class of Fellows, as it enters the fourth year of its Fellowship Program. There will be 14 new Fellows starting the program, as 17 Fellows graduate today.
New York Life and Alliance for Strong Families and Communities Partner on New Grant Program to Support Those Impacted by Disaster
Release Date:
06/05/2018
New York Life and the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities today announced the launch of a new grant program to support children, adults, families, and communities experiencing trauma resulting from natural disaster or community-wide tragedy...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Consolidates Its Programs
Release Date:
06/05/2018
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is the latest major grantmaker to consolidate its programs in a bid to be more strategic. Its CEO explains that this wasn’t an easy process.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $70 Million Climate Challenge
Release Date:
06/05/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $70 million commitment in support of U.S. mayors who are leading efforts to address climate change.
Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California
Release Date:
06/01/2018
Among the recommendations of an April report from the progressive think-tank The Century Foundation was a call to shift the focus of the Cal Grant program from covering tuition costs to helping students meet the full cost of attending college.
Carnegie- Funded Report Analyzes Public Support for Charter Schools in New Orleans
Release Date:
06/01/2018
The 2018 Perceptions of Public Education in New Orleans , funded by Carnegie, assesses public opinions about the city’s unique education environment. The annual poll features responses from 700 residents, including 450 parents of public and private...
With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies The 9/11 Memorial is Evolving to Honor Those Sickened
Release Date:
05/31/2018
Wednesday’s announcement of the design concept coincides with the 16th anniversary of the formal end of recovery operations at the World Trade Center site.
Salesforce.org Launches Philanthropy Cloud That Could Transform Corporate Giving
Release Date:
05/31/2018
With Philanthropy Cloud, companies can manage all their philanthropic efforts on one network, easily connecting with employees about CSR initiatives, and then tracking progress, motivating participation, and measuring collective impact.
UJA-Federation Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide
Release Date:
05/31/2018
A new study by UJA-Federation of New York finds that the executive director/administrator role is increasingly critical to helping synagogues manage mounting challenges to fiscal and operational stability. Fewer than half of the nearly 2,000...
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Report in Focus: Revving up the Deportation Machinery: Enforcement and Pushback under Trump - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, June 21, 2018 -
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In the first eight months of the Trump administration, arrests and deportations of immigrants rose 40 percent versus the year before. The new administration’s decision to halt prioritization of certain immigrants for enforcement, and instead...
The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families
Release Date:
05/30/2018
These new grants build on The Pfizer Foundation’s existing grant program by providing a second round of funding to international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) in five African countries where different barriers exist for women to access...
A Sense of Urgency: Promoting Child and Family Well-being for Homeless Families
Release Date:
05/30/2018
Jennifer March, Ph.D., Executive Director, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York writes "The future health and well-being of the next generation of New Yorkers demands that we all do more to prevent homelessness in the first instance, and...
The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families
Release Date:
05/30/2018
These new grants build on The Pfizer Foundation’s existing grant program by providing a second round of funding to international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) in five African countries where different barriers exist for women to access...
United Hospital Fund and The New York State Health Foundation Release Report on Integrating Behavioral Care Into Primary Care
Release Date:
05/30/2018
Small primary care practices that offer behavioral health services successfully identifying patients at risk of depression.
Julie Sandorf, President of The Charles H. Revson Foundation on Supporting New York’s Libraries
Release Date:
05/30/2018
City must not force libraries to give up gains. A tiny fraction of the budget would preserve improvements benefiting New Yorkers
New York Community Trust Joins Redlich Horwitz Foundation and Tiger Foundation to Improve the Lives of Foster Children
Release Date:
05/29/2018
They will fund five agencies to work with ACS’ Home Away from Home initiative, designed to increase placement of children in foster care with family members and friends (known as kinship caregivers) and improve foster parent recruitment, training,...
Century Foundation and the 74 Present Case Studies on Diversity-Driven Classrooms
Release Date:
05/29/2018
From California to Rhode Island, Four Case Studies of Schools That Have Baked Diversity Into Their School Design.
George Soros Outlines His Plan to Save Europe
Release Date:
05/29/2018
Speaking at the European Council on Foreign Relations annual council meeting Tuesday, Soros said Europe was in "an existential crisis."