Related Content

A young mother who receives food through WIC. An ailing grandfather who gets government support to pay his heating bill. A couple whose children receive vital medical care via the Affordable Care Act. These are just a few of the countless foreign-...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Health

Immigration

Our Member-Supported Public Policy Fellowship Program Is Bearing Fruit

Release Date:

04/04/2018

Spring is the time of year when we think about planting seeds, nurturing growth and recognizing the resources we have set aside to create a bountiful future. This awareness is reinforced for us when we review the impressive applications we receive...

Find More By

News type

President's Message

PNY News

Related Organizations

Philanthropy New York

Morgan Stanley Sponsored Video Highlights Brooklyn Navy Yard Development

Release Date:

04/04/2018

A group of funders recently had a very productive site visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard—this video, sponsored by Morgan Stanley highlights the progress being made there.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Video

Related Organizations

Morgan Stanley

How to Improve Health Care for Veterans - Letter to the NYT Editor from New York State Health Foundation's David Sandman

Release Date:

04/04/2018

The former Veterans Affairs secretary, David J. Shulkin, lays out a number of compelling reasons it’s a bad idea to privatize medical services for veterans. One more obvious reason is that veterans themselves don’t want it.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Related Organizations

New York Health Foundation

Report Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds That Post-Ebola Cataract Surgery Can Safely Restore Vision

Release Date:

04/04/2018

Cataract surgery can be safely performed on Ebola virus disease survivors with impaired vision, Emory Eye Center ophthalmologists and 40 colleagues around the world report.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

Research to Prevent Blindness

Novo and Surdna Foundations Key Backers in Push to Build Community Wealth

Release Date:

04/04/2018

The NoVo Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and Kendeda Fund are key backers BALLE’s flagship program, the Local Economy Fellowship

Find More By

News type

Member News

Related Organizations

NoVo Foundation

Surdna Foundation

New Online Tool Created With Support from OSF Helps Immigrants Make a Plan

Release Date:

04/04/2018

"Make a Plan," on immi.org provides basic information to help individuals and families prepare for potential detention or deportation.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Immigration

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events

Release Date:

04/03/2018

As Americans, we waste enough food annually to feed the planet’s malnourished several times over, according to The Rockefeller Foundation. The average American household spends an estimated $1,500 to $2,000 a year on food never eaten. Businesses,...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Open Society Foundation Creates $10 Million Fund for Rohingya

Release Date:

04/03/2018

On the eve of the South Asian monsoon season, the Open Society Foundations have announced the creation of a $10 million emergency assistance fund to help Rohingya people displaced from Myanmar and their host communities in Bangladesh.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Makes Water Purification Breakthrough

Release Date:

04/03/2018

The ability to create clean, safe drinking water using only natural levels of sunlight and inexpensive gel technology could be at hand, thanks to an innovation in water purification.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Simons Foundation Announces 2018 Simons Fellows in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Release Date:

04/02/2018

The Simons Foundation congratulates the 52 outstanding mathematicians and theoretical physicists who have been awarded Simons Fellowships in 2018.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Science

Related Organizations

The Simons Foundation

Salesforce, Johnson & Johnson, and New York Women’s Foundation Harnessing Talent To Remake Workplace Giving

Release Date:

04/02/2018

Corporate philanthropy is a rapidly evolving space these days. Companies are getting more creative and strategic, backing causes that utilize corporate assets and line up nicely with the quest for profit . Peeking under the hood, some of these...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

The New York Women's Foundation

Salesforce

Johnson & Johnson

New York State Health Foundation Report Finds NY State Premiums Are Among the Highest in the Country

Release Date:

04/02/2018

As Albany lawmakers consider imposing costly new taxes and mandates on health insurance, a report from the New York State Health Foundation offers a timely reminder: The state’s premiums are already among the highest in the country, and rising fast.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

New York Health Foundation

National Grid Supports United Way Family Fund to Help Families in Need

Release Date:

03/30/2018

The National Grid Foundation has been a steadfast partner of United Way and the Family Fund, giving nearly $1.5 million spanning over a decade to help families in need.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Related Organizations

National Grid

Group of NY Funders Support History-Making Performance Celebrating Black Choreographers

Release Date:

03/30/2018

With support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Con Edison, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Brooklyn-based 651 ARTS and RestorationART’s have collaborated to present a history-making presentation of Gesel Mason...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Arts

Related Organizations

Doris Duke Foundation

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Con Edison

Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For

Release Date:

03/30/2018

Advocates are fighting to save C2H from budget cuts proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would eliminate state funding for the program just as Raise the Age legislation – mandating that 16 and 17-year-olds are held in age-appropriate facilities like...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Related Organizations

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Backs Inclusive Innovation in a “Transitioning” Region

Release Date:

03/30/2018

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has thrown fully into the battle to turn around battered communities.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

11 Apr 2018

Moving Beyond Financial Education: A Grantmaker's Guide to Investing in Impactful Financial Capability Programs - Webinar

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

For decades, we believed in Francis Bacon's declaration that "knowledge is power" when it comes to increasing financial health. Now we have ample evidence that financial education alone is not powerful enough to change behavior. So, what works?