Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Government transparency efforts are becoming more sophisticated. But everywhere you look, something is missing.
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Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The Trump Administration's decision to end DACA has created a lot of anger and pushback, including from some prominent corporate leaders. But what are foundations doing to protect undocumented young people from deportation and save DACA, the fate of...
Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida
Release Date:
09/27/2017
In response to the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has announced emergency grant funding to support relief efforts in Florida.
Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Over the past year, the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus Foundations, working with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like...
Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Since its launch earlier this year, the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education has recruited 125 health professions schools and programs around the world to ensure future health professionals are educated on the health impacts of climate...
Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Stanford University Press’s digital publishing program gives scholars an extraordinary opportunity to publish and peer review their interactive scholarship.
NY State Health: Medicare Snapshot - Stories from the Helpline - Improving New York State Access to Medicare Savings Programs
Release Date:
09/26/2017
A new NYSHealth-supported issue brief by Medicare Rights Center examines the difficulties in enrollment and offers recommendations for State and local agencies to increase access to MSPs in New York State.
Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years
Release Date:
09/26/2017
The question now is whether more global health funders will turn their attention to helping spread these strategies of prevention to poorer countries.
Westchester Community Foundation Announces Institute for Strong Nonprofits
Release Date:
09/26/2017
The Westchester Community Foundation unveiled the formation of the Institute for Strong Nonprofits, to support nonprofits in Westchester County through convenings, workshops, and leadership development.
Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist
Release Date:
09/25/2017
A tool to help predict whether someone who’s been arrested will reoffend does not factor in race. But it could consider convictions.
Commonwealth Fund: Why the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill Is Unworkable
Release Date:
09/25/2017
As Republicans rush toward a precipitous vote on the Graham-Cassidy repeal-and-replace bill by Friday, one issue needs a lot more attention: even last night’s version of the bill won’t work, according to the Commonwealth Fund.
Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap
Release Date:
09/25/2017
The United States champions itself as a beacon of democracy, yet nearly a century after granting its women citizens the right to vote, it clocks in behind ninety-eight other countries with regard to women’s participation as representatives in...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals
Release Date:
09/25/2017
A new report released this week, Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems, based on interviews with leading NGOs and grantmakers, seeks to offer some concrete recommendations and catalyze a conversation about how to change the industry with an eye...
18
Jan
2018
Bringing a Racial Equity Lens to Capacity Building
Thursday, January 18, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
*Registration for this session has reached capacity. To be added to the waitlist, please email: register@philanthropynewyork.org * Grantmakers who provide capacity building support help nonprofits become more resilient so they can...
Citi Foundation and Citi Canada Announce a $700,000 Commitment to Youth
Release Date:
09/22/2017
In an effort to reduce youth unemployment in cities through first jobs, internships, business training and leadership development, Citi announced an expansion of the Pathways to Progress initiative in Canada.
25
Oct
2017
From Hurricane Sandy to Hurricane Maria: Can Disaster Philanthropy Be More Strategic?
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 -
9:00am to 1:00pm
Disasters, by definition, are unplanned and generally unpredictable, but disaster-related giving should be anything but haphazard.
At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) - a network of 400 of the biggest consumer goods companies across 70 countries - along with Champions 12.3 has approved a Call to Action to standardize food date labels worldwide by 2020.
Commonwealth Fund: What Are the Potential Effects of the Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill? Past Estimates Provide Some Clues
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Last week, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R–La.) unveiled congressional Republicans’ latest bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has indicated that it will not release a...
New STARS Community, Funded by Josiah Macy Foundation, Will Focus Wise Choices And Value in Health Care
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The ABIM Foundation and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation will support a new initiative by the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin to identify and coach 50 student leaders from across the country with the goal of changing the way...
New Book, "The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World by Carnegie Council Centennial Chair Michael Ignatieff
Release Date:
09/20/2017
What moral values do human beings hold in common? As globalization draws us together economically, are our values converging or diverging? In particular, are human rights becoming a global ethic? These were the questions that led Michael Ignatieff...