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...
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.
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...
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...
Stanford University Press’s digital publishing program gives scholars an extraordinary opportunity to publish and peer review their interactive scholarship.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
*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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...