NYC Youth Funders Accepting RFPs for 2017 Cycle
Release Date:
06/02/2017
Funding available for nonprofit organizations in the fields of education, youth, or workforce development in the NY, NJ and CT region.
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Release Date:
06/02/2017
In response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, Michael R. Bloomberg said that Bloomberg Philanthropies will commit up to $15 million to help fill the gap left by the U.S...
Commentary from Century Foundation: TrumpCare Premium Increases Mapped
Release Date:
06/01/2017
The Congressional Budget Office estimated the House-passed American Health Care Act would cause premiums in the individual market to rise by 20 percent next year. The Century Foundation created a map to estimate the premium hikes that people in...
NYS Health Foundation Co-Authors Column on Blocking Immigrants from Essential Services
Release Date:
06/01/2017
With over 3 million foreign-born residents, immigrants are vital to the health of NYC’s economy and neighborhoods, explains Nisha Agarwal, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs; Steve Banks, the commissioner of the city’s...
Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School
Release Date:
06/01/2017
Investor George Soros hit back Thursday against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over the leader’s attempts to shut down a Budapest university which Soros founded after the fall of communism.
Bloomberg Writes on His Philanthropy's Public Health Projects
Release Date:
06/01/2017
In an open letter that Michael Bloomberg publishes annually to explain the direction of Bloomberg Philanthropies, which gives away hundreds of millions of dollars annually, much of it to promote health, he calls for nonprofits and governments work...
Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"
Release Date:
06/01/2017
Americans think of suburbs as prosperous areas that are relatively free from poverty and unemployment. Yet, today more poor people live in the suburbs than in cities themselves.
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Jul
2017
Interested in Working in Philanthropy?
Monday, July 24, 2017 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York hosts group informational interviews to explore career paths in the philanthropic sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This July, we will learn about the field of philanthropy from the...
Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office
Release Date:
05/31/2017
Ford Foundation opens a Detroit office after 64-year hiatus and hires Detroit native and New York Foundation staffer as program officer.
Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years
Release Date:
05/31/2017
The Ford Foundation is getting ready to open its first office in Detroit since leaving the city in 1953 as it ramps up an initiative to invest in affordable housing in Detroit.
Atlantic Philanthropies Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic"
Release Date:
05/31/2017
In “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic,” historian Benjamin Soskis writes that Giving While Living is a more complex phenomenon than that three-word slogan would suggest.
Bloomberg, NYS Fund a 9/11 Rescue, Recovery Workers Memorial
Release Date:
05/31/2017
Rescue and recovery workers will get a permanent tribute at New York City's 9/11 memorial, officials said this week. While a design has not been completed, New York state and Bloomberg Philanthropies will underwrite the project.
Commonwealth Fund: What Might a Medicaid Work Requirement Mean?
Release Date:
05/31/2017
The Trump administration has made work requirements a hallmark of its Medicaid policy proposals, including the idea in the just-released 2018 HHS budget proposal, and as part of its Medicaid demonstration agenda. The House-passed American Health...
With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”
Release Date:
05/31/2017
What are common characteristics of student success in college? A team of researchers, including one from Rice University, narrowed it down to several: having a sense of belonging, intrinsic motivation, personal goals and a growth mindset.
For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together
Release Date:
05/30/2017
Surdna Foundation President Phil Henderson says recognizing the importance of non-family members is one of several important practices of effective family foundation boards.
A New MIT-Led Simons Foundation Collaboration Aims to Understand Basic Principles and Laws of Microbial Ecosystems
Release Date:
05/30/2017
Model microorganisms grown in pure cultures have been the basis of biological research for many decades — open a cell biology textbook and almost everything you will find has been discovered in yeast or E. coli lab cultures. While this speaks to the...
Chef Massimo Bottura's First U.S. Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen
Release Date:
05/30/2017
The chef behind Osteria Francescana - a restaurant that topped the World’s 50 Best List in 2016 - is planning to open one of his food waste-fighting soup kitchens, called Refettorios, in the Bronx.
Simons-Funded Research Finds Brain Differences Between People with Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia, Autism
Release Date:
05/25/2017
A UCLA study characterizes, for the first time, brain differences between people with a specific genetic risk for schizophrenia and those at risk for autism, and the findings could help explain the biological underpinnings of these neuropsychiatric...
Carnegie Among Funders of STEM Learning Ecosystems, 17 Regional Partnerships Focused on STEM Education Pathways Added
Release Date:
05/25/2017
The STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative, launched by the STEM Funders Network, has grown to encompass 54 regional Ecosystems that are making a significant impact on STEM education and workforce development. Seventeen Ecosystems joined the group...
Peterson-Kaiser Dashboard Provides Key Data on U.S. Health System Quality, Spending, Access, Outcomes
Release Date:
05/25/2017
A new feature launched this week on the redesigned Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker website provides quick and easy access to the latest key data measuring quality, spending, access and outcomes in the U.S. health system.