Ms. Foundation Supports New Civil Rights Video: 'We Won't Go Back'
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01/18/2017
Can you imagine if Alice Paul or Ida B. Wells, women who fought for our right to vote, had to watch as a Donald Trump is sworn in on Friday?
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Ford, Blaustein, Levy and Overbrook Join Push to Protect Journalists
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01/18/2017
Months before actress Meryl Streep's plug at the Golden Globes for the Committee to Protect Journalists, Donald Trump was on the group's radar for his contempt for reporters and their bosses.
Can Theology Move the Needle on Environmental Issues? Henry Luce Foundation Thinks So
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01/18/2017
We've written quite a lot about the Henry Luce Foundation—including its significant arts grantmaking, higher ed gifts, and Clare Boothe Luce Program supporting women in STEM—but environmental funding has never emerged as a big topic.
Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies
Release Date:
01/18/2017
Bianca D. Alston, Finance and Operations Assistant at Arcus Foundation, writes, "I strongly believe in general operating support. The flexible nature of core support grants enables grantees to pursue unforeseen opportunities, adapt to the times and...
Paul Di Donato Announced as New President and CEO of Proteus Fund
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01/18/2017
Proteus Fund has appointed activist, advocate, nonprofit executive, and philanthropic leader Paul Di Donato as its new President and CEO.
Warhol Foundation Appoints Three New Board Members and New Board Chair
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01/18/2017
The Andy Warhol Foundation has appointed three new board members: Ruby Lerner, Anne Pasternak, and Paul Ha. Igor DaCosta has also been appointed as the foundation’s new board chair.
Russell Sage Teams Up With Robin Hood to Host First Poverty Solutions Conference
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01/18/2017
On Monday, February 6, Robin Hood, New York's largest poverty-fighting organization, and the Russell Sage Foundation, the nation's premier foundation devoted to social science research, will host their first annual Poverty Solutions Conference.
United Hospital Fund Supports Family Caregiver Centers
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01/18/2017
Hospitals are showing a greater interest in family caregivers in part because of new penalties for hospital readmissions.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Teams With Columbia Journalism School
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01/18/2017
At a press conference in Greece, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) presented a three-year grant for intensive summer journalism courses for younger as well as more experienced journalists and journalism graduates in a program that is exclusively...
Supported by Novo, Notorious New York Prison Is Reclaimed By The Women It Once Caged
Release Date:
01/18/2017
The project, called “The Women’s Building,” will offer office space for organizations advocating for women and children, and will serve as a global hub for people working on those issues.
New York Life Foundation and Afterschool Alliance Launch Aim High Grant Competition
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01/18/2017
The New York Life Foundation invests in middle–school out–of–school time (OST) programs to help economically disadvantaged eighth graders enter ninth grade on time.
The Wallace Foundation Supports Creative Ways to Expand the Taste for Classical Music in NYC Eateries
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01/17/2017
Instead of diminishing the music, small-scale concerts offer the chance to bring it into our daily lives.
Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program
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01/17/2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced grants to seven cities to help them boost their capacity to tackle major challenges through innovation and improve quality of life for their residents.
New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations
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01/17/2017
The Clinton County Health Department is working to ensure healthier meal options are available at places that often get overlooked by such efforts — area food shelves.
Ford-Backed Poll Finds that Young Americans Fear They Will Be Worse Off Post-Trump
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01/17/2017
According to a new poll of Americans aged 18 to 30, the country’s young adults are more likely to expect they’ll be worse off at the end of Trump’s first term than better off. Such young Americans are also far more likely to think Trump will divide...
How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color
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01/12/2017
Black girls and other girls of color disproportionately experience harsh school discipline than their peers.
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Lisa Cowan as Vice President of Programs
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01/12/2017
Lisa has been working with community-based organizations for the last 25 years, first as a community health educator and program director at several youth-serving agencies, then as a Senior Consultant at Community Resource Exchange
UJA-Federation of New York Launches Centennial With Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History
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01/12/2017
Commemorating 100 years of service as a community safety net and champion of Jewish life for more than 4.5 million people in New York, Israel, and around the world, UJA-Federation of New York is launching Time for Good, the largest volunteer effort...
Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty
Release Date:
01/12/2017
The Future Cities Accelerator announced 10 $100,000 grants to organizations devoted to improving the lives of the urban poor, with the hope that some will be successful enough to export to other cities.
Antoine Georges to Lead New Center for Computational Quantum Physics Supported by the Simons Foundation
Release Date:
01/12/2017
The Simons Foundation is delighted to announce the formation of the Center for Computational Quantum Physics, in the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, and the appointment of Antoine Georges as its director.