United Hospital Fund Report Examines Impact of ACA on New York's Insurance Markets
Release Date:
10/18/2016
Enrollment in New York’s Individual Market increased sharply but net income fell in 2014.
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Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals
Release Date:
10/18/2016
The four-part video series, "A Bold Move to Better Prepare Principals: The Illinois Story," begins with the tale of how the state of Illinois and its partners, including universities, districts and teachers' unions, accomplished this change.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50M to Museum of Science
Release Date:
10/18/2016
Everyone around here knows Michael Bloomberg as the kid from Medford who went on to do big things. He built a multibillion-dollar company and served as a three-term mayor of New York.
NYSHealth Awards Grants $1.2M to Empower Health Care Consumers
Release Date:
10/18/2016
A grant to MergerWatch will support an in-depth review of New York’s Certificate of Need process and identify opportunities for consumer engagement and protection in this era of health care consolidation.
Howard Gilman, Laurie M. Tisch, Doris Duke and Mellon Fund Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ Latest Project
Release Date:
10/18/2016
Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ latest project, Silent Voices, harnesses the power of young people to be instruments of change, giving voice to those who have been silenced or marginalized by social, cultural or religious circumstances.
Funders Who Value Diversity, Use This Resource
Release Date:
10/18/2016
Earl Lewis, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, writes about new book, "Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society," a resource for intellectual discussion about building bridges across diverse...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Nicole Gueron to Board of Directors
Release Date:
10/17/2016
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the election of Nicole Gueron, co-founder of the law firm Clarick Gueron Reisbaum LLP, to its board of directors, effective September 30, 2016.
Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era
Release Date:
10/17/2016
A partnership-based funding model — 200 libraries in 24 countries plus the support from the Simons Foundation — is sustaining exchange among libraries.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds Primer to Guide Students on College Choices
Release Date:
10/17/2016
The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences received $2.2 million from Carnegie Corporation of New York for this initiative.
Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension
Release Date:
10/17/2016
Forty-eight percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirement savings and no access to a traditional pension.
NYSHealth Foundation Supports Study on Childhood Obesity and Fast-Food Combo Meals
Release Date:
10/17/2016
A new survey of children’s and teenagers’ eating habits at fast-food restaurants suggests that consumption levels of sugary drinks are closely tied to their automatic inclusion in “combo meal” packages.
Women in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Economic Development Program Secure Marriott Deal
Release Date:
10/13/2016
The graduates of the training program through the non-profit, Bloomberg Philanthropies supported Relationship Coffee Institute are providing the Marriott with locally grown coffee from their own coffee cooperatives.
NYSHealth Supports Survey That Unveils Strong Appetite For Health Insurance Info—As Early As High School
Release Date:
10/13/2016
In a nationwide consumer survey conducted this year for FAIR Health by ORC International, 76 percent of respondents felt people should begin understanding health insurance plans before or during high school or college.
Food Bank of South Jersey Receives $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from Morgan Stanley Foundation
Release Date:
10/13/2016
The Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ) announced today that it has been awarded a $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation.
Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative
Release Date:
10/13/2016
Universities to redesign programs in collaboration with their states and local school districts.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Picks 20 Nonprofits for 2016 Spark Prize
Release Date:
10/12/2016
Twenty nonprofit organizations have been selected as finalists for Brooklyn Community Foundation’s inaugural Spark Prize, the first and only honor of its kind celebrating changemakers in the borough’s thriving nonprofit sector.
Model Partnerships for Impact: The Cricket Island Foundation and Communities United
Release Date:
10/12/2016
The focus on learning, rather than achieving pre-determined metrics, catalyzed both organizations to have deeper impact in communities.
As China Rises and Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention
Release Date:
10/12/2016
China's economic might has famously soared in recent decades. Now, its military power and geopolitical ambitions are finally catching up.
Design High Schools for the 21st Century
Release Date:
10/12/2016
Laverne Evans Srinivasan and Saskia Levy Thompson of Carnegie Corporation of New York say it is increasingly apparent that the factory-style high school of the 20th century is not meeting the needs of young people.
Eighth Graders Win $25K In Citi Foundation Entrepreneur Contest
Release Date:
10/12/2016
Baltimore eight graders Anna Doherty and Hope Sacco won the 2016 NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge this week, presented by the Citi Foundation.