Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Announces New Executive Director
Release Date:
05/09/2016
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY) is proud to announce the selection of Jamie Allen Black as its new Executive Director.
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NYS Health Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care
Release Date:
05/09/2016
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is again under fire for the dangerously long waiting lists for appointments at the nation’s VA health care facilities, and for calculating those wait times in a way that masks the true extent of the problem.
With Help from Helmsley, Caltech Researchers May Have Discovered a Cause of Crohn’s Disease
Release Date:
05/09/2016
There has been growing evidence that certain probiotics – therapies that introduce beneficial bacteria into the gut – may help alleviate some of the symptoms of intestinal disorders such as Crohn’s disease.
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"The Trans List" - A Special Film Sneak Preview
Thursday, June 9, 2016 -
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Today, the transgender community is more visible than ever—yet many Americans struggle to understand what it means to be transgender. And as the community fights to secure rights and recognition, transgender people still face deep discrimination and...
UHF Medicaid Conference to Focus on Value-Based Payment
Release Date:
05/06/2016
United Hospital Fund is pleased to announce new program details about its upcoming Medicaid conference, which will focus on efforts to move to value-based payment in New York.
NYS Health Announces Funding Opportunity in Its Newest Priority Area, Empowering Health Care Consumers in New York State
Release Date:
05/06/2016
NYS Health Foundation expects to fund ambitious, large-scale projects or studies that may, as examples: create new tools and resources for consumers; make the health care system easier to navigate; identify effects of consolidation; or address...
Nathan Cummings Urges Firstenergy Shareholders to Vote for Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures
Release Date:
05/06/2016
Nathan Cummings Foundation: Firstenergy's "expenditures are high and transparency is low."
Ms. Foundation for Women Spearheads Initiative to Develop a National Blueprint for Women’s Economic Agendas
Release Date:
05/06/2016
The Ms. Foundation for Women is investing in women’s economic security by conducting an analysis of the benefits of Women’s Economic Agendas, while also investing in grassroots led strategies to uplift women in the American South.
Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others
Release Date:
05/06/2016
Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Co-Presidents of the NoVo Foundation, say a philanthropist from on high will never reach down and “empower” a girl in Sierra Leone.
The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got
Release Date:
05/09/2016
Melissa Beck at the Educational Foundation of America says there are three reasons to divest: economics, ethics and alignment with grantmaking.
New York Women's Foundation's 2016 Celebrating Women Breakfast
Release Date:
05/05/2016
Honorees Amanda Matos, Gloria Malone, Doctor Danielle Moss Lee and Cherno Biko attended The New York Women's Foundation's 2016 celebration womens breakfast.
United Hospital Fund Report Outlines Capitation and the Evolving Roles of Providers and Payers in New York
Release Date:
05/05/2016
The report, "Capitation and the Evolving Roles of Providers and Payers in New York," describes the basics of capitation, spelling out the range of new skills and capacities required by providers to be successful.
Applications Sought for Jerome Foundation Scholarship
Release Date:
05/05/2016
A committee of directors from the foundation will judge the scholarship applicants based upon academic merit, creative accomplishment, community service and leadership.
NYS Health Foundation Leads to Financially Sustainable Care Model For Resettled Refugees
Release Date:
05/05/2016
The influx of newly resettled people in upstate New York has forced several nonprofit health care clinics to either shut their doors to new refugees or close down altogether because of the financial burden of treating these patients.
Pershing Square, New York Community Trust Awards Funding to Seven NYC-Based Cancer Research Scientists
Release Date:
05/05/2016
Winners are making bold advances in research for all cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, lung, pancreatic and breast cancer.
Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice
Release Date:
05/04/2016
Hilary Pennington of the Ford Foundation says social justice fellowships use non-traditional ways to recruit talented individuals already working toward positive change in their communities.
Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change
Release Date:
05/04/2016
Recently, pop culture has been “like an injection of hi-octane fuel into the engine of public discourse about institutional racism, gender identity, immigration, pay equity, and other issues of social justice.
Ford Foundation Takes a Stand On Income Inequality at Milken Institute Global Conference 2016
Release Date:
05/04/2016
When The Ford Foundation began asking “Who are the drivers behind income inequality” they received technical answers from experts and cultural narratives from the average joe.
Russell Sage Foundation Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes
Release Date:
05/04/2016
While the difference in high school graduation rates between high- and low-income students shrunk, inequality may have shifted to higher education, with gaps growing in college attendance and completion.
UJA-Federation of NY CEO Gives Tips on Teaching Youth about the Holocaust
Release Date:
05/04/2016
Like so many others, I was outraged when pictures emerged last month of partying teens in New Jersey engaging in a shocking beer pong game called “Jews versus Nazis.”