Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart
Release Date:
05/15/2015
New York State Health Foundation President, James Knickman, explores the disparities in access to services between NYC neighborhoods.
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2015
Learning the Way: DACA, Educational Attainment and Philanthropy - Webinar
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1:00pm to 2:30pm
For more than two million youth and young adults in the United States, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) offers first-time access to the American Dream.
Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding for 10 Baltimore Nonprofits
Release Date:
05/14/2015
The foundation has invested $1.36 million in Baltimore in 2015.
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Release Date:
05/14/2015
Services will soon be available in Long Island, the Lower Hudson Valley and Northern New Jersey.
WNYC Celebrates Neighborhood Library Awards Nominees
Release Date:
05/14/2015
The NYC Neighborhood Library Awards are sponsored by the Stavros Nicharos and Charles H. Revson Foundations.
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Jul
2015
International Grantmaking for Small- to Mid-Sized Foundations
Thursday, July 9, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
In recent meetings of the International Grantmakers Network, a recurring theme has been the different challenges faced by small-and mid-sized foundations in grantmaking compared to larger foundations that have more staff and resources to conduct due...
Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K
Release Date:
05/13/2015
The new report offers diversity as a means for improvement.
NYS Health Strengthens Health Programs for Veterans as Part of Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge
Release Date:
05/13/2015
The initiative includes commitments from 34 foundations, nonprofits and corporations.
Staying the Course: Reflections on 40 Years of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
05/13/2015
Philanthropy News Digest Looks Back at the History of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
United Way of New York City Partners With Bank of America for Volunteer Day of Action
Release Date:
05/13/2015
One hundred volunteers assembled 2000 "Basics for Babies" kits.
Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab
Release Date:
05/12/2015
Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director of The Staten Island Foundation, discusses Staten Island's unique challenges and opportunities.
Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance
Release Date:
05/12/2015
The foundation has earmarked $3.1 million for Measures for Justice.
New York Public Schools Fund Struggles to Secure Donations
Release Date:
05/12/2015
The Pinkerton Foundation, Heckscher Foundation for Children and Carnegie Corporation have supported the Fund in the past.
14
May
2015
Balancing Internal vs. External Missions in Family Philanthropy - Webinar
Thursday, May 14, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. What is your family’s dream for philanthropy? Are you primarily interested in achieving a particular grantmaking mission?
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York Launches Relief Effort to Support Victims of Earthquake in Nepal
Release Date:
05/13/2015
The Fund has already collected $50,000 in initial support.
Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced
Release Date:
05/11/2015
The prize is part of a $25 million partnership between the Pershing Square Foundation and Sohn Conference Foundation.
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Backs Community Development in Baltimore
Release Date:
05/11/2015
The grant is part of the $1.5 million Summer Youth Initiative in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Family League of Baltimore.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Selected as Fiscal Sponsor of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
Release Date:
05/08/2015
RPA will take on the legal and fiscal responsibility for MBK Alliance as it creates the infrastructure necessary to fully function as an independent organization.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers Insight on Employing Millennials
Release Date:
05/08/2015
Program Director Kathleen Christensen delves into the benefits that will attract and keep talented millennial employees.
Research to Prevent Blindness-Backed Study Finds Ebola Virus Lives in Eye Long After Blood Clears
Release Date:
05/08/2015
A few months after being declared Ebola-free, Ian Crozier, MD, developed uveitis in his left eye, and the caused by a reservoir of Ebola virus in that eye.