Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Local organizations, such as the Elmezzi Foundation, received smaller planning grants, but were not selected for the larger implementation awards.
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Release Date:
11/12/2014
Six foundations (including the Ford Foundation) have committed over $330 million in support.
NY Foundation’s Leader Quoted in Baldwin’s Withdrawal from IS Conference
Release Date:
11/11/2014
Maria Mottola, Executive Director of New York Foundation, questioned Independent Sector's choice of naming Alec Baldwin as plenary speaker in a recent blog post.
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The question is no longer “Should we be producing multimedia?” but “How do we?”.
A Great Wall of Funding? American Philanthropy and the Rise of China
Release Date:
11/11/2014
Funders like Bloomberg Philanthropies and Rockefeller Brothers Fund have increased giving in China over the past decade.
New York State Health Foundation Survey Reports 92% of Newly Insured Obamacare Users are Happy with Coverage
Release Date:
11/11/2014
The majority of New Yorkers have been satisfied with coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act.
Ford Foundation Heads Group of Philanthropic Leaders to Save Detroit
Release Date:
11/10/2014
The funds will help rescue Detroit from bankruptcy.
How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change
Release Date:
11/07/2014
Rockefeller Foundation Senior Program Associate, Amira Bliss, analyzes the "social innovation lab."
Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU
Release Date:
11/07/2014
The money will go towards the ACLU's effort to overhaul the justice system.
United Hospital Fund Produces User-Friendly Data Sets to Advance Population Health in New York
Release Date:
11/07/2014
The data sets offer insight on how New Yorkers are utilizing current Medicaid benefits.
Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer
Release Date:
11/07/2014
Leon Levy Foundation president, John W. Bernstein, will join Ford Foundation as its new COO in January 2015.
How She Leads: Paula Luff, Hess Corporation
Release Date:
11/06/2014
Hess VP of Corporate Social Responsibility, Paula Luff, is profiled in Green Biz.
Century Foundation Releases New Report on Labor Market Recovery
Release Date:
11/06/2014
According to the report, the average American believes the current unemployment rate is 32%.
Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps
Release Date:
11/03/2014
Arcus Foundation, Johnson Family Foundation, Overbrook Foundation and Ford Foundation explore the future of the LGBTQ movement.
Foundations Shouldn’t Shrink From Supporting Marches to Curb Climate Change
Release Date:
10/19/2014
Mertz Gilmore VP Lukas Haynes addresses how climate marches are critical to advocacy, policy changes and perception shifts.
Daphne Foundation President Highlighted as one of "Seven Women Who Change Their Worlds"
Release Date:
11/05/2014
Abigail E. Disney is praised for her work funding women's issues.
Brooklynites' Greatest Hopes, Concerns Detailed in New Study by Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
11/05/2014
Brooklyn Community Foundation also did deep dives into three neighborhoods: Coney Island, East New York and Sunset Park.
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds New Smartphone Application to Detect Vision Problems in Young Patients
Release Date:
11/05/2014
The new app takes images of hard-to-see areas of the back of the eye.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Detroit Service Corps to Strengthen City's Nonprofit Community
Release Date:
11/04/2014
The five-year program will send top-performing employees to provide expertise to Detroit nonprofits
Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit
Release Date:
11/04/2014
Former Heckscher Foundation for Children president, Virginia Sloane, was active in the philanthropic community for several decades.