Rockefeller Survey Finds Male Attitudes Are Keeping Women From Getting Ahead In Business
Release Date:
08/03/2017
... those surveyed said the attitudes of men in top leadership positions are a barrier to female leadership. Women are even ...
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As Speaker Race Heats Up, Gender Disparity in The City Council Is On Display
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Among a diverse slate of contenders for the NYC City Council Speaker post, there is not a single woman running to become the next speaker.
Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’s 2017 State Test Scores
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Test scores in New York City continued their upward march this year, with small gains in average English and math scores — a cause for celebration among city officials.
Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Enrolling in Success Academy boosted test scores for some of its earliest students, according to a new study conducted by research firm MDRC.
Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Accepting Applications
Release Date:
09/11/2017
The Simons Foundation is now accepting applications for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards. The deadline for receipt of letters of intent (LOI) is November 6, 2017 , 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... as part of a fraud investigation into the company's positions on climate change. In a one-sentence rebuff, the .....
Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N.
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Gary D. Cohn, the chief White House economic adviser, is convening senior climate and energy ministers from about a dozen nations in advance of next week’s United Nations General Assembly meeting, the White House confirmed.
Record Level of Job Openings Doesn’t Mean the Labor Market is Tight
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... for the past two years. But the large number of available positions doesn’t mean the labor market is necessarily ...
The Holocaust Museum Sought Lessons on Syria. What It Got Was a Political Backlash.
Release Date:
09/20/2017
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is finding itself in an unfamiliar position: as a lightning rod for the fierce debate over the Obama administration’s role in the Syrian civil war.
High-Paying Jobs Alone Won't Save Big Cities
Release Date:
09/28/2017
The specters of white worker angst and racial disparities that took center stage during the 2016 presidential election created conditions for a corporate hero to swoop in and make America great again.
Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Americans who were left behind as the country pulled out of the Great Recession — African Americans, Hispanics and people without college degrees — saw large gains in net worth over the past three years, the Federal Reserve reported.
Want To Engage Millennials? Try Corporate Social Responsibility
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Millennials are becoming even more engaged in philanthropic causes in 2017 than they were in late 2016, according to Phase 1 of the Millennial Impact Report. At the same time, employers continue to search for ways to engage millennials to...
20 Percent of Serious Food Safety Violations Go Ignored, New Report Finds
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Government inspectors failed to take action on one of every five serious food-safety risks identified in manufacturing facilities, according to a report released by federal auditors Wednesday.
Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate
Release Date:
10/10/2017
The Trump administration on Friday moved to expand the rights of employers to deny women insurance coverage for contraception and issued sweeping guidance on religious freedom that critics said could also erode civil rights protections for lesbian,...
Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform
Release Date:
04/30/2018
When Bloomberg Philanthropies looks for school systems around the country to support, one of the factors it examines is teacher salaries. Districts that refuse to pay their teachers adequately aren't well-positioned to raise student achievement...
Brandee McHale Returns to Citi Foundation as President and Managing Director and Head of Community Investing and Development
Release Date:
03/03/2020
Citi Foundation taps a familiar face, Brandee McHale.
Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation
Release Date:
03/30/2012
... to private philanthropy pale in comparison to what the public sector is able to do and it’s not philanthropy’s ... capacity of larger institutions. As you track where public funding is going, and you think...
Mark Zuckerman Named New President of The Century Foundation
Release Date:
02/24/2015
... based think tank that has been delivering groundbreaking policy research since 1919. “Mark will bring renewed ... grit and determination to transform progressive policy ideas into policy...
04
May
2021
Towards a NYC COVID-19 Food Response in 2021 - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -
9:30am to 11:00am
Virtual Meeting - Register by 5/3
... to collectively fund three of New York’s leading food policy research centers to conduct this study. The NY Food 20/20 Project is a collaboration of food policy researchers from the Hunter College NYC Food...
16
Jul
2014
Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... 15 th extended deadline, our state was able to provide new public or private coverage for almost a million New Yorkers. ... any questions. A Program Of Philanthropy New York's Health Policy Working Group...