Diversity and Inclusion
Publication date:
06/2014
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03
Feb
2016
It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... cannot live without it. And with a record eight million people riding the subway and bus every day in New ... Kevin Ryan (Moderator), Program Director, New York Foundation Veronica Vanterpool , Executive...
PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving
Release Date:
11/15/2017
... proposals contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1 ) and the Senate tax bill that would raise the standard ... so that the wealthy won’t pay tax on the first $11 million of inheritance. The CBO has also...
What World Do You Want to Live In?
Release Date:
05/21/2015
by Frederick James Frelow, Senior Program Officer, Ford Foundation This piece is an excerpt from a commencement ... or East Los Angeles. The initiative I lead at the Ford Foundation supports policy makers who want...
05
Oct
2018
Documentary Screening and Discussion with Tarana Burke
Friday, October 5, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:30pm
... , Program Officer, Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice, Ford Foundation Ana L. Oliveira (Moderator), President and CEO, The New York Women's Foundation Designed for All interested funders .....
What Does Affordable Mean in an Unaffordable City?
Release Date:
06/11/2019
... inadequate for this purpose. Research shows that over 2.5 million New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet, yet ...
Day Of The Girl: A Worldwide Reminder That Gender Parity Awaits
Release Date:
10/25/2016
... Citizenship at PIMCO and Executive Director of the PIMCO Foundation and Elizabeth Scharpf, Founder and CEO of ... a long way to go before achieving gender parity. Fifteen million girls are married before their...
Be Our Guest: New York City lags far behind other cities in investing in its public libraries
Release Date:
09/25/2013
... op-ed by Julie Sandorf, President of the Charles H. Revson Foundation . Be Our Guest: New York City lags far behind other ...
Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists
Release Date:
09/09/2014
... one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with more than $2 billion in assets. Operating ... most exclusive office towers, Picower has set up The JPB Foundation , which is now one of the...
ASPCA Assists in Helping Hundreds of Animals Displaced by Devastating Wildfires
Release Date:
11/15/2018
... the ASPCA deployed our disaster response team to assist in emergency sheltering efforts for animals impacted by the ... than 200,000 residents to evacuate. Residents in need of emergency sheltering for their...
13
Apr
2022
Seizing the Moment: Managing Risks and Closing Gaps in NYS’s Health Insurance Safety Net
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
... Rescue Plan, declaration of a national Public Health Emergency , and NYS-initiated actions loosening regulatory ... solutions after the expiration of the Public Health Emergency and its impact on New York State...
New York Community Trust Says Workers Need Better Platforms for Choosing Benefits
Release Date:
10/28/2015
... money. In 2013, 21 percent of U.S. households (about 62 million people) reported speaking a language other than ... at 62 percent. That same year, there were roughly 11 million Latino immigrants working in the...
Exploring Alternative Operating Models for Nonprofits
Release Date:
12/18/2025
... planning that includes assessing alternative models. Fund the process, not just the outcomes: Due diligence and ... the range of risk and organizational change they require. 1 A thoughtful assessment of the...
IBM Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Solve Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy
Release Date:
06/08/2017
IBM Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Solve Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy IBM is channeling its science and tech expertise into tackling some of the world's biggest problems. On Wednesday, the tech giant announced the launch of...
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced that his office is changing its plea guidelines for marijuana arrests to lighten penalties for first- and second-time offenders, effective Tuesday.
Health Bill Appears Dead as Pivotal G.O.P. Senator Declares Opposition
Release Date:
09/26/2017
A last-ditch attempt by President Trump and Senate Republicans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act appeared to collapse on Monday as a pivotal senator announced her firm opposition to the latest repeal plan.
General Motors Is Going All Electric
Release Date:
10/03/2017
After more than a century peddling vehicles that pollute the atmosphere, General Motors is ending its relationship with gasoline and diesel.
Close the Divide Between Education and Work
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... JPMorgan Chase’s New Skills at Work initiative, a $250 million commitment to addressing the skills gap, I was ... announced this week. New Skills for Youth is a $75 million , 5-year initiative designed to...
Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa
Release Date:
10/22/2014
... Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa Through a $ 1 .2 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust and the work ... change within the community. An additional grant of $ 1 .7 ...
Gap Inc. Connects Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent
Release Date:
11/04/2016
... Republic, and Old Navy stores. Across the U.S., nearly 6 million entry-level jobs will be created from 2012 to 2022, ... to an overlooked pool of entry-level talent: the 5.5 million 16-to-24-year-olds, called...