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Mayor must focus on city's resiliency
Release Date:
01/03/2014
In an op-ed for Crain's New York Business, Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin says that the de Blasio ... de Blasio can accomplish both. Resilience is the ability of people, communities and...
Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities
Release Date:
01/30/2014
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that Bloomberg Philanthropies will ... efforts. Michael Bloomberg is spinning off one of his foundation ’s programs into a stand-alone nonprofit that .....
New Gifts Offer Clues on Bloomberg’s Philanthropic Direction
Release Date:
02/27/2014
... efforts will focus next, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Recent grants by Michael Bloomberg’s foundation as well as his annual letter on philanthropy provide insight...
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May
2014
Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in New York
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 -
10:00am to 2:30pm
... in Health and Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families as they present Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in New York . This meeting will give ... and corporate giving programs. Building a Legacy...
Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science
Release Date:
03/15/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Simons Foundation profiled in New York Times article on billionaires ... research. Last April, President Obama assembled some of the nation’s most august scientific dignitaries in the...
Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors
Release Date:
05/06/2014
... based in Washington, are polar opposites in terms of political leanings. But according to a first- of -its-kind survey of the world’s most prominent research ... along with other major players...
Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making
Release Date:
05/22/2014
[Rockefeller Foundation ] Study Predicts Building in East River Could Pay for Itself and Then Some A team of architects and consultants is proposing to build a new ... towers and office buildings on landfill in the...
NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’
Release Date:
06/04/2014
NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’ More than half the members of the City Council have fired off a letter to Walmart ... here, including $1 million to the New York Women’s ...
Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?
Release Date:
06/03/2014
... ever: a $250 million initiative to bolster the skills of workers, with a big focus on young people. Then, just three months later, the Citi Foundation announced its biggest initiative ever: a $50 ...
New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens The newly formed New York Botanical Garden's ... possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , holds its first public...
Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash
Release Date:
06/20/2014
... Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation 's website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory ... write: "Richard was an exceptional human being—a person of great intellect and...
Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing
Release Date:
06/25/2014
... with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation 's recent launch into the impact investing world. .....
Nick Hodges Named COO and Senior Vice President For Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Release Date:
07/09/2014
... Philanthropy Advisors. Hodges, who had been COO of the Tides Foundation , will be responsible for oversight of the organization’s operations, including communications, ...
Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors
Release Date:
08/13/2014
... and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize have been awarded to Simons Foundation grantees Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani and ... respectively. Considered the highest honor in the field of mathematics, Fields Medals...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues
Release Date:
08/20/2014
... a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city halls to use innovation to tackle major challenges and improve urban life. The foundation will direct significant funding and other assistance to help...
Financing the Social Sector
Release Date:
09/15/2014
Financing the Social Sector Despite the huge success of this summer's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and various ... to grow the overall funding pie from its current 2 percent of GDP to 3 percent of...
Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators
Release Date:
12/04/2014
... schools for at least five years, were chosen by a panel of scientists, mathematicians and educators. The Fund for the City of New York and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gave the winners an...
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... feds and big companies like Google and Facebook. Cities of all sizes around the world are increasingly reliant on ... is volunteering its cybersecurity expertise, free of charge, to select city governments...
Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring
Release Date:
03/13/2015
The CDC Foundation has announced a two-year, $14 million grant from ... to conduct tobacco-usage surveys in eleven countries. Part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, the grant will support...