WNYC Celebrates Neighborhood Library Awards Nominees
Release Date:
05/14/2015
... Library & Cultural Center, a branch of the Queens Library in Corona Hasina Islam, children's librarian at the .....
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Jewish Board Inherits $75 Million in Deals from FEGS
Release Date:
06/03/2015
Jewish Board Inherits $75 Million in Deals from FEGS Another Jewish social service agency ... Employment Guidance Services, which shocked many in the nonprofit and Jewish community when it announced in...
Six International Parks Selected as Finalists in 2015 Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award Competition
Release Date:
06/08/2015
Six International Parks Selected as Finalists in 2015 Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award ... enriched and revitalized the economy of their surrounding communities . This year’s finalists are Marina Bay...
Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build
Release Date:
10/06/2015
... and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build In recognition of the United Nations’ World Habitat Day, Bank of America, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity International, is ... aim to address...
Presidential Candidates Ignore Long-Term Care Issues (United Hospital Fund)
Release Date:
02/10/2016
On the eve of the first votes of the 2016 presidential contest – a wacky year where outsized personalities and voter anger are grabbing the headlines – there’s at least one familiar political pattern: nary a mention of one of the most critical...
Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post
Release Date:
03/22/2016
Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post What is justice? I’ve asked my ... you. You can never know for sure what you would do in another person’s shoes.” They pretend to listen. I .....
Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments
Release Date:
04/04/2016
... family rich. On the heels of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in 2014, the Rockefeller Family Fund, the charitable vehicle ... announced last month that it would be divesting its shares in coal producers and oil...
Bessemer Trust Among Experts Tapped by NYTimes for Piece on Social Change Major Gifts
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... their biggest bets. Those may be worthy recipients but, in the eyes of some in the philanthropic community, they are not at the forefront ... why someone like Paul Salem, a private equity investor in...
Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Opens Applications for its 2017 Prize
Release Date:
09/07/2016
... around the Prize, winners will be introduced to a mentor in the pharmaceutical industry and will present their work to ...
Suzette Hunte Joins United Way of New York City as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Release Date:
09/08/2016
... thought partner to the President and play a critical role in the design, coordination and implementation of the ... assistance provider with over 12 years of experience in the nonprofit and community economic...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Produces Short Documentaries Highlighting Public Art Challenge Projects In Four Regions
Release Date:
09/19/2016
... Documentaries Highlighting Public Art Challenge Projects In Four Regions A short documentary series created by ... Documentaries Highlighting Public Art Challenge Projects In Four Regions ...
Newman's Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board
Release Date:
11/02/2016
... is currently President of the University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT, where he has served since 1998, ... The University was the first private university in the country with two public magnet schools on...
Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
Release Date:
05/08/2017
... CNN says we’ve reached “a tipping point for excitement in self-driving cars.” But too much attention has been on ... Vehicles could change the way we live and the shape of our communities in...
A Pioneer of The Philanthropic Enterprise, Newman’s Own Leads the Way For Others
Release Date:
05/23/2017
... the cocktail bar Coup–short for coup d’etat–opened in New York’s East Village in mid-April, promising to donate 100% of all profits to ... Cover costs, pay fair wages, and then donate rest in...
Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... of least resistance. This isn’t how it’s always been in our city. When the city passed the historic Fair Share Criteria in 1989, officials finally said enough to the inequitable ... distribution of city...
No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... for These Smart Bikes It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City — GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent ... operates the bikes, Spin, canceled a demonstration project in the Rockaways in...
How To Choose The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To
Release Date:
08/23/2017
... The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To Volunteering in every respect is a good thing. You give back to the ... about devoting your time to a nonprofit organization in the past, choosing the right one may...
Opinion: Congestion Pricing Won't Solve New York's Transportation Woes
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... Woes Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent vague interest in congestion pricing as a solution to problems at the MTA ... will not save our subways. We cannot let them off the hook in search of the perceived silver...
More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma
Release Date:
09/07/2017
More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma More than 10.5 million children live in the countries that are likely to be exposed to the damage ... to reach all those...
Declaration Of Principles Across Hockey Takes NHL Where Other Pro Leagues Ought To Go
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... Pro Leagues Ought To Go At an announcement and ceremony in New York, stakeholders from the the NHL, NHL Players ... own business worldview and activities, all were interested in “growing the game” and the...