Rockefeller, Gates and Norway to Bolster ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Following Climate Change Flooding Fears
Release Date:
05/22/2017
... in the remote Arctic. It is intended to operate as a backup to seed banks around the world in case of a major ...
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Student Loan Company Accused of Mismanaging Debt Forgiveness Program
Release Date:
08/28/2017
One of the country’s largest servicers of federal student loans has badly mismanaged debt forgiveness programs for public service workers, significantly raising repayment costs for hundreds of thousands of borrowers, according to a lawsuit filed on...
Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs
Release Date:
08/29/2017
More than a year-and-a-half after the Fund for Public Housing officially began soliciting donors, the nonprofit has raised approximately $1.5 million, according to New York City Housing Authority Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye.
Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School
Release Date:
08/31/2017
A dispute over who should lead an elementary school that serves almost exclusively Native American children has been resolved, just in time for the start of classes next week.
Opinion: Nonprofits Have a Big Stake in Overtime-Rules Debate
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... standards while they often face what’s become known as "operational anxiety" as they try to figure out how to pay for rising costs that .....
What It's Like Aboard an NGO Ship Rescuing Hundreds of Migrants in the Mediterranean
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... it’s only belt buckles clanging and zippers being pulled as everyone hurries in silence to get dressed. The ship’s rhythmic engine roars to life as it heads toward its target. It’s 6 a.m. on the Vos Hestia, a...
City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year
Release Date:
09/11/2017
The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an effort to get more kids to class.
How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... be traced back to just 90 corporations. The study comes as energy companies confront lawsuits and shareholder ...
Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead
Release Date:
09/14/2017
After years of toe-to-toe battling with a small band of critics and a fellow billionaire, Barry Diller said Wednesday that he was pulling the plug on his family’s commitment to build and operate a $250 million performance center on an undulating...
Voters Pick Women Over Men in Primary for All Six Brooklyn Judicial Seats
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... voters chose a combination of women from both slates as well as a female judge running independently. . . Voters Pick ...
De Blasio’s ‘Homeless Hotels’ Plan Is Way Behind Schedule
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... officials had initially said at least 250 units would be operating in 2016 — the first year of the initiative — ...
Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... Amy Staats will be the 2017–2018 playwright-in-residence as well as the lineup for its upcoming Amplified Reading Series and ...
Mellon Grant to Help Seattle Art Museum Establish Asian Paintings Conservation Center
Release Date:
10/27/2017
... and conservation projects, through a viewing window. As part of the grant, SAM must raise $2.5 million in matching ...
BNY Mellon Supports Australia’s First Commercial Thermal Waste-To-Energy Plant
Release Date:
11/14/2018
... Plant BNY Mellon has announced its appointment as Facility Agent & Security Trustee for an A$400m project ... will design, construct, and operate the facility. As Facility Agent and Security Trustee in a...
Riverside Park Conservancy Receives Grant for Park Management Technology from Booth Ferris Foundation
Release Date:
08/08/2019
The Riverside Park Conservancy has received a $200,000 grant from the Booth Ferris Foundation for park management technology.
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Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Capping the Charitable Deduction ... significantly diminish contributions. Consistent with the Philanthropy New York’s mission to enhance and expand ...
Leveraging the Power of Foundations: An Analysis of Program-Related Investments
Publication date:
05/2013
This Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University analysis of key trends ...
Foundation Transparency: What Nonprofits Want
Publication date:
05/2013
The first analysis of data from Center for Effective Philanthropy ’s annual survey, conducted in association with ... giving from 2007 to 2012, and that noncash contributions as a percentage of total giving grew from 57 percent in 2007 ...
After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers
Release Date:
07/10/2013
... Emerging Markets Foundation and past President of Philanthropy New York, comment on the Supreme Court’s ...