NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... operating support, since we believe in organizations making their own choices about how they spend their resources ...
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Harlem Women Honored for Leadership by New York Women’s Foundation
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... Maxine Daniels and Melba Wilson, for their efforts in making their Manhattan neighborhoods better places for women ...
High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend
Release Date:
09/22/2017
At the United Nations, His Excellency Prof. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, convened a high-level meeting to strengthen the partnership with the private sector and discuss opportunities created by Africa’s...
Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. To respond effectively, the philanthropic sector, too, must make gender justice, in addition to economic and racial justice, a core principle.
Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Over the past year, the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus Foundations, working with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like...
How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Obamacare repeal is dead, again. But the months of Republican attacks on the health law will still have consequences for some consumers.
Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing
Release Date:
09/27/2017
These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right combination of utopian promise and real-world possibility. You can make the argument that universal basic income has recently offered the headiest brew of that mix, for both the...
Disparities in Health of NYC Latino Populations
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Latinos, who make up nearly a third of the New York City population, tend to have better health outcomes compared with other city residents, according to a new report released Wednesday from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... how to defuse behavior crises and make sure that bullying was reported. Last Wednesday, Abel Cedeno, an 18-year-old ...
Nonprofits Help Shift Mayor De Blasio's Opinion On Closing Rikers, Commission Leaders Say
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... as being “equivocal” at best in late 2016 when he was asked by New York City Council Speaker Melissa ... at first thought it an “unenviable request.” “There was no great public clamor to close Rikers Island,”...
MetLife Foundation Seeks to Increase Financial Well-Being
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... products and services to low-income individuals that are making it easier for them to achieve their financial goals," .....
Building Bridges between Scared Immigrant Communities and Police
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... to press charges, or to testify at trial because ICE is making arrests at courthouses. … Building Bridges between ...
New Initiative Aims to Have Every New York City Public School Student See a Broadway Show
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... in high schools in all five boroughs. The initiative was tested earlier this year and officially launches this ...
Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New Report
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... of cancers and systematic livelihood stresses. The report was released on October 9, 2017, and is titled, ... and Power Relations to Build Healthier Food Systems.” It was produced by the International Panel of...
NYC Will Miss a Deadline to Accommodate 5 New Charter Schools
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... sharpest critics. For weeks, Ms. Moskowitz has said it was critical that the city make space proposals by Friday for ...
The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy
Release Date:
10/30/2017
After Superstorm Sandy, Rebuild by Design — a design competition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Rockefeller Foundation — launched a project for cities and towns affected by the storm and residents to come up with...
Aetna Foundation Pledges Funding To 25 Community-Based Nonprofits To Promote Active Living and Increase Access To Healthy Foods
Release Date:
11/13/2017
With a new round of grants, the philanthropic arm of Aetna is getting out of doctors’ offices and into the neighborhoods where Americans live, work and play to improve health outcomes. The foundation pledged $2 million in grants to 25 community-...
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Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, April 19, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Society is becoming increasingly divisive. What roles can family foundations play in finding ways to support meaningful dialogue across “party lines” within their community?
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Issues Consensus Report On Diabetes In Association With The ADA
Release Date:
11/22/2017
American Diabetes Association Issues Consensus Report to Standardize Definitions and Outcome Measures Beyond HbA1C for Type 1 Diabetes in Special Diabetes Care Section
OSF Denounces Hungarian Government's Attacks Against Soros
Release Date:
11/27/2017
... to Hungarian voters in October which alleged that Soros was controlling the European Union's decision- making process with respect to refugees and migrants. The .....