Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... how McKay transformed her future by participating in a program called Green City Force, which empowers young adults ...
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New Push to Replace Obamacare Reflects High Stakes For Republicans
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... deep cuts to Medicaid, the federally funded insurance program for the poor, elderly and disabled. It would slash ...
City Council Examines Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Courts
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... to New York’s Integrated Domestic Violence Courts, a program designed to increase accountability and ...
As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... in some contexts it’s easier than others — say, at a program for overweight children, or an obesity clinic, two ...
A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A new nonprofit organization called The Greenfield Project will conduct research, do regulatory and legal analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system.”
Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... up sharply of late. Early this year, Finland began a trial program directed toward the unemployed, while in June, Hawaii ...
Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services
Release Date:
09/28/2017
For runaway and homeless youth utilizing New York City's specialized youth shelter system, upon reaching 21, these homeless young people must leave the home-like environment and tailored services of youth shelters and move to single adult shelters.
Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front
Release Date:
09/29/2017
We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of support to organizations headed by women and people of color. Well, here’s one funder that’s actually walking the walk. Building on its initial...
This Is How NYC Plans To Solve Its Homeless Problem
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Project Reconnect, a program that assisted 6,400 homeless people in buying one-way ...
Growing Fab Lab Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Traveling south about an hour from downtown Pittsburgh along Pennsylvania Route 43, visitors roll into Coal Center, home to Intermediate Unit 1, a regional education service agency. Intermediate Unit 1 also serves as home to a Fab Lab — a highly...
New Initiative Aims to Have Every New York City Public School Student See a Broadway Show
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... to see a Broadway show before they graduate. The program makes Broadway accessible by offering $10 tickets to ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund
Release Date:
10/27/2017
... organization also announced that Gina Agiostratidou, T1D program director at the Helmsley Charitable Trust, has joined ...
JPMorgan Chase Puts Funding Towards New York Workforce Development
Release Date:
10/31/2017
JPMorgan Chase Global Philanthropy, the charity arm of the multinational banking and financial services holding company, is spending the money on two new programs targeting workers and small businesses in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
Simons Investigators Awarded 2018 Breakthrough Prize, New Horizons Prize
Release Date:
12/15/2017
... algebraic geometry, especially to the minimal model program in all dimensions.” The researchers each receive a ...
The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000
Release Date:
01/16/2018
... those from poor families," explained Shawn V. Morehead, program director for education at The Trust and co-chair of .....
John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust Speaks at the First Annual PNY Policy Forum
Release Date:
01/31/2018
... Richard Tofel and as well as the Q&A portion of the program are also available to watch. John B. King Jr., ...
How Salesforce is Innovating Corporate Philanthropy and Workplace Giving
Release Date:
03/09/2018
This year, Salesforce is rolling out the next stage in its compassionate capitalism game plan. Dubbed Philanthropy Cloud, it’s a “social giving platform” that riffs off the company’s widely used customer relationship management products to make...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Community Art to Keep NYC on the Cultural Edge
Release Date:
03/27/2018
... Shed will continue to expand its pre-opening commissioning program to embrace multidisciplinary artists. For instance, ...
Moody's Seeks to Open Doors to a Better Future
Release Date:
04/26/2018
Moody’s Corporation today launched a global approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) focused on empowering people around the world with the information, resources and confidence they need to create a better future — for themselves, their...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Access to Economic Opportunity for Delaware Students
Release Date:
05/03/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies has provided a $3.25 million grant to Delaware Pathways towards improving access to economic opportunity for Delaware students.