Remembering Janet Kelley
Release Date:
02/03/2020
... Janet was a skilled and innovative leader who believed in bringing people and organizations together to better serve youth and families. Janet threw out a wide ... to out-of-school time...
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10
Mar
2021
New York City Workforce Funders’ 2021 Strategy Discussion
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:00am
... an informal discussion of short- and long-term strategies to help the city’s workforce ecosystem more equitably ... network have adapted grant-making approaches to meet the field ’s current...
05
Oct
2021
New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Come together virtually for open, generative conversations to explore the guiding question, “How can we be explicitly responsive to the needs of the arts & culture field at both the...
Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Announces New Grant Opportunity for Research and Advocacy
Release Date:
10/06/2021
... of Women (JFEW) announces a new grant opportunity to support research and advocacy around college completion ... rates for women with financial need who are pursuing a 4 -year degree at a public institution...
The Future of ‘Zipcode as Destiny': Three Scenarios
Release Date:
01/14/2016
... Where we are born too often defines our opportunities in life. Consider the advantages and disadvantages faced by ... with other drivers of poverty and inequity, such as racial discrimination, inadequate...
The New York Environmental Funders Network
... Funders Network is a peer network of grantmakers who fund or are interested in the program areas of environment, climate, sustainability ... in New York City and/or State. The Network’s aim...
Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools?
Release Date:
01/11/2013
... that increasing the presence of armed police and security in schools will be good for our children. More disturbing, ... Vice President Joe Biden and other key Democrats appear to agree. As reported by The...
The Case for Higher Taxes
Release Date:
12/13/2012
A blog post by Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz and Rev. Larry Snyder of Catholic Charities USA. The most intense debate in Washington today revolves, not surprisingly, around higher taxes. Both...
Report About NYC’s Libraries Sparks New Proposal from Speaker Quinn
Release Date:
04/05/2013
... documented the important role that public libraries play in communities across New York City. In April 2013, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a new proposal to harness the...
NYC losing small hospitals as money woes mount
Release Date:
08/06/2013
... on the increasing closure of small, independent hospitals in New York quotes James Tallon, President of the United Hospital Fund . There was a time when the neighborhood hospital was a ... life. But for a...
22
Feb
2013
TDA Plan Administrators' Annual Meeting: Philanthropy New York's 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Program
Friday, February 22, 2013 -
8:15am to 11:00am
This is the annual meeting for plan administrators, with representatives from Diversified Investment Advisors and American Funds, our pension plan providers and Cammack LaRhette and Thesco Benefits, our brokers. Please join us for discussion around...
A Rockefeller Known Not for Wealth but for His Efforts to Help
Release Date:
06/23/2014
A Rockefeller Known Not for Wealth but for His Efforts to Help In a New York Times article, Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund at the time of...
William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look
Release Date:
07/01/2014
... the foundation and posts current information about grants to support research with the potential to advance theory, policy, and practice related to children and youth in the...
Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
07/08/2014
... a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Surdna foundation to support its community development programs. The group, based in St. Paul and Fergus, Minn., will use the funds for a range of programs that further...
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Urban Institute Evaluate Rebuild by Design
Release Date:
09/04/2014
... even though the Rebuild by Design competition was limited to the Sandy recovery area, it has the potential to transform the way disaster recovery efforts are designed, ... communities and decision makers can...
After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... de Blasio Goals The de Blasio administration managed to boost enrollment in after-school programs for middle-schoolers this year — ... available, but atypically didn’t hold a press conference to...
Verizon Foundation Launches Diabetes Study
Release Date:
05/29/2015
... and Baptist Health have announced a pilot program to study whether mobile technology can improve the health of ... patients. The foundation is putting up $427,700 to help fund the year-long...
Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP
Release Date:
10/08/2015
... as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. In this role, Ms. Hewitt will be a member of the ... Foundation’s endowment was valued at approximately $1. 9 billion. Ms. Hewitt is currently Managing...
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Launches Research on Genes That Cause Autism
Release Date:
04/25/2016
... national online research program on autism, believed to be the largest ever conducted in the United States, officially launched on April 21 with ... generating an enormous amount of data for researchers...
New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx
Release Date:
04/29/2016
New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx Thanks to a $600,000 grant from the New York Community Trust Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education, Teaching...