Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... Foundation. Four other charities with links to the Buffett family will share the rest: Buffett's education-focused .....
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Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... of white Americans told Gallup that black children had as good a chance as white kids of getting a good education. The next year, in ... In 1963, 45 percent said that they would object if a family...
Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational Inequality
Release Date:
07/29/2016
... Plus, empirical studies show that, when controlling for family wealth, there is no significant evidence of a causal ...
Century Foundation Fellow Asks If Trump's Victory the Jump-Start Civics Education Needed
Release Date:
11/11/2016
... candidate whom members of his own party described as a classic authoritarian. How is it possible that tens of ...
Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Support Exhibition on Gender Politics in the Age of Trans-Identity
Release Date:
02/27/2017
... in the context of newly defined gender identities, and how family structures have been reimagined and reshaped through ... how feminism in its many forms has changed the world as we know it... Shelley &...
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Tiffany & Co. Foundation and Others Partner to Launch '50 Reefs' Global Initiative to Protect Critical Ecosystem
Release Date:
02/28/2017
... Philanthropies, in partnership with the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Australian ...
NYSHealth Foundation Releases New Survey Results for How People Find and Use Health Care Price Information
Release Date:
04/07/2017
These reports summarizes survey results on how people view, seek, understand, value, and respond to health care price information, both nationally and state-specific, including New York State.
Nathan Cummings Announces Increased Payout to Respond to ‘Extraordinary Times’
Release Date:
05/03/2017
The Foundation’s board and staff met to consider the question: how can we stand alongside our grantees and philanthropic partners and respond to current societal challenges with leadership, urgency, and impact? Its board made the unanimous decision...
In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli
Release Date:
07/03/2017
... the passing of Janice Nittoli this morning. Janice served as President of The Century Foundation from 2011 to 2014 and ... are today. Our thoughts and prayers are with Janice’s family and friends on this sad...
Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning
Release Date:
08/04/2017
... zoning hardly ended racial discrimination in housing, as whites adopted biased policies like economic zoning that ... banned apartment buildings in areas designated for single- family homes, often adding...
How To Choose The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To
Release Date:
08/23/2017
Considering factors such as mission, time dedication, and skills before choosing the right non-profit organization to volunteer at
Labor Day: New York Lawmakers on The State of Labor In 2017
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... of Labor In 2017 For many this year, Labor Day will serve as a reminder of the gains for workers that have been ... has notched some noteworthy victories recent years as well. Last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... Joy. Fear. Anticipation. Those were the emotions I felt as my husband and I welcomed our daughter Norah into the ... however, was whether I would be able to juggle my job as CEO of Challah for Hunger, a...
Success Academy Boss Eva Moskowitz and Charter Leaders Demand Answers on Space Requests from de Blasio
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... de Blasio is stalling on responding to their requests, as he is required to do by law, for space in city school ...
More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... UNICEF in the Eastern Caribbean, speaking from Barbados. " As the extent of the damage becomes clear we are seeing ... those children and families in the affected communities as soon as...
US States Embrace Baby Boxes
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... mother who signs up and comes in for a prenatal checkup. As a result, parents save time and money, and proponents say ... Ohio, Texas, and Colorado are using the program instead as an opportunity to educate...
Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side
Release Date:
09/13/2017
The New York City education department on Tuesday revealed a plan that officials hope will spur more economic diversity in Lower East Side elementary schools.
Standing Up For Housing Equality
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... making national headlines and ending in deadly violence as a result of white nationalists, neo-Nazi and Ku Klux Klan ...
Data-Driven Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... design and targeting of programs and policy interventions. As part of that effort, the foundation recently launched a ...
Opinion: The Risky Consequences Of Inclusionary Housing At Brooklyn’s Pfizer Site
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... allow for 1,146 apartments, 25 percent of them set aside as affordable. At a cursory glance, the plan has some genuine ... that the de Blasio administration has overlooked – as is the case with much of its...