Helmsley Charitable Trust and Sloan Foundation Back Data Science Collaboration
Release Date:
07/08/2015
... the way work is done in a variety of industries such as genetics and finance. The software package, called ...
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Boosting Adult Education in New York
Release Date:
07/16/2015
... of economic and workforce development in New York. As just one indication of the state’s neglect, the main ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights
Release Date:
08/03/2015
... leadership, and connectedness within communities—emerged as a key finding in the Foundation’s 2014 boroughwide ... Brooklyn Insights, which surveyed over 1,000 people. As part of its new core program strategy...
Weinberg Foundation Matching Grant Initiaitive Raises More than $9 Million for Workforce Development
Release Date:
08/20/2015
... 1:1 match program seeks to increase the number of funders, as well as the amount of grant dollars, supporting organizations and ... of $3.6 million, providing an additional $5.7 million. As a...
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Woodland Gardens Exhibit Unlocks the Magic of Aquatic Life
Release Date:
08/20/2015
The new attraction features 30 different sea creatures and is step towards revitalizing the Battery.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Issues RFP for Innovative Approaches to Peacekeeping
Release Date:
09/15/2015
... among Northern and Southern/emerging power donors, as well as political dialogue between internal and external actors, ...
New York State Health Foundation Sponsors Report on All-Payer Database & Consumer Transparency
Release Date:
09/17/2015
... Medicaid, and commercial insurers. It is seen by many as a future resource for price transparency, quality ... and policies related to the APD on matters such as State authority; price and quality transparency...
Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/21/2015
... and vulnerable people around the world. Established as a limited-life foundation, Atlantic will complete its ...
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders
Release Date:
10/26/2015
... Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards, as they have been known since they were first devised and adopted as professional benchmarks for principals and school leaders ...
NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center
Release Date:
10/27/2015
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration picked the NoVo Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, to redevelop a former prison in New York City into a building for groups that advocate women’s equality.
NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as Area’s Most Generous Companies
Release Date:
10/28/2015
NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as Area’s Most Generous Companies Pfizer, ... Goldman Sachs and IBM named by New York Observer as region’s most generous companies. The 10 most ... in 2013. . . NY Observer...
Hospitals Foster Interprofessional Practice to Improve Outcomes - Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Release Date:
11/20/2015
Collaboratively working in an interdisciplinary practice holds the potential for improving outcomes and healthcare processes. Some hospitals have brought professionals from different disciplines together for the benefit of patients.
De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... is pushing for more broadband Internet in the Bronx. Hedge- fund operators Paul Tudor Jones, Tony James and William ... that finds corporate partners for city programs, such as job experience for youth and...
Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Glioblastoma multiforme is a particularly deadly brain cancer. Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.
Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)
Release Date:
02/08/2016
... York City Chief Analytics Officer Mike Flowers will serve as 2016 What Works Cities (WWC) Senior Fellows, providing ... to city leaders in participating What Works Cities as they expand their use of data and...
Century Foundation Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs
Release Date:
02/09/2016
Century Fund Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs As the city faces increasing pressure to promote school ...
UJA-Federation of New York Seeks $40M From Bankrupt FEGS
Release Date:
02/09/2016
The biggest unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy case of the massive social service charity FEGS Health & Human Services are seeking tens of millions of dollars for a joint retirement plan serving thousands who work for New York Jewish...
Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Release Date:
02/23/2016
Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014.
NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals
Release Date:
03/23/2016
... control, and convenience. Through this RFP, they expect to fund ambitious, large-scale projects or studies that may, as examples: create new tools and resources for consumers; ...
The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation
Release Date:
04/12/2016
The New York Community Trust, the city’s community foundation, has approved $5.4 million in grants for dozens of promising projects—from reforming the bail system to developing an arts and leadership program for children on the autism spectrum.