Donita Volkwijn
Donita_Volkwijn.jpg As Senior Director of Member Engagement, Donita leads member engagement and ... programs. Donita brings to this role great skills in facilitation, an orientation toward relationship building...
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María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter, to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism
Release Date:
05/15/2014
... today named María Teresa Ronderos as the director of its Program on Independent Journalism. Ronderos will ... to promote viable, high-quality media, particularly in countries transitioning to democracy. She...
Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States
Release Date:
05/14/2014
... lawyers, journalists, and people who have spent time in prison. NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today awarded $1.25 million to the newest class of Soros Justice Fellows working on a...
Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age ... 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the...
NYCT-Funded Unaccompanied Minor Initiative Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues
Release Date:
02/11/2015
... and empower local immigrant communities. Key aspects of her agenda have dealt with law enforcement and immigrant ... services, creating a friendlier environment for the nearly 3 million...
Nonprofit Insurers Lose on Medicare Under New Obamacare Rules
Release Date:
08/20/2015
... Medicare Under New Obamacare Rules New York State has in many ways been a showcase for things that have gone right with Obamacare. The rollout of the state-run health insurance exchange went relatively ... the...
Commonwealth Fund Exec Comments on Obamacare Marketplace Pressures
Release Date:
08/22/2016
... period crucial to the program that has helped millions of people gain health coverage. Sara Collins, vice president ... Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente have not pulled out of the Obamacare exchanges.....
Commonwealth Fund's Kathy Regan Makes City and State's Above & Beyond 2017 List
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... & Beyond 2017 List The day after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, millions of women marched in Washington, D.C., New York City and other ... they came out in...
Open Society Foundations and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate One of the most disturbing aspects of Donald Trump's election in November is that it was followed by a sharp upward spike ... Not long after...
Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving
Release Date:
06/15/2017
... Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving After decades of decline and political indifference, the U.S. manufacturing ... Manufacturing Is Having a Moment,” declared CNN in a recent headline. During his...
Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Release Date:
07/24/2017
... up for its tenth anniversary and will have given $100 million to support access and opportunity for New Yorkers by year's end, describes philanthropy as something that's in her DNA...
Bloomberg’s Latest Tool in the Trump Fight—Helping States Wage Legal Battles
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Bloomberg’s Latest Tool in the Trump Fight—Helping States Wage Legal Battles As ... Trump agenda, they’ve typically done so through the work of NGOs. Michael Bloomberg’s taken some different angles so ... ...
Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... Treating Mental Health ThriveNYC is a coordinated system of 54 initiatives, estimated to cost $850 million over four years. One in 5 New Yorkers in any given year will...
Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money The Walton ... the family behind Walmart, pledged Tuesday to invest $2.2 million over the next two years in new charter...
Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... to residents suffering from substance use disorders in underserved communities throughout New York City and Long ... The announcements were made at the grand opening of a new $25.6 million...
United Hospital Fund Recognizes Four New Yorkers For Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... Improve Health and Health Care NEW YORK, NEW YORK, October 3 , 2017—United Hospital Fund paid tribute tonight at its ... Robert Gore, MD, and James R. Tallon, Jr.— in recognition of their...
Pfizer: Joins AMP Health Partnership to Increase Access to Care in Africa
Release Date:
02/02/2018
... AMP Health Partnership to Increase Access to Care in Africa The Aspen Management Partnershipfor Health (AMP ... to healthcare in Africa. AMP Health is a partnership of cross-sector...
Poses Family Foundation and Citi Behind New Public-Private Partnership to Pull People With Disabilities Out of Poverty
Release Date:
02/08/2018
... Partnership to Pull People With Disabilities Out of Poverty Philanthropic funding for people with disabilities ... setting adults up with accessible and worthwhile jobs. But in New York, there’s an effort...
Arcus Foundation Names Annette Lanjouw and Jason McGill Co-Executive Directors
Release Date:
01/24/2017
... The Arcus Foundation announced today the appointment of Annette Lanjouw , previously Vice President, Great Apes ... a 10-year veteran at Arcus and is a highly regarded expert in conservation strategy,...
The Art of Dentistry, Or: How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.
Release Date:
08/23/2010
... underlying societal issue that affects each and every one of us. Certainly during these tough economic times we are ... account for the overwhelming majority of victims, about 3 percent...