NYC Schools Chief Vows to Preserve Number of Gifted Programs and Their Exams
Release Date:
06/17/2014
... to continue using a contentious gifted admissions exam for 4- and 5-year-olds that was put in place under former ...
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Bloggers Falsely Accuse JPMorgan Chase of Employee "LGBT Loyalty Test"
Release Date:
07/07/2014
... were a person with disabilities or a member of the LGBT community , among other related questions. A Chase ... the bank uses the survey, which is not mandatory for employees to complete, to compile internal...
NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail
Release Date:
10/03/2014
... borough's rich cultural history, organizers said. Money for the project comes from the New York Community Trust, which was attracted to it because it would ... Bronx, said Kerry McCarthy, the NYCT's...
Bill de Blasio’s Mayor’s Fund Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers
Release Date:
12/29/2014
Bill de Blasio’s Mayor’s Fund Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers A couple of days after ... literally turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio for a second time, his administration announced this...
Funding the Future of Activism
Release Date:
02/04/2013
... state and nation are in great need of effective organizing for equality and justice, North Star Fund is launching a $7 ... page and in the front of peoples’ minds. Broaden the community of donors who support...
Hess Named to 2015 Best Corporate Citizens List
Release Date:
04/22/2015
... prestigious list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2015. The list recognizes public companies across the ... human rights, governance, finance, and philanthropy and community support. Hess has been named to...
UJA-Federation Launches Campaign for Passage of Education Tax Credit
Release Date:
05/27/2015
... a 30-day campaign to push – over the next six weeks – for New York State legislators to pass the Education Tax ... Act. The campaign will include lobbying efforts in Albany, community advocacy, and social...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Public Arts Challenge Winners
Release Date:
06/29/2015
... event that promotes crime prevention efforts, police- community partnership, and neighborhood camaraderie; and ...
Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update
Release Date:
12/01/2015
... The Tisch Center strives to create a VIP experience for students with special gallery areas, private visiting ... neighborhood residents, ESL speakers and the LGBT community . . . Tisch Education Center at...
Bangladeshi Law Student Receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... Law Student Receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans A stroke of luck made it possible for Akbar Hossain and his family to immigrate to the United States. But it was a generous ...
Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services
Release Date:
04/25/2016
... services that include appointments with a trusted attorney for help with citizenship applications, information sessions ... discuss what the program means to the city’s immigrant community ... Carnegie Attends...
American Cancer Society Honors Dave Hattem of AXA at 54th Annual Gala on Long Island
Release Date:
10/20/2016
... Brooklyn, where he took great pride in his service to the community as part of the United States Department of ...
The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Program to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa
Release Date:
10/25/2016
... Columbia University today announced the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity, a 10-year, $60 million program for courageous and creative leaders dedicated to dismantling ... and professional networks to lead...
NYS Health's Derek Coy Explores the Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Serving Veterans
Release Date:
11/11/2016
... it. But when veterans do need health care—whether it’s for a physical or a behavioral health issue—they and their ...
UJA-Federation of New York Convenes Panel on Growing Poverty on Long Island
Release Date:
01/30/2017
... of Religion in New York and lead researcher on the Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011, sponsored by UJA. ...
Proteus Fund Announces a New Funder Collaborative to Oppose the Use of Religious Exemptions to Undermine Fundamental Rights
Release Date:
03/16/2017
... and justice, discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community , and otherwise undermine fundamental rights and ...
NYCT's Kerry McCarthy: Trump Cuts that Hit Arts Will Also Hurt Health in NYC Neighborhoods
Release Date:
04/04/2017
Kerry McCarthy, Program Director of Thriving Communities Arts & Historic Preservation at the New York Community Trust writes, "When cultural funding is cut, communities suffer in unexpected ways."
Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center
Release Date:
05/24/2017
Inspiring creativity, strengthening community and driving economic growth are the three aims of the ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards. Michael R. Bloomberg donated $75 million to the innovative arts project.
SUNY Tuition to Rise $200 for Students not Eligible for Excelsior
Release Date:
06/23/2017
SUNY Tuition to Rise $200 for Students not Eligible for Excelsior If you're not getting free SUNY tuition this ... to $6,670 this fall, a 3 percent increase. The state's community...
Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’s Museum Construction Begins
Release Date:
07/24/2017
... of Design and Construction joined elected officials and community leaders in breaking ground for the long-awaited Bronx Children’s Museum on Wednesday, ...