Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness
Release Date:
04/05/2017
... was set to be forgiven this coming fall. Last year a small group of borrowers learned that their eligibility for the ...
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NY Foundation Releases 'Engage to Change' Video on Henry Street Settlement
Release Date:
04/17/2017
This conversation features Talia DeRogatis , Public Policy and Community Engagement Liaison & Gabriella Marrero, student at Henry Street Settlement.
Long Island Community Foundation-Backed Report Finds Racial Inequities Cost LI’s Economy Billions Each Year
Release Date:
04/25/2017
Long Island’s economy could have had an infusion of $24 billion in 2014 alone were it not for racial inequities resulting in an income gap faced by African-American residents, according to a report released Monday by the Urban League of Long Island.
Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually
Release Date:
04/26/2017
A penny-per-ounce state tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in health care costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released Tuesday by...
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...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement
Release Date:
05/19/2017
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that African- Americans and Latinos have less financial security than whites and will rely on fewer sources of income during retirement.
The Army Infantry’s First Women
Release Date:
05/26/2017
... grunts see it as monumental and revolutionary. The first group of women graduated from United States Army infantry ...
NY State Health Releases Policy Recommendations to Address Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in NY State
Release Date:
06/12/2017
... a grant to the American Cancer Society to convene a group of expert stakeholders, including NYSPHA, to discuss ...
NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders
Release Date:
06/22/2017
... by elevating the priorities of the super-wealthy—a group whose views on many issues differ from those of the ...
Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... reports. This marks his 12th annual donation to the group of charities. Buffett’s gift included 18.63 million ...
Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution
Release Date:
07/20/2017
... from all types of pollution by 2030. Together, the group set out to define the necessary steps to reduce the ...
Rockefeller Foundation Helping Cities with Novel Financing for Climate Issues
Release Date:
08/16/2017
... environmental impact bonds, pioneered by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Washington, D.C. More than a dozen cities have ...
Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Telehealth Private Payer Laws
Release Date:
08/23/2017
... these laws on telehealth utilization, the Reforming States Group asked the Center for Connected Health Policy to write a ...
A Golf Center Grows in Harlem
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... his team’s No. 1 man, Juan had to tee off in the first group , in front of a crowd, at the Mosholu Golf Course in the ...
CareConnect Pulling Out Of New York Insurance Market
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... state permission to withdraw from the individual and small group market, the latest evidence of how hard it can be for ...
Girl Scouts Accuse Boy Scouts of Recruiting Girls, Souring Century-Old Friendship
Release Date:
08/29/2017
In a blistering letter this week, the president of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. accused Boy Scouts of America of trying to undercut the organization through a “covert campaign to recruit girls.”
Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... communicated his displeasure with the statement to the group ’s president, Anne-Marie Slaughter, according to the ...
Mexican-Born Artist To Build Wall In New York Park
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... To Build Wall In New York Park At 7am on 7 September, a group of Mexican friends led by the artist Bosco Sodi will ...
A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia
Release Date:
09/06/2017
There is a boom in Muslim-led nonprofit work that counters ideas of Islam as foreign and dangerous. And all of them are connected by an invisible thread: Pillars Fund.
BoardSource 2017 Finds a New Platform for Action in the Face of Declining Diversity
Release Date:
09/06/2017
After a fraught last few years in terms of national attention to issues of race, one would expect that nonprofit boards would demonstrate at least a modicum of advancement in the realm of diversity.