Census 2020 Working Group
... local nonprofit, government and business leaders – as well as our upstate sister organization New York Funders ... fair 2020 Census count, has outlined the imperative: “ It is difficult to overstate the...
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Research to Prevent Blindness Backs Innovative Glaucoma Research
Release Date:
04/10/2015
... there is no cure for the disease, and once vision is lost, it cannot be regained. However, Robert. W. Williams, PhD, ... treatment focuses on reducing pressure in the eye that can trigger glaucoma, rather than...
Helmsley-Supported Research Discovers Protein That Controls Strength of Body’s Circadian Rhythms
Release Date:
05/27/2016
... activity are why jet lag or a bad night’s sleep can alter your appetite and sleep patterns for days—and ...
Unaccountable Nonprofits? This Study Finds against the Myth
Release Date:
08/25/2017
... all new is this gem: Nonprofit executives are often fired when they’re not doing the job for which they were hired—in particular, when the budget starts imploding. The unfortunate thing about ...
Laureus USA Releases New Research Study: Youth Sports Promote Social & Emotional Learning, Especially Among Men of Color
Release Date:
02/03/2021
... communities. The study, funded by The Allstate Foundation , surveyed nearly 10,000 youth across the country who participated in a SBYD program. It found that substantially more young people in SBYD ... field,”...
NY Life Marks Fifth Year of Partnership to Provide Bereavement Services
Release Date:
01/20/2016
... The New York Life Foundation today announced that it has committed $1.25 million to forty-two bereavement ... the financial support so that youth across the country can receive the help they...
Report Outlines Internet and Broadband "Vision" for LGBT Community
Release Date:
06/26/2014
... in all aspects of life and according to a new report, they can do more. The LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute’s ... , describes how, among other things, these technologies can...
How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise? Can millimeters of sea level rise or increments of warming on ... to specific energy companies? A new study attempts to do that, and says that more than a...
14
Feb
2018
2020 Census Funders: Learning from National Initiatives
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... funders group for 2018 and the fourth for the group since it first began to form last summer. This gathering will give ... the Democracy Funders’ Census Initiative, which Bauman Foundation oversees and helps...
Pfizer, Global Partners Announce Donation of 500 Millionth Dose of Azithromycin, Marking Progress to Help Alleviate the Suffering from Trachoma
Release Date:
11/16/2015
... eliminate this infectious and preventable eye disease that can lead to permanent blindness as a public health threat by ... country. “This milestone highlights what is possible when partners work together...
Bloomberg’s What Works Cities Program Hits 100-City Goal
Release Date:
01/17/2018
Bloomberg’s What Works Cities Program Hits 100-City Goal When it launched in April 2015, one of the goals of What Works ... Long Beach, California. As many of the WWC member cities can attest,...
Evaluation of OSF-Funded Education Program for Boys of Color Finds Efforts Didn’t Improve Outcomes
Release Date:
05/10/2018
... for Boys of Color Finds Efforts Didn’t Improve Outcomes When Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched the Expanded Success ... to address a problem that had vexed policymakers: How can schools get more young black and...
Despite Washington Drama, Pace of Health System Change Accelerates
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... on a dime. Yet as editor Mike Miliard writes in Healthcare IT News, “Change is dominating the state of population ... is “population health management?” Healthcare jargon can be thick, but the phrase just...
OSF Backed Nonprofit Helping India Move to a Low-Carbon Energy Economy
Release Date:
11/03/2014
... Moving to a low-carbon energy economy, the country can free up a whopping USD 600 billion for investments for ... is trying to meet ambitious renewable energy goals as well as development needs with finite...
Want To Engage Millennials? Try Corporate Social Responsibility
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... Colleagues working together to accomplish a shared goal can have a positive effect on company culture. Embracing corporate social responsibility can benefit the bottom line as well . In a...
PNY Announces New Racial Equity Working Group
Release Date:
12/02/2021
... for Thought: A Conversation Series to discuss how equity can bolster philanthropic practice and serve as a lens to ... and other practice shifts in service to equity. It is critical that all members have a...
Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012
Release Date:
01/02/2012
... debate and to the implementation of those reforms. The foundation is extremely fortunate to have had Karen at its ... and communicated for maximum impact in the real world. “ It has been a great source of...
Georgetown University President, Vice-Chancellor of St Andrews (Scotland) and Former President of Portugal, Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
01/01/2013
... and the creative arts,” said Robinson. “In 2009, when she was installed as Principal and Vice-Chancellor at ... that the Corporation’s new trustees will bring to the foundation ’s work, Gregorian said, “Dr...
10
Dec
2014
Kumu Hina - Documentary Film Series
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 -
4:30pm to 9:00pm
... Hawaiʻiʻs traditional embrace of mahu - those who embody both male and female spirit. Produced by Pacific Islanders ... of a school in one of Honoluluʻs grittier neighborhoods. When Hoʻonani, a charismatic 6th...
A Consequential Myth
Release Date:
04/09/2019
... Hall, Unit for Gender Racial and Ethnic Justice, Ford Foundation Race is a fictive idea that holds real-life ... to me that remains empty even though the train is crowded. It shows up with the overly helpful...