Rebuild by Design: A Post-Sandy Regional Analysis
Publication date:
01/2014
This report provides an overview of both the research findings and the design opportunities that grew out of the second stage of Rebuild by Design.
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Simplify: A New Data-Sharing Process for Funders & Grantees
Publication date:
01/2014
Simplify is a data-sharing and standards-setting process that eliminates the repetitive elements of grant applications.
New Trees and Community Gardens Sprout from ConEd Blackout Settlement
Release Date:
05/22/2014
[North Star Fund] Years after a blackout wiped out power in swaths of western Queens, money from a settlement with Con Edison has been used to turn over a new, green leaf in the neighborhoods affected by it — including 962 trees and 40 new school...
Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces
Release Date:
06/02/2016
In 2016, insurers expect that less than one-fifth of ACA-compliant coverage will be sold outside of the exchanges.
Sarah Eagle Heart of Native American Philanthropies Clarifies Debate Around Labels for Indigenous Communities
Release Date:
02/02/2017
... for people who would be allies around the language to use to address indigenous communities. Are you first nations? ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust's Rural Healthcare Program Gives $400K to Community Hospital
Release Date:
04/12/2017
Pender Community Hospital has received a $400,000 grant to be used to purchase a new CT scanner.
Learn Foundation Law
Publication date:
04/2012
... to fund and engage in at a private foundation, including how lobbying laws apply to private foundations, who and what ... of grants private foundations are allowed to provide and how to fund projects when advocacy and lobbying are involved. ...
Family Foundations Prepare for the Next Generation
Release Date:
02/08/2013
... and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy that looks at how younger generations feel about philanthropy. As parents, ... our children. And if we have more than one, we worry about how they will interact with...
Target Hands Decision on $5-Million Schools Gift to Online Voters
Release Date:
08/15/2013
... time, Target is letting its shoppers decide, via Facebook, how it will distribute $5 million in donations to public ... Target is turning over to Facebook users the decision on how it will distribute $5-...
Alfred P. Sloan Study Finds Possible Solutions to Sleep Disorders and Depression
Release Date:
06/09/2017
... disorders. Researchers wanted to know: How do we overcome tiredness in the face of a looming ... In other words, in the face of so-called salient stimuli, how do we override the natural drive to sleep? Alfred...
OSF and Ford Help Address the 'Accountability Gap'
Release Date:
08/13/2015
The accountability gap is defined as the disconnect between what citizens expect and what governments do.
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard Launch City Leadership Initiative
Release Date:
08/26/2016
Funded by a $32 million gift from Michael R. Bloomberg, Harvard University and Bloomberg Philanthropies have announced the launch of a joint initiative aimed at advancing leadership, management, and innovation in cities across America and around the...
City Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants Companies to Offer Retirement Plans
Release Date:
10/07/2016
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants to force employers to offer their workers a retirement plan, a move that could provide more savings options for 1.5 million people.
Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade
Release Date:
07/20/2017
The latest WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas. About 4.7 billion people – 63% of the world’s...
As Harvey Hammers Texas, Oddo Says Lessons Of Sandy Are Ignored
Release Date:
08/29/2017
As Texas mobilizes in response to the unprecedented floods of Hurricane Harvey, Staten Island Borough President James Oddo said government officials still need to learn from the critical mistakes made in New York in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Ford Foundation Provides $1.5 Million in Emergency Funding to Puerto Rico
Release Date:
09/27/2022
... look at this juncture as a chance to step up and reimagine how to support survivors. While basic needs are by definition ... (La Liga) . “Ford Foundation is a great example of how the philanthropic sector can...
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2013
YOUR Career in Philanthropy: Insights from the Field’s Top Recruitment Experts
Thursday, November 7, 2013 -
7:00am to 9:45am
Looking to grow in your current position? Wondering how to get noticed in the field or within a pool of ... trends and areas of growth, and give valuable insight into how our talented members can best position...
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2018
The Art of Knowledge-in-Action: Building Your Reflective Practice as a Funder
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... build their technical skills and content expertise but how do funders keep getting better at the ‘art’ side? For ... that can help you navigate professional challenges more effectively and create opportunity...
NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & Young Women of Color Across the U.S.
Release Date:
03/23/2016
... this movement. As part of the process for identifying how to invest this $90 million commitment, NoVo will launch a ... on girls in the Global South, and the foundation’s board has also committed to deepen its...
Lawyers Alliance for New York Announces 2017 Cornerstone Awards for Lawyers Providing Superior Pro Bono Service to Nonprofit Organizations
Release Date:
11/09/2017
... communities,” said Larren M. Nashelsky, Chair of the Board of Directors of Lawyers Alliance. This year’s ... strongest of our strong volunteers, and they demonstrate how lawyers can positively affect their...