Carnegie President Says Humanitarians Can Have Impact on Refugee Crisis
Release Date:
04/26/2016
A six-country survey commissioned by the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity finds widespread misperceptions of the scale of the global refugee crisis.
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Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Congress has not only rejected the president’s N.I.H. proposal; lawmakers from both parties have joined forces to increase spending on biomedical research.
If Congress Doesn’t Act Fast on Children’s Health Insurance, Millions Could Be at Risk
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Some families would see coverage disappear starting October 1.
Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Since its launch earlier this year, the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education has recruited 125 health professions schools and programs around the world to ensure future health professionals are educated on the health impacts of climate...
Documents Show NYC’s Education Department Failed to Answer 526 Public Records Requests Over Past 3 Years
Release Date:
10/05/2017
At the start of December 2014, New York Post reporter Susan Edelman sent an intriguing public records request to the city’s Department of Education. “Under the Freedom of Information [sic], I request all e-mail communications since Dec. 30, 2013...
Universal Deduction Bill Draws Measured Praise
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Leaders of nonprofit advocacy organizations have applauded legislation introduced to create a universal charitable deduction for all taxpayers but note concerns about limiting it to a third of the standard deduction.
William Bell of Casey Family Programs on Funding Early Intervention Services to Keep Families Together
Release Date:
02/23/2018
At a Senate committee hearing William Bell, president of Casey Family Programs, said that for every $7 spent on foster care there is only $1 spent on prevention. He said states need the ability to target their existing resources into early...
New Grant from Mellon Foundation Launches Boston Classical Music Initiative
Release Date:
09/27/2018
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $2.5 million grant to New England Conservatory, in consortium with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, the Community Music Center of Boston, and the string education...
Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer
Release Date:
10/31/2018
Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer The Altman Foundation announces that Gary Stehr has been appointed Chief Financial Officer as of November 1, 2018. Mr. Stehr will oversee the Foundation's finance and accounting...
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Census Funder Debrief: Supreme Court Citizenship Question Case - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, July 1, 2019 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
In June 2019, the US Supreme Court issued a decision on the 2020 Census citizenship question case. Despite the outcome, funders, their partners, and grantees have more work to do to ensure a fair and accurate decennial count
The North Star Fund Welcomes Kellie Terry as the new Philanthropy Programs Director
Release Date:
05/02/2022
... working with the grantmaking team and Community Funding Committees , and leading the Fund's work to organize donors .....
The Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches The Just Brooklyn Prize in Partnership with The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation's Social Justice Fund
Release Date:
04/10/2023
Leaders are submitted for consideration through a public nomination process and chosen by a Selection Committee of distinguished Brooklynites.
Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... prison system? Last week at a Century Foundation event , New Jersey Senator Cory Booker highlighted the growth ...
Kresge Foundation, NCB Capital Impact Launch $30 Million Detroit Revitalization Fund
Release Date:
09/18/2013
... the fund will provide long-term fixed-rate loans to mixed- use , mixed-income, transit-oriented projects that promote ... the Fund will provide capital to projects that are mixed- use , mixed income, transit-...
Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA
Release Date:
07/10/2014
In the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period, significantly fewer working-age adults are uninsured than just before the sign-up period began, and many have used their new coverage to obtain needed care, according to a new...
Bloomberg Funds Road Safety in World Cities
Release Date:
09/29/2014
... other global public health concerns such as tobacco use , has given $125 million since 2010 to promote tougher ... laws, train traffic police, improve seat-belt use and other interventions in 10 countries that...
United Hospital Fund Produces User-Friendly Data Sets to Advance Population Health in New York
Release Date:
11/07/2014
... policymakers, and other stakeholders.” Others may use the chartbooks as a snapshot to assess the current state ...
Long Island Community Foundation Supports Treatment for Military Veterans and Their Families
Release Date:
05/19/2015
... psychological distress that is complicated by substance use . Many of these veterans are experiencing serious mental health concerns including substance use disorders (SUD) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD...
Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Overcome Cancer Drug Resistance
Release Date:
05/19/2015
... in part at the Broad Institute and allows researchers to use experimental models to rapidly test which genes are ...
As 12 Early Community Schools Face Funding Cuts, Advocates Question City’s Long-term Commitment
Release Date:
06/17/2016
... though state officials said Monday that the city could use a pool of state funds to do so. That has frustrated ...