Atlantic Philanthropies Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic"
Release Date:
05/31/2017
... Living – the idea that individuals of great means should use their money to help people during their lifetimes. In ...
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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grants to Organizations Supporting and Defending LGBTQ Community
Release Date:
06/23/2017
... the Campaign for Southern Equality. The organizations will use the funds at their discretion to provide a variety of ...
Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time
Release Date:
07/13/2017
A new report from the Urban Institute tells much of the reason why the nation’s prison and jail population has dropped only slightly in recent years: Prisoners sentenced to long terms under laws passed in previous decades still are locked up, and...
Macquarie Announces $100,000 Social Innovation Award Recipient
Release Date:
08/11/2017
... inclusion within Australia. Cerebral Palsy Alliance will use the $100,000 Award to fund its 'Remarkable Accelerator .....
The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism
Release Date:
08/11/2017
The Overbrook Foundation has worked during the past few years to improve an underperforming U.S. environmental movement.
Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries
Release Date:
08/18/2017
... recently received its charter from the state. It plans to use the powerhouse, built in 1936, as the main museum ...
New York State Health Foundation Funding Holistic Health in NY State
Release Date:
08/30/2017
CEO David Sandman and his staff have worked at serving more people, and creating more meaningful impact, by shifting their health funding focus upstream, to the causes of health and wellness challenges.
Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... of 18 bills aimed at protecting tenants whose landlords use construction as a form of harassment Wednesday. The bills ...
Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... on a zoning framework to put the same land to yet another use , a million-square-foot development with about 730 ...
Ford Funds at the Crossroads of Immigration and Artistic Activism
Release Date:
09/29/2017
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has received a two-year grant from Ford Foundation to support the expansion of its Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program to Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ; Oakland, CA; and San Antonio, TX.
‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... They walk neighborhood streets on a daily basis and use their connections to resolve disputes before they ...
Republicans Are Reconsidering Full Repeal of State and Local Tax Deduction
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Republican leaders are backing away from a proposal to fully repeal an expensive tax break used by more than 40 million tax filers to deduct state and local taxes amid pushback from fellow lawmakers whose residents rely on the popular provision.
Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Four communities in Western New York will receive up to $2.5 million in state funding apiece to enhance their assets and help dress up their streetscapes to attract new businesses, residents and tourists.
For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A federal court-ordered report has highlighted numerous shortcomings in the city’s efforts to install and maintain curb ramps to make every corner accessible to people with disabilities.
SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A state group that oversees some New York charter schools has revised a hotly contested proposal to let its schools certify their own teachers ahead of Wednesday’s vote, according to an updated proposal.
Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India
Release Date:
12/08/2017
... Currently operating only in Karnataka, the firm will use the funds for capacity building across admissions, ...
New Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations
Release Date:
02/21/2018
... is an organization that works with returning citizens to use the skills they already have and transform the way they ...
Live Now From The Century Foundation: Diversity Matters: Getting Public School Choice Right
Release Date:
05/15/2018
Tune into the webcast throughout the day to hear from speakers including former secretary of education John King , professor Melissa Harris-Perry , author Monique Morris , TCF experts, student...
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build
Release Date:
10/26/2018
Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County has received a grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation for its upcoming single-family home build in Bishopville, this fall.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color
Release Date:
10/26/2018
Many Heliconius butterflies have wing patterns and colors that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators, and new research by scientists from the University of Chicago, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, shows that in one...