Proteus Fund Reports on Orlando Rapid Response Fund Grantmaking
Release Date:
08/11/2016
... being vented in the wake of this tragedy. We sought to use our Orlando Rapid Response Fund to build the capacity for ...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data
Release Date:
04/26/2017
... up city streets. Teams from the city sanitation department use video and smartphones to document illegal dumping, ... bulky items and other trash problems. The teams can use an app to report problems needing...
Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... for a woman, four such drinks in a day. And “alcohol use disorders” (we used to call it alcoholism), as defined ...
JPB Foundation Funded Study Shows More Than Half Of US Children Will Be Obese By 35
Release Date:
11/30/2017
If current trends in child obesity continue, more than 57% of today’s children in the U.S. will have obesity at age 35, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Fair Health Launches New Healthcare Portal YouCanPlanForThis.Org with Support From the New York State Health Foundation
Release Date:
02/07/2018
Men and women of all age groups have been visiting YouCanPlanForThis.org , a free website created by independent nonprofit FAIR Health that enables New York State residents to plan their healthcare costs.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology
Release Date:
04/27/2018
Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a new HD video streaming method that doesn’t need to be plugged in. Their prototype skips the power-hungry parts and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video instead.
Open Society Foundations Announce Inaugural Soros Arts Fellows
Release Date:
05/09/2018
The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the first recipients of the Soros Arts Fellowship, a new initiative to support innovative mid-career artists using art and public space to advance pluralistic, democratic, and just societies.
United Hospital Fund Releases Report Finding Wide Variation in Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for NYS Medicaid Patients
Release Date:
06/22/2018
... Right Prescription: Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics Among New York’s Medicaid Population , ... which do not respond to antibiotics. The inappropriate use of antibiotics for viral ARIs...
With Support From UJA-Federation Of New York, The Mayor’s Office For People With Disabilities Launches The First Cyber Security Training For People With Disabilities
Release Date:
10/23/2018
This program uses a train-to-place model that will prepare individuals with disabilities to secure employment in the cyber security industry. It delivers an industry-recognized Cisco certification program through a curriculum adapted to suit various...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant Helps Launch AGU Ethics and Equity Antiharassment Initiative
Release Date:
07/12/2019
... address an urgent problem using a data-driven, ready to use approach that the science community needs.” Focusing on ...
Health Care Spending in New York Growing Faster Than Rest of U.S., New Report from The New York State Health Foundation
Release Date:
07/30/2019
... State-level analysis of health care spending. It looks at use of services and prices by type of service: inpatient, ...
12
Mar
2020
The Power of a Name: Considering Privacy, Publicity, and Transparency - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, March 12, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
... experiment and potentially fail. For families that want to use their names more intentionally, it is important to ...
11
Dec
2013
What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ Policy Work in a Foundation?
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -
7:45am to 11:00am
”Public Policy Work” in foundations is like the proverb of the elephant being described by several blind men — each has a very different description of what it is based on their personal experience of it. Is it government relations? Is it funding...
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Breaks New Ground in a Critical Health Niche
Release Date:
06/28/2017
The Helmsley Charitable Trust has carved out an important niche seeking a cure for type 1 diabetes (widely known as T1D).
The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges
Release Date:
11/13/2017
The Century Foundation (TCF) has obtained new data from the U.S. Department of Education about nearly 100,000 “borrower defense claims”—applications for loan relief from students who maintain that they have been defrauded or misled by federally...
U.S. Cities Will Be Able to Compete for Funding From JPMorgan
Release Date:
09/12/2018
JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to unveil a $500 million project Wednesday geared toward boosting economic growth in as many as 30 cities across the U.S.
ASPCA, Part of Collective Collaborating to Provide Critical Funding for Local Agencies Assisting Animals Impacted by Hurricane Florence
Release Date:
09/25/2018
The Animal Disaster Funding Collaborative – a collective of animal welfare groups across the U.S. – is making special grants available to local nonprofits and government agencies who are assisting animals and pet owners impacted by Hurricane...
Open Society Foundations to End Operations in Turkey
Release Date:
11/27/2018
Open Society Foundations is closing its offices in Turkey, days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused OSF founder George Soros of attempting to destabilize the country, Reuters reports.
03
Dec
2019
Moving Justice Forward: Perspectives from Manhattan DA Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 -
8:30am to 10:00am
... Director of the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance , which serves as the technical assistance ... , Executive Director, CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance Designed for All interested...
06
Feb
2018
Homelessness Innovations: Are Known Solutions Informing NYC’s Response to Youth Homelessness?
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... campaign to end chronic veteran homelessness in NYC, and how to adapt them to address youth homelessness The ... of homelessness and other social issues and how housing stability can improve outcomes in health...