Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... sought to find alternative financial products that better meet member needs but are also financially sustainable for ...
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Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: 'Higher Education Effectiveness'
Release Date:
04/08/2016
"Effectiveness" and "efficiency" are dirty words to some people in academe, often promoted by government technocrats or by those who believe higher education can be reduced to measurable outcomes that show up on the bottom line.
What Big (and not-so-big) Donors Can Learn from Philanthropy, Bloomberg-style
Release Date:
05/23/2016
If you have been in the nonprofit sector long enough, you may have noticed that as the Baby Boomer generation ages, the face of philanthropy and giving is undergoing a dramatic shift.
Carnegie's Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... to zero last year and advisers warned they are unlikely to meet their financial targets. New data show that while ...
Bloomberg Awards $10 Million for Women Coffee Farmers in Africa
Release Date:
09/23/2016
... women farmers to resources and global markets so they can meet the international demand for specialty coffee... ...
Supported by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT
Release Date:
09/27/2016
The intensive summer program, which meets Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., combines more than 300 hours of instruction in web development and design, robotics and mobile development with mentorship and exposure, led by top female engineers...
United Way of New York City Helps Distribute More Than 100 Backpacks to Brownsville Students
Release Date:
10/04/2016
... You smile. You feel reassured. You get excited to meet your classmates, to open your books, to read new ...
Campuses Confront Hostile Acts Against Minorities After Donald Trump’s Election
Release Date:
11/11/2016
Since the election of Donald J. Trump, a series of racially motivated episodes have occurred at schools and colleges across the United States.
Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'
Release Date:
11/16/2016
Finding affordable real estate in New York City can take forever. Just ask Gloria Steinem and other feminist activists who searched for decades before finding a building to house women's groups.
The Commonwealth Fund Outlines 10 Recommendations for Policymakers Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs
Release Date:
01/20/2017
In 2014, the New York–based Commonwealth Fund established the International Experts Working Group on Patients with Complex Needs through a grant to the London School of Economics and Political Science. The group’s purpose was to outline the...
NYSHealth Invests in Veterans' Health
Release Date:
02/01/2017
... is committed to working with a broad set of partners to meet our common goal: ensuring that veterans have access to ...
Farhana Khera of Muslim Advocates Talks About The Fight Against Discrimination After 9/11
Release Date:
05/07/2014
Hate rallies, political witch hunts, discriminatory policing - together, these activities send a message that Muslims should be feared.
Staten Island Foundation Supports Worker-Owned Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island
Release Date:
06/20/2017
The Staten Island Foundation assisted several women entrepreneurs get started through a grant. And La Colmena Community Job Center, and the Center for Family Life trained the women on how to operate a business.
MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative
Release Date:
07/19/2017
Carnegie Hall recently announced that its Weill Music Institute and the Los Angeles-based Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network have partnered to launch a national initiative focused on the "intersection of arts and youth justice."
More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers
Release Date:
07/28/2017
Three years ago, just four cities affiliated with 100 Resilient Cities employed a "chief resilience officer." As of late July, there were officially 79 within the initiative’s namesake cohort.
Macquarie Announces $100,000 Social Innovation Award Recipient
Release Date:
08/11/2017
... recognises, promotes and rewards new ideas that work to meet pressing community social needs, alleviate disadvantage ...
‘I Consider Myself American.’ A New York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would Mean For Him
Release Date:
09/11/2017
William came to the United States as a child more than a decade ago, and still remembers his first impressions of New York City: towering buildings, modern cars, a jumble of cultures on the crowded sidewalks.
Major Gifts Follow When Fundraisers Adhere to a Research Plan Consistently, Study Says
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... Three out of four of those organizations said they meet their major-gift goals nearly every year. By contrast, ...
Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N.
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Gary D. Cohn, the chief White House economic adviser, is convening senior climate and energy ministers from about a dozen nations in advance of next week’s United Nations General Assembly meeting, the White House confirmed.
As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up
Release Date:
09/20/2017
After Bill and Hillary Clinton announced the end of their signature conference during last year’s presidential campaign, Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and billionaire, has stepped unto the breach.