Edwin Gould Foundation and the Education Writers Association Announced the Winner of the Eddie Award
Release Date:
06/19/2018
... radio and broadcast journalists. “The outstanding reporting by this year’s finalists and winners of the Eddie ...
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Michael Bloomberg Is, Once Again, Thinking of Running for President
Release Date:
06/27/2018
In what has become a familiar routine every time a presidential election looms less than three years away, billionaire ex–New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is dropping hints about running for president. According to a New York CBS affiliate,...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Reveals 45 Atlanta Cultural Orgs Selected as part of $43M Training Program
Release Date:
08/13/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies revealed the 45 cultural organizations in Atlanta selected to participate in the Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program, a unique initiative that seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and vibrancy of small...
14
Mar
2019
The Green New Deal: Putting Energy to Work
Thursday, March 14, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The Green New Deal aims to address economic inequality while building a new clean energy industry. Green jobs growth, as demonstrated by recent industry reports at the state and federal levels, can serve disadvantaged communities in New York and...
13
Feb
2019
Can Data + Organizing Drive Policy? Prospects for Strengthening Tenant Protections in New York City and Statewide
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 -
8:45am to 10:00am
This is the second of two panels that reveal the sophisticated work of organizing in today’s complicated, high-pressure real estate market, how civic data is used (and needed) to support that work, and the changes to housing policies needed to...
21
May
2019
Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Studies show that the percentage of people of color in the executive director/CEO role has remained under 20% for the past 15 years, even as the country becomes more diverse. For women of color, the combination of race and gender biases create...
Community-based Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds
Release Date:
08/28/2019
Human Ebola epidemics, like the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are known to start from a contact with wildlife infected with Ebola virus.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New $160 Million Program to End the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
Release Date:
09/10/2019
New initiative launches on heels of 33 states investigating more than 450 cases of lung illnesses associated with vaping, many of which involve teens and young adults.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Doubles Support To Prevent Global Road Traffic Deaths
Release Date:
02/18/2020
Six-year plan seeks to save 600,000 more lives and prevent up to 22 million injuries. Bloomberg Philanthropies also announces new Road Safety Awards competition to spotlight country and city successes.
Ambition Is Not A Simple Thing - Tim McClimon of American Express Interviews The New York Women’s Foundation’s Ana Oliveira
Release Date:
02/24/2020
Since the first gathering to celebrate International Women's Day, held over a century ago, leaders have made great progress in driving gender equality. But, we still have work to do to continue advocating for women’s advancement around the world.
Ford Foundation Appoints Depelsha McGruder as Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer
Release Date:
04/08/2020
The Ford Foundation announced the appointment of Depelsha McGruder as the chief operating officer (COO) and treasurer.
New Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds Americans Suffering Health Coverage Insecurity Along with Job Losses
Release Date:
04/21/2020
Two of five people dealing with job insecurity — losing a job or receiving an hourly or pay cut — have also lost health insurance, are worried about losing insurance, or were uninsured before the pandemic hit.
15
Oct
2020
Democracy in Crisis: Will Philanthropy Finally Wake Up?
Thursday, October 15, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:15pm
Less than 2 percent of foundation dollars spent in the past decade have been dedicated to efforts to advance democracy reform. The indifference that this number reflects is astonishing, given the importance of a functioning democracy to almost...
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $5 Million to Evaluate Virtual Diabetes Specialty Clinic Model
Release Date:
08/10/2020
The grant to the Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation will be used to evaluate the efficacy of a virtual specialty clinic model for improving clinical and psychosocial outcomes for people with diabetes.
Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
10/19/2020
... Human Rights Policy. She began her career as a journalist, reporting from places such as Bosnia, East Timor, Rwanda, ...
10
Dec
2020
Uncovering Dyslexia, NYC’s Literacy Crisis and its Effects Across Systems
Thursday, December 10, 2020 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Education, particularly literacy, should unlock opportunities. Instead, most literacy programs used in American schools leave more than half the students struggling to read. It perpetuates the loss of human potential. The picture in New York City,...
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $4.7 Million to Fund Three Studies on Dietary Interventions for Crohn's Disease
Release Date:
11/16/2020
Three grants will fund separate studies to inform evidence-based recommendations on ways that dietary interventions might prevent or treat Crohn’s disease
The Burke Foundation Plans to Expand CenteringPregnancy and CenteringParenting to 50 Sites in the Next Five Years
Release Date:
04/20/2021
... clinical practices establish Centering care in counties reporting poor health outcomes and greater health ...
16
Jun
2021
Bracing Ourselves for the Mental Health Wave of the Pandemic - Are We Prepared?
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
While the blaring sirens, overcrowded ICUs, and spiraling COVID-19 cases have abated in the city, the mental health implications of our new realities, and the continuing death toll, the loss of jobs and income, the social isolation, and increases in...
Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla to Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/11/2022
Newman's Own Foundation has announced the election of global public health expert Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD, to its board of directors.