Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site
Release Date:
09/01/2014
... encourage a more “respectful” and fact-based national discussion about the challenges of public education, and ...
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UJA-Federation Launches Campaign for Passage of Education Tax Credit
Release Date:
05/27/2015
OU Advocacy-Teach NYS, the nonpartisan public policy arm of the Orthodox Union, together with the UJA-Federation of New York, is launching a 30-day campaign to push – over the next six weeks – for New York State legislators to pass the Education Tax...
Podcast: A Conversation with Gates Foundation's Health Expert Anita Zaidi
Release Date:
11/05/2015
In a recent seminar, Anita Zaidi, MD, an internationally recognized pediatrician and director of the enteric and diarrheal diseases program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discussed the issues impacting maternal and child health.
NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation
Release Date:
01/29/2016
In 2005, Hali Lee invited 10 friends together to raise money for what she hoped would be a game-changing geh, a shared saving circle, and the Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) was officially born. AWGC functions as a donor-advised fund at the Ms...
Simons Foundation Expanding Its Space
Release Date:
05/09/2016
The Simons Foundation, founded by mathematician and hedge-fund billionaire James Simons and his wife, Marilyn, is expanding in the Flatiron District.
Video: Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
Release Date:
07/05/2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Rockefeller President Judith Rodin to discuss the role of diversity in the arts, economic inclusion, and other topics on the second edition of Insight Dialogues.
Ford Foundation's Jee Kim Contributes to 'The Nation' Article on Future of Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/21/2016
... accumulated wealth to serve the greater good. In fact, the discussion of institutional philanthropy’s role in society, ...
Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead
Release Date:
07/15/2016
Their focus is on expanding tourism — which includes drawing visitors from New York City and promoting Riverhead as a place people plan their vacations around — and emphasizing the town’s arts and culture services.
Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities
Release Date:
09/12/2016
... released today. Rather, Ford will attempt to include a discussion of disabilities across its work... Ford Joins ...
Mellon Foundation Supports Zimmerli Art Museum's Examination of American Art Circa 1966
Release Date:
10/06/2016
In addition to spotlighting revolutionary movements that now have an established presence in art history, the subjects of many of the works focus on social and political discussions from the era that have prominently re-emerged across the United...
Mellon Foundation Supports Humanities through Open Access, Open Source and Not-for-Profit
Release Date:
12/21/2016
... them to share work with one another, to participate in discussion groups, and to create a range of formal and ...
Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
Release Date:
06/29/2016
The Broadway sensation Hamilton has been hailed not only for its outstanding performances, diverse cast and ingenious composition but also for attracting new audiences to the stage and changing how we think about American history. On June 23rd, the...
NYSHealth Invests in Veterans' Health
Release Date:
02/01/2017
NYSHealth is committed to working with a broad set of partners to meet our common goal: ensuring that veterans have access to high-quality care and choices about where they get that care.
National Geographic Launches Special On Gender Revolution
Release Date:
02/08/2017
... On Gender Revolution Gender equality, gender fluidity. Discussion on gender has never been louder and more pervasive ...
Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative
Release Date:
03/30/2017
Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed.
Ford to Dedicate $1B of Endowment to Mission Related Investments
Release Date:
04/05/2017
... we measure it and how we deliver it. More recently, this discussion —in the Ford Foundation’s halls and throughout ...
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC's Katy Rubin and Devyn Mañibo on the Importance of Fun in Community Engagement
Release Date:
06/22/2017
In this tag-team PHIL Talk, Katy Rubin and Devyn Mañibo discuss the importance of fun in engaging communities in social justice work, and the power of "spect-acting" in humanizing policy proposals to elected officials.
Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads
Release Date:
07/17/2017
Central Asia’s long history of domestic repression and foreign subjugation is well known. Less appreciated, but just as important, is the on-the-ground work activists throughout the region are doing to support the people of Central Asia’s right to...
Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... visitor program, according to people familiar with the discussion . . . Trump Administration Considering Cuts to ...
USAID Announces Over $90 Million In Additional Humanitarian Assistance To Ethiopia
Release Date:
08/31/2017
With concern expressed over deteriorating conditions from a second severe drought this year, USAID's 2017 contribution to the country comes to nearly $454 million.