Staying the Course: Reflections on 40 Years of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
05/13/2015
... sustainable development challenges; to protect human rights and promote international understanding; and to ...
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NoVo Grant Helps Sex Trafficking Victims Fight Prostitution Charges
Release Date:
05/19/2015
... the NoVo Foundation, a group that aims to advance girls’ rights and protect them from violence. It has also got ...
Anisa Kamadoli Costa of Tiffany & Co. Praised in GreenBiz for Sustainability Initiatives
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... notorious dark spots for the industry, such as human rights abuses and environmentally reckless mining operations. ...
Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government
Release Date:
09/08/2015
The foundation has had its funding frozen after the government announced a probe into a $250,000 grant it had given to a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Nation Asks if Child Protective Services Has Gone Too Far
Release Date:
10/05/2015
A debate sparked by the free-range parenting movement has drawn attention to the threats and intrusions poor, minority families have long endured.
Ms. Foundation Launches Campaign to Define 21st Century Feminism
Release Date:
10/23/2015
... broken. This gave us an assumption that we had equal rights with men. Why wouldn't we? . . . Ms. Foundation .....
JP Morgan Chase Launches 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy
Release Date:
01/19/2016
... Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, we are launching a multi-million dollar competition for states ...
Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers
Release Date:
02/16/2016
... in Harlem. “We had a federal investigation for civil rights violations, and it is a truly troubled facility and I ...
An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)
Release Date:
02/22/2016
... industry employees live in poverty, most big restaurants are not great employers, and many still pay servers $2.13 an ...
Mayor's Fund Hires New Director of Development
Release Date:
03/15/2016
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City announced that Joy Shigaki will be joining the organization as its new Director of Development.
Supported by Novo, Notorious New York Prison Is Reclaimed By The Women It Once Caged
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... son and daughter-in-law, announced it had won the rights to restore and redevelop the former prison. The ...
'Marjorie Prime' Wins Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance for Focus on Science and Technology
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... Focus on Science and Technology FilmRise has acquired U.S. rights to Sundance winner “Marjorie Prime” and is ...
Backed By Rockefeller Grants Philabundance’s Non-Profit Supermarket Is Making Inroads in Food Deserts
Release Date:
05/08/2017
... noting the days that Ramadan falls on in 2017; the days are highlighted in pink. It jumps out pretty quickly, because ...
The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare
Release Date:
05/15/2017
... sees a glass half full. "The good news is that there are many opportunities to transform American healthcare into .....
Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet
Release Date:
05/15/2017
New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers from a variety of fields hold meetings, chat over lunch, or just run into each other in the hallways. That’s the kind of research environment the Simons Foundation is trying to cultivate...
Markle Foundation: Trump's Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building with Job Training
Release Date:
06/13/2017
The infrastructure plans of the Trump administration will have to first overcome a significant problem that already plagues the U.S. economy: a severe lack of skilled workers necessary to turn job-creation goals into reality, writes Zoe Baird of the...
Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years
Release Date:
06/13/2017
... from the international Age Boom Academy experts that there are a few things employers, the U.S. government and older ...
To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead
Release Date:
07/05/2017
One of Michael Bloomberg's main contributions to the global fight against climate change has been to help mobilize cities to curb greenhouse gas emissions, improving the quality of life for ciitzens. Now, he is looking to do the same with improving...
Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... symbols, for example, and a piece devoted to women’s rights on the barrier that hides a vacant lot. But this ...
The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself There are many exciting museum shows to see across the country in ... February, but it’s not over. The most obvious questions are : Who will be the next...