Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities
Release Date:
04/10/2017
... in connecting citizens to the history and culture of their communities ... Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark ...
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United Hospital Fund Honors 31 Health Care Trustees
Release Date:
05/02/2017
... sound health care system, serving the needs of diverse communities and populations throughout the New York ...
New York Stem Cell Foundation HQ is a Linchpin for Biotech
Release Date:
05/05/2017
The New York Stem Cell Foundation's $22 million, 40,000-square-foot headquarters on West 54th Street, which opened last month, represents founder and CEO Susan L. Solomon's grand effort to turn the Far West Side into the city's newest biotech hub.
Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center
Release Date:
05/24/2017
... creative individuals of every kind, strengthening communities , and driving economic growth,” Mr. Bloomberg ...
SUNY Tuition to Rise $200 for Students not Eligible for Excelsior
Release Date:
06/23/2017
... voted to raise tuition by $200 on students who are not eligible for the free tuition program, called the ...
Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’s Museum Construction Begins
Release Date:
07/24/2017
The Bronx is finally getting its own children’s museum! NYC Parks and NYC Department of Design and Construction joined elected officials and community leaders in breaking ground for the long-awaited Bronx Children’s Museum.
Macquarie Announces $100,000 Social Innovation Award Recipient
Release Date:
08/11/2017
The Macquarie Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group, has announced Cerebral Palsy Alliance as the recipient of the 2017 Macquarie Social Innovation Award.
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Provides Support to Sheltering Arms to Open New Building to Serve Children and Families
Release Date:
08/25/2017
Sheltering Arms, Georgia’s largest nonprofit early education and child care organization, announced the opening of its newest center during a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on the campus of Barack and Michelle Obama Academy (formerly D.H. Stanton...
Serving Up Success: Citi Foundation Grant Funds FIU Assistance to Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs
Release Date:
08/25/2017
... audience: entrepreneurs from low- and moderate-income communities who are within two years of starting their companies and ...
Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs
Release Date:
08/29/2017
More than a year-and-a-half after the Fund for Public Housing officially began soliciting donors, the nonprofit has raised approximately $1.5 million, according to New York City Housing Authority Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye.
Opinion: Vacant Lots And Properties Could House New York City’s Homeless
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Not since the Great Depression has New York City faced such a critical shortage in affordable housing. The city’s population of unsheltered homeless people has risen a staggering 40 percent since last year, according to the most recent annual count...
How to Build a Strong Local Food System
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... shares. Before we had ‘local food,’ we just had food. Communities fed themselves with whatever was produced in the ...
U.S. Is Eliminating Its Arctic and Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send?
Release Date:
08/31/2017
The envoys gave the U.S. seasoned voices in international negotiations involving complex issues around climate change and the future of the Arctic region.
Trump's Nominee To Be USDA's Chief Scientist Is Not A Scientist
Release Date:
09/05/2017
The chief scientist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is typically a low-profile job in any presidential administration. But President Trump's nomination of his former Iowa campaign manager for the post is raising concern in the scientific...
City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... NYC Health & Hospitals plans to announce on Wednesday, are designed to address the challenges facing many of the ... community resources. Instead, previously isolated services are brought into tandem. . ...
New York City Offers Free Lunch for All Public School Students
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... “This is about equity,” Ms. Fariña said. “All communities matter.” This move has been long sought by ...
New York Developer Raises Fund for Affordable Housing
Release Date:
09/12/2017
New York developer Jonathan F.P. Rose, founder and president of Jonathan Rose Cos. has raised a $233 million real-estate fund dedicated to affordable housing, the company’s largest such fund in a sector drawing more attention from investors.
Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... suffering from substance use disorders in underserved communities throughout New York City and Long Island. The ...
Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised Funds—Is That the Best They Can Do?
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Earlier this month, a coalition of philanthropic trade associations—namely, the Council of Foundations, Independent Sector, The Philanthropy Roundtable, and the Columbus Foundation (on behalf of community foundations)—wrote a letter (which...
In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... 18 months after the effort began, the city and community are at loggerheads over crucial data that has been requested ...