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Publication date:
04/2012
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Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round
Publication date:
06/2010
The nation's foundation community has provided critical financial and technical support to states applying for the first round of the U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet according to this issue brief from the Foundation Center, created from interviews conducted in March and April 2010 with foundation staff, education consultants, and government leaders who had guided the first-round application process in nine states, the success of future collaborations will depend on government including grantmakers in the development of new policies and...
Funders Launch National Conversation on A ‘Common Purpose’
Release Date:
10/01/2013
... York — are funding a "National Purpose Initiative" to engage hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of Americans, .....
Ruskay Reflects on 15 Years At Helm of UJA-Fed NY
Release Date:
06/11/2014
Reflecting on his years at the helm of the UJA-Federation of New York, John Ruskay, who is stepping down as CEO, says the organization's mobilization in response to crises is an example of the speed and depth that only a major federation could...
Dodge Foundation Awards $4.4 Million In Grants For Arts, Education, Environment, Media
Release Date:
07/16/2014
... communities through innovative, collaborative efforts that engage and inform residents,” said Dodge President and CEO ...
Ford, Arcus, Palette Fund and Johnson Family Foundation Release Comprehensive Data on LGBTQ Community
Release Date:
07/14/2015
... and other partner groups with new data to better engage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other ...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Jersey Water Works Initiative is a Powerful Collaboration
Release Date:
04/27/2016
Jersey Water Works, the cross-sector collaborative formed to address the problems of New Jersey’s aging urban water infrastructure, today released its workplan for 2016. Focus areas include improving water system efficiency and engaging community...
William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements
Release Date:
10/14/2016
William T . Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student ... Justice Movements A new study, funded by the William T . Grant Foundation, from North Carolina State University, ... movements – and that what drives...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic
Release Date:
10/26/2016
NJTV, New Jersey’s public television network, announced an open call for original poetry about the impacts of drug addiction.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz Announces Increase of 2017 Program Grants Budget
Release Date:
03/15/2017
Recognizing the challenges to many of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s program priorities presented by the current political climate, the board of trustees has approved an increase in the Fund’s grants budget by nearly 12 percent for 2017, Fund...
Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice
Release Date:
04/07/2017
... have turned to the arts for inspiration and as a way to engage audiences, through deep and emotional connections, to ...
Rats Replay Memories Forward and Backwards to Make Decisions, Understanding the Memory Process Will Lead to Treatments for Diseases Where Memory is Impaired, Research Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Release Date:
12/10/2019
... They also found a way to predict what the animals would do next . During sleep, the brain replays each memory from the ... for several seconds. During this time, they pondered their next move. They could go...
Sheena Wright, United Way NYC President & CEO, named in City & State NY Power of Diversity: Black 100 List of 2021
Release Date:
10/18/2021
... Jumaane Williams – are eyeing gubernatorial bids next year. What’s more, Black representation in the state ... attorney, the Queens borough president and the likely next Bronx borough president. And in the New...
New York Community Trust names Dominick Impemba as new chief operating and finance officer
Release Date:
06/26/2023
... are thrilled to have Dominick on board as we begin our next century of service,” said Amy Freitag, president of ... Trust, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year. “Dominick’s deep nonprofit and...
Commonwealth Fund Brief Documents ACA’s Costs for Low- to Moderate-Income People
Release Date:
03/18/2016
... marketplace plans, substantially lower deductibles, out -of-pocket spending limits, and copayments for a range of ... on the way individual plans are designed, consumers’ out -of-pocket spending will vary from...
PhilTV This Week: Jan 27, 2017
Release Date:
01/27/2017
... the Classroom Darren Walker of Ford Foundation Speaks Out About Why It's Essential to Partner With Businesses .....
Capping the Charitable Deduction
Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Capping the Charitable Deduction ... significantly diminish contributions. Consistent with the Philanthropy New York’s mission to enhance and expand ...
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Foundation Transparency: What Nonprofits Want
Publication date:
05/2013
The first analysis of data from Center for Effective Philanthropy ’s annual survey, conducted in association with ...
Reflections from Foundations on the Hill
Release Date:
03/24/2011
In our latest blog post, Philanthropy New York's Executive Coordinator, Nur Ibrahim, .....