Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... Under Dan’s leadership, the Independent Sector looks forward to completing the work to implement its ...
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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Publishes Report Calling for Improved Oversight of Colleges
Release Date:
04/13/2016
The report -- titled “Looking in All the Wrong Places” -- is based on an analysis of more than 6,000 pages of audit documents that were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
Workers of the World, Unite, Says the Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
05/05/2016
Workers of the World, Unite, Says the Surdna Foundation Surdna has an idea: Give more ownership of companies to workers. It’s not a new idea — worker cooperatives have been around since the 19th century — but it’s an idea that...
Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2016
Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for entrepreneurs and mission-driven businesses. That means room for new...
Scientists Supported by Simons Foundation Determine How Birds Soar to Great Heights
Release Date:
08/12/2016
Migratory birds often use warm, rising atmospheric currents to gain height with little energy expenditure when flying over long distances.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Details its Mission-Aligned and Impact Investment Strategy
Release Date:
09/16/2016
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund launches the Mission-Aligned Investing section on its website, detailing how the Fund's investments align with its mission, and how these documents and specific investment information can serve as resources for other...
Supported by Simons Foundation, ‘Video Game’ Study Identifies Kids With Attention Deficits
Release Date:
09/21/2016
A digital assessment platform designed to look and feel like a video game may successfully flag children with attention disorders, according to the results of a study published Sept. 20, 2016, in Translational Psychiatry.
Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'
Release Date:
11/16/2016
Finding affordable real estate in New York City can take forever. Just ask Gloria Steinem and other feminist activists who searched for decades before finding a building to house women's groups.
Can Theology Move the Needle on Environmental Issues? Henry Luce Foundation Thinks So
Release Date:
01/18/2017
We've written quite a lot about the Henry Luce Foundation—including its significant arts grantmaking, higher ed gifts, and Clare Boothe Luce Program supporting women in STEM—but environmental funding has never emerged as a big topic.
Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During Turbulent Times
Release Date:
02/07/2017
At times of dramatic change in a nation’s history, fear and anxiety can become pervasive and overwhelming. Troubling visions of authoritarianism or chaos, of political persecution, and even civil war disturb our waking thoughts and nightly dreams.
Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic
Release Date:
04/06/2017
The Department of Education killed a federal program supporting diversity efforts, but the fight to desegregate the nation’s classroom is far from over.
Prudential Doubles Down On Financial Wellness
Release Date:
05/17/2017
Prudential Financial, Inc. has deepened its commitment to the financial wellness of American families. The company announced a three-year $5 million partnership with the Aspen Institute to advance solutions that increase financial security for all...
Commonwealth Fund: CBO Score on Senate Health Bill: 22M Americans Uninsured & Sharp Increases in Premiums for Elderly
Release Date:
07/03/2017
The CBO has released its report on the impact of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, the Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. If the bill were to become law, CBO projects that 22 million people would lose health insurance by...
Russell Sage Foundation to Publish Book on Home Health Care Work: Shouldn’t It Be Work Worth Doing?
Release Date:
08/29/2017
How to provide long-term care for a fast-aging population poses one of the more convoluted challenges of the American labor market. In his new book, “Who Will Care For Us?,” to be published next month by the Russell Sage Foundation, MIT Professor...
New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Eighty cities are currently seeking $9.5 billion for 89 water management projects, according to a new report from international non-profit CDP with infrastructure firm AECOM and backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
A New Door Into the Kitchen for Aspiring Chefs
Release Date:
09/19/2017
Stage NYC is a new 12-week city program that recruits young, out-of-work New Yorkers and prepares them for restaurant careers with a mix of culinary classes and paid, on-the-job training in prominent kitchens like Marea, Del Posto and Bar Boulud.
Opinion: Living The Mitchell-Lama Dream
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Public housing was once the egalitarian dream of urban planners in post-war New York City, uniting people from all walks of life in a social experiment that prospered. Today, these developments are under attack from systematic neglect and deliberate...
The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern
Release Date:
09/26/2017
As the police have gotten more aggressive about collecting genetic material, they've quietly amassed a giant database of DNA profiles without any laws and little oversight over how they can use it.
Cuomo Warns NY House Republicans
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized on Wednesday Republican House members from New York who have supported broad changes to the Affordable Care Act, potential cuts that would impact hospitals and tax reform efforts as “reprehensible.”
Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Mayor de Blasio is eyeing a now-shuttered Queens jail as an “ideal” spot to house prisoners as Rikers Island shuts down.