Ellen Braune Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications
Release Date:
11/15/2016
... for programs including CBS's 60 Minutes, NBC's Today Show , and PBS's Frontline. She left broadcast journalism to .....
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A Recipe for Capacity Building
Release Date:
02/16/2017
Heather Peeler of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations writes, "It’s tempting to start conversations about capacity building by focusing on program design. However, you wouldn’t pull out your pots and pans to start cooking before you’ve planned...
05
Jun
2017
New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Summer Meeting
Monday, June 5, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The Vera Institute of Justice, in partnership with the City of New York, has launched the NYC Task Force on Ending Girls’ Incarceration.
J & J: Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., Wins 2017 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research; Campaign for Champions of Science Launched
Release Date:
06/20/2017
Johnson & Johnson named Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, winner of the 2017 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, and launched a campaign for champions of science - a new year-long, multi-faceted program...
Russell Sage's New Book: More Poor Live in Suburbs than Cities
Release Date:
06/21/2017
The suburbs are no longer the alcove of the middle class and affluent—they are home to millions of America’s invisible poor. That’s the provocative argument of the Russell Sage Foundation’s forthcoming book Places in Need: The Changing Geography of...
20
Jul
2017
Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 1)
Thursday, July 20, 2017 -
9:00am to 12:30pm
Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the academic achievement gap between low-income students and their higher income peers, and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout...
2017 NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund Award Winners Announced
Release Date:
07/17/2017
Today Education First, NoVo Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors announced the winners of the Social Emotional Learning Innovation Awards. Nearly 500 teachers and over 300 districts across the country applied for an award, and 67...
New York Magazine Profile, "The Rockefellers vs. the Company That Made Them Rockefellers"
Release Date:
01/08/2018
The New York Magazine article profiles the family that pioneered the oil industry in America wants to expose what Exxon hid from the public about climate change.
New Report Funded by The Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Highlights Challenges of Rural Health Care Delivery and Offers Solutions
Release Date:
01/17/2018
... states. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that 46 million Americans living in rural areas are at a ...
JPB Foundation Looks to Historically Black Colleges as Clean Energy Leaders
Release Date:
03/29/2018
A recent grant is getting the ball rolling on what could become a sizable partnership with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events
Release Date:
04/03/2018
... business and the planet. As these demonstration projects show , with increased hotel industry engagement, we know we ...
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health
Release Date:
04/20/2018
If the U.S. health care system were a separate country, its $3.3 trillion GDP would give it the fifth-largest economy in the world. It is also the world’s seventh-largest producer of carbon dioxide, making it a major contributor to air pollution.
Rauch Foundation Co-Sponsors Long Island Delegation to Attend “Reimagining Education Summer Institute”
Release Date:
07/12/2018
The Rauch Foundation announced today that it is partnering with ERASE Racism to sponsor a delegation from Long Island to attend the “Reimagining Education Summer Institute” from July 16-19 at Teachers College Columbia University.
New Report From Arabella Advisors says More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment
Release Date:
09/12/2018
The movement to divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy alternative continues to accelerate, with commitments from nearly a thousand institutional investors, a report from DivestInvest and Arabella Advisors finds.
Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions
Release Date:
12/13/2018
Now that all fifty states and the District of Columbia have received formal federal approval of their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, the work of implementing the 2015 law—the United States’ primary K–12 education investment—is fully...
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May
2019
Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Studies show that the percentage of people of color in the executive ...
29
May
2019
No Housing Support for Mixed Status Families? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 -
1:30pm to 2:30pm
No one should be denied support because of their loved ones’ immigration status. Yet a newly introduced regulation from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would force U.S. citizen children and their families out of public...
03
Dec
2019
Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap: A Life Cycle Approach
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The factors limiting a woman’s abilty to build and preserve wealth are interconnected throughout her life, so why aren’t the solutions? Research shows that a “one-size fits all” approach to closing the women’s wealth gap is infective. In...
Research to Prevent Blindness Grantee Dr. Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
Release Date:
10/10/2019
... The work of all three Laureates builds upon each other to show that oxygen sensing is a vital function across many cell ...
New York Community Trust Awards Grants to 56 Organizations in All Five Boroughs
Release Date:
10/15/2019
City’s community foundation addresses maternal morbidity among African-American women in New York hospitals, helps start a museum program for families using food assistance, and much more.