The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Release Date:
03/13/2014
... actions that are harmful. North Star funded many activist groups who helped lead the divestment campaign against the ...
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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley
Release Date:
04/16/2014
... center on semester-long programs, which attract large groups of visiting scholars; there are currently more than ...
NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’
Release Date:
06/04/2014
... stop making millions in charitable contributions to local groups here. Last week, Walmart announced that it ...
Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
07/03/2014
Ten liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania will use an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a new consortium designed to help them save money and improve academic programs by collaborating across campuses.
Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions
Release Date:
07/21/2014
A recent grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to America Achieves Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states roll out the Common Core standards.
Commonwealth Fund Poll Shows Majority Happy with ObamaCare Plans
Release Date:
09/18/2014
According to a survey performed by the Commonwealth Fund, about 70 percent of people are happy with their government exchange health plan.
NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail
Release Date:
10/03/2014
... the pathway, which was launched in 2011 by local arts groups Casita Maria and Dancing In The Streets to help ...
Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality
Release Date:
10/07/2014
Arcus Foundation and Ford Foundation have been featured as two of the top eight funders who made marriage equality happen.
Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars
Release Date:
11/03/2014
Atlantic Philanthropies only has two years to spend its remaining assets.
The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World
Release Date:
11/17/2014
... system and contributes funds to scores of anti-war groups highly critical of U.S. foreign policy and military ...
President’s Changes on Immigration Mobilize Nonprofits, Foundations
Release Date:
12/17/2014
... that dwarfs what advocates faced with the dreamers. Groups will have to reach far outside the cities, where many ...
Rockefeller Foundation Releases International Study on Gender Images in Films
Release Date:
01/22/2015
... on Gender Images in Films What happens when specific groups of people are not seen or heard? The result is a ...
White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments
Release Date:
03/24/2015
... girls and boys — especially those from underrepresented groups — to excel in the STEM fields," according to a White .....
Covenant Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls
Release Date:
04/14/2015
The Study looked at four key areas of development: building self-esteem, empowerment, fostering peer-to-peer relationships and cultivating deeper Jewish connections.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure
Release Date:
04/24/2015
Sixty-two institutional investors have called for the SEC to push for better disclosure by oil and gas companies of critical climate change-related business risks.
ASPCA-Backed Program Uses Dogs to Help Teach NYC Students About Animal Welfare
Release Date:
06/01/2015
The program currently operates in Washington Heights and will expand to two summer camps this year.
Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... New Push for College Education in Prison Philanthropy groups and lawmakers are giving college education for ...
A New Lens for Disaster Recovery
Release Date:
09/16/2015
... they advance collective knowledge about how marginalized groups experience disaster and uniquely define recovery.... A ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO
Release Date:
10/16/2015
... more impact. They both are founding presidents of their groups , the Center for Effective Philanthropy and Grantmakers ...
NYCT Supports Affordable Housing Proposal for Artists in Jamaica, Queens
Release Date:
10/09/2015
The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, a local nonprofit, is considering developing a mixed-use complex with 100 affordable housing units, including 50 units set aside for artists, according to the New York Community Trust, which awarded the...