Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’s What Older People Want
Release Date:
12/01/2015
... confirm, time and again, that the vast majority of us want to live in our homes and communities as we age, and, ...
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Donald Moulds of Commonwealth Fund Joins Grantmakers in Health Board
Release Date:
12/11/2015
Donald Moulds, executive vice president for programs at The Commonwealth Fund, was elected to a three-year term of the board of directors of Grantmakers in Health.
The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation
Release Date:
12/14/2015
... Me.” Holder is an important character in my book Give Us the Ballot, and on Monday I had the opportunity to ...
What's Driving Variation in New York's Hospital Spending and Prices? (NY State Health Foundation)
Release Date:
12/17/2015
... but I find four items are most important to those of us interested in the New York health care system. . . What's .....
Citi Director and NYC Commissioner Jointly Advocate for Helping Immigrants Become Citizens
Release Date:
01/14/2016
Naturalization may lead to an average increase in individual earnings of 8.9%, or $3,200, in the first year after becoming a U.S. citizen, according to new research. If all eligible immigrants were to naturalize, employment and homeownership rates...
Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities
Release Date:
02/04/2016
The Mellon Foundation grant will support of efforts to increase the number of Latino professors in the humanities at U.S. colleges and universities.
NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements
Release Date:
03/17/2016
... Square. Pro-life advocates rally under the dome of the US Capitol. When we think of social movements, these are ...
Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council
Release Date:
03/21/2016
The United Way of New York City’s Women’s Leadership Council’s held it’s 10th annual Power of Women to Make a Difference Award Luncheon honoring several female leaders who have had positive impacts on their communities and made a difference in the...
Microsoft Joins Bloomberg, JPMorgan & Others in Supporting Smithsonian's Museum of African American History
Release Date:
03/25/2016
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens this fall after five years of construction, is gaining backing from a wide array of donors.
NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women
Release Date:
03/29/2016
... rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it." As .....
At Ford Event, de Blasio Says Cities Must Innovate Since Feds and State Won’t
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... innovate solutions, because no level of government above us has the political will or takes the responsiblity for ...
NYS Health Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care
Release Date:
05/09/2016
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is again under fire for the dangerously long waiting lists for appointments at the nation’s VA health care facilities, and for calculating those wait times in a way that masks the true extent of the problem.
Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy
Release Date:
05/11/2016
... require individuals with adjusted gross incomes of over US $1 million to pay an effective rate of at least 30 percent, ...
Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050
Release Date:
05/19/2016
Older women, minorities, especially Latinos, most at risk; aging baby boomers contribute to increase.
Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies
Release Date:
05/19/2016
An economist by training, Irons led work on U.S. employment, including employment in a green economy, and a project on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the Brookings Institution.
F.B. Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the 21st Century
Release Date:
06/08/2016
For over fifty years, the global economy (and that includes the U.S. economy) has felt the effects of three related long-term trends, widely reported and acknowledged.
Capital One Foundation Sees Departure at the Top, Appoints New President
Release Date:
06/09/2016
The Capital One Foundation has undergone a change in leadership, with former long-serving President Carolyn Berkowitz stepping down to pursue other opportunities.
F.B. Heron's Clara Miller on Changing Operating Models to Expand Effectiveness and Impact
Release Date:
06/10/2016
... incentives into our own operating model that would propel us outside our terrarium—to become not only open to but ...
In Effort Lead by Arcus Foundation, LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Shooting
Release Date:
06/14/2016
... than 2000 lives over the last 9 years. Bias crimes against US immigrant populations, which include significant numbers ... as anti-immigrant rhetoric has escalated. For those of us who carry multiple...
Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building
Release Date:
07/05/2016
... service program that was the subject of the grant): All of us in the nonprofit ecosystem are party to a charade with ...