Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... form by a coalition of community, tenant and clergy groups called the Bronx Coalition for a Community Vision. ...
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Are Artists the New Interpreters of Scientific Innovation?
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Once, an artist residency meant something very different: being embedded squarely within regular life, an experience meant both to inspire artists and to infuse what were seen as artless environments with creativity.
High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns
Release Date:
09/14/2017
When the corporate foundation at German engineering giant Siemens went looking for simple technologies that could help people in developing countries, it didn’t ask for grant applications. Instead, it used a hot new format for foundations: a prize...
Russell Sage Foundation Quoted in Article on Men’s Salaries in Decline
Release Date:
09/14/2017
"Men are doing worse than they were in 1973," said Sheldon Danziger, president of the Russell Sage Foundation, which focuses on poverty research. "Women's earnings are substantially higher, but men's earnings have declined."
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ESSA: How Much Will it Change School Testing, Equity, Diversity and Discipline Practices?
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When President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015 to replace its controversial predecessor the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), each state was given more power and tasked with producing its own framework for...
Data-Driven Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... 2030, an initiative to empower advocates and civil-society groups with easy-to-use evidence to assess progress toward ...
Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Tony Turner knew he had to improve his eating habits to reverse a recent diagnosis of prediabetes, but, after several years in the foster care system, he did not know where to start.
The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... Blasio was slow to roll out universal lunch citywide, but groups like Community Food Advocates praised the ...
These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A tale of Paris climate agreement supporters, political spending and unintended consequences.
New Release From NY Foundation's 'Engage to Change' Series on Neighbors Together
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... expertise and services. Instead, a growing number of groups worked with their program participants as partners in ...
Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... several major levers of change: It makes grants to 501(c)3 groups , which are paid out of a donor-advised fund housed at ...
NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... Fund is actually project-based. Our vision is to inspire groups to think outside the box with a specific project in ...
With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law legislation that establishes an Office of Nightlife and a Nightlife Advisory Board. Joined on stage by punk icon Marky Ramone and the prolific jazz artist Ron Carter, and surrounded by a packed crowd of club...
In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Just like that, Pier 55, a $250 million floating park (cultural island? entertainment center? performing arts pier?) to be built over a dilapidated pier on the Hudson River, is no more.
How Nonprofits Can Make The Super Rich Work For Them
Release Date:
09/22/2017
Understanding the different giving habits of Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials.
Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Health Care Navigators Say Feds Don't Get It
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... some by as much as 90 percent, the government told the groups last week. But the navigators, as they're called, say .....
After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Even generous givers find their budgets stretched by hurricanes, earthquakes and fires around the world.
A Well-Intentioned City Redevelopment Plan Hits the Skids
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Officials tried to relocate auto mechanics from Queens to the Bronx to make way for a splashy new Willets Point real-estate project. What went wrong?
Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Over the past year, the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus Foundations, working with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like...
Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... likely to be arrested than white boys, according to the groups , which have called for a ban on most school arrests ...