Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... rebel force and a ceasefire with the last active guerrilla group , the ELN. Santos won a Nobel Peace Prize last year ...
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Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid
Release Date:
09/13/2017
The clock is ticking. Community Boards 4, 5 and 7 have until October 30 to vote on the de Blasio administration’s proposed rezoning of Jerome Avenue in the western Bronx. It’s the first stage of the seven-month Uniform Land Use Review Procedure...
Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A few years ago, when Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, they took some heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with little transparency.
With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... hope to have." The Office of Nightlife and its advisory group will act as liaisons between various aspects of the .....
New Order Indefinitely Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries
Release Date:
09/25/2017
President Trump on Sunday issued a new order indefinitely banning almost all travel to the United States from seven countries, including most of the nations covered by his original travel ban, citing threats to national security posed by letting...
Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... services. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that a group opposing Mayor Jason Gonzalez’s decision to eliminate ...
ArtNet News Details Joan Mitchell Foundation 2017 Grant Recipients
Release Date:
11/15/2017
... as non-white—a substantial increase from last year’s group , 56 percent of whom identified as non-white. The ...
Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Just How Little Access to Healthcare Americans over 65 Have
Release Date:
12/11/2017
... Americans are more likely to enter the 65-and-up age group with chronic diseases — heart disease, diabetes, ...
Russel Sage Foundation Study Reveals Increased SNAP Benefits Can Move Families to Food Security
Release Date:
03/09/2018
... and colleagues focused on eligible SNAP recipients. The group was broken down into all households or households ...
With Support from Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation, Boston University Releases “Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise”
Release Date:
04/23/2018
Today the Boston University Initiative on Cities, with support from Citi Community Development and The Rockefeller Foundation, launched Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise, a new report which details the activities, visibility, value,...
Commonwealth Fund Study Reveals State Rankings on the Nation’s Best Health Care
Release Date:
05/08/2018
... health care systems. The non-profit health care advocacy group , The Commonwealth Fund, released a state-by-state ...
Mellon Foundation Grant to USC Libraries and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance to Support Digital Collection for Dance Heritage
Release Date:
06/08/2018
... Cohen, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Joe Goode Performance Group , Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Glen Tetley, and Urban ...
Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces Winners of its Love Your Block Competition
Release Date:
07/16/2018
Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces Winners of its Love Your Block Competition Cities of Service today announced 10 U.S. cities as winners of its Cities of Service City Hall AmeriCorps VISTA Love Your Block competition...
2018 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Finalists Announced
Release Date:
07/24/2018
2018 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Finalists Announced Fourteen nonprofit groups from across the city have been chosen as finalists for The New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence...
Eric Marchall Concludes Tenure as FCCP’s Executive Director
Release Date:
10/02/2018
FCCP announces the transition in a letter from the FCCP Transition Committee, Advisory Board.
ASPCA Assists Nearly 600 Animals Displaced by Hurricane Michael
Release Date:
10/30/2018
To date, the ASPCA has assisted Florida SARC and local agencies in providing care for nearly 600 animals displaced by the storm.
Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation Award 16 Jewish Camps With Grants to Increase Accessibility
Release Date:
04/01/2019
Sixteen Jewish camps in North America have been awarded grants to increase accessibility for campers and staff with disabilities. The grants are part of the $12 million Yashar Initiative, a program of the Foundation for Jewish Camp funded by The...
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Receives Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
08/02/2019
Center for Near Eastern Studies at UCLA receives grant to improve teaching about the Middle East.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Up to $15 Million to Fill the Budget Gap Left by Trump’s Revoking U.S. Support For U.N. Climate Treaty
Release Date:
06/02/2017
In response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, Michael R. Bloomberg said that Bloomberg Philanthropies will commit up to $15 million to help fill the gap left by the U.S...
Ford Foundation Expands Flagship BUILD Program to Provide $1 Billion to Hundreds of Organizations
Release Date:
04/07/2021
The second edition of BUILD will disburse another $1 billion in grant dollars spanning all of Ford’s programmatic areas and regions.