MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
09/23/2015
... issues, including social impact investments, customer service , product access, employee programs, workplace ...
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Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse
Release Date:
10/09/2015
When compared to 12 other industrialized nations, Americans shelled out the most cash on health care services, but they fared worst in terms of life expectancy, according to the Commonwealth Fund findings.
Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked'
Release Date:
12/03/2015
The Obama administration announced a set of public-private programs to expand financial services to the millions of low-income people in America and around the world who lack access to credit, savings accounts, and other fiscal essentials, reports...
Bank of America Awards $1 Million to Nonprofits Tackling Poverty in Detroit
Release Date:
12/08/2015
Bank of America Charitable Foundation distributed nearly $1 million in community giving to 24 nonprofits focused on ensuring individuals and families in metropolitan Detroit have access to basic needs and services.
Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... $100 million in loans and nearly $1 million in savings for previously underbanked families. Filene received a ... products,” said George Hofheimer, chief research officer for Filene. “We sought to find...
JPB Foundation Grant Helps Affordable Housing Providers Install Solar Power
Release Date:
04/13/2016
... program to include free technical assistance nationally for affordable housing owners, developers, and operators. The ... program also offers turnkey solar PV design/installation for multifamily affordable...
Helmsley Charitable Trust $8.4M Gift Began the Process to Improve Care For Heart Attacks
Release Date:
06/09/2016
... Trust $8.4M Gift Began the Process to Improve Care For Heart Attacks The American Heart Association has ... recognized three South Dakota hospitals and one ambulance service with quality achievement awards...
In NYTimes, Ford’s Walker on Internships and Inequality
Release Date:
07/06/2016
... summer internship season gets into full swing, consider, for instance, how a plum internship may alter a young ... trajectory. While some students take a summer job in food service to pay the bills, others can...
Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... emerged in Riverhead: marketing the town as a destination for shoppers and vacationers. To reach that goal, community ...
Rockefeller's Judith Rodin is One of Many Women Making Their Mark in Social-Impact Investing
Release Date:
07/27/2016
The concentration of women raises a perhaps uncomfortable question: Is the social-impact investment advisory sector a haven or a ghetto for women?
Helmsley Charitable Trust Gives $5.5M to Launch Mobile Simulation Initiative for Rural Emergencies
Release Date:
07/27/2016
... Trust Gives $5.5M to Launch Mobile Simulation Initiative for Rural Emergencies The University of Nebraska Medical ... provide training opportunities on life-saving procedures for rural emergency medical...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health Program Director Writes About the Route to Better Data
Release Date:
08/15/2016
... philosophy on data use to global public health. The Data for Health initiative, led by the public health team at Bloomberg Philanthropies, for example, aims to support interested governments in ...
Carnegie's Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments U.S. charitable foundations are ... Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments ...
Food Bank of South Jersey Receives $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from Morgan Stanley Foundation
Release Date:
10/13/2016
The Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ) announced today that it has been awarded a $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation.
American Cancer Society Honors Dave Hattem of AXA at 54th Annual Gala on Long Island
Release Date:
10/20/2016
... prosecutor in Brooklyn, where he took great pride in his service to the community as part of the United States ...
Dodge Foundation’s Daggett in NYTimes: Auction of Airwaves Could Transform Media
Release Date:
11/28/2016
... Auction of Airwaves Could Transform Media With the demand for wireless broadband growing, the Federal Communications ...
Inside Pinkerton, a Low Profile Anti-Poverty Foundation
Release Date:
12/21/2016
... was once the nation's oldest and largest security company. For those versed in U.S. history, you might remember that ... in strike busting, as well as the forerunner of the Secret Service . Years later,...
United Hospital Fund Supports Family Caregiver Centers
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... in family caregivers in part because of new penalties for hospital readmissions, said Jill Gottlieb of Northern ... through a United Hospital Fund grant, does not charge for its services. It has allowed the...
UJA-Federation of New York Convenes Panel on Growing Poverty on Long Island
Release Date:
01/30/2017
A Poverty forum hosted by the Mid-Island Y JCC and UJA-Federation of New York convened a panel of experts to examine the causes and possible supports to address growing poverty on Long Island, where there are an...
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Employment Opportunities for Adults with Disabilities
Release Date:
04/18/2017
... Foundation Supports Community Employment Opportunities for Adults with Disabilities With a lack of employment and ... Weinberg Foundation Supports Employment Opportunities for Adults with Disabilities ...