Simons Foundation-Funded Research Reveals That Bacteria in Giant Aquarium Mirror Natural Ocean Microbes
Release Date:
11/07/2018
... marine microbial communities.” That’s happy news for the thousands of sea fauna, including whale sharks, manta ...
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The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York
Release Date:
04/08/2019
... easy to fix,” says Shawn Morehead, vice president for grants at The Trust. “Addressing issues like climate change and equity in our schools requires long-term investment and a willingness to ... are invited to...
The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Ariel Zwang to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
11/17/2021
The Revson Foundation has announced Ariel Zwang’s election to the Board of Directors, effective October 26, 2021.
Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State
Release Date:
09/28/2022
... $160,000 to the Ossining and Peekskill school districts for a mental health outreach project in the aftermath of the ...
United Hospital Fund's New Analysis Finds Drug Costs Significantly HIgher for Insurers in New York State
Release Date:
07/06/2017
... Fund's New Analysis Finds Drug Costs Significantly HIgher for Insurers in New York State Prescription drug spending ... in the Medicaid Managed Care and the commercial small group markets in recent years...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:00pm
... to transition to lower-cost, patient-centered health care for the 21st century. Before his government service, Dr. Shah ... Manhattan, associate investigator at the Geisinger Center for Health Research in...
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Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media?
Publication date:
09/2010
This report, which documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from members of the Center's Grantmaker Leadership Panel, finds that about one-third of foundation CEOs surveyed regularly use Facebook or read blogs, and that only six percent use Twitter. It also analyzes the perceived usefulness of Web 2.0 in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two "power users" in the field.
Four Essentials for Evaluation
Publication date:
06/2012
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations created this guide to help ... effective evaluation in action. Four Essentials for Evaluation ...
Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices
Publication date:
02/2010
... to spark ideas and launch further dialogue. Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive ...
Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home
Release Date:
08/13/2010
In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers.
Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area
Release Date:
05/10/2012
How can we measure well-being, access and opportunity in the New York metropolitan area? At a recent Philanthropy New York session, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors at Measure of America, described how their American Human...
Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation
... guide also describe how a theory of change sets the stage for evaluation by clarifying goals, strategies, and ...
The State of Foundation Performance Assessment: A Survey of Foundation CEOs
Publication date:
09/2011
Over the past decade foundations have worked to assess their performance in the fields and communities they seek to address. Data-driven forms of measurement have become more widely used to judge the results of programs, as part of a broader range of information used, as CEOs place great importance on assessing their foundations’ effectiveness.
Financial Know-How for Nonprofits Online
Release Date:
02/18/2013
... of financial management, from budgeting to oversight to working with a board on financial accountability. The ... website strongnonprofits.org, which ... Financial Know-How for Nonprofits Online ...
Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative
Release Date:
02/15/2013
... initiative will work to improve access to healthy foods for people in low-income neighborhoods. The Laurie M. Tisch ...
Bending the Cost Curve? Results from a Comprehensive Primary Care Payment Pilot
Publication date:
12/2013
... continuous care. One method of reimbursing medical homes for the care they provide is “bundled payments”—lump ... combination of PCMHs and bundled payments holds promise for saving money and improving the quality of primary care. ...
Open Society Foundations Announces 2014 Soros Justice Fellows
Release Date:
05/15/2014
... fellow receiving a stipend of between $58,700 and $110,250 for projects lasting between twelve and eighteen months... ...
Time Warner Foundation Announces the Retirement of Dan Osheyack
Release Date:
04/14/2015
... Diahann Billings-Burford will be assuming responsibility for the Time Warner Foundation and all of our philanthropic ... career in the nonprofit sector. She looks forward to working closely with each of you...
Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness
Release Date:
05/26/2015
... proliferative diabetic retinopathy, but they don’t work for all patients A study using patient samples, human cells ...