What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality
Release Date:
01/05/2016
The urge to change the world has obstacles, but the grant-makers at the Ford Foundation are on a mission to conquer inequality.
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Century Foundation Fellow in NYTimes OpEd: Strong Unions Equals Strong Democracy
Release Date:
01/12/2016
Richard D. Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, writes about the U.S. Supreme Court's potential to weaken public sector labor unions.
JP Morgan Chase Institute Report: Understanding Income Volatility & the Role of the Online Platform Economy
Release Date:
02/19/2016
The newest report from the JPMorgan Chase Institute, “Paychecks, Paydays, and the Online Platform Economy: Big Data on Income Volatility,” answers questions about income volatility among U.S. workers.
Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest
Release Date:
02/23/2016
The Wall Street Journal profiles the co-founder of the New York Stem Cell Foundation, highlighting her search for a cure for diabetes.
Surdna, Ms. Foundation Authors: Mind the Gap – How Philanthropy Can Address Gender-Based Economic Disparities
Release Date:
03/08/2016
... on this day in 1857 and again in 1908 demanding safer working conditions, a ten-hour day, an end to child labor, ...
JPMorgan Chase Report: Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U.S. Tech Training
Release Date:
03/09/2016
... world of tech training programs and examines what is working best. This report is one of the first of its kind to ...
Carnegie Prize Honoring Genocide’s Unsung Heroes Profiled in NYTimes
Release Date:
03/16/2016
An international committee deliberating on who would receive a new humanitarian award, created in memory of the Armenian genocide, has selected four relatively obscure humanitarians as finalists for the annual prize.
Revson Foundation Supports Steinem Program to Address Underrepresentation of Women In Media & Technology
Release Date:
03/28/2016
... take.” Nine years and a few wrong turns later, she is working as an associate editor and giving another Rutgers ...
Open Society Foundations' 6-Month Paid Paternity Leave Leads Generous-Parental-Leave Club
Release Date:
03/30/2016
Open Society Foundations, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the world, are leaders in the recent paternity-leave movement gaining momentum at corporations large and small, giving 6-month paid paternal leaves for employees.
Artstor President James Shulman Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow in Residence
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Artstor President James Shulman will work with Earl Lewis and Mariët Westermann, president and vice president of the Foundation, respectively, on topics of strategic importance. Among his projects, Shulman will write about high-impact philanthropy,...
Ms. Foundation for Women Spearheads Initiative to Develop a National Blueprint for Women’s Economic Agendas
Release Date:
05/06/2016
... power of low-income families and advocacy organizations working together, this momentum is occurring at a time when ...
John A. Hartford Foundation’s Berman to be Honored, Give Commencement Address at Quinnipiac U.
Release Date:
05/20/2016
Amy Berman, RN, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation, will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Quinnipiac University at the school's Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22. Ms. Berman will also deliver a...
Ford Foundation Is A Sponsor of New Exhibits at the Muhammad Ali Center
Release Date:
06/22/2016
Construction soon will begin on new exhibits at the Muhammad Ali Center after work was delayed following humanitarian and boxing champion Muhammad Ali’s death earlier this month.
Brad Tito Joins Westchester Community Foundation Board Of Advisors
Release Date:
11/08/2016
Mr. Tito, a resident of Edgemont, is a program manager with the Communities and Local Government Division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, which works to promote clean energy solutions in New York.
The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition
Release Date:
11/18/2016
With the election of Donald Trump, this warning is frighteningly close to becoming reality, as Trump has vowed to implement surveillance policies that “were frankly unthinkable a year ago.” Obama’s last challenge will be to do everything in his...
HSC Calls for Comments on Fair Labor Standards Act Effects on Nonprofits
Release Date:
11/28/2016
As nonprofits prepare to comply with the new Fair Labor Standards Act rule on exempt employee status, which will take effect on December 1, the State is accepting comments on its own proposed rule, which would set an even higher threshold.
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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of George Suttles as Program Officer
Release Date:
01/06/2017
... excited to welcome George Suttles to our outstanding team working to improve the care of older adults," said Terry .....
Rockefeller Foundation Grants $4.6M for Bay Area Resilience by Design Competition
Release Date:
01/23/2017
... collaborative five-month intensive design phase with teams working in partnership with residents, businesses, ... the 100 Resilient Cities Network, the Bay Area is already working to identify solutions to the...
President Of Montauk-Based Environmental Advocacy Organization Stepping Down
Release Date:
02/02/2017
Concerned Citizens of Montauk (CCOM) recently announced that its President, Jeremy Samuelson, who has been with the organization since 2012, will be stepping down at the end of March, 2017, to join The Nature Conservancy as the Director of Mashomack...