Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... since the think tank’s founding in 1999. That money helped to establish New America as an elite voice in policy ...
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Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... mix and mingle with people from the borough and people who helped shape the borough. Executive Director of the Staten ...
A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia
Release Date:
09/06/2017
There is a boom in Muslim-led nonprofit work that counters ideas of Islam as foreign and dangerous. And all of them are connected by an invisible thread: Pillars Fund.
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."
Citi Foundation and Citi Canada Announce a $700,000 Commitment to Youth
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... launched in 2014, with a US$50 millioneffort that helped more than 100,000 young people across ten cities ...
United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment
Release Date:
09/29/2017
United Hospital Fund just issued a HealthWatch brief on CHIP’s impact on New York State that may be helpful in your coverage of the issue—it reports that enrollment in the state’s Child Health Plus program, primarily funded by CHIP, jumped by 17...
Nonprofits Scramble to Respond to the New DACA Deadline
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Since President Donald Trump’s administration ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Sept. 5, nonprofit providers across New York City have responded to those directly affected by offering legal services and other...
UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The UJA-Federation of New York has announced a $20 million legacy gift from the Jack S. & Shirley M. Silver Foundation in support of the organization's Jewish Day Camp Centennial Signature Initiative.
Cuomo Says Special Session Might Be Necessary to Allocate Public Hospital Funding
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would be holding onto federal funding that helps offset uncompensated care until it can determine an equitable way to distribute the money. Those funds include money that was expected to be distributed last year and...
NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami
Release Date:
10/05/2017
With the Bass Museum of Art reopening this month and the Institute of Contemporary Art putting the finishing touches on its new permanent home, this season is a big one for the Miami museum world, and this December, an art fair has a plan to help an...
No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?
Release Date:
10/06/2017
When the Every Student Succeeds Act was enacted, speculation swirled that states might use it as a launching pad to use measures of students’ social and emotional competencies to determine whether their schools are successful.
Disabled Parents Sue New York City Over Child Removals
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A class-action lawsuit filed last week against New York City alleges the city is violating the rights of parents who have intellectual disabilities.
In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... on for Ms. Giles, too: Since the disaster ended, she has helped the theater raise $150,000 for a fund to aid its ...
Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects
Release Date:
10/13/2017
The Rockaway Youth Task Force has a long waiting list of families who want spots in its community garden, but more of those aspiring harvesters might be tending fresh veggies soon thanks to a new crowdfunding effort by the New York City Housing...
Wallace Takes Arts Organizations From What They Think to What They Know
Release Date:
10/24/2017
If your organization is in the arts or providing disadvantaged kids with afterschool and summer opportunities, it is a wonderful thing for the Wallace Foundation to pick you.
The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy
Release Date:
10/30/2017
After Superstorm Sandy, Rebuild by Design — a design competition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Rockefeller Foundation — launched a project for cities and towns affected by the storm and residents to come up with...
The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste
Release Date:
11/14/2017
Today, World Wildlife Fund and the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, unveil results from a set of projects demonstrating innovative strategies aimed at reducing food waste in the hotel...
‘White Rage’ Author Kicks Off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism
Release Date:
12/08/2017
The Mellon Lecture Series, which will continue into the spring semester, is made possible by a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help Georgetown carry out its commitment to produce scholarship to better understand and...
Morgan Stanley Announces Creation of Innovative Play Spaces for Children in 14 Cities With KaBOOM!
Release Date:
02/02/2018
Morgan Stanley today announced the creation of 14 new play spaces for children through a Morgan Stanley Foundation grant to KaBOOM! and the hands-on efforts of hundreds of its employees throughout the U.S. this year.
Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies
Release Date:
02/21/2018
The 2018 edition of the World's Most Innovative Companies spans more than 350 enterprises across 36 categories, from the world's most valuable firm and its continuing transformation of consumer electronics to a small outfit selling natural gum to...