Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs
Release Date:
09/10/2015
... for programs that connect and improve the infrastructure systems of urban areas and their surrounding areas in ways ...
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Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'
Release Date:
12/02/2015
Russian authorities have barred the pro-democracy charity network founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros from the country, saying its work undermined state security, Reuters and CNBC report.
Ford, Rockefeller, OSF and NY Women’s Foundation Leaders Appointed to Commission on NYC Justice Reform
Release Date:
03/18/2016
Former chief judge Jonathan Lippman has announced the members of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform.
Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance
Release Date:
03/30/2016
According to Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance, a new report by TCF senior fellow Andrew Stettner, our current unemployment insurance system is facing a funding crisis that has made the safety net weaker than any time in its history.
UJA-Federation of NY CEO Gives Tips on Teaching Youth about the Holocaust
Release Date:
05/04/2016
Like so many others, I was outraged when pictures emerged last month of partying teens in New Jersey engaging in a shocking beer pong game called “Jews versus Nazis.”
With Help from Helmsley, Caltech Researchers May Have Discovered a Cause of Crohn’s Disease
Release Date:
05/09/2016
There has been growing evidence that certain probiotics – therapies that introduce beneficial bacteria into the gut – may help alleviate some of the symptoms of intestinal disorders such as Crohn’s disease.
Inaugural All Female Festival Launches In New York
Release Date:
05/09/2016
... how to do business, setting their own rules, putting new systems in place, pushing boundaries. Inventors, ...
Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction
Release Date:
07/25/2016
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Wilson College a $100,000 grant to strengthen writing instruction for students, especially those in their first year.
Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter
Release Date:
08/08/2016
The Ford Foundation is planning on studying and underwriting what it calls a “new and dynamic form of social justice leadership and infrastructure,” by investing in the Black-Led Movement Fund.
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School
Release Date:
08/30/2016
The Atlantic asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to activists and parents—to look beyond laws, politics, and funding and imagine a utopian system of learning.
Nathan Cummings Foundation Launches 2017 Fellowship Program
Release Date:
11/04/2016
... exceptional vision and a willingness to disrupt entrenched systems and take risks. All proposed projects must relate to ...
Edna McConnell Clark and Other Powerful Funders Stand Behind At-Risk Students
Release Date:
11/23/2016
Communities in Schools is a federated network of about 165 separate 501(c)(3) in 25 states and the District of Columbia.
Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work
Release Date:
02/15/2017
... , defined as "the capacity of individual, communities and systems to survive, adapt and grow in the face of stress and .....
Giving Parents a Prominent Voice in Schools
Release Date:
03/08/2017
Trise Moore, who is in charge of family engagement in Washington state’s Federal Way school district, helps parents navigate the system and ensures their voices are heard in major decisions.
Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’s Freedom in California
Release Date:
05/11/2017
One of the Novo Foundation's first big grants will go to help young women and girls of color involved in the juvenile justice system.
Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island
Release Date:
05/15/2017
The NYC jail is a microcosm of everything wrong with America’s criminal-justice system—but may also offer a model for how it can be righted.
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New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Summer Meeting
Monday, June 5, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... a holding facility for high-need youth involved with other systems , like child welfare. Indeed, initial data shows that ...
Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time
Release Date:
07/13/2017
A new report from the Urban Institute tells much of the reason why the nation’s prison and jail population has dropped only slightly in recent years: Prisoners sentenced to long terms under laws passed in previous decades still are locked up, and...
Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries
Release Date:
08/18/2017
The Westchester Community Foundation (WCF) is funding a series, which will focus on the 200-year history of Sing Sing and its impact on prison reform, as well as current issues of incarceration, reform, rehabilitation and return to prison.
Tesla, Farmingdale State Announce Student Job Training Plan
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Luxury electric carmaker Tesla Inc. and Farmingdale State College announced an agreement on Tuesday to offer students training and career opportunities in the rapidly growing company.