Urging the U.S. Senate to Pass the America Gives More Act
... the America Gives More Act, which was passed in the U.S. House in Summer 2014 and faces an uncertain future in the ...
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Ms. Foundation for Women Selects E. Tammy Kim as Inaugural Fellow
Release Date:
09/03/2012
The Ms. Foundation for Women is pleased to announce E. Tammy Kim as its Inaugural Fellow.
16
Feb
2012
Funders Supporting Veterans
Thursday, February 16, 2012 -
7:30am to 10:00am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
Since September, funders have met twice at Philanthropy New York to learn about the issues facing returning veterans that can be addressed by philanthropy. This group has continued the conversation but is now delving deeper into each other’s grants...
"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs
Release Date:
07/28/2014
America needs to take steps to prevent "eye-popping" prices of new drugs from driving health care costs so high that other societal needs suffer, write David Blumenthal, M.D., president, and David Squires, senior researcher to the president, The...
NPCC Announces Nonprofit Excellence Award Finalists
Release Date:
10/08/2014
The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York has announced the six finalists for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Exellence Awards.
Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office
Release Date:
10/28/2014
Senior Program Officer, Nicolette Naylor, will become head of Ford Foundation's South Africa office.
26
May
2015
Next Steps: Supporting the Community Schools Initiative
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
On April 14, funders across various sectors and issues convened to explore the next steps in the expansion of Community Schools in New York City.
Columbia University School of Nursing to Become New Home of the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare
Release Date:
11/17/2015
Columbia awarded 10-year, $11.1 million grant to house Jonas Center; from its new base in the School of Nursing, Center will build on its legacy as a national philanthropic leader and champion for nurses.
Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... became the chief executive of Sothebys.com, the auction house ’s online business. In 1999, she left to form her own ...
Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies
Release Date:
03/28/2016
Art Peck, Gap Inc. CEO & John B. King, U.S. Secretary of Education, write about the benefit of hiring young folks and the value of work experience.
Ford Foundation Is A Sponsor of New Exhibits at the Muhammad Ali Center
Release Date:
06/22/2016
... add two permanent exhibits, along with a new space to house temporary exhibits. The center has hired ...
Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million
Release Date:
12/09/2016
ArtPlace America, a public-private partnership that works to position arts and culture as a core sector of comprehensive community planning and development, has announced grants totaling $11 million to twenty-nine creative placemaking projects in...
18
Jan
2017
Homeownership and the Racial Wealth Gap – Webinar
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
As the movement to understand and address income inequality gains momentum, policymakers, practitioners, and funders face the challenge of confronting growing wealth gaps by race and ethnicity.
The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Hiring of George Suttles as Program Officer
Release Date:
01/06/2017
... George serves on the nonprofit boards of Odyssey House , The Support Center, and the Storefront Academy as well ...
NYSHealth Releases Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch
Release Date:
04/19/2017
A new NYSHealth survey finds that 82 percent of NYC voters support universal free school lunch. Providing free lunch to all public school students, regardless of socio-economic status, receives strong backing in all five boroughs and across income...
NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children
Release Date:
05/23/2017
A hungry child can’t learn or realize her full potential, writes David Sandman in HuffPost. Hungry kids find it harder to do what is good for their health and engage in a natural part of growing up: being physically active and playing.
Commentary from Century Foundation: TrumpCare Premium Increases Mapped
Release Date:
06/01/2017
... 24, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated the House -passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) would cause ...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants
Release Date:
10/05/2017
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in Agoura Hills, California, has announced fourteen third-quarter grants totaling $26 millio n.
PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving
Release Date:
11/15/2017
... estate tax would decrease donations to nonprofits. The House bill would eliminate the estate tax entirely after ... and the health of the philanthropic sector. The House bill also contains a provision that...
Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation Noted As Women Who Shall Lead In The News Industry
Release Date:
12/18/2017
Women in news philanthropy will help reimagine news in local communities. In cities like Detroit, Jennifer Preston and Katy Locker of the Knight Foundation, Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation, and Mariam Noland and Katie Brisson...