Bloomberg Philanthropies Program Promotes Global Digital Education
Release Date:
05/13/2016
... Education Twenty-five U.S. school districts from 16 states participated in a symposium on global digital ...
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Weinberg Foundation Names New Trustee
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... is one of the largest private foundations in the United States , providing about $100 million in grants each year to ...
Ford, Rockefeller, Mellon, Bank of America Are Just a Few of the Donors to New African American Museum
Release Date:
05/25/2016
Ford, Gates, Rockefeller and Mellon foundations, General Electric and Walmart, Oprah Winfrey and Samuel L. Jackson, the NBA and the NFL donated to the new museum in Washington, D.C.
How Philanthropy Can Help Achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in the U.S.
Publication date:
07/2016
... and contribute to the success of the goals in the United States . This report was published in conjunction with ...
Rockefeller Family & Brothers Fund, Green Groups Subpoenaed on ‘Coordinated’ Climate Efforts
Release Date:
08/03/2016
The eight green groups subject to the committee’s inquiries include the Union of Concerned Scientists, Greenpeace, 350.org, the Climate Accountability Institute, the Climate Reality Project, the Rockefeller Family Fund, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund...
Commonwealth Fund Executives Write About Stressed, But Fixable ACA Marketplaces
Release Date:
09/07/2016
Most ACA marketplace enrollees will not experience major premium hikes next year.
How to Recruit Panelists for Your Next Program
Release Date:
09/22/2016
Brian Byrd, program officer at the NY State Health Foundation, explains how he chose the panel for the PNY Program, "Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic."
William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements
Release Date:
10/14/2016
A new study, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, from North Carolina State University, the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, finds that women college students are more active than men in racial justice movements – and that...
Why De Blasio's Affordable Housing Plan Is in Trouble [In 5 Steps]
Release Date:
10/19/2016
More than half of the city's 3 million apartments are defined as affordable, but the mayor's goal has been criticized for creating housing that's too expensive for low-income New Yorkers.
Landlords Are Sitting on Empty Apartments in Affordable Buildings, says Official
Release Date:
10/21/2016
Empty apartments inside poorly maintained apartment buildings are challenging New Yorkers' chances of finding affordable housing at a time when they need it most, according to local elected officials.
Sixteen Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities Initiative
Release Date:
10/24/2016
... bringing the number of members to 55 across 33 states ... Sixteen Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' What .....
Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports ALA Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... written for adult readers and published in the United States . The two medal winners will be announced at the ...
Coalition Rallies against Cuomo’s Proposed Nuclear Plant Subsidies
Release Date:
10/28/2016
A coalition of more than 100 government watchdog, environmental and consumer groups staged pop-up rallies across the state Thursday to criticize Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s plan to subsidize three upstate nuclear plants with $7.7 billion from electric...
Community Garden at Doris Duke’s Former NJ Estate Donates Tons of Organic Produce
Release Date:
11/21/2016
Duke Farms, the 2,700-acre former estate of globe-trotting philanthropist Doris Duke, is one of the largest preserved properties in the state of New Jersey.
A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment
Release Date:
11/28/2016
... efforts to counter intolerance both in the United States and abroad, giving billions for work to strengthen ...
Introducing the Open Society Foundations’ New Communities Against Hate Initiative
Release Date:
12/05/2016
... open to the participation of all people. In the United States , the foundations’ work seeks to promote full ...
Carnegie Teams Up With City, Other Local Foundations to Help New Yorkers
Release Date:
12/21/2016
... more than $60 billion given to grantees across the United States in 2014, according to the Foundation Center... ...
NYSHealth Publishes New Report for Improving Access to Primary Care for Adults with Physical Disabilities
Release Date:
12/21/2016
... in 2013 approximately one in five adults in the United States —or more than 53 million people—were living with a ...
New York Community Trust Supports Fellowship to Build Diversity in Arts Management
Release Date:
01/31/2017
"We are tremendously grateful to New York City's Theater Subdistrict Council, the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust and the New York State Council on the Arts' Regional Economic Development Council Program (REDC) for...
United Hospital Fund President James Tallon Steps Down from NY Board of Regents
Release Date:
02/02/2017
Regent James Tallon will not seek another term on New York state’s education policymaking body, opening up an empty spot on the board and continuing the transformation of the 17-member group.