Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Release Date:
06/05/2014
... Foundation, Open Society Foundations] Eleven of the nation ’s leading philanthropies have announced a bold plan ...
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2014 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences Announced
Release Date:
06/10/2014
... Fund and the Simons Foundation. The awards are among the nation ’s oldest and most illustrious fellowships for young ...
Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth
Release Date:
06/13/2014
A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges gaining stable employment.
Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy
Release Date:
06/17/2014
A new light rail line that connects the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for the first time in decades is being hailed by the Ford Foundation as an example of how strategic public investments in transit and transit-oriented development can...
Make Music New York To Present Record-Setting 1,350 Shows
Release Date:
06/18/2014
The boroughs of NYC will be filled with the sound of music Saturday, June 21, thanks to support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for the Make Music New York festival, which will feature a record-setting 1,350 free...
Jacqueline Jones Named President of Foundation for Child Development
Release Date:
07/01/2014
Jacqueline Jones, a national leader in the movement for high-quality early learning, has been named president of the Foundation for Child Development.
Boards as an Accountability Mechanism
Publication date:
06/2014
This paper examines board functioning in relation to both legal and broader conceptions of accountability, and empirical evidence from over 5,100 nonprofits in the Urban Institute National Survey of Nonprofit Governance . It discusses areas of board weakness and considers different approaches to improving them, including regulation, self-regulation, policy-oriented strategies, and management-oriented strategies.
Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA
Release Date:
07/10/2014
In the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period, significantly fewer working-age adults are uninsured than just before the sign-up period began, and many have used their new coverage to obtain needed care, according to a new...
Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children
Release Date:
07/09/2014
... of meals every year to children and families across the nation . “For over 40 years, we have focused our ...
Partnership Aims To Boost Service Positions For Young People, Increase Adult Volunteers
Release Date:
07/14/2014
United Way of New York City and NYC Service have announced a partnership with The Franklin Project at the Aspen Institute that seeks to increase service corps positions for young New Yorkers and to double the number of adults in the city who...
New York Community Trust Ranked Number Three In Total Assets
Release Date:
07/15/2014
... that The New York Community Trust is number three in the nation with $2.4 billion. The report, published last week ...
Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies
Release Date:
07/24/2014
... Policies Forward-thinking school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance ...
Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce
Release Date:
07/28/2014
... Advisers finds that the U.S. is the only developed nation not to offer paid maternity leave as part of federal ...
Heintz Named To NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 List
Release Date:
08/01/2014
Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, has been named as one of this year's Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50.
NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center
Release Date:
09/17/2014
... Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI), the nation 's foremost Afro-Caribbean cultural center, will break .....
PNY Members Funding LGBT Senior Care
Release Date:
10/30/2014
... often, even though research shows these are some of the nation 's most isolated seniors. Fortunately, a number of .....
Century Foundation Announces Janice Nittoli "Forward Thinking" Award
Release Date:
11/03/2014
The "Forward Thinking" Award is specifically for individuals under 30.
MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program
Release Date:
11/10/2014
MasterCard Foundation is investing in small businesses in developing countries.
RPA, Ford, MasterCard Foundation Among Funders Partnering with Foundation Center on Global Development
Release Date:
11/20/2014
The partnership will focus on global development post-2015.
Commonwealth Fund Research Shows Elderly in U.S. Have Trouble Paying Medical Bills
Release Date:
11/21/2014
United States ranks last among 11 nations surveyed.