A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... of Michigan, an activist network pushes Muslims across the nation to address racial injustices. And in California, a ...
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Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Congress has not only rejected the president’s N.I.H. proposal; lawmakers from both parties have joined forces to increase spending on biomedical research.
As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities
Release Date:
09/12/2017
President Trump’s new executive order will roll back efforts to ensure our infrastructure and communities are resilient to flooding and climate change/
Standing Up For Housing Equality
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Members and supporters of the New York Communities for Change (NYCC) held a three-day tent city sit-in and demonstration march to call attention to the color divide on Long Island, specifically in Garden City.
‘Medicare for All’: Is It Popular? And Is It the Same as Britain’s System?
Release Date:
09/15/2017
As leading Democrats embrace Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposal to vastly expand Medicare to cover all Americans, Republicans are fighting back with familiar critiques of such a single-payer system.
Warm Up Potential Major Donors Via Digital
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of philanthropic giving comes from individuals and donor pyramids continue to grow steeper to the point that, today, as much as 95 percent of dollars into organizations via individual giving are given by 5 percent...
If Congress Doesn’t Act Fast on Children’s Health Insurance, Millions Could Be at Risk
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Some families would see coverage disappear starting October 1.
Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board
Release Date:
09/22/2017
Andrus Family Fund appoints Edgar Villanueva, Vice President of Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education, to its board.
LDN Fund Officially Launched
Release Date:
09/22/2017
The Land Degradation Neutrality Fund (LDN Fund) was launched on 12 September 2017 at the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ordos, China.
Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. To respond effectively, the philanthropic sector, too, must make gender justice, in addition to economic and racial justice, a core principle.
Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Government transparency efforts are becoming more sophisticated. But everywhere you look, something is missing.
Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... more than one million Syrians to this tiny Mediterranean nation . These newcomers join previous waves of Palestinian ...
How Many Big Storms Before People Abandon Coastal Cities?
Release Date:
10/02/2017
For homeowners in flood zones, one big question looms: Rebuild or retreat after another “500-year storm?”
Thousands March For Black Women And Racial Justice In D.C., Around The Country
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The two separate but closely-coordinated events, the March for Black Women (M4BW) and the March for Racial Justice (M4RJ) started at parks near the Capitol before converging to march together to the Department of Justice before descending on the...
Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The growing popularity of fried chicken and pizza in parts of Africa underscores how fast food is changing habits and expanding waistlines.
Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... Making: Engaged Philanthropy Investing in the health of a nation requires thoughtful deliberation and vision. ...
More Trafficking Victims Turn to Hotline With Pleas for Help
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The tipster's account was grim. A woman had suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung at the hands of a man who for nine years had been forcing her into prostitution.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Our Compelling Interests
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... a pivotal period ushering in extraordinary shifts in the nation ’s racial demographic makeup. If planned for ...
Growing Fab Lab Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... hands-on STEM learning. As Fab Labs branch out across the nation , thanks in part to a $10 million, three-year push by ...
Despite Washington Drama, Pace of Health System Change Accelerates
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... the state of population health management in 2017. The nation ’s network of 4,862 community hospitals, which ...