NYT Opinion: Rockefeller Family Fund Director, Lee Wasserman asks "Why Are We Still Looking for Oil and Gas?"
Release Date:
07/25/2019
... plenty. Taken together, President Obama’s legacy is a nation that produces more oil and natural gas than ...
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29
Oct
2019
Resiliency Finance: A Pivotal Role for Philanthropy
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The need for cities small and large to upgrade infrastructure and prepare for climate change disruptions is increasingly urgent, and yet finance and funding for these efforts face critical shortfalls. Increased impact investing by the philanthropic...
Community-based Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds
Release Date:
08/28/2019
Human Ebola epidemics, like the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are known to start from a contact with wildlife infected with Ebola virus.
09
Sep
2019
Hurricane Dorian: Supporting the Bahamas - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Monday, September 9, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Hurricane Dorian slammed into the northern Bahamas as a powerful Category 5 hurricane, with winds in excess of 185 mph and a storm surge of 18-23 feet.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New $160 Million Program to End the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic
Release Date:
09/10/2019
... including parent and community groups concerned about the nation ’s kids and health. More than 3.6 million middle and ...
Eleven-Country Survey, Conducted by The Commonwealth Fund, Finds Doctors in U.S. and Abroad Have Problems Coordinating Care with Social Service Providers
Release Date:
12/10/2019
Primary care doctors in the U.S. struggle to coordinate care and communicate with other health and social service providers, according to results from the 2019 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey, published by the journal Health...
Announcing the Heckscher Leadership Fellows Program
Release Date:
03/31/2020
The Heckscher Foundation welcomes two remarkable education leaders, Ruth Genn and Vita Rabinowitz, as its inaugural Heckscher Leadership Fellows.
15
Apr
2020
Supporting Immigrants During the COVID-19 Crisis - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join GCIR to learn from leaders in the immigrant rights movement about how philanthropy must significantly increase grantmaking dollars, shift grantmaking practices, embrace risk, and assert leadership to meet the challenges of this moment.
New Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds Americans Suffering Health Coverage Insecurity Along with Job Losses
Release Date:
04/21/2020
Two of five people dealing with job insecurity — losing a job or receiving an hourly or pay cut — have also lost health insurance, are worried about losing insurance, or were uninsured before the pandemic hit.
New York Life and Cigna Launch ‘Brave of Heart Fund’ to Raise More Than $100 Million to Provide Financial and Emotional Support for Families of Frontline Healthcare Workers and Volunteers
Release Date:
04/21/2020
... out the best in us, as individuals and communities. Our nation ’s healthcare workers and volunteers are embodying ...
What It Takes to Serve 500,000 Meals to Front Line Workers in NYC’s Public Hospitals – A Look into the Bloomberg Philanthropies and World Central Kitchen Partnership
Release Date:
05/12/2020
Less than one month since the initiative to provide up to one million meals launched, 500,000 meals have been served.
09
Jun
2020
Secure Vote By Mail for Democracy's Sake
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... the 2020 election is considered the most critical in our nation ’s history and will take place under unprecedented ...
01
Oct
2020
State and Local Budgets - the Next COVID-19 Battlefront - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Thursday, October 1, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Join this webinar to learn more about the state and local fiscal crisis, lessons learned from the Great Recession, key principles for an equitable response, and how state and local advocates are gearing up for the budget battles to come.
The Search is On for PNY’s Next Public Policy Fellow
Release Date:
02/01/2017
The fellowship deepens the pipeline for future grantmakers by introducing early-career professionals of diverse backgrounds to the field of philanthropy, recognizing that diversity comes in many forms: race, gender, gender identity, sexual...
Take Another Look at the Ways Schools Police Gender Norms
Release Date:
12/01/2016
... examined how schools – both in the City and across the nation – pursue discipline policies that disproportionately ...
An Open Exchange of Insights, Ideas: What Philanthropy New York Embraces
Release Date:
11/04/2015
... to education philanthropy in New York and across the nation and we are grateful for all of the panelists’ ...
Exploring the Intersection of Arts and Culture and Other Funding Areas
Release Date:
09/10/2014
One of our 4 areas of focus this year is arts and culture. Art is important for innumerable reasons, but our focus is for funders using art as a tool for another mission area. Many of the programs we will showcase will explore the intersection...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces 2021 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/17/2021
128 outstanding early-career researchers honored across eight fields
New York Community Trust President Lorie A. Slutsky Announces Plans to Retire
Release Date:
04/05/2021
... in 2022 after a distinguished career leading one of the nation ’s oldest and largest community foundations. Slutsky, ...
12
May
2021
Children’s Aid Recovery Labs: Lessons Learned and Implications for this Summer and Beyond
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -
12:00pm to 12:45pm
In April 2020, after learning of the total elimination of all summer camps and summer jobs programs, Children’s Aid launched Recovery Lab – an initiative to mitigate the devastating effects we feared the ongoing crisis would have on New York City’s...