Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders
Release Date:
03/19/2020
... mutual aid support to one another. Times like this call on all of us to show up and step up as our best selves. ...
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New Multi-Foundation Matching Fund Recognizes Public Transit’s Importance to Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability
Release Date:
09/17/2020
... change would accelerate. Now is the moment that civic action is urgently needed, funded by philanthropy. ...
Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort
Release Date:
01/30/2014
Goldman Sachs and five other supporters will invest $18 million in a Massachusetts program to reduce recidivism among ex-convicts, the biggest "pay for success" project in the U.S., reported The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Using Outsourcing To Help Alleviate Poverty In Africa and South Asia
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... growing global supply chains that process data and operate call centers can be deployed to help alleviate poverty in ...
City Will Bring High-Speed Broadband to Digital Deserts in Brooklyn and Queens
Release Date:
07/02/2015
Two providers will offer speeds up to 1 gigabit per second.
Stonewall Community Foundation’s ‘Dad Fund’ Changes Perceptions of Gay Dads
Release Date:
06/20/2016
... of Gay Dads Alexander Gardner loves hearing gay people call each other “family.” “The gay community has long ...
NY Women's Foundation Co-Hosts Training on Healthy Manhood and Preventing Violence Against Women
Release Date:
12/07/2016
... Healthy Manhood and Preventing Violence Against Women A CALL TO MEN and The New York Women's Foundation hosted a ... funded by the New York Women's Foundation and led by A CALL TO MEN, a national...
Sustainable Innovation: 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself
Release Date:
09/25/2017
In his book ‘The Way to Design,” Steve Vassalo quotes John Arnold, who taught a course at Stanford in the early ‘60s called ‘How to Ask a Question’: “Each of man’s advances was started by a question….Knowing what questions to ask and how to ask them...
Foundations as First Responders?
Release Date:
04/18/2013
... foundation could also play a vital role by connecting resources to people and communities most affected by this ... and fathers in New Jersey who had lost a loved one. Our resources were tiny compared to other...
NY Women’s Foundation Projects Precarious Situation for Young Girls Dependent on Struggling Caregivers
Release Date:
12/01/2016
... to the basic guidance, support, respite and childcare resources needed to be effective nurturers and first ... families by uniting a cross-cultural alliance that ignites action and invests in bold, community-...
JPMorgan Chase Expands Second Chance Hiring Efforts in Columbus
Release Date:
04/26/2021
... Society of Columbus to provide these job seekers with key resources , such as legal services, job search support and ...
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $3 Million in New Funding for Data Science Platform Global.health To Strengthen Pathogen Surveillance and Response
Release Date:
11/01/2022
... investors, businesses, and governments to combine their resources to scale funding solutions and bring about ... scalable platforms that transform data points into action is vital to ensuring an informed,...
Mayor de Blasio Can Make Lasting Change with Nonprofit Living Wages and Career Opportunities
Release Date:
12/16/2014
... we look to the de Blasio administration to take lasting action on this issue, the philanthropic community can play a ...
2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality
Release Date:
02/06/2020
Responding to growing global agitation over the effects of concentrated wealth, the Open Society Foundations announced today that 16 fellows will take part in a collaborative effort to combat economic inequality.
Building Our Equity Muscles
Release Date:
12/08/2021
... all-staff racial equity training. When we began scoping action steps, Race Forward encouraged us to pick up a ...
Robin Hood, in collaboration with Columbia University's Center on Poverty and Social Policy and The Helmsley Charitable Trust Released its latest Poverty Tracker report, "Special Series on Health and Health Care in New York City"
Release Date:
02/09/2022
A longitudinal study and series of reports will aim to better understand the more than two million New Yorkers living with high health care needs
Reimagining Reporting for Greater Impact
Release Date:
02/16/2024
At the end of 2023, a group of eight funders* with common New York City-based grantees** came together to test a new reporting approach - giving grantees the opportunity to define the scope and style of reporting for one year.
Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
07/13/2017
... over 150 years ago, BUMC’s vision is to be a hub of resources for Crown Heights, ensuring that its facilities are ...
Mellon Foundation Grants Over $13M to the National Park Foundation to Support Thirty Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities
Release Date:
06/29/2022
... and connect the public with interpretive and educational resources that consider the complex histories of the sites ... on our collective past and learn more about the country we call home,” said Elizabeth...
Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care
Release Date:
08/08/2012
By James R. Tallon, Jr., President, United Hospital Fund While the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being parsed across the country for its impact on individuals, institutions and states, for...