Benjamin Chu Elected Commonwealth Fund Chairman; Mark Smith Elected to Board
Release Date:
12/10/2014
The Commonwealth Fund announces changes to the board of directors.
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Give Cash a Chance
Release Date:
02/24/2015
Century Foundation Policy Associate, Clio Chang, makes the case for the inclusion of cash allowances as part of a comprehensive child poverty agenda.
24
Feb
2016
The Art of Moving Research to Impact
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... What can be done to make sure research that is funded helps drive toward impact. What roles foundations can play in ...
08
Oct
2015
Funding Atrocity Prevention and Response in Iraq - Webinar
Thursday, October 8, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join PSFG's Conflict and Atrocities Prevention Working Group for a call to discuss the current response to ISIS funding landscape in Iraq.
06
Apr
2016
Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Much of the conversation within the college success field around addressing college affordability has focused on the FAFSA form. Yet, this form is just one step in the long process of preparing students to graduate college successfully with...
Produce Buyers & Sellers Support Food Safety Research Campaign (Target Corp.)
Release Date:
02/04/2016
The fresh produce supply chain is supporting the Center for Produce Safety's Campaign for Produce Safety, as retail and foodservice buyers and producers announced commitments to fund produce-specific food safety research.
Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars
Release Date:
02/05/2016
As the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare marks ten years, it celebrates its founders’ vision and its progress in preparing 1,000 nurse faculty and clinical leaders. And Jonas Center leadership reiterates that efforts to advance all...
01
Nov
2016
Getting Your Board on Board with Impact Investing
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Taking on impact investing often requires board approval. Yet impact investing is still quite new terrain for many board members. What’s the best way to engage board members so that they are supportive of the development of an impact investing...
Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Patients with any stage of age-related macular degeneration carry signs of the disease in their blood that may be found through special laboratory tests, according to a new study led by AMD researchers based at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
30
May
2018
Equity and Asset Management – Why It’s About Dollars and Sense
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
Many funders say racial and gender equity strengthens their grantmaking and aligns perfectly with their philanthropic mission. Thus, more foundations are interested in assessing the equitability of their operational practice.
Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry
Release Date:
03/29/2018
In 2017, Arcus allocated $350,000 to support Mighty Earth’s work to stop deforestation connected to commercial agriculture, including cacao. This grant, while not huge, has already had outsized impact.
Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
05/11/2020
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund turned its back on the source of family wealth—and reaped the returns.
Tow Foundation Commits $2 Million to Multiple Myeloma Research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Release Date:
04/27/2022
This will support multiple myeloma research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and in particular, the work of C. Ola Landgren, M.D., Ph.D., a world-renowned hematologic oncologist.
Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian Returns to Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/09/2022
Trustee Caroline Kennedy resigns from board after Senate confirms her nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Australia
08
Apr
2025
The Transportation Road Ahead: A Briefing with the Clean RIDES Network
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
Please join us to hear directly from the Clean RIDES Network about various transportation policy efforts happening across the country, including right here in New York, and their impact on emissions.
Recording: Resilient Resolve: Supporting Justice in NYC's Nonprofit Crisis
... jeopardizing vital services for our most vulnerable communities . This crisis has left nonprofit staff battling a ...
Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 2
Release Date:
09/21/2015
New York Community Trust's Salem Tsegaye explores the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund's work with Race Forward.
Actions Civics: Activating Young Citizens to Go Beyond the Ballot
Release Date:
07/03/2018
... people, especially those from underserved urban and rural communities , about how to participate in our democracy. Our ... of color and those from our nation’s most underserved communities . Such students are...
Beyond a Portal, to Real Patient Engagement
Release Date:
04/10/2017
David Sandman, President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation, writes, "portals are hardly the sum total of patient engagement. We should consider them a floor rather than a ceiling."
Add the “A” and It’s Full STEAM Ahead for Girls
Release Date:
10/30/2015
... The camp is a learning opportunity, but it also helps campers speak up and be heard. Read sixteen of their ... AOL enhanced the program curriculum by leveraging its resources as a media technology company to...