Carnegie Corporation of New York Issues RFP for Innovative Approaches to Peacekeeping
Release Date:
09/15/2015
... given the sustained reduction of international funding by the donor community; how actors in the ...
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Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Release Date:
10/01/2015
The partnership will bring resilience, best practices and solutions to cities around the world.
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders
Release Date:
10/26/2015
The National Policy Board for Educational Administration unanimously adopted new standards for education school leaders.
NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center
Release Date:
10/27/2015
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration picked the NoVo Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, to redevelop a former prison in New York City into a building for groups that advocate women’s equality.
Hospitals Foster Interprofessional Practice to Improve Outcomes - Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Release Date:
11/20/2015
... Practice to Support Interprofessional Collaboration, with funding from The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation in New York, aims ...
Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia
Release Date:
11/23/2015
... dams in Cambodia, there is little ground that has not been covered. But researcher Oudom Ham, an independent ... Narratives Analysis on Hydropower Dam Development, focuses not on the impact and viability of...
Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’s What Older People Want
Release Date:
12/01/2015
... of course, requires the correct blend of policies and funding . This is an increasingly urgent concern. A person ...
Arcus Foundation Establishes Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Release Date:
12/04/2015
... in their fellowships through June 2016. They will receive funding , training, and mentoring through the ACSJL. ...
De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... housing, youth employment and mental health. “We may not agree on individual issues but we’re all in the same ...
Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Glioblastoma multiforme is a particularly deadly brain cancer. Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.
As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats
Release Date:
01/22/2016
As temperatures drop and a blizzard looms, NYC announced that 13,000 young students will receive new winter jackets paid for by private donors.
DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust
Release Date:
02/04/2016
The lives of New York senior citizens are the subject of a year-long project called Exceeding Expectations, which is run by the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, and led by journalist...
Pinkerton, Kaplan and NY Community Trust Staff to Be Honored by City & State
Release Date:
02/05/2016
The media company, City & State Reports, and New York Law School announced this year's Corporate, Foundation and Family Philanthropy honorees.
Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs
Release Date:
02/05/2016
Regional Plan Association, HR&A Advisors Inc., and the Rauch Foundation released new research this week highlighting the high demand for multifamily housing on Long Island and proposing solutions to meet the demand.
Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)
Release Date:
02/08/2016
What Works Cities, founded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, named former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and former New York City Chief Analytics Officer Mike Flowers 2016 What Works Cities (WWC) Senior Fellows. They will be providing expert...
Backed by Mellon Grant, UVA Establishes New Center to Study Indigenous Art
Release Date:
02/16/2016
... to the Indigenous Art Initiative totals $1.7 million. The funding will span the course of five years... Backed by ...
Impact Investing's Role in Global Development (Rockefeller Foundation)
Release Date:
02/19/2016
... for development. She noted that there was a $200 trillion funding gap in dealing with the problems in the developing ...
Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Release Date:
02/23/2016
Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014.
Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)
Release Date:
02/26/2016
... metabolic disorders and the problem of obesity, are not yet fully understood by scientists. However, new research ... in the brain.” . . . This work is supported by funding from The JPB Foundation. . . Study:...
Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council
Release Date:
03/21/2016
The United Way of New York City’s Women’s Leadership Council’s held it’s 10th annual Power of Women to Make a Difference Award Luncheon honoring several female leaders who have had positive impacts on their communities and made a difference in the...