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Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report
Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...
12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials
Publication date:
12/2014
View the materials and live stream recording of the program, "Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color."
Legal Aid Society Slams State’s Familial DNA Testing Proposal as Abuse Of Power
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Legal Aid Society Slams State ’s Familial DNA Testing Proposal as Abuse Of Power ... The Legal Aid Society launched a broadside Monday at the state ’s familial DNA testing proposal, saying the move is an abuse of...
George Soros, Steven Rockefeller, Abigail Disney and Some Of New York's Wealthiest Tell State Government To Raise Their Taxes
Release Date:
03/21/2017
... Abigail Disney and Some Of New York's Wealthiest Tell State Government To Raise Their Taxes Some of the wealthiest New Yorkers are asking the state to raise their taxes. Eighty people including George...
Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company City & State will be honoring Betsy Dubovsky, executive director, ... individals living or working in Staten Island. As...
Bloomberg's Investment in Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States' 200th Coal Plant
Release Date:
07/16/2015
... to phase out coal use at six of its plants in the state , marking the 200th coal plant to shut down in the ... energy and underscores Iowa’s growth as a clean energy state . The announced coal plant retirements...
State Recoups $30 Million for Workers Who Failed to Receive Proper Minimum Wage
Release Date:
02/05/2015
State Recoups $30 Million for Workers Who Failed to Receive ... is making a difference for workers across the State by actively cracking down on wage theft,” Cuomo said ... men and women who earned it in the first...
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Initiative to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness in the United States
Release Date:
02/19/2015
The foundation is partnering with the Zero: 2016 initiative to end homeless in 71 U.S. communities.
Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017
Release Date:
06/29/2015
The Alfred P. Sloan and James L. Knight Foundations have announced a $3.4 million investment in the initiative.
Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner
Release Date:
01/12/2017
Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner City & State is proud to announce the 2017 50 Over 50 honorees! The ... Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named...
Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs
Release Date:
04/14/2017
Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs ... collaboration of the Markle Foundation, LinkedIn, Arizona State University and edX, a nonprofit...
Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’s 2017 State Test Scores
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’s 2017 State Test Scores Test scores in New York City continued ... because of significant changes to the tests themselves, state officials said the latest round of scores...
Ford Foundation Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison
Release Date:
03/02/2015
... Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison Backed by a $500,000 Ford Foundation grant, ... Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison .....
Morgan Stanley Foundation Announces $1 Million in Grants to Local Food Banks Across the United States
Release Date:
05/28/2015
The grants will be distributed in 24 cities across 17 states.
Supported by Doris Duke, Conservation Group Maps Land Protection Strategy in Three States
Release Date:
03/13/2017
A conservation group has created maps identifying key landscapes in the Pacific Northwest most likely to sustain native species amid climate change, and is distributing money to protect private lands through use-limiting easements or outright...
Michael R. Bloomberg To Convene Heads Of State And CEOs At Inaugural Global Business Forum
Release Date:
08/22/2017
Michael R. Bloomberg To Convene Heads Of State And CEOs At Inaugural Global Business Forum Bloomberg ... Global Business Forum, which will bring heads of state together with global CEOs to discuss opportunities...
Video Shows How a New State Prison Policy Hurts Nonprofits Like Books Through Bars in New York
Release Date:
01/10/2018
Video Shows How a New State Prison Policy Hurts Nonprofits Like Books Through Bars ... will grind to a halt throughout New York unless the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ... decades of...
Morgan Stanley Foundation Announces Additional Support to Local Food Banks Across the United States
Release Date:
05/17/2018
Morgan Stanley Foundation today announced over $1,500,000 in grants to local food banks in 29 cities across 20 states to support hunger-relief programs that deliver food assistance and healthy meals to children and families.
Michigan State University Awarded Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Less Commonly Taught Languages
Release Date:
07/23/2019
Michigan State University Awarded Grant From Andrew W. Mellon ... Foundation for Less Commonly Taught Languages Michigan State University was awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant ... the Center for Language...