Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration
Release Date:
09/16/2014
... with applicants and residents as well as NYC's design community to develop new communication tools and services; .....
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Rockefeller Foundation Addresses Youth Unemployment by Connecting Employers with Untapped Talent Pool
Release Date:
10/24/2014
"Grads for Life" program specifically targets youths ages 16 to 24.
Addressing Poverty Through Digital And Financial Literacy (Capital One)
Release Date:
01/07/2016
Many experts concur that two of the challenges keeping people underserved, underbanked and underemployed are a lack of digital skills and financial literacy.
Dana K. Bezerra Named President of Heron Foundation
Release Date:
11/20/2017
Dana K. Bezerra will assume the role of President at Heron as of December 31, 2017, the Heron Foundation announced today.
Mayor De Blasio and The Rockefeller and Pinkerton Foundations Launch 'CareerLift'
Release Date:
01/17/2018
... private-sector employers to help reduce employee turnover rates and improve productivity. This project will also ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs
Release Date:
06/13/2019
... improve incarcerated students’ ties with family and community in advance of parole, reduce rates of recidivism, and interrupt the cycle of ...
Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic
Release Date:
07/21/2020
... to address a steep decline in childhood vaccination rates statewide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will ... not just COVID-19.” “We continue to coordinate with community and health partners to make...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Shaheen Kassim-Lakha as Director of Strategic Partnerships
Release Date:
07/03/2019
... funders and national and international partners to unlock resources and shift policies that enable the Hilton ... role will be working to leverage the Hilton Foundation’s resources , flexibility, solutions...
Open Society Names Yamide Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice
Release Date:
12/07/2021
... as the director of climate negotiations at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C., focusing on the ... NDC Partnership, providing strategic advice and mobilizing resources from donors and agencies...
13
Sep
2016
Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... Commission recommendations for transforming police‐ community relations. It is now being piloted in Albany, the ... implications of this model for policing practices and community relations. Panelists Roy L...
Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced
Release Date:
10/21/2015
... their academic careers—provide scholars with material resources and an intellectual community to develop new research and publications that ... military practices evolved during the war, analyzing the ...
Humanizing Immigration: A Three Part Conversation Recap
... in New York City, which coupled with declining birth rates and an aging population, threatens the vitality and ... Pat Swann , Senior Program Officer, Civic Affairs, Community Development, and Technical...
Groundswell Fund Shares An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations
Release Date:
06/10/2021
... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and decision-making power in a way that ... “different way” must include a significant transfer of resources into the control of institutions...
Philanthropic Responsibility in the Wake of the Killing of Jordan Neely
Release Date:
05/12/2023
... Killing of Jordan Neely Philanthropy New York joins our community in the collective heartbreak, disgust, and anger ... its institutional power to advocate for and distribute resources to ensure the social...
Surdna Foundation & Andrus Family Fund Pledge $800,000 to Next-Generation Social Justice Philanthropy
Release Date:
02/06/2018
... the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund are providing resources for family foundations, community foundations and donor-advised funders to pursue ... on social justice, race and equity - but many lack the...
Evaluation of OSF-Funded Education Program for Boys of Color Finds Efforts Didn’t Improve Outcomes
Release Date:
05/10/2018
... strides getting those students to graduation. With extra resources , the theory went, those same schools might be able ... included 40 high schools that had strong graduation rates among young men of color, but...
Open Soceity Foundations to Increase Commitment to Global COVID-19 Response
Release Date:
10/07/2020
... access to accurate information about public health and community safety. “COVID-19 continues to ravage countries ... the world, hitting hardest in communities with the least resources as a result of prolonged...
27
Oct
2021
New Leaders, New Opportunities: What Does This Moment Demand From Foundations?
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
NYC foundations who care about community and equity are facing a city that is emerging from ... the moment, they are going to need ingenuity, compassion, resources , intelligence, friends, and allies. Smart, savvy...
Thanu Yakupitiyage Appointed Program Officer, Sustainable Environments at the Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
04/27/2023
... within the climate justice movement, I am eager to shift resources to organizations and creative solutions led by the ...
16
Oct
2019
Who is Poor in NYC? Hint: Many More People Than You Think
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... and Career Advancement, City Harvest, and The New York Community Trust released “Overlooked & Undercounted: The ... reflecting on how to move from ideas to action. Explore Rates of self-sufficiency in New...