Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... both domestically and internationally. Among the findings : "I ndividual investments have helped extend access .....
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Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce
Release Date:
07/28/2014
Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline Of Women in Workforce As economists search for an explanation for why the percentage of women in the United States who are working or want to work has been...
We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change
Release Date:
09/23/2014
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, explores the enormous impact of climate change and how immediate action needs to be taken.
Ford Foundation Partners with Mozilla to Draw Young Engineers into Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
09/30/2014
Ford Foundation is partnering with Mozilla to create a fellowship program so young engineers can affect tech policy.
PNY Members Explore Barriers Placed on Black Girls in School
Release Date:
02/10/2015
Edward W. Hazen Foundation, Schott Foundation for Public Education and The Atlantic Philanthropies contributed to the Time Magazine editorial.
Arcus Develops Action Plan to Save Great Apes in Africa
Release Date:
04/08/2015
The initiative is a collaboration between the foundation, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Grate Apes Survival Partnership.
Nadia Alia Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation
Release Date:
04/20/2015
Alia previously worked as the foundation's grants manager.
OSF Grants $8 Million to Immigrant Advocacy Programs
Release Date:
06/09/2015
President Obama's undocumented immigration initiative has been halted in the face of legal issues.
Carnegie President Praises Efforts to Amplify World Humanitarian Initiatives
Release Date:
08/19/2015
Vartan Gregorian discusses the need to honor humanitarian heroes in the face of conflict and turmoil.
United Way of New York City Joins Cuomo and Other Leaders for Economic Justice
Release Date:
09/18/2015
Governor Cuomo today announced that 30 notable civil rights groups and prominent civil rights and community leaders have joined the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice, a statewide initiative aimed building support for a $15 minimum wage for...
What's Driving Variation in New York's Hospital Spending and Prices? (NY State Health Foundation)
Release Date:
12/17/2015
James R. Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), writes about price variation in the New York health care system.
Commonwealth Research Cited by NYTimes on Reducing Bounce Between Health Plans
Release Date:
03/23/2016
Millions of Americans are finding Obamacare to be unstable ground. An analysis by the Commonwealth Fund found that offering 12 months of continuous Medicaid eligibility would reduce churning by 30 percent.
How Mobile Games Can Help You Identify Your Next Great Employee (Rockefeller Foundation)
Release Date:
03/28/2016
Using games to discover hidden potential and to match talent with jobs is quickly gaining traction in the workplace as a powerful tool to engage, identify, hire, develop, deploy, and retain the best business talent, wrtie Abigail Carlton, Associate...
Casey Family Programs Contributes to Initiative in Three Cities to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year
Release Date:
08/11/2016
100-day challenges will start on Sept. 7 in Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Austin.
Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline
Release Date:
09/09/2016
... experience about disciplinary disparities, and the latest findings regarding disparity-reducing approaches. The ...
Simons-Supported Research Shows Link Between Non-Coded Portions of Genome and Cancer
Release Date:
09/28/2016
A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) screened thousands of non-coding RNAs to find those that were expressed at high levels in two types of aggressive breast cancer.
Wallace Foundation Study Looks at Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth
Release Date:
09/30/2016
Voluntary summer-learning programs can help narrow academic achievement gaps between children from low-income families and those from high-income families, a report from the Wallace Foundation and the RAND Corporation finds.
Nathan Cummings Announces Increased Payout to Respond to ‘Extraordinary Times’
Release Date:
05/03/2017
The Foundation’s board and staff met to consider the question: how can we stand alongside our grantees and philanthropic partners and respond to current societal challenges with leadership, urgency, and impact? Its board made the unanimous decision...
JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million
Release Date:
05/11/2017
The pace of Detroit’s progress allowed the firm to accelerate initial $100 million investment and make valuable impact on the city’s recovery. Partnerships between civic, business, and nonprofit leaders as well as improving economic conditions in...
The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare
Release Date:
05/15/2017
Looking to improve healthcare quality while lowering costs by bringing out the best in doctors, health systems, insurers, patients and employers, the center reports there are many opportunities to transform American healthcare.