Artists Behind ‘Tribute in Light’ 9/11 Memorial Continue to Inspire: ‘People Could Start Looking Up Again’
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... the night sky above Lower Manhattan on Monday night, creating two pillars of light that will stretch ...
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With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... scheduled to begin taking effect in less than three weeks, creating a tough choice for the Cuomo administration, which ...
Playing Chicken with Maryn McKenna
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The author and journalist’s new book explains how antibiotics overuse helped chicken ascend from a local delicacy to an everyday protein, with serious health consequences as a result.
Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York
Release Date:
09/15/2017
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York, metro area added 400 private-sector jobs in August, up 0.1 percent from August 2016. In the Glens Falls metropolitan area, 200 jobs were created in the same period.
Data-Driven Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Closing the gender gap in agriculture, meanwhile, could have an even more profound impact on families and productivity in the developing world.
Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A conversation with Williamson Foundation's ED Caroline Williams explores how the foundation uses adaptive leadership, the framework developed by Dr. Ronald Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective practice.
The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... the administration’s “universal lunch” approach for creating a system that will go beyond lunch balances to also ...
These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A tale of Paris climate agreement supporters, political spending and unintended consequences.
Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Care Bill
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The health insurance industry, after cautiously watching Republican health care efforts for months, came out forcefully against the Senate’s latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, suggesting that its state-by-state block grants could create...
High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend
Release Date:
09/22/2017
At the United Nations, His Excellency Prof. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, convened a high-level meeting to strengthen the partnership with the private sector and discuss opportunities created by Africa’s...
Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The Trump Administration's decision to end DACA has created a lot of anger and pushback, including from some prominent corporate leaders. But what are foundations doing to protect undocumented young people from deportation and save DACA, the fate of...
State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare
Release Date:
09/29/2017
The recent announcement by the Trump administration to slash funding for enrollment assistance and marketing of insurance policies offered to individuals through the Affordable Care Act will not affect New York, the head of the state’s online...
Nonprofits Scramble to Respond to the New DACA Deadline
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Since President Donald Trump’s administration ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Sept. 5, nonprofit providers across New York City have responded to those directly affected by offering legal services and other...
Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Investing in the health of a nation requires thoughtful deliberation and vision. Grantmakers, especially those with a focus on health, play a unique role in helping support community innovation that can advance health.
Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... the shell of the 1962 Max Abramovitz-designed building and creating a new concert hall within it. The retrenchment is ...
Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job
Release Date:
10/10/2017
The recovery from the crisis of 2008 has been one of the weakest on record, but never in postwar history has so little growth created so many jobs.
Universal Deduction Bill Draws Measured Praise
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Leaders of nonprofit advocacy organizations have applauded legislation introduced to create a universal charitable deduction for all taxpayers but note concerns about limiting it to a third of the standard deduction.
Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects
Release Date:
10/13/2017
The Rockaway Youth Task Force has a long waiting list of families who want spots in its community garden, but more of those aspiring harvesters might be tending fresh veggies soon thanks to a new crowdfunding effort by the New York City Housing...
Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Real male allies tend to have three things in common as agents of organizational change. Debra Meyerson and Megan Tompkins’s research, using the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program at the University of Michigan, finds that allies need...
As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?
Release Date:
10/18/2017
After Bloomberg Philanthropies recently gave another $64 million to a campaign that’s closing down coal plants in the United States, one telling headline came from the Courier-Journal in Louisville: “New York City billionaires are battling over coal...