UJA-Federation of New York Raises Record-breaking $249 Million in 2017-2018 Campaign Year
Release Date:
07/27/2018
... frail Holocaust survivors, and launched the volunteer platform Time for Good, which helped mobilize over 20,000 ...
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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces the 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Recipient
Release Date:
08/22/2018
Today, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced that the international jury has selected SHOFCO (Shining Hope for Communities) to receive the 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Prize. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, SHOFCO’s mission is to build urban promise from...
Newman's Own Foundation Launches New Website to Share the Common Good
Release Date:
09/12/2018
... , announced today the launch of CommonGood.com - a new web platform dedicated to sharing uplifting stories to highlight ...
Funder Group Support Development of Financial Counseling as Free Public Service for Low-Income Residents
Release Date:
10/18/2018
... as a free public service; the national FEC Public platform looks to grow this movement across the country. ...
NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation
Release Date:
02/20/2019
... last year of Life Story: Moments of Change , an online platform designed to elevate the voices of survivors of ...
JPMorgan Chase Gives $350M to Workforce Training, Community Colleges
Release Date:
03/19/2019
... two-dozen community colleges through the online learning platform Coursera. Workforce training has also emerged as a ...
New York Life Foundation Invests in Expanding Access to Summer and Afterschool Learning
Release Date:
04/23/2019
... including the development of an innovative technology platform that will allow for greater customization of program ...
JPMorgan Chase Foundation Announces New Roles
Release Date:
08/14/2019
... in addition to their current roles. In their expanded platform , they will work together to develop and implement a ...
25
May
2023
Elevating and Mobilizing Voices from Across New York to Advocate for an Equitable 2023 Farm Bill - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders
Thursday, May 25, 2023 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
... beginning with developing a community-informed policy platform . They prioritized outreach to and participation of ... and regional food systems, and more. The resulting policy platform represents a collective...
A Weak Foundation
Release Date:
03/09/2011
by Ilene Mack I have spent more than three decades in the world of philanthropy, as a program officer at a major national private foundation. I entered with little or no knowledge about my new profession, but what I knew for sure...
Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
04/29/2010
By John Weiler Senior Program Officer, F.B. Heron Foundation Like many of its colleague funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a sharp decline in its charitable assets in 2008 and early 2009. At the same time, Heron...
A Road Less Traveled….
Release Date:
11/01/2011
By Howard Knoll, Senior Director, Casey Family Programs Families who take seasonal driving trips often fall into two categories—those who want to get to their destination in the quickest time and those who want to take the “scenic...
Improving the Accuracy of Wikipedia’s Medical Information
Release Date:
01/06/2015
New York State Health Foundation Program Officer Brian Byrd details a two-year study to help improve the quality of Wikipedia's health information.
Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits
Release Date:
10/07/2009
... the coming months and years; and examine and consider the resources , mission statements, model policies, and other ...
How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis
Release Date:
03/30/2020
... in this moment, we have decided to: Dramatically increase resources and capacity building support (including training, ... It is more vital than ever that our grantees have the resources needed to make sure...
17
Jun
2025
Collaborating to Find Systemic Solutions to the "Pathway Gap" in Postsecondary/Workforce Advising
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Virtual via Zoom
... to access quality career exploration/advising resources (and guidance on how to use them); no centralized ... maintaining and updating these career development tools/ resources to ensure they remain accurate,...
Toward a New Gospel of Wealth
Release Date:
10/01/2015
... First of all, no one in philanthropy has the independent resources to solve our collective problems. In his lifetime, ... those most affected by policy ought to have a voice in creating it. So our work should...
New After School Programs and Professional Development Bring Digital Literacy with Grants Totaling $414,000
Release Date:
10/31/2014
NYCT made 17 grants in October 2014.
Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders
Release Date:
07/25/2017
A study of protein interactions could be the first step to finding treatments that focus on problematic pathways, USC researcher says.
Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan
Release Date:
09/21/2017
An expert panel convened at The New School on Wednesday by the Center for An Urban Future delved into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to create 100,000 “good-paying” jobs in the next ten years, discussing the challenges of growing the city’s economy...