Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary
Release Date:
04/20/2017
... Mrs. Sage established the foundation in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United ...
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Aetna Foundation Leverages Philanthropic Investment to Build Healthier Communities
Release Date:
04/20/2017
Changing Americans’ access to healthy nutrition and replacing those food deserts with well-stocked stores starts at the local level, says Dr. Garth Graham, president of the nonprofit Aetna Foundation, which each year provides funding to local...
With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”
Release Date:
05/31/2017
What are common characteristics of student success in college? A team of researchers, including one from Rice University, narrowed it down to several: having a sense of belonging, intrinsic motivation, personal goals and a growth mindset.
The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism
Release Date:
08/11/2017
The Overbrook Foundation has worked during the past few years to improve an underperforming U.S. environmental movement.
New York State Health Foundation Funding Holistic Health in NY State
Release Date:
08/30/2017
CEO David Sandman and his staff have worked at serving more people, and creating more meaningful impact, by shifting their health funding focus upstream, to the causes of health and wellness challenges.
Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Africa contributes only 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most affected countries by climate change are in Africa, warns a major agricultural research for development partnership, while stressing the urgent need to...
NYSHealth 2018 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals Available
Release Date:
09/11/2017
The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) 2018 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals (RFP) is now available. Applicants must submit an online inquiry form to determine whether a proposed project fits the funding criteria.
New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/12/2017
When it comes to mitigating the worst impacts of climate change, keeping excess carbon out of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our planet. One of the best ways to do that is thought to be locking more of that carbon...
New York Developer Raises Fund for Affordable Housing
Release Date:
09/12/2017
New York developer Jonathan F.P. Rose, founder and president of Jonathan Rose Cos. has raised a $233 million real-estate fund dedicated to affordable housing, the company’s largest such fund in a sector drawing more attention from investors.
Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Claiming the Next Generation standards approved this week by the Board of Regents are “little more than a rebranding” of Common Core, a coalition of parent and teacher groups is vowing to continue boycotting New York’s standardized tests.
Mayor Targets 14,500 Buildings to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a mandate Thursday that would force some of the city's most inefficient buildings to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.
A Baseline for Success: Creating Sustainable PPPs
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... projects as well as provide continuous learning, improvement , and replication opportunities. It’s also ...
Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Independent charter schools view themselves as scrappy upstarts with good ideas to shake up the U.S. education system one school at a time. But some backers of the model say they have “lost the narrative” to bigger networks.
Opinion: New York’s Republicans Must Resist The Obamacare Repeal And Replace Effort
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The latest effort, Graham-Cassidy, is by far the worst for New York: it completely eliminates the Basic Health Plan (renamed the Essential Plan in New York), which offers excellent coverage for $46 or less to 700,000 New Yorkers.
What Business Can Learn From Buddhism
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Millennials, we are told, have a different attitude to work than their elders. They want to work for organisations committed to values and ethics, where there is a higher purpose than simply making a profit.
Tow Foundation Funded News Integrity Initiative Awards $1.8 Million to Build Support for Quality Journalism
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The News Integrity Initiative at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism announced $1.8 million in grants that aim to improve people’s lives by fostering trust between newsrooms and the public and nurturing constructive, inclusive community...
The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers
Release Date:
11/03/2017
As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons Foundation and Overdeck Family Foundation join forces to award five teachers $5,000 each for innovative projects.
New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"
Release Date:
11/20/2017
NYSHealth grantees and partners are working together with residents and local organizations in Brownsville to increase access to healthy and affordable foods and empower residents through urban farms and gardens, farmers markets, and other nutrition...
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Jan
2018
Designing Programs to Maximize Impact - How Behavioral Science Can Help
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Humans can be quirky. Yet many foundations and nonprofits design interventions that assume humans will act “rationally,” which can undermine program effectiveness.
New Video From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's African Health Initiative
Release Date:
11/29/2017
“DDCF’s African Health Initiative: Supporting Local Ownership of Solutions” brings to life one of the main pillars of our approach: supporting local ownership of solutions that improve population level health outcomes.