Voices Of Brooklyn Communities Helping Refine Foundation's New Strategy
Release Date:
07/02/2014
... opportunities for change, and strategies for collective action . As noted on a special Brooklyn Insights website, ...
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Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit
Release Date:
10/06/2014
... the sector and talk about the future. “This is a call to action . The summit will mark the beginning of a new agenda ...
Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU
Release Date:
11/07/2014
... activity. The ACLU has earmarked the gift for legislative action and public education, with a goal to halve the number ...
Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System
Release Date:
06/03/2015
... a hundred years. The country is crying out for a plan of action . The loss of optimism points at the defining ...
PIMCO Foundation Director Explores Impact of Corporate Giving
Release Date:
08/31/2015
... over the past five years. “It’s a real call to action to say, ‘Well, are we having the biggest impact we ...
The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Seeks Applicants for Arts & Culture Grants Program
Release Date:
09/08/2015
... organizations through grants to catalyze collective action , promote equality, contribute to advocacy and policy ...
Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... in the Age of Colorblindness , has spurred debate and action nationwide. In her role at Ford, Michelle will ...
Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness
Release Date:
02/22/2016
Researchers find that the most effective interventions, such as use of sobriety checkpoints and ignition interlocks, are rarely used in industry-sponsored programs.
Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management
Release Date:
05/24/2016
To encourage new ideas and actions in flood risk management, Zurich Insurance Group has teamed up with the Global Resilience Partnership, a public-private initiative spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Agency for...
Bank of America Announces $300k to Boost Workforce Skills Among Local Youth, Veterans and People With Disabilities
Release Date:
06/20/2016
... the United Way of Long Island, Bellport Area Community Action Committee, Cedarmore Corporation, Girls Incorporated ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform
Release Date:
06/30/2016
... while administrators stood by, according to a recent class- action lawsuit. “The data we have seen shows a clear and ...
Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes
Release Date:
08/30/2016
The findings are an important basic advance in how cell sensory systems function.
Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem
Release Date:
02/16/2017
... room. Dr. Graham, 42, is now putting that lesson into action as president of the Aetna Foundation. Last year the ...
Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic
Release Date:
04/06/2017
... program, Philip Tegeler of the Poverty and Race Research Action Council told Patrick Wall in an Atlantic article ...
The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President
Release Date:
04/19/2017
When Sheena Wright stepped into the role of president of the United Way of New York City (UWNYC) nearly five years ago, she was the first woman to hold the position in the organization’s 80-year history.
Opinion from NY Community Trust: How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us
Release Date:
06/21/2017
... urban enclave; provide space for people to engage in civic action ; and celebrate the beauty and ingenuity that exists ...
More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers
Release Date:
07/28/2017
... hundreds of cities — of all sizes — to pledge action ... More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient ...
Student Loan Company Accused of Mismanaging Debt Forgiveness Program
Release Date:
08/28/2017
One of the country’s largest servicers of federal student loans has badly mismanaged debt forgiveness programs for public service workers, significantly raising repayment costs for hundreds of thousands of borrowers, according to a lawsuit filed on...
Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality
Release Date:
08/29/2017
While women continue to advance in unprecedented ways, the journey towards full equality is still evolving. The history of that journey is also surprisingly young.
F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics
Release Date:
08/31/2017
The Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on dangerous stem cell clinics on Monday, while at the same time pledging to ease the path to approval for companies and doctors with legitimate treatments in the growing field.