Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/01/2015
Tisch has served on the board of the Whitney since 1996.
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NYCT Grant Will Build Capacity for Child Welfare
Release Date:
07/02/2015
The $100,000 grant will help roll out the Collaborative for Children and Families' Home Health model.
Rockefeller Foundation Commits $64 Million to 100 Resilient Cities
Release Date:
07/29/2015
The foundation's latest commitment brings its total support for RC100 to $164 million.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights
Release Date:
08/03/2015
... and Nonprofits, the Foundation has committed to developing a resident-led grantmaking model to support ...
New York Community Trust to Collaborate with NCRP's Philamplify to Assess Community Foundations
Release Date:
09/09/2015
After nine comprehensive assessments of private, independent grantmakers from across the country, Philamplify will deliver honest feedback to community foundations.
Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy
Release Date:
09/11/2015
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have elucidated a genetic interaction that may prove key to the development and progression of glaucoma, a blinding neurodegenerative disease that affects tens of millions of...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Metropolitan Museum's Launch of Kid-Targeted Web Initiative
Release Date:
09/11/2015
The Metropolitan Museum announced the launch of #MetKids, a new online feature made for, with, and by kids. The feature on the Met's website launches on September 10, followed by a public launch event at the Museum on Sunday, September 20.
New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program
Release Date:
09/21/2015
Each Wednesday at the Greenmarket, Heart Smart activities focus on helping visitors improve their cardiovascular health.
Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/28/2015
These organizations pledged support during the UN Women summit.
NYTimes Publishes OpEd by Tiffany & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability
Release Date:
11/09/2015
Tiffany & Co. executive calls for brand owners and jewelry retailers to come together to establish a certification system that will assure responsible behavior when obtaining natural resources.
Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building
Release Date:
11/11/2015
A new report, “Cities Building Community Wealth," defines and names a movement that has been brewing beneath the radar for at least 40 years: the community wealth-building movement.
Newman's Own Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Military Service Organizations
Release Date:
11/20/2015
Newman's Own is awarding $1.5 million in grants to 29 organizations that provide services to military men, women, veterans, and their families.
Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia
Release Date:
11/23/2015
A new mentoring program from the Center of Khmer Studies is training nearly a dozen participants from across the region in the cornerstone of higher-education: research
How Stable Are the ACA Marketplaces? Commonwealth Fund President Explains
Release Date:
12/07/2015
Recent announcements by healthcare insurers of leaving healthcare marketplaces have brought focus the fundamental question of whether the ACA marketplaces are enrolling sufficient numbers of people to ensure a well-balanced risk pool of healthy...
MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... make smarter choices with their finances. It will focus on developing steps to help people build emergency, retirement ...
Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record
Release Date:
01/12/2016
Owner H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest donated the entire Philadelphia Media Network, which runs the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com, to the nonprofit Institute for Journalism in New Media, part of the Philadelphia Foundation. The institute...
Citi Director and NYC Commissioner Jointly Advocate for Helping Immigrants Become Citizens
Release Date:
01/14/2016
Naturalization may lead to an average increase in individual earnings of 8.9%, or $3,200, in the first year after becoming a U.S. citizen, according to new research. If all eligible immigrants were to naturalize, employment and homeownership rates...
NPs Share Excellent Management Practices (New York Community Trust)
Release Date:
01/19/2016
Attendees of The New York Community Trust’s 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Best Practices Workshop and Awards Presentation learned about ways to improve the management of their organizations, while supporting their missions.
Rockefeller Foundation to Take Food-Waste Fight to Davos
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... drain on the global economy, stretching from farmers in developing countries to multinational corporations. And ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools
Release Date:
02/04/2016
Safe schools are a critical concern, writes Deborah N. Archer, Professor of Law, New York Law School, and board member of Brooklyn Community Foundation.