Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach
Release Date:
11/28/2011
... our 280 grantmaking member organizations and their 2500 individual staff members and trustees to look carefully at ...
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Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis
Release Date:
11/15/2016
... the necessary research? NV: Given the sheer scope of the resources the government can bring to this vital area of ... are a number of strategies that desperately need more resources —such as research, data...
The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders
Release Date:
04/03/2012
On the heels of a new Foundation Center report on the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the field of social justice philanthropy, and a Philanthropy New York program exploring the report, Cricket Island Foundation Executive Director Liz Sak...
As Asian-Americans’ Numbers Grow, So Does Their Philanthropy
Release Date:
01/08/2013
... the philanthropic organizations, nonprofit executives and individual donors profiled in this article. About 800 people ...
Our Guides to Knowledge: Celebrating 'I Love My Librarian Award' Winners
Release Date:
12/19/2012
The Carnegie Corporation of New York spotlights the winners of the 2012 Carnegie Corporation/New York Times "I Love My Librarian" Award.
To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy
Release Date:
05/22/2013
In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat visiting the United States saw a new phenomenon in America. In Democracy in America, the book that emerged from his experiences, he called it "individualism," a word he coined to describe the...
Carnegie UK Trust Announces 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals of Philanthropy Honorees
Release Date:
09/24/2013
The Medals of Philanthropy are awarded every two years to families and individuals around the world who, like Andrew Carnegie, have dedicated their private wealth to the public good. (Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian is...
Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence Founders Named American Academy of Nursing 2013 Honorary Fellows
Release Date:
09/18/2013
Donald and Barbara Jonas, Founders of the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, have been named to the American Academy of Nursing 2013 class of Honorary Fellows. Each year, the Academy recognizes a small group of individuals as Honorary Fellows in...
A Short Guide to Impact Investing
Publication date:
02/2015
The Case Foundation has offered a primer on how business can drive social change.
George Clooney and Carnegie Corp. Launch 100 Lives Campaign
Release Date:
03/12/2015
The initiative aims celebrate those who saved Armenians during the genocide, and support individuals and organizations that keep the legacy of gratitude alive.
Aetna Foundation Survey Finds the Importance of Local Environment to Patient Health
Release Date:
01/20/2017
... that a person’s zip code is a good indicator of an individual ’s health and longevity. However, there are ...
Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research
Release Date:
05/08/2017
... to understand the main mechanism that hinders the immune system ’s ability to fight the growth of ovarian tumors. ... stress within ovarian cancer tumors impacts the immune system and whether disabling “stress...
Newly Created Heckscher Foundation Workforce Development Grants Aim to Create More Than 1,100 Full-Time Jobs in New York
Release Date:
07/19/2023
... the rewards.” “Young people involved with the legal system often experience tremendous difficulty finding stable ...
When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network
Release Date:
11/23/2015
... important, they would have to seek out talented low- income students who wouldn’t normally have access to this ... Earth Institute at Columbia; the CUNY Remote Sensing Earth System Institute; the NYU Tandon...
HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... learning programs to new communities and serve more low- income children across the country. In addition, HSBC will ... Studies show that, while children across different income levels learn at similar rates...
The New York Women’s Foundation and Ms. Foundation Announce Year Two Results of $100M Collective Fund
Release Date:
03/26/2018
... funding commitment to ensure economic security for low- income women and their families across the country. This ... across the country to improve the economic security of low- income women and their...
Private funders should fund full project costs too
Release Date:
03/11/2016
... programs they sponsor. When foundations, corporations and individual philanthropists sponsor projects that nonprofits ... agenda items – from building financial skills among low- income youth in a certain...
Governor Cuomo Announces Members of Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice
Release Date:
04/09/2014
... Youth, Public Safety & Justice, who will work to make the system fairer and safer for our youth and communities.”... ...
NYSHealth Releases First-Ever Payment Reform Scorecard
Release Date:
05/01/2015
... organizing an ambitious reform effort through its Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program and the State ... to do to move away from our antiquated fee-for-service system , it’s encouraging that...
City Council Examines Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Courts
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... responsiveness to domestic violence victims in the legal system by combining the different courts one might interact ... courts, or IDVs, aim to lessen the burden of the legal system on victims of domestic...