Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students
Release Date:
06/02/2016
... with GPA, connect pre-course work topics to students' individual interests and shift from a "drill and practice" .....
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Ford Foundation's Jee Kim Contributes to 'The Nation' Article on Future of Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/21/2016
In our current Gilded Age, it’s no coincidence that the big questions about philanthropy’s appropriate role are being rekindled.
The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Program to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa
Release Date:
10/25/2016
... anti-black racism and strengthen their strategic capacity, individual skills and professional networks to lead ...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Modern Water Infrastructure Is Critical For NJ's Economic Growth
Release Date:
11/07/2016
No one solution will be sufficient for a problem so large and complex, and fortunately, a new coalition of organizations and individuals with a vested interest in upgraded water infrastructure is working on a broad range of approaches.
Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion
Release Date:
12/13/2016
Investing heavyweights are moving their assets and funds out of fossil fuels at a record pace.
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Shares New Report on Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Outcomes For Youth
Release Date:
12/16/2016
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Lessons From the Field is a compilation of initial research into the foundation’s Propel Next initiative along with the observations of staff and consultants who worked with the grantees.
Commonwealth Fund Releases Report on Insuring Younger Adults Through the ACA’s Marketplaces
Release Date:
12/20/2016
... law is repealed, having young adults participate in the individual health insurance market remains critical to ...
Rauch Foundation Hosts 2017 Imagine Awards to Celebrate 'A Community Where Everyone Belongs'
Release Date:
03/06/2017
The Rauch Foundation, along with German American Bank, hosted the 2017 Imagine Awards Saturday, celebrating those in the community who work to build “A Community Where Everyone Belongs.”
Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in NYTimes Piece on 'Fake Freedom' of GOP Health Plan
Release Date:
03/20/2017
... health care because it’s too expensive is an exercise of individual free will... Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in ...
Milbank Memorial Fund's Koller Comments on Consequences of Dumping Essential Benefits
Release Date:
03/24/2017
A last-minute attempt by conservative Republicans to dump standards for health benefits in plans sold to individuals would probably lower the average consumer’s upfront insurance costs, such as premiums and deductibles, said experts on both sides of...
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Employment Opportunities for Adults with Disabilities
Release Date:
04/18/2017
Thanks to a $250,000 challenge grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, the nonprofit Penn-Mar Human Services, an Employment First provider, will be able to expand its Community Employment (CE) program over the next two years.
Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center
Release Date:
05/24/2017
Inspiring creativity, strengthening community and driving economic growth are the three aims of the ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards. Michael R. Bloomberg donated $75 million to the innovative arts project.
Atlantic Philanthropies Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic"
Release Date:
05/31/2017
In “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic,” historian Benjamin Soskis writes that Giving While Living is a more complex phenomenon than that three-word slogan would suggest.
NYC Youth Funders Accepting RFPs for 2017 Cycle
Release Date:
06/02/2017
... volume of inbound interest we are unable to connect with individual applicants in advance of the 6/19 due date. NYC ...
Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism
Release Date:
08/28/2017
The British media company, The Guardian, is fully embracing a new moneymaking strategy in the face of industrywide revenue problems: philanthropy.
Ford, Tow Foundation Among Funders of An Anti-Fake News Initiative That is Starting to Take Shape
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... of "fake news." While a broad swath of institutional and individual funders are united in stemming the tide of viral .....
Health Care Reform Flatlined. But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... first of four scheduled hearings this month examining the individual health care market with the goal of producing a ...
Grantmakers in Health: Announcing Call for Awards Nominations
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce a call for nominations for both the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy and Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.
Nonprofit Offers Guidance for Charities Worried About Deportation Raids
Release Date:
09/11/2017
Increased efforts by federal immigration agents to deport undocumented immigrants have nonprofit officials worried that those clients may stop seeking services for fear of being swept up in a deportation raid. President Trump’s decision to end...
Editorial: A Promising Idea To Fight Opioids
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... new treatments and better tailor existing treatments to individual addicts. . . Editorial: A Promising Idea To Fight ...