Century Foundation Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs
Release Date:
02/09/2016
... a new report shows that more districts nationwide are using socioeconomic status to shape admissions processes. ...
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Arabella Advisors Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U.S. Slash Food Waste
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Each year, an estimated 133 billion pounds of food that farmers grow never makes it to our plates. That's enough to fill 44 skyscrapers. And tons of it ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas.
NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements
Release Date:
03/17/2016
Does philanthropy really have a useful role to play in transformative social movements?
Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results
Release Date:
03/28/2016
A program to increase the vocabulary of poor children in Rhode Island, using technology to count every word spoken, is not achieving results expected. But whether the pioneering program is a national model or just an interesting concept hasn't been...
Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments
Release Date:
04/04/2016
The Rockefeller Family Fund has long campaigned for green energy and against carbon emissions, so its fossil fuel investments certainly did not make sense ethically, but financially. Other organizations and investors are also questioning fossil fuel...
Rockefeller and Nonprofits Fight Food Waste With Feast
Release Date:
05/09/2016
Together with Feedback, The Rockefeller Foundation, City Harvest, NRDC, Sustainable America, GrowNYC and other partners, GRACE is proud to cohost Feeding the 5000 NYC, an event designed to raise public awareness about food waste.
Housing News Coverage Supported by Revson and New York Community Trust Wins Honors
Release Date:
05/11/2016
The New York Press Club recognizes City Limits housing coverage over the past year, supported by the New York Community Trust, the Charles H. Revson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism.
Arcus Foundation Report Reveals Trans Discrimination Not Limited to Bathrooms
Release Date:
05/13/2016
... women of color frequently face discrimination when using retail changing rooms, compared to other women. ...
F.B. Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the 21st Century
Release Date:
06/08/2016
For over fifty years, the global economy (and that includes the U.S. economy) has felt the effects of three related long-term trends, widely reported and acknowledged.
Carnegie Backs New Learning Pilot Targeting Interstate Passport Initiative
Release Date:
06/10/2016
Six institutions to use Aqua by Taskstream to assess student learning and proficiency as part of a new framework to aid student transfer and improve graduation rates.
NYS Health Launches Challenge Calling for NY Residents to Submit Ideas to Create Healthier Communities
Release Date:
06/10/2016
In partnership with the New York State Health Foundation, the nonprofit In Our Backyards — also known as ioby — has launched a neighborhood challenge looking for project ideas aimed at creating healthier, safer and greener communities.
Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
06/16/2016
... Palantir Technologies Inc. Ms. Rodin praised Mr. Karp for using data analytics to help communities recover after ...
Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline
Release Date:
09/09/2016
Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor for Equality Initiatives and Human Capital Development at The Atlantic Philanthropies, co-edits a new book that addresses the profound and life-altering consequences students face—especially young people of...
JPMorgan Chase Commits $20 Million to Revitalize Neighborhoods in Five U.S. Cities
Release Date:
10/21/2016
... diverse neighborhoods, and urban food deserts. Each is using a data-driven approach that will create opportunities ...
Anthony Bourdain and Rockefeller Foundation Partner On Food Waste Documentary
Release Date:
11/01/2016
Globetrotting chef Anthony Bourdain will be adding to his frequent flier miles, as he takes on the issue of food waste around the world in a new documentary.
NYTimes Examines the Legacy of Newman’s Own Foundation
Release Date:
11/03/2016
Mention the name Paul Newman and many movie buffs will describe the charismatic actor with the piercing blue eyes who starred in films like “Cool Hand Luke,” “The Sting” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
Stonewall Community Foundation Is Key Funder of Trans and Queer Storytelling
Release Date:
12/09/2016
Vertigo Theater Company’s new play Street Children centers around a group of young people, largely queer and trans youth of color, played by actors who actually fit the bill.
Century Foundation Report Cited in Washington Post Article on Syria Policy for Trump’s America
Release Date:
12/12/2016
... now, at least in their most optimistic formulation and using any realistic means. Continuing U.S. involvement in ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities
Release Date:
12/13/2016
A group of 30 top colleges and universities wants to enroll more low-income students, but critics question whether the focus should be elsewhere.
MAC AIDS Fund Supports Efforts to Spread the Word About HIV Prevention For African-American Women
Release Date:
01/27/2017
African-American women are more likely to be infected with HIV than other women, and many don’t know it. So public health officials and advocates are trying to get the word out about PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis.