Salesforce Staff Ask CEO to Revisit Ties With Border Agency
Release Date:
06/28/2018
... The letter said staff recently learned that the CBP is using three Salesforce products to recruit and "manage border .....
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Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps
Release Date:
06/28/2018
Emmett Carson, who in recent years raised billions of charitable dollars from some of the world’s most powerful technology entrepreneurs, has left his job as chief executive of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing
Release Date:
07/05/2018
For many institutions, especially those with social justice missions, there are big questions about how exactly to execute a hugely varying set of tactics that get lumped under the same rubric of impact investing. One of those institutions is the...
Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride
Release Date:
08/14/2018
In 2016, the Ford Foundation set out on an experiment—give $1 billion to social justice nonprofits, with all funds going to a combination of general operating support and organizational strengthening.
Rockefeller Foundation To Invest $20M To Electrify Rural India
Release Date:
08/21/2018
... consumers over the next decade mainly in India and Africa using the mini-grid model for last-mile electrification, she ...
ASPCA, NYPD Unveil New Mobile Command Post for Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad
Release Date:
09/04/2018
The police and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals unveiled a new $5,000 mobile command post Monday that will be used by the NYPD’s Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad to stop abuse and protect New York’s most vulnerable...
Simons and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Fund Study That Reveals How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations
Release Date:
10/24/2018
... a mental transformation that it’s not familiar with: using what it sees in the mirror to accurately guide your ...
Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO
Release Date:
10/30/2018
The Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), which was founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to help bridge the nation’s racial divide, has hired Diahann Billings-Burford as its new CEO.
Supported in Part by the Rita Allen Foundation, Researchers Discover New Protein Factor That Contributes to Cancer Cell Migration
Release Date:
11/01/2018
... results could help scientists prevent cancer cells from using the same mechanisms to move throughout the body and ...
PNY Welcomes 2019 Board Nominations
Release Date:
11/30/2018
Philanthropy New York is looking for nominations for the 2019 incoming board.
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Balancing Power Dynamics - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, February 14, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
How can you use your privilege to address the power imbalances that exist between funders and community partners? How can your board members build more honest and collaborative relationships, while also supporting other funders in building more...
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New Trends: Research Findings from NCFP’s Second Family Philanthropy Study - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, November 14, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
What are new emerging issues facing philanthropic donors and families? How are families’ funding priorities, governance practices, and approaches to giving and decision-making evolving and changing?
Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds
Release Date:
03/06/2019
... Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds Ithaca, NY– Using data on 77 North American migratory bird species from ...
United Hospital Fund Report Takes In-Depth Look at Hidden Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Children
Release Date:
03/07/2019
Opioid addiction is well-recognized as a national crisis, but the impact on children and adolescents whose parents or close family members are addicted has received little sustained attention. A far-reaching report released today by United Hospital...
Pursuit Bonds, Funded by Inherent Foundation, Helps Provide Workforce Training for Disadvantaged New Yorkers
Release Date:
03/15/2019
... technology as a small network of the privileged.” He is using Pursuit, housed in a former zipper factory in Long ...
William T. Grant Announce Winners of 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition
Release Date:
04/05/2019
The William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations are delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant competition.
A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%
Release Date:
04/11/2019
Bloomberg LP’s sustainable business practices have improved the company’s energy efficiency by 45% since 2008, avoiding more than 1 million metric tonnes of CO2e emissions, according to the company’s 10 th annual Impact Report released today.
Research Funded by Simons Foundation Finds New Causes of Autism Found in 'Junk' DNA
Release Date:
05/27/2019
The neurodevelopmental condition can result from mutations in the noncoding regions of the human genome, new research demonstrates for the first time.
Lack of Diversity Hurts Science: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Is Changing That
Release Date:
06/10/2019
When the professionals who manage our wild places are not diverse, their decisions may not reflect the larger community’s needs.
Initial Funding From Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust Supports New Council on Criminal Justice
Release Date:
07/23/2019
New justice group aims to provide ‘Center of Gravity’ for reform.