Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post
Release Date:
01/07/2016
... “catalytic philanthropy,” triggering constructive change throughout Israel, North America and the Jewish world. ...
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Century Foundation Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs
Release Date:
02/09/2016
As New York City faces increasing pressure to promote school diversity, a new report from the Century Foundation shows that more districts nationwide are using socioeconomic status to shape admissions processes.
Pershing Square Awards $5.4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program
Release Date:
02/16/2016
... five one-year scholarships annually for promising social change leaders in the Oxford 1+1 MBA program, which enables ...
Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation
Release Date:
03/16/2016
... education. The Wallace Foundation has been seeking to change that for years, investing millions of dollars in ...
NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements
Release Date:
03/17/2016
... like a new museum wing, this gift instead attempted to change pervasive attitudes toward one of society’s most ...
Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance
Release Date:
03/17/2016
... Government Initiative, a universal child allowance could change all that. The report, Doing More for Our Children , ...
Commonwealth Research Cited by NYTimes on Reducing Bounce Between Health Plans
Release Date:
03/23/2016
Millions of Americans are finding Obamacare to be unstable ground. An analysis by the Commonwealth Fund found that offering 12 months of continuous Medicaid eligibility would reduce churning by 30 percent.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation'
Release Date:
03/23/2016
Melissa Berman, president and CEO at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, discusses the initial work on her organization's ongoing, three-year research program dedicated to the identity, decision-making, and impact of foundations.
How Mobile Games Can Help You Identify Your Next Great Employee (Rockefeller Foundation)
Release Date:
03/28/2016
Using games to discover hidden potential and to match talent with jobs is quickly gaining traction in the workplace as a powerful tool to engage, identify, hire, develop, deploy, and retain the best business talent, wrtie Abigail Carlton, Associate...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Loren Harris as Vice President of Programs
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... support NCF’s efforts to address inequality and climate change ... Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Loren Harris ...
Doris Duke Funds Lincoln Center Theater's OSLO Cast
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... together-and fighting each other-as they seek to change the world... Doris Duke Funds Lincoln Center ...
NYS Health Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care
Release Date:
05/09/2016
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is again under fire for the dangerously long waiting lists for appointments at the nation’s VA health care facilities, and for calculating those wait times in a way that masks the true extent of the problem.
Commonwealth Fund Article Asks: Is Primary Care the Best and Worst Job in Medicine?
Release Date:
05/26/2016
About one-third of U.S. and U.K. primary care physicians are dissatisfied with their jobs, recent Commonwealth Fund survey findings show.
The Ultimate in Contest Philanthropy: MacArthur Foundation’s $100 Million Jackpot
Release Date:
06/03/2016
... places or the planet. The competition is called 100& change . The project can be national or international and it ...
Rockefeller Fund Takes First Green Stake in Pivot From Oil
Release Date:
07/28/2016
... in a move meant to bolster the fight against climate change . The New York City-based fund, founded in 1940 with ...
Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline
Release Date:
09/09/2016
... and arrests so widely used? • What should we do to change these patterns in schools? Inequality in School ...
Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South's Troubled History of Lynchings
Release Date:
09/29/2016
... director, Bryan Stevenson, said the aim is to help " change the landscape" of American racial discourse by openly .....
With Support from the Russell Sage Foundation, Researchers Analyze the Rise of White Identity in Politics
Release Date:
10/21/2016
In a study of white Americans’ attitudes and candidate preferences, we found that Trump’s success reflects the rise of “white identity politics” – an attempt to protect the collective interests of white voters via the ballot box. Whereas racial...
Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty
Release Date:
01/12/2017
... to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty Fix one city and you may change the world. After all, more people than ever are ...
NYSHealth Foundation Hosts A Conversation With Sean Cavanaugh on the Future of Medicare
Release Date:
03/31/2017
On March 28, 2017, NYSHealth hosted a conversation with Sean Cavanaugh, one of the nation's leading experts on Medicare, to discuss what is in store for Medicare in this rapidly changing health care landscape.