In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli
Release Date:
07/03/2017
... we are today. Our thoughts and prayers are with Janice’ s family and friends on this sad day. Chairman Bradley Abelow ...
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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as four other family charities, Reuters reports. This marks his 12th annual donation to the group of charities. Buffett’ s gift included 18.63 million Class B...
Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning
Release Date:
08/04/2017
... banned apartment buildings in areas designated for single- family homes, often adding minimum lot size requirements to ...
Rockefeller Foundation’s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’s WastED Initiative
Release Date:
08/09/2017
Rockefeller Foundation’ s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’ s WastED Initiative Food Tank (foodtank.com), in partnership with The Fink ...
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations
Release Date:
08/17/2017
... Parker Jazz Festival. The festival is New York City' s annual salute to the legendary late saxophonist, featuring ... who continue to shape and drive the art form. This year' s festival runs August...
The New Power of the Purse: Younger Women and the Future of Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/25/2017
... philanthrosphere long enough and you'll realize that it' s something of a matriarchy. Sure, most of the biggest ... half of all foundations are run by women, and it' s actually the wives of...
Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... more than $21 million from Google; its parent company’ s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt; and his family ’ s foundation since the think tank’ s founding in 1999. That ...
Success Academy Boss Eva Moskowitz and Charter Leaders Demand Answers on Space Requests from de Blasio
Release Date:
09/07/2017
The charter school war grinds on. Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz and other leaders of city charter schools held a demonstration Wednesday on the steps of City Hall to rip Mayor de Blasio for failing to respond to requests for space in city...
More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... Hurricane Irma, UNICEF warned today. Based on the storm' s current trajectory, children in the islands of the Eastern .....
US States Embrace Baby Boxes
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Several states are adopting the Finnish practice of distributing “baby boxes” to expectant parents—and taking the opportunity to also educate families about safe sleep for infants.
Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... 1, which also includes the East Village. The plan’ s goal is for each school’ s share of disadvantaged students to match the district’ s , though that will depend to a large degree on...
Standing Up For Housing Equality
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... though isn’t necessarily black versus white; it’ s a call to end segregation based on all things: race, ...
Data-Driven Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Closing the gender gap in agriculture, meanwhile, could have an even more profound impact on families and productivity in the developing world.
Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond “It’ s permanent until homelessness is solved.” So remarked John Schoettler, Amazon’ s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement...
Pound Foolish
Release Date:
09/22/2017
Food banks must reject measuring their impact by pounds of food distributed and instead promote access to nutritious food.
The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm.
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... machine spouted popcorn. This wasn’t a block party or a family reunion. It was the recent opening of an exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem, the city’ s premier showcase for African-American art. And at...
More Healthful Kids Meals? Panera CEO Dishes Out A Challenge
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... front of its young customers. Beginning this month, there' s a kid-sized version of almost everything on Panera' s regular menu. The portion shrinks, as does the price. "Kids .....
The Fatal Stabbing In A Bronx Classroom Was Horrific — But Also Extremely Rare
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... for 25 years, officials said. And though Wednesday’ s events have put some families on edge, they come in the ...
Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... children must work and have no time for school. In another family , a teenage son has now been out of school too long to ... refugees; approximately 1 in 4 persons of the country’ s 4.4 million is now a refugee...
Schools’ Response to Bullying Is Questioned After Fatal School Stabbing
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... “I looked at the kid and my gut sense was, ‘Oh, he’ s not a murderer,’” Harding said. “He was ... wounded. But according to statements by his lawyer and a family friend, Cedeno faced persistent bullying in a...