'Marjorie Prime' Wins Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance for Focus on Science and Technology
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... Focus on Science and Technology FilmRise has acquired U.S. rights to Sundance winner “Marjorie Prime” and is ...
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NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing
Release Date:
04/17/2017
... Earning high returns isn’t just a matter of bragging rights — endowment income supports the missions of ...
Backed By Rockefeller Grants Philabundance’s Non-Profit Supermarket Is Making Inroads in Food Deserts
Release Date:
05/08/2017
Fare & Square is a non-profit supermarket opened by Philabundance to counter the massive food desert that is Chester, which for more than a decade before its opening had no grocery store. Residents in Chester, about a third of whom live in...
The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare
Release Date:
05/15/2017
Looking to improve healthcare quality while lowering costs by bringing out the best in doctors, health systems, insurers, patients and employers, the center reports there are many opportunities to transform American healthcare.
Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet
Release Date:
05/15/2017
New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers from a variety of fields hold meetings, chat over lunch, or just run into each other in the hallways. That’s the kind of research environment the Simons Foundation is trying to cultivate...
Markle Foundation: Trump's Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building with Job Training
Release Date:
06/13/2017
The infrastructure plans of the Trump administration will have to first overcome a significant problem that already plagues the U.S. economy: a severe lack of skilled workers necessary to turn job-creation goals into reality, writes Zoe Baird of the...
Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years
Release Date:
06/13/2017
Millions of American workers in their 50s and 60s want, or need, to keep working past the traditional retirement age of 65, either part-time or full-time. However, the workplace in the United States has not kept pace with demographics by adapting to...
To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead
Release Date:
07/05/2017
One of Michael Bloomberg's main contributions to the global fight against climate change has been to help mobilize cities to curb greenhouse gas emissions, improving the quality of life for ciitzens. Now, he is looking to do the same with improving...
Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... symbols, for example, and a piece devoted to women’s rights on the barrier that hides a vacant lot. But this ...
The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Metropolitan Museum of Art is trying to right itself after several years of staff unrest, financial mismanagement and overreach.
New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?
Release Date:
09/12/2017
In New York City’s breakneck effort to offer free preschool to all 4-year olds, officials have banked on teacher training as a key way to ensure that quality keeps up with access.
De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... of a fair policy of paid leave which protects teachers’ rights to care for and bond with their own children.” . . . ...
Here's What's In Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill
Release Date:
09/14/2017
On Wednesday came a "Medicare for All" bill from Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders — his attempt to push single-payer health care, long one of his favorite causes.
How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Since 2010, The Rockefeller Foundation has made “energy poverty” their priority with the launch of a program called Smart Power for Rural Development, a $75 million initiative aimed at bringing reliable electricity to energy-poor villages and...
New Book, "The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World by Carnegie Council Centennial Chair Michael Ignatieff
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... values converging or diverging? In particular, are human rights becoming a global ethic? These were the questions that ...
Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap
Release Date:
09/25/2017
The United States champions itself as a beacon of democracy, yet nearly a century after granting its women citizens the right to vote, it clocks in behind ninety-eight other countries with regard to women’s participation as representatives in...
NY State Health: Medicare Snapshot - Stories from the Helpline - Improving New York State Access to Medicare Savings Programs
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... A new NYSHealth-supported issue brief by Medicare Rights Center examines the difficulties in enrollment and ...
Guggenheim Museum Is Criticized for Pulling Animal Artworks
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... a highly anticipated exhibition after pressure from animal- rights supporters and others over the show “Art and China ...
Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Many nonprofits embrace online giving because it makes asking for gifts, processing payments, and thanking donors easier and less costly. Some organizations are investing heavily in online fundraising platforms like Razoo or CauseVox, or improving...
State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare
Release Date:
09/29/2017
The recent announcement by the Trump administration to slash funding for enrollment assistance and marketing of insurance policies offered to individuals through the Affordable Care Act will not affect New York, the head of the state’s online...