Our Policy Priorities for 2018
Release Date:
01/24/2018
... position on this topic, but the Slate lays out some of the key facts and the PNY Board approved activities for 2018 that ...
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Seven Community-Based Organizations Receive Grants from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to Combat the Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Crisis
Release Date:
06/22/2023
... will assist individuals with obtaining treatment and other resources , including housing. Center for Counseling & ... specialist to reduce barriers to accessing treatment. Health Brigade in Richmond,...
Most Funders Don’t Think About Disaster Until It Strikes
Release Date:
07/05/2016
... a complicated question with no single answer. There are resources , however, to help funders start to prepare their ... Networks Education Employee Support Environment Health & Behavioral Health...
28
Apr
2020
The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: What is “Grassroots?” – A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... play in supporting action towards justice, collective health , and sustainability? In this five-part dialogue ... Leaders In Movement Action (CLIMA) Fund (a collaboration among Global Greengrants, Grassroots...
GIH Elects Jacqueline Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors
Release Date:
12/04/2014
... Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce that Antony Chiang, ... terms begin immediately after the GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy in March...
CUNY Receives $10 Million from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Expand Pandemic and Racial Justice Initiatives
Release Date:
08/13/2020
... university. The funds will advance CUNY’s programs in Black , race, and ethnic studies and the humanities; expand a ... The $10 million Mellon Foundation gift will be allocated among a variety of innovative...
Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa
Release Date:
10/22/2014
... and improved sanitation in Kenya. In addition, Water.org's health and hygiene education programs will reach at least .....
The Philanthropic Closet: LGBTQ People in Philanthropy
... highlights the findings on sexual orientation and gender identity from the inaugural Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals (DAPP) Survey, a ...
Open Society Foundations Names Kenneth H. Zimmerman as New Director of U.S. Programs
Release Date:
06/04/2012
... offers a remarkable vehicle to combine vision and resources to further our country’s core principles of ... and justice in the United States. “Collaboration among public, private and nonprofit sectors is...
Elizabeth J. Fowler to Join the Commonwealth Fund as Executive Vice President for Programs and Melinda Abrams Promoted to Senior Vice President
Release Date:
07/16/2019
... New York, NY, July 16, 2019 — Liz Fowler, a leading health policy expert in both the public and private sectors, ... overseeing the Delivery System Reform and International Health Policy programs. Fowler most...
Racial Justice and Eviction Prevention Dominant Themes in $15 million in Grants Awarded by Trinity Church Wall Street
Release Date:
06/17/2021
... priorities from immigrant rights to restorative justice to Black -led community organizing to eviction prevention. ... students, LPSHS’s school population is 60% Hispanic, 25% Black , and 8% Asian. Over 80% of...
Verizon Foundation Launches Diabetes Study
Release Date:
05/29/2015
... Diabetes Study The Verizon Foundation and Baptist Health have announced a pilot program to study whether mobile technology can improve the health of diabetes patients. The foundation is putting up ...
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches Network of Cross-Sector Leaders To Advance Economic Mobility In New York City
Release Date:
01/08/2018
... public, and social sectors. Collectively, their work spans key issue areas including education, housing, immigration, health , justice and transit. United by a shared orientation ...
Thrive by 25: Casey Foundation Announces Increased Focus on Youth and Young Adults
Release Date:
01/28/2021
... policies and practices that can thwart their success. The health and economic crises of the past year have exacerbated ... at least half of its investments over the next decade to improving the well-being and...
15
Sep
2025
Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part II: Global Lessons in the Resistance Against Authoritarianism - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Monday, September 15, 2025 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local-level defense of communities and democratic norms . Across these conversations, we will also unpack how ... do not have to go...
07
Nov
2017
Protecting Our Precious Waters: New York City’s Impacts on the Long Island Sound and the Hudson River Estuary
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
What are New York City’s impacts on the health of its waterways and the Long Island Sound? How do ... nonprofit efforts to address this complex problem will be key to successful grantmaking in this policy area...
16
May
2018
Funding a Racially Just Food System - Funders Briefing Hosted by Community Food Funders
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... a form of legalized slavery that kept many Southern black people on plantations—in some places until the late ... we witness today in the food system. Farm management is among the whitest professions, while...
Library of Congress Enriches America’s Story by Connecting with Minority Communities, Funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant
Release Date:
01/27/2021
... a new, multiyear initiative to connect more deeply with Black , Hispanic, Indigenous and other minority communities by ... a private foundation in the Library’s history and is among the largest grants that the...
Carnegie-Funded Commission Finds Most People Want A College Degree, But That Goal Remains A Challenge
Release Date:
09/22/2016
... on the Future of Undergraduate Education: In addition to improving retention and graduation rates, colleges must ... associated with race and ethnicity, income level, and gender . And cost and debt remain...
Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Puerto Rico Youth Fellows
Release Date:
01/13/2021
... the island of Vieques—working on a wide range of issues. Among the fellows’ projects: teaching young people about ... youth across the island, elevating the leadership of Black youth, and using art as a medium...