NYC Preparing To Expand Restorative Justice Programs in Schools
Release Date:
06/20/2014
... dramatically expand restorative justice programs aimed at improving school climate and rethinking school discipline ...
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Boards as an Accountability Mechanism
Publication date:
06/2014
... of board weakness and considers different approaches to improving them, including regulation, self-regulation, ...
Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies
Release Date:
07/24/2014
Forward-thinking school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline polices can improve educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Adds New Team Members in New York and San Francisco
Release Date:
08/26/2014
... Heather and Nick’s ability to continue expanding and improving our strategic offerings,” said Melissa Berman, ...
Nonprofit Excellence Awards Go to Leake & Watts, Row New York, and Graham Windham
Release Date:
11/21/2014
The New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards recognized three organizations during their 8th annual ceremony.
Valerie S. Peltier Elected Chairman of The New York Community Trust
Release Date:
12/04/2014
... governing board of the 90-year-old foundation dedicated to improving New York. Peltier succeeds Charlynn Goins, ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Large-Scale ‘Invest in Youth’ Initiative Focused on 16-24 Year Olds
Release Date:
05/06/2015
The foundation seeks funding proposals from youth development, leadership, justice and immigrant programs across Brooklyn.
MetLife Foundation Partners with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to Help Financial Service Providers Better Serve Low-Income Clients
Release Date:
06/05/2015
The initiative enable practitioners to implement strategies and products that are scalable and sustainable to better serve the needs of low-income customers around the world.
HSBC Names Kelly W. Fisher Senior Vice President and U.S. Head of Corporate Sustainability
Release Date:
07/15/2015
... that were recognized for meaningful impact while greatly improving corporate reputation and public recognition for the ...
Carnegie and American Library Association Seek Nominees for I Love My Librarian Award
Release Date:
07/31/2015
... program seeks nominations that describe how a librarian is improving the lives of people in a school, campus, or ...
UU Veatch's Molly Schultz Hafid joins NCRP's Board of Directors
Release Date:
09/25/2015
Hafid is one of four newly-elected nonprofit leaders to NCRP's board of directors.
American Express Puts Nonprofit Leadership Programs Online
Release Date:
10/29/2015
Seeking to improve the leadership skills at nonprofits around the world, the American Express Foundation is starting an ambitious new digital effort to train aspiring charity executives.
National League of Cities and MetLife Foundation Partner for Eight City Project
Release Date:
10/30/2015
The National League of Cities is launching a new initiative in partnership with MetLife Foundation to help cities promote financial inclusion for their residents.
Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing
Release Date:
11/17/2015
There is a growing realization that, along with government aid and charitable philanthropy, financial institutions can help solve some of the world’s social problems.
MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab
Release Date:
12/08/2015
With support from MetLife Foundation, Duke University is launching the CommonCents Lab, an initiative that will apply behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits.
Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Protein Structure That Shows How Viruses Take Over Cells
Release Date:
02/29/2016
... not only for treating diseases like HIV, but also for improving gene therapy methods to deliver new DNA to patients ...
Commonwealth Fund Finds Hospitals in Accountable Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas
Release Date:
03/09/2016
A new study comparing accountable care organizations (ACOs) that include hospitals in their networks to those that do not finds hospitals that are in urban areas, are nonprofit, or have a relatively small share of Medicare patients are more likely...
Carnegie: Nuclear Material Isn’t Secure Enough
Release Date:
03/24/2016
Carnegie: Nuclear Material Isn’t Secure Enough “We are improving security at our nuclear facilities,” President ...
Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results
Release Date:
03/28/2016
A program to increase the vocabulary of poor children in Rhode Island, using technology to count every word spoken, is not achieving results expected. But whether the pioneering program is a national model or just an interesting concept hasn't been...
Carnegie Backs New Learning Pilot Targeting Interstate Passport Initiative
Release Date:
06/10/2016
Six institutions to use Aqua by Taskstream to assess student learning and proficiency as part of a new framework to aid student transfer and improve graduation rates.