Ms. Foundation Launches Campaign to Define 21st Century Feminism
Release Date:
10/23/2015
... broken. This gave us an assumption that we had equal rights with men. Why wouldn't we? . . . Ms. Foundation .....
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Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality
Release Date:
11/09/2015
... cut its support of several initiatives, including LGBT rights in the United States, direct cash transfers in Latin ...
New Disclosures on Mozilla Foundation and its Supporters (Ford, Helmsley)
Release Date:
12/03/2015
The nonprofit Mozilla Foundation is a high-profile crusader for Internet freedom, and it shares the Firefox browser with the world.How does Mozilla spends its money? The answers — including a few surprises — have just arrived. Ten major foundations...
JP Morgan Chase Launches 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy
Release Date:
01/19/2016
Young people need pathways to high-quality training and skills to compete for jobs and JP Morgan Chase is starting an initiative to help youth be successful.
Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers
Release Date:
02/16/2016
... in Harlem. “We had a federal investigation for civil rights violations, and it is a truly troubled facility and I ...
An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)
Release Date:
02/22/2016
Saru Jayaraman, a vocal leader in the food labor movement and founder of Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC), has been supported by the Ford Foundation for more than a decade. The New York Times profiles her efforts for restaurant workers.
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...
Social Movements for Good: How Companies and Causes Create Viral Change
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... learned about as a kid — from women's suffrage to civil rights — I picture grainy, black-and-white photos of .....
NYS Health Launches Challenge Calling for NY Residents to Submit Ideas to Create Healthier Communities
Release Date:
06/10/2016
In partnership with the New York State Health Foundation, the nonprofit In Our Backyards — also known as ioby — has launched a neighborhood challenge looking for project ideas aimed at creating healthier, safer and greener communities.
Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies
Release Date:
02/15/2017
A new study finds that nearly one in four people who seek emergency care for eye problems have mild conditions, and recommends ways to help those patients get the right level of care.
'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 ...
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.
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...
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.
A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... had also reported that the department’s top civil- rights official, Candice Jackson, intended to revisit the ...
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.