MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... directly with banks, credit unions, community colleges, employers and other nonprofit organizations to design, build ...
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Citi Director and NYC Commissioner Jointly Advocate for Helping Immigrants Become Citizens
Release Date:
01/14/2016
Naturalization may lead to an average increase in individual earnings of 8.9%, or $3,200, in the first year after becoming a U.S. citizen, according to new research. If all eligible immigrants were to naturalize, employment and homeownership rates...
An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)
Release Date:
02/22/2016
... live in poverty, most big restaurants are not great employers , and many still pay servers $2.13 an hour, the ...
NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women
Release Date:
03/29/2016
As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some might be tempted to think that our work is done – it is not. The work of gender equity continues. NY Women's and Novo foundations are noted for philanthropic investment in programs for women and...
Video: Rockefeller Features Jada Pinkett Smith in Latest Insight Dialogues
Release Date:
10/03/2016
On September 19th, Pinkett Smith joined Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin for the third edition of Insight Dialogues, touching on the many roles she balances in Hollywood, her vocal advocacy for girls and women and youth empowerment and...
Supported by Rockefeller, Study Finds Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality
Release Date:
12/20/2016
... growth in the independent workforce and its benefits for employers , workers discuss the difficulty in finding work, ...
Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies
Release Date:
07/06/2017
Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies "Wayne Tracker" cannot be forced to testify under oath. He does not exist. But the man who used the "Tracker" alias, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, can be...
Rockefeller’s ‘Resilient Cities’ Noted in Article on Climate and Cities
Release Date:
08/17/2017
The rise of resilience — the idea that cities should address climate-related shocks alongside ingrained social issues like failing schools or unaffordable housing — has been positioned as a potential game changer by evangelists like 100 Resilient...
Carnegie Grant Helps Princeton Team to Use Virtual Reality to Help With Real-World Arms Control
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles soon may get a boost from a team of Princeton University researchers and a socially responsible gaming company that are seeking to use virtual reality to help improve systems to discover and monitor nuclear...
Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... Given how good paid leave is for children, parents, and employers , this is an embarrassment. The United States has ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Access to Economic Opportunity for Delaware Students
Release Date:
05/03/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies has provided a $3.25 million grant to Delaware Pathways towards improving access to economic opportunity for Delaware students.
Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity
Release Date:
02/26/2019
It has been inspiring to be part of the rapidly growing impact investing movement over the last several years, as foundations and their partners have committed more of their assets to social and environmental change. In the midst of this growth,...
Survey Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Elderly Prone to Workplace Discrimination
Release Date:
05/23/2019
About half of Americans think there's age discrimination in the workplace, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $7.9 million to Emergency Assistance Providers through the Helping Hands Program
Release Date:
03/01/2023
... efficiency and expanding its reach to serve more people in need . By both deepening and widening our grantmaking for ... aims to provide aid to a larger number of individuals in need and give our partners the...
Simple and Fast City Contracting
Release Date:
07/17/2013
... New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit health and human services providers. We’re pleased to have ...
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Release Date:
01/29/2013
... at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Co-Chair of the NYS Ready Commission, discuss the ...
More Than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant
Publication date:
12/2008
... Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Winter Park Health Foundation, and the Wallace Foundation. More Than ...
JPMorgan Joins Gates Foundation, Drugmakers in Fund
Release Date:
09/23/2013
... the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have formed The Global Health Investment Fund, which will back late-stage ...
Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... as 5% of your body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22 ... 40 obese men and women compared, for the first time, the health outcomes of 5%, 10%, and...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Contributes to Startup to Develop a Novel Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date:
08/10/2016
... National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Health , and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable ...