Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee
Release Date:
04/24/2017
Lisa joins John Levy (Chair), Myra Drucker and William Goetzmann, who currently serve as independent advisory members on the Investment Committee.
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MetLife Foundation Innovation Competition Recognizes Indian Entrepreneur
Release Date:
05/03/2017
In a competition that featured more than 100 innovative entries from all over India, the entrepreneur who won is creating an android-based illustrative money management tool to be used on low cost smartphones by sub-illiterate groups.
Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
Release Date:
05/08/2017
... Vehicles could change the way we live and the shape of our communities in the coming decades. Cities will be the main ...
Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala
Release Date:
05/12/2017
On May 11, 2017, the Schott Foundation for Public Education marked 25 years of fighting to end educational inequities in America’s public schools by honoring grassroots, community and philanthropy figures who have led the charge for education...
Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation
Release Date:
05/12/2017
Columbia University has announced a 15 million dollar gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation to endow a full-tuition scholarship program and clinical professorship and increase public service opportunities for deserving law school students.
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Trailblazers: The Bold States Leading the Charge on Climate Change
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... renewable energy, price carbon, and reinvest in low-income communities —and learn how philanthropy can support these ... can further climate goals while supporting low-income communities The opportunities—and...
A Pioneer of The Philanthropic Enterprise, Newman’s Own Leads the Way For Others
Release Date:
05/23/2017
Newman’s Own was an early adopter of the idea of a philanthropic enterprise. Now, it’s helping to coalesce a new movement.
NYS Health Foundation Co-Authors Column on Blocking Immigrants from Essential Services
Release Date:
06/01/2017
... technology, medicine and entertainment; and immigrant communities pay over $10 billion in property and income taxes ...
Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally
Release Date:
06/15/2017
... land use and the creation of thriving, sustainable communities . The institute’s participation as a 100RC ...
New York Life Foundation, Afterschool Alliance Award $750K in Grants to Middle School Out-of-School Time
Release Date:
06/21/2017
... time (OST) programs serving disadvantaged youth in communities across the nation. The grants mark the first ...
Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution
Release Date:
07/20/2017
... to fighting pollution and improving the health of communities . Participants included representatives from the ...
Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures
Release Date:
07/27/2017
The Folger Shakespeare Library has been awarded a four-year, $1.5 million grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a collaborative research project, Before Farm to Table: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures.
Rockefeller Foundation’s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’s WastED Initiative
Release Date:
08/09/2017
Food Tank (foodtank.com), in partnership with The Fink Family Foundation and Blue Hill Restaurant, will be hosting a special intimate dinner discussion on September 13, 2017, at 7:30pm with leading food system thinkers such as Ruth Reichl, Sam Kass...
Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Over the years, the original Fair Share Criteria have been found to be non-transparent and filled with loopholes that city officials and agencies continue to exploit to this day, particularly when it comes to homeless shelter siting.
No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes
Release Date:
08/29/2017
It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City — GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent for as little as $1 and did not have to be picked up or returned to fixed locations.
How To Choose The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To
Release Date:
08/23/2017
Considering factors such as mission, time dedication, and skills before choosing the right non-profit organization to volunteer at
How to Improve Diversity in Corporate America
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Three ways to improve diversity in the corporate America of the future — rather than the past
Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas
Release Date:
08/29/2017
On the impressive fundraising efforts after Hurrican Harvey
NY State Health Foundation Report: FQHC Utilization of State & Federal Loan & Scholarship Programs to Support Clinician Recruitment
Release Date:
08/31/2017
A NYSHealth-supported report, prepared by the Community Health Care Association of New York State, outlines state and federal scholarship and loan repayment programs that support workforce recruitment and retention efforts by federally qualified...
More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... to reach all those children and families in the affected communities as soon as possible.” . . . More Than 10 ...