Billionaires Wield Greater Power Through Charitable and Political Donations
Release Date:
05/18/2014
... public pensions. And they are stirring controversy as they take a multi-faceted approach in pursuing their expanded ...
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Leadership for Education Innovation
Release Date:
05/24/2014
... for the country, the question is, What will it take to do this at scale? As someone involved in the New York ...
Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers
Release Date:
07/07/2014
Some of the most exciting research in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation, and almost all its work is being paid for by private donors.
UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education
Release Date:
08/07/2014
... to provide opportunities for participating students to take part in meaningful, immersive Jewish learning ...
Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide
Release Date:
04/17/2015
Kristen Jarvis worked for the First Lady for seven years.
ASPCA Honored as Finalist for North American Employee Engagement Awards
Release Date:
05/08/2015
... on a summer evening. The conference and awards will take place on June 17th.... ASPCA Honored as Finalist for ...
Peterson Foundation promotes benchmarks for assessing the candidates on budget issues
Release Date:
05/27/2015
Federal budgetary challenge comes down to health care and Social Security, according to Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Citigroup Offering Young Bankers Year Off for Service Work
Release Date:
03/17/2016
... millennials includes an option for young employees to take a year off to do charitable work, reports The Wall ...
Rauch Foundation Seeks Publisher for Long Island Index
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... it is seeking proposals from organizations to permanently take over publication of the Long Island Index, which for 13 ...
Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining
Release Date:
08/01/2016
Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining It takes a well-trained eye to spot an irregular heartbeat in the peaks and valleys of an electrocardiogram. The same goes for identifying an extinct ape from a...
Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/06/2016
... brought closer together into a more authentic give-and- take relationship... Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic ...
See Designs for the New Statue of Liberty Museum
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... expansive museum planned for Liberty Island is starting to take shape. Officials unveiled designs for the new ...
New York Women’s Foundation President Says Trans Women Need More Than Victim Remembrance
Release Date:
11/21/2016
... Remembrance Later this term, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue of bathroom rights for transgender people. ...
Patrick Gaspard Appointed VP of the Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
12/05/2016
... to the organization's programmatic agenda. He will take on a public role to advance the network's mission, .....
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity across Africa by 2018
Release Date:
01/20/2017
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund invested in the Lekela Power platform -- a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. and Actis LLP that plans to install more than 1.3 gigawatts of renewable electricity across Africa by 2018.
New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’s Superfund Cleanup
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... scornful of an EPA assessment this summer that it could take 55 years or more before all species of fish in the river ...
Should New York City's 'Symbols of Hate' Be Reconsidered?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... the Charlottesville protests, New York City has vowed to take a closer look at “all symbols of hate on city ...
As U.N. Gathers, De Blasio Urges Fellow Mayors to Fight Trump on Climate, Immigration
Release Date:
09/19/2017
As the United Nations General Assembly got underway in New York City on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio crisscrossed Manhattan speaking at two events highlighting the issues of climate change and immigration, taking both opportunities to criticize...
Did You Get Free SUNY Tuition? NY Reveals Figures
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... School counselors encouraged the 22-year-old student to take fewer credits this fall as she eased into her first ...
Following Years Of Political Tumult, Charters Are A Non-Issue In Mayoral Race
Release Date:
10/10/2017
Four years later, as the mayor coasts toward reelection, he isn’t saying much of anything about charters.