Simons Foundation Supports Study That Finds Bacteria Can Survive In Oxygen-Free Marine Environments
Release Date:
12/19/2016
... Environments New research shows a certain oxygen breathing limit for certain ocean organisms. Certain bacteria can ...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports GallopNYC Acquisition of Horse Stables in Queens
Release Date:
01/09/2017
GallopNYC had acquired the horse stables near Forest Park, Queens, operated for many years as Lynne's Riding School, in Forest Hills, N.Y. The stable will be known as GallopNYC (Forest Hills).
Long Island Community Foundation Provides At-Risk Seniors With Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education
Release Date:
01/25/2017
Many residents in New Cassel living below the federal poverty line have limited access to fresh food at a reasonable price.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports Analytical Tools to Map Health Variables in NYC
Release Date:
01/25/2017
In the not-so-distant past, government's involvement in community health generally was limited to providing services for treating illness.
Supported by Doris Duke, Conservation Group Maps Land Protection Strategy in Three States
Release Date:
03/13/2017
A conservation group has created maps identifying key landscapes in the Pacific Northwest most likely to sustain native species amid climate change, and is distributing money to protect private lands through use-limiting easements or outright...
Rita Allen Teams Up With Knight Foundation to Combat Misinformation
Release Date:
03/13/2017
Working alongside Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen Foundation, Knight seeks ideas on “topics ranging from, but not limited to, the role of algorithms in news consumption, methods for separating facts from fiction, building bridges across...
Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis and Physics First Annual Meeting
Release Date:
07/31/2017
The Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis, and Physics will hold its first Annual Meeting at the Simons Foundation on September 14 & 15, 2017. Spaces with special holonomy are of intrinsic interest in both mathematics...
Learning Exchange and Discussions (in partnership with Race and Equity in Philanthropy Group)
... to be better equipped to address these disparities in how they distribute resources , they have to look at themselves as institutions. ...
19
Oct
2010
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 20: Looking Back/Looking Ahead to Building a More Inclusive Community
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... of people with disabilities. Offer accessible tools and resources for grantmakers. Discuss opportunities for funders ... and to advance new perspectives and promising practices of how funders can respond to...
Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term
Release Date:
05/22/2013
... the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers looked for resources that would help guide funding organizations in how to best meet the diverse and dire needs of storm victims ...
11
Feb
2016
National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen
Thursday, February 11, 2016 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... change is needed to support greater leadership equity How foundations can take steps to integrate leadership equity ...
30
Jun
2015
Understanding Trends in Global Peacefulness - Webinar
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
... the main threats to and opportunities for peace today? And how do these trends vary across regions of the world? This ...
17
Feb
2016
Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... for programs that award grants to individuals Understand how grants to individuals can help grantmakers achieve their ...
The Term Impact Investing Needs to Be Better Understood
Release Date:
02/03/2016
... foundation leaders concerned about putting all of their resources to maximum use to serve their organization’s ... will explore the various tools they can access, learn how to get a board more comfortable with...
Invest in Your Brand Endowment for Exponential Returns
Release Date:
11/22/2016
... them to magnify the impact of their grant-making. So how can you make best use of your brand endowment? Consider ...
New Momentum in Youth Justice Reform
Release Date:
02/08/2017
... the “Empty Beds, Wasted Dollars” campaign to showcase how the state’s youth prisons were ineffective and harmful. ... Through “Redirect New York” legislation in 2011, resources were invested in community-based...
Let’s Examine the Underlying Tensions of Civic Engagement
Release Date:
04/18/2018
... pathologize or stigmatize people who don’t have the resources to engage in the way we want, or who make a ... to share with PNY members what our leaders are doing and how they think philanthropy should help...
Putting Capital to Work for Democracy
Release Date:
07/10/2018
... We know this is happening around the country– yet how can we capture these individual actions and harness them ... to provide the best available data, technology, and resources to the progressive community and...
UJA-Federation of New York Announces More Than $23 Million in Grants and Loans to Meet Needs of New Yorkers Affected by COVID-19
Release Date:
03/23/2020
... impact the issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all ... of 4.5 million people each year. For more information on how to donate or volunteer,...
Surviving COVID-19: 6 Recommendations for Nonprofits and Funders
Release Date:
03/17/2020
... impacting the nonprofit’s budgeting, and determining how to stop any financial hemorrhaging, so to speak, ...