Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs
Release Date:
02/05/2016
... co-ops, condominiums and other multifamily homes than it has in previous decades, a big gap still exists between ...
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Century Foundation Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs
Release Date:
02/09/2016
As New York City faces increasing pressure to promote school diversity, a new report from the Century Foundation shows that more districts nationwide are using socioeconomic status to shape admissions processes.
NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements
Release Date:
03/17/2016
Does philanthropy really have a useful role to play in transformative social movements?
Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results
Release Date:
03/28/2016
A program to increase the vocabulary of poor children in Rhode Island, using technology to count every word spoken, is not achieving results expected. But whether the pioneering program is a national model or just an interesting concept hasn't been...
Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments
Release Date:
04/04/2016
... of another arm of the family, announced last month that it would be divesting its shares in coal producers and oil ... “While the global community works to eliminate the use of fossil fuels, it...
Rockefeller and Nonprofits Fight Food Waste With Feast
Release Date:
05/09/2016
... With Feast On Tuesday May 10, thousands of New Yorkers will feast on food that would have ordinarily ended up in a ... have gone uneaten. Prior to the event, organizers will rescue food from the Hunts Point...
Housing News Coverage Supported by Revson and New York Community Trust Wins Honors
Release Date:
05/11/2016
... coverage of housing issues and its investigation into the use of forced medication at a city hospital. A team ...
F.B. Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the 21st Century
Release Date:
06/08/2016
... disintermediation (cutting out the middleman, whether it ’s broadcast and print media, music distributors, Main ... and third, closely related to both, the explosion in the use of information technology,...
Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
06/16/2016
... he later told her, according to Ms. Rodin, since it also could be a new business for the company... Judith ...
Marist College, Rockefeller Archive Center Partner on Open-Source Technologies for Digital Archival Processes
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... systems implemented as part of the digital records project will be compatible with existing archival standards and best practices and will be built using well-documented, open-source technologies ...
Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline
Release Date:
09/09/2016
Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor for Equality Initiatives and Human Capital Development at The Atlantic Philanthropies, co-edits a new book that addresses the profound and life-altering consequences students face—especially young people of...
JPMorgan Chase Commits $20 Million to Revitalize Neighborhoods in Five U.S. Cities
Release Date:
10/21/2016
... initiative, these five collaborative partnerships will revitalize neighborhoods in their respective cities that ... food deserts. Each is using a data-driven approach that will create opportunities for more...
NYTimes Examines the Legacy of Newman’s Own Foundation
Release Date:
11/03/2016
... Mention the name Paul Newman and many movie buffs will describe the charismatic actor with the piercing blue ... “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” But many people will identify Mr. Newman as the...
Stonewall Community Foundation Is Key Funder of Trans and Queer Storytelling
Release Date:
12/09/2016
... declared a “transgender tipping point” in 2014 when it featured actress Laverne Cox on its cover. In the two ... garnered critical acclaim and media buzz, but not all of it was positive. Despite increased...
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"
Release Date:
12/12/2016
... here, so long as you’re geographically situated for it : Namely, the foundation has its sights on giving back on a ... of cities and states (where its banks have a presence). It ’s an extensive list that...
Century Foundation Report Cited in Washington Post Article on Syria Policy for Trump’s America
Release Date:
12/12/2016
... its way to an inclusive, stable end-state in Syria, but it could bloody the Assad regime and its allies, Russia and ...
Five More Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute’s Global Initiative on Autonomous Vehicles
Release Date:
01/31/2017
... Paulo, Brazil; Tel Aviv, Israel and Washington, D.C., USA will join the inaugural participants of the Bloomberg ... Over the course of the next year, the multi-city cohort will produce a set of principles and...
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Honors Teens
Release Date:
02/08/2017
Dimple Belani has been named one of two students in New York State as the top teen in volunteering by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
Announcing the 2017 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/21/2017
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as the recipients of the 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships.
Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis Writes About the Absence of Federal Arts Funding
Release Date:
03/17/2017
Since President Lyndon Johnson and a bipartisan Congress created the national arts and humanities endowments, no president has called for their elimination -- until now. We should pause and think about what our country would be like in their absence.