Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List
Release Date:
09/16/2014
... on the Upper Crust , West examines the political use of great wealth, including campaign expenditures, ...
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MasterCard Foundation to Help Address Water Sanitation in East Africa with Micro-Credit Program
Release Date:
10/27/2014
... that targeted subsidies and concessionary lending will address water and sanitation challenges facing low ...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Releases Report that Examines the Skills Gap in NYC
Release Date:
10/30/2014
... Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Jobs for New Yorkers Task Force will use the report results to develop data-driven skill-building ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing
Release Date:
03/19/2015
... long history of supporting environmental causes, announced it would divest itself of all fossil-fuel investments. The ...
Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance
Release Date:
05/12/2015
Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice ... for Justice (MFJ), the first non-profit organization to use 'big data' to track and compare the performance...
Bank of America Foundation President Seeks to Increase Youth Development Opportunities
Release Date:
08/19/2015
... volunteer days, but rather are seeking opportunities to use their specific skills and expertise in a more hands-on ... fully applying themselves and their talents in ways that will change the world.... Bank of...
$2 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Digital Humanities
Release Date:
09/02/2015
... “The Mellon Foundation’s generous philanthropy will serve to strengthen Penn’s abiding commitment to the ... partnership as we launch key initiatives to advance the use of technology along with innovative...
Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government
Release Date:
09/08/2015
... Since Modi's right-wing government swept to power, it has sought to tighten surveillance on foreign-funded .....
The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography
Release Date:
09/29/2015
... the arts world knows that in order to exist in the future, it needs to broaden its offerings, cultivate its audience, ...
Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience
Release Date:
10/22/2015
... social and governance factors - is a welcome step that will benefit both fund beneficiaries and society at large. A ...
New York Community Trust to Receive $650K from AG’s Settlement with Fraudulent Clothing-Bin Operator
Release Date:
10/30/2015
... the Lower Hudson Valley and Connecticut. The bins made it seem as if the clothing was going to benefit Big Brothers ...
New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth
Release Date:
11/04/2015
... $900,000, to help young people across New York City to use digital media and technology to compose and record ...
Bloomberg Cited by NYTimes as Driver of Gun Control Progress Nationwide
Release Date:
01/04/2016
With tens of millions of dollars to spend thanks to backers like Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, gun control groups have secured a number of surprising recent successes in Connecticut, Delaware and elsewhere.
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 ...
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 ...