A Start-Up Slump Is a Drag on the Economy. Big Business May Be to Blame.
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. It was a slight increase from the previous year, but well below the 558,000 ...
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Want To Engage Millennials? Try Corporate Social Responsibility
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Millennials are becoming even more engaged in philanthropic causes in 2017 than they were in late 2016, according to Phase 1 of the Millennial Impact Report. At the same time, employers continue to search for ways to engage millennials to...
12 Innovative Post-Sandy Projects Built to Withstand Future Storms
Release Date:
10/03/2017
As sea level rise increases the impact severe storms like Superstorm Sandy have on New York, the city’s architects are designing buildings that are more resilient than even building codes require.
General Motors Is Going All Electric
Release Date:
10/03/2017
After more than a century peddling vehicles that pollute the atmosphere, General Motors is ending its relationship with gasoline and diesel.
Kessler Foundation Awards Reeves-Reed Arboretum with Grant to Complete Accessibility Project
Release Date:
10/03/2017
The Kessler Foundation, of East Hanover, NJ, has just awarded Reeves-Reed Arboretum a grant for $8,000 towards the completion of the first phase of this ambitious project.
City Council Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... The regulations, which were linked to a significant pay increase for all city elected officials, including a salary ...
Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Everyone knows the old adage, “If you give a man a fish…” NHPR has a story with a new twist: “If you give a woman a menstrual pad…”
Should We Be Worried That Foreclosure Sales Are Near Recession Levels?
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... homes as of the second quarter of this year, a 4% increase over last year. Late payments on such loans, a ...
Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... aim to ensure juveniles have access counsel, to increase social services for youth and to divert teenagers ...
New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"
Release Date:
11/20/2017
... with residents and local organizations in Brownsville to increase access to healthy and affordable foods and empower ...
Laura Landy, CEO and President of The Rippel Foundation Joins Grantmakers In Health Board of Directors
Release Date:
12/01/2017
... ensure quality care; lower health care costs; and increase equity, engagement, and productivity. Prior to ...
William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research
Release Date:
05/04/2018
... years in support of research designed to build, test, and increase understanding of approaches to reducing inequality ...
Rauch Foundation Co-Sponsors Long Island Delegation to Attend “Reimagining Education Summer Institute”
Release Date:
07/12/2018
The Rauch Foundation announced today that it is partnering with ERASE Racism to sponsor a delegation from Long Island to attend the “Reimagining Education Summer Institute” from July 16-19 at Teachers College Columbia University.
Jonas Philanthropies Names Wanda Montalvo New Executive Director
Release Date:
08/23/2018
Jonas Nursing & Veterans Healthcare at Columbia University has appointed Wanda Montalvo ‘15, PhD, RN, as the new Executive Director, effective September 10, 2018.
Supported in Part by Ford Foundation, Smithsonian Launches American Women’s History Initiative
Release Date:
11/14/2018
... and compelling story of women in America. It will greatly increase the Smithsonian’s research and programming related ...
Andy Warhol Foundation Awards Grants for Arts Writing
Release Date:
12/03/2018
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announced today the twenty-one recipients of its 2018 Arts Writers Grants. They will receive a total of $725,000. Administered by the New York–based nonprofit Creative Capital, the grants support...
AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model
Release Date:
07/17/2013
The AARP Foundation and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation have announced commitments totaling $10.5 million to the Green House Project, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to provide high-quality skilled nursing care to low-income...
With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
Few peace and security groups are better positioned to help reduce tensions between Iran and the U.S. than the Ploughshares Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Financing the Social Sector
Release Date:
09/15/2014
The American Express Corporate social Responsibility Blog explores the top 10 things foundations and corporations should do when considering whether to support nonprofit organizations.
PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work
Release Date:
09/18/2014
Ford, Open Society and Arcus are among the top funders for LGBTQ education and safe school works.