PhilTV This Week: Feb. 10, 2017
Release Date:
02/13/2017
... Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing Rita Allen Foundation Supports Digital Democracy ...
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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund: A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems
Release Date:
05/17/2017
... plans to divest from fossil fuels; the decision to stop investing in oil and gas by the heirs to a vast oil industry ...
Banking Against Urban Poverty, Inside JP Morgan Chase Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/05/2017
The once sleepy world of corporate philanthropy has been perking up lately. An older model of giving—which often involved cutting lots of checks to local charities without asking many questions—is giving way to a more focused and strategic approach...
New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design
Release Date:
02/08/2018
A new report released yesterday stresses that making it a de facto policy for U.S. cities would be a cost-effective design solution that could save millions, and even billions, of dollars.
Rockefeller Foundation, Prudential Launch New OZ Initiative in Newark
Release Date:
05/28/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation and Prudential Financial announced last week the terms of a $5.5 million initiative that would help six U.S. cities, including Newark, reap the benefits from investments in federally-approved Opportunity Zones, Bloomberg...
Katy Toolin Named Director of Finance and Administration at Unbound Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/22/2013
... youth development program for teenagers in the United States , and community-based schoolhouse construction and ...
ASPCA Awards $8.9 Million to Animal Welfare Organizations in First Half of 2013
Release Date:
07/29/2013
... to Animals made 847 grants to 636 organizations in 49 states during the first six months of this year. (ASPCA Vice ... total of 847 grants were issued to 636 organizations in 49 states nationwide. “The ASPCA...
De Blasio drafts biz execs to push pre-K tax
Release Date:
01/29/2014
Several business executives, including Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, have signed on to Mayor de Blasio's plan to raise taxes to fund citywide pre-K and after-school programs, reported Crain's New York Business.
Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce
Release Date:
07/28/2014
... explanation for why the percentage of women in the United States who are working or want to work has been declining, ...
Ford and Atlantic Back Education Policy Think Tank
Release Date:
09/04/2015
... the No Child Left Behind Act that's almost certain to give states a lot more running room when it comes to gauging ... of K-12 accountabilty in this report, and is advising states , including New Hampshire...
Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance
Release Date:
03/17/2016
... Child Allowance The child poverty rate in the United States is stubbornly high, with more than 12 million American ... of $4000 a year would cut child poverty in the United States in half. A $2500 universal...
Marist College, Rockefeller Archive Center Partner on Open-Source Technologies for Digital Archival Processes
Release Date:
08/24/2016
Marist College and the Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) have partnered to develop and implement a sustainable and robust platform capable of supporting the complex archival management of digitized and born-digital records.
Ford and MacArthur-Backed Survey Finds That Young Voters From Newer Immigrant Families Lean More Liberal
Release Date:
09/09/2016
... than those with families who have been in United States longer, a new GenForward poll shows. Eighty-seven ... support allowing those who were brought to the United States illegally as children to stay legally...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Nicole Gueron to Board of Directors
Release Date:
10/17/2016
... Staff. She has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and ...
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"
Release Date:
12/12/2016
... its sights on giving back on a specific list of cities and states (where its banks have a presence). It’s an extensive list that currently covers 34 states plus Washington, D.C. The foundation breaks down its...
Century Foundation Report Cited in Washington Post Article on Syria Policy for Trump’s America
Release Date:
12/12/2016
The United States should continue to fight Islamic State, but not so single-mindedly and recklessly that it endangers other key U.S. interests.
Century Foundation Report Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration
Release Date:
12/13/2016
... beacon of diversity in one of America’s most segregated states . This 5,226-student district has thrived as merger ...
Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies
Release Date:
07/06/2017
Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies "Wayne Tracker" cannot be forced to testify under oath. He does not exist. But the man who used the "Tracker" alias, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, can be...
Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... Less Addictive Painkillers At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, many insurers ...
Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator
Release Date:
09/29/2017
State Assemblyman Peter Lopez will take over this weekend as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's top official in a region that reaches from the Adirondacks to the storm-wracked Caribbean.