National League of Cities and MetLife Foundation Partner for Eight City Project
Release Date:
10/30/2015
... and assets; Expand access to safe and affordable financial services ; Improve credit scores and expand access to credit; ...
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An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)
Release Date:
02/22/2016
Saru Jayaraman, a vocal leader in the food labor movement and founder of Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC), has been supported by the Ford Foundation for more than a decade. The New York Times profiles her efforts for restaurant workers.
Arcus Foundation Report Reveals Trans Discrimination Not Limited to Bathrooms
Release Date:
05/13/2016
... treatment” in the “quality, quantity or content of services provided” by retail stores in the Mid-Atlantic ...
Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building
Release Date:
07/05/2016
Over the past five years, more and more foundations have come to understand that their nonprofit grantees’ infrastructure needs more love, and more grant money.
COO Sharon Ullman Named Acting Executive Director of Rauschenberg Foundation
Release Date:
01/10/2017
Sharon Ullman has been named Acting Executive Director of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation following the announcement last week that Christy MacLear, who has led the Foundation staff since 2010, will be taking a position at Sotheby's.
Catholic Charities Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Release Date:
01/31/2017
... us to continue to provide life-saving and life-affirming services to our most vulnerable neighbors. Our partnership ...
Open Society Foundations Targeted by New Hungarian Law Requiring NGOs to Disclose Foreign Funding Sources
Release Date:
03/10/2017
... Hungarian Helsinki Committee , offer legal aid and other services to migrants and refugees, populations the Hungarian ...
Statement on the Passing of David Rockefeller
Release Date:
03/21/2017
With the deepest sadness, the Trustees and staff of the David Rockefeller Fund note the passing of our co-founder, David Rockefeller, on March 20, 2017 at 101 years of age. For 28 years, Mr. Rockefeller served as the Fund’s generous inspiration,...
MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year
Release Date:
04/05/2017
... credit and insurance. Low income people who lack financial services often resort to using informal methods which are ...
MetLife Foundation Innovation Competition Recognizes Indian Entrepreneur
Release Date:
05/03/2017
... to promote financial capability and access to financial services in India. With more than 100 entries, Swadhaar ...
Morgan Stanley Lights Up Times Square for the New York Women’s Foundation
Release Date:
07/20/2017
... is featured on the digital billboards of the financial services firm’s Times Square headquarters at Broadway ...
American Express Grant Supports Student Filmmaking
Release Date:
08/11/2017
American Express grant of $100,000 to Reel Works supports filmmaking aimed to inspire a younger and more diverse audience to explore roles in conservation.
Seaport Museum's 110-Year-Old Lightship To Be Restored To Its Glory Days
Release Date:
08/29/2017
One of the South Street Seaport Museum’s most prized possessions is set to undergo a major restoration. The Museum announced on Monday that the city had contributed $4.5 million towards restoring the Lightship Ambrose, which is currently docked at...
Bad Landlords Poised To Profit On De Blasio Plan To Turn Rent-Stabilized Buildings Into Long-Term Homeless Shelters
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... Long-Term Homeless Shelters The Department of Homeless Services is quietly finalizing more than $98 million in ...
Indian Women Speak Out About A Government Tax that Declares Certain Feminine Hygiene Products 'Nonessential'
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Last month, the Indian government rolled out a new tax plan — the Goods and Service Tax — labeling sanitary products "nonessential," making them eligible for a 12 percent tax. The increase in the cost of sanitary napkins will force many women...
Forecasting the Upcoming City Council Gender Imbalance
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... improves the legislative, oversight, and constituent services provided to the public. The dynamics of this ...
NYN Media Homeless Shelter Tracker
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... when a shelter is approved, the Department of Homeless Services will notify the community board and local elected ...
Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force
Release Date:
09/14/2017
In New York’s most troubled neighborhoods, Service Year members are teaching their neighbors environmental sustainability — all the while learning essential job skills for the workforce.
Immigration Agents Target Brooklyn Criminal Court, Lawyers Say
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... according to a source and attorneys with Brooklyn Defender Services . About half a dozen agents were posted outside the ...
Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... walls, posters promoted not just reading but citizenship services and business-planning classes. Parents and children ...