Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?
Release Date:
09/18/2013
An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation.
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Rebuild by Design: A Post-Sandy Regional Analysis
Publication date:
01/2014
... here will be useful for communities throughout the United States , and beyond. Rebuild by Design: A Post-Sandy Regional ...
Open Society Foundations Announces 2014 Soros Justice Fellows
Release Date:
05/15/2014
... of Soros Justice Fellows. The fourteen fellows from six states will receive a total of $1.25 million in support of ...
Dodge Foundation President Weighs in on NJ Sewer System Challenges
Release Date:
03/13/2015
“It’s an opportune moment for communities and utility authorities to put in place innovative, green solutions," Chris Daggett says.
William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core
Release Date:
10/12/2016
The Spencer Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation have awarded a team of researchers from the University of Michigan, Brown University and Stanford University nearly $5 million for the first phase of a five-year analysis of the Common Core...
The Atlantic Philanthropies Provides a $3.25 Million Grant to Cornell Law School for Death Penalty Center
Release Date:
10/28/2016
... that favor abolition of the death penalty in the United States and other countries. More than 80 faculty members, ...
The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good
Release Date:
02/28/2017
... workers do not earn a living wage. Across the United States , nonprofits struggle to pay competitive wages, ...
Aetna Foundation Partners with US News & World Report to Study Healthcare Access in American Communities
Release Date:
06/09/2017
... leaders best serve their communities, the report states ... Aetna Foundation Partners with US News & World ...
NYC: The New Capital of Fast-food Nation
Release Date:
09/20/2017
The accelerated minimum-wage hike that New York state imposed on fast-food establishments has not stopped them from proliferating in the city. Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and others smell opportunity as rising costs squeeze out small fry.
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Union Dues Case
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... fee provisions that allow public sector unions in 22 states , including New York, to mandate that represented ...
JPMorgan Chase Releases New Data Platform, The Good Jobs Index
Release Date:
11/14/2017
... in the US, including the finding that two-thirds of states have added good jobs for workers without a ... Analysis” reveals that between 1991 and 2015, 34 states across the country added “good jobs” that pay...
Heckscher Foundation Supported EdTrust–NY Launches New Data Tool “The New York FAFSA Challenge” to Highlight Success and Encourage FAFSA completion.
Release Date:
02/19/2019
New data tool allows educators, parents, and the public to track progress of high schools in their region.
Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education
Release Date:
02/20/2019
... 10-year effort to improve science education in the United States . OpenSciEd , the new nonprofit, and the decade-long ... 2013. Now, about two-thirds of students attend school in states that have adopted the...
Carnegie Corporation Supported Report Finds America's $23 Billion School Funding Gap
Release Date:
02/26/2019
It was nearly three decades ago when the New Jersey Supreme Court found the state’s school funding formula shortchanged its poorest students, and lawmakers directed more money to districts serving large shares of low-income children. Now, a new...
Long Island’s Community Foundation Welcomes Christina Jonathan as a New Board Member
Release Date:
06/08/2021
... in a broad range of tax controversies before the United States Tax Court, the Internal Revenue Service and the New ...
To Build Community, Start with a Question
Release Date:
11/19/2014
... wanted to hear about their experiences, the services and resources they need and desire, and their ideas for making ... to a clear vision and mission— to spark lasting social change, mobilizing people, capital...
5 Questions for…Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation
Release Date:
06/28/2012
... in order to continue to reach those least likely to access resources from mainstream sources—those being communities ... institutions are an integral part of the human service and social justice landscape in...
Choose the Fund for 2025 for #GivingTuesday
Today is #GivingTuesday, which you no doubt are aware of from the staggering number of year-end donation requests you’re receiving. If you are thinking about making a personal donation in the coming weeks (no pressure at all!) the Fund for 2025 is...
A Response to Louisiana Recovery Efforts
Release Date:
08/22/2016
By acting collectively, together we can have a far greater impact on Louisiana’s recovery.
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Baby Bonds: Leveraging Systemic Change Through Philanthropy, Government and Community Partnerships - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
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... at the state-level. It is no wonder that so many states – – California, Washington, DC, Massachusetts, ... Policy leadership and early-stage lessons from other states How states can innovate...