More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers
Release Date:
07/28/2017
... hundreds of cities — of all sizes — to pledge action ... More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient ...
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Student Loan Company Accused of Mismanaging Debt Forgiveness Program
Release Date:
08/28/2017
One of the country’s largest servicers of federal student loans has badly mismanaged debt forgiveness programs for public service workers, significantly raising repayment costs for hundreds of thousands of borrowers, according to a lawsuit filed on...
Editorial: States Dare to Think Big on Climate Change
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... the determination of a number of state governments to take action on their own. California, as usual, has commanded the ...
F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics
Release Date:
08/31/2017
The Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on dangerous stem cell clinics on Monday, while at the same time pledging to ease the path to approval for companies and doctors with legitimate treatments in the growing field.
Google Sued by 3 Female Ex-Employees Who Say It Pays Women Less Than Men
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... between men and women at the company, but failed to take action to rectify it... Google Sued by 3 Female Ex-Employees ...
Inspired or Frustrated, Women Go to Work for Themselves
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... tracked her down in short order, it was her first overt action of independence. But it was not her last. . . Inspired ...
Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media?
Publication date:
09/2010
This report, which documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from members of the Center's Grantmaker Leadership Panel, finds that about one-third of foundation CEOs surveyed regularly use Facebook or read blogs, and that only six percent use Twitter. It also analyzes the perceived usefulness of Web 2.0 in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two "power users" in the field.
A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year
Release Date:
03/27/2012
One year ago, the Executive Director of the Japan Center for International ...
Doug Bauer Named to the Board of Directors of the National Council of Nonprofits.
Release Date:
04/15/2014
Doug Bauer , Executive Director of The Clark Foundation , has been named ...
JPMorgan Commits $125 Million to Help Urban Neighborhoods
Release Date:
04/05/2016
... Tuesday in Washington with Jamie Dimon, the bank’s chief executive , and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan... JPMorgan Commits ...
Hospitals: We Want Billions Back if Obamacare Dismantled
Release Date:
02/10/2017
Hospital executives have a clear message for Washington: if you dismantle the Affordable Care Act, we want billions in funding replaced.
Family Foundations Prepare for the Next Generation
Release Date:
02/08/2013
... and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy that looks at how younger generations feel about philanthropy. As parents, ... our children. And if we have more than one, we worry about how they will interact with...
Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board
Release Date:
06/02/2016
... in arts, media and culture. She guides efforts to examine how cultural narratives affect and shape social movements and how media and the arts, including film and visual ...
Alfred P. Sloan Study Finds Possible Solutions to Sleep Disorders and Depression
Release Date:
06/09/2017
... disorders. Researchers wanted to know: How do we overcome tiredness in the face of a looming ... In other words, in the face of so-called salient stimuli, how do we override the natural drive to sleep? Alfred...
10
Dec
2019
Understanding Identity, Privilege and Power in Philanthropic Practice
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... rarely do we have sufficient time and space to reflect on how our own identities influence how we see and how we are seen in our work. Join us for this interactive ...
15
Oct
2015
Lunch 4 Learning: Making Universal Free Lunch a Public Health Issue
Thursday, October 15, 2015 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... education outcomes. It also brings more federal dollars to New York City. In June 2014, the Schools Chancellor, ... Discussion will include recent advocacy efforts, and how funders can play a critical role in...
Why We Support Media
Release Date:
07/05/2018
... and encourages best practices among the roughly 1500 or so new and veteran reporters, editors, producers and podcasters ... about education around the nation. We are not blazing a new pathway. There have been...
06
Jun
2019
POSTPONED: Food Fight: NYC Youth vs. Predatory Marketing
Thursday, June 6, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... with youth voice and leadership Gaps in funding and how philanthropy can support countermarketing and youth ... City Harvest Bronwyn Starr (Moderator), Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation...
PNY Signs Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy's (AAPIP) Open Letter to Philanthropy: The Cure to Viral Racism Is Within Our Hands
Release Date:
04/08/2020
... may be novel, the racism accompanying it is far from new . Racial bigotry and “xenophobia” is ravaging Asian ... mix. Reach out to AAPI staff members and colleagues to see how they are doing and offer support...
10
Mar
2022
Financial Series: Looking at the 990 Part I (March 10) and Part II (March 17)
Thursday, March 10, 2022 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
... Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that help funders understand how to assess organizational health through financial ... Financial Statements is a prerequisite for those who are...