From the Ground Up
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... to a set of abstract data. Along with funding flows, these forces traditionally dictate developmental agendas that, all ...
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Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Cheering crowds greeted the 80-year-old Argentine pontiff as he prayed for the country to heal the wounds of war — though some warned that forgiveness was hard after so much violence.
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...
Long Delays Cloud Police Department Disciplinary Trials
Release Date:
09/19/2017
The process, long and byzantine as it is, is the easiest path to holding an officer accountable for many victims of police misconduct.
Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Care Bill
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The health insurance industry, after cautiously watching Republican health care efforts for months, came out forcefully against the Senate’s latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, suggesting that its state-by-state block grants could create...
The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm.
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... art. And at the center of the swirl — combining the forces of anchor, magnet, den mother, big sister and art ...
New York Landlord Fined $500,000 in Tenant Harassment Probe
Release Date:
09/28/2017
A New York City landlord will have to pay $500,000 and address a number of building violations as part of a settlement over alleged harassment of tenants, officials said.
Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job
Release Date:
10/10/2017
The recovery from the crisis of 2008 has been one of the weakest on record, but never in postwar history has so little growth created so many jobs.
4 Questions about Disaster Philanthropy for Bob Ottenhoff
Release Date:
04/23/2013
... Service providers may find themselves overworked and their resources stretched. And then there are the aspects of ...
How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us
Release Date:
06/27/2017
... creative place because of the plurality of cultural resources it houses in every borough. Artists are the problem ...
Report About NYC’s Libraries Sparks New Proposal from Speaker Quinn
Release Date:
04/05/2013
... H. Revson Foundation, documented the important role that public libraries play in communities across New York City. In ... about the increasingly important role that the city’s public libraries are playing in...
Philanthropy as Backer of Brains
Release Date:
05/02/2013
... history of creating, defining and advancing fields, from public health, molecular biology, area studies, and public administration. We even had a role in launching the ...
Target Hands Decision on $5-Million Schools Gift to Online Voters
Release Date:
08/15/2013
... how it will distribute $5 million in donations to public schools through its “Give With Target” campaign. ... on how it will distribute $5-million in donations to public schools, the first time the store has...
Ford Foundation Pours Millions into Net Neutrality
Release Date:
12/16/2014
... to major telecommunications firms aiming to influence the public debate on net neutrality, there’s the Ford ... Commission will regulate broadband providers as public utilities, restricting providers from...
Ellen Rautenberg Elected Chair of the NY State Health Foundation Board
Release Date:
12/04/2015
... Ellen Rautenberg, the retired President and CEO of Public Health Solutions, has been elected to a two-year term ...
Ford Foundation Paper Cited in Wired Article on the Future of Open Source Code
Release Date:
08/11/2016
... demand. Nearly all software today relies on free, public code, written and maintained by communities of ... to individuals—to write their own software. Shared, public code makes up the digital infrastructure...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic NJTV, New Jersey’s public television network, announced an open call for ... Drug Addiction Crisis. NJTV challenges members of the public to write an original poem about...
Kress Foundation Accepting Proposals for Conservation Grants
Release Date:
12/21/2016
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation supports projects that illuminate European works of art and architecture from antiquity to the early 19th century.
The Surdna Foundation Discusses Good Governance in New CEP Report
Release Date:
05/02/2017
CEP’s advisory services team and the Surdna Foundation partnered to produce a new publication that shares stories of good governance at family foundations.
Success Academy Ratchets up Pressure on City to Give It Space
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... network to approve a request for shared space inside public -school buildings for up to seven new middle schools. ... the earliest the city can approve those requests is at a public meeting in November,...