Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation
Release Date:
05/23/2017
... at how student assignment policies may be impacting the diversity of public schools. According to Erica Frankenberg, ...
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NYS Health Foundation Releases Snapshot of Veterans and Health in New York State
Release Date:
07/13/2017
Who are New York State's veterans? Where do they live? When did they serve? And where do they turn to for their health care needs? These are the questions the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) seeks to answer in a new snapshot of the...
As Speaker Race Heats Up, Gender Disparity in The City Council Is On Display
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Among a diverse slate of contenders for the NYC City Council Speaker post, there is not a single woman running to become the next speaker.
More Floods Are Coming And We're Making Them Worse
Release Date:
09/07/2017
“Conquering” nature has long been the western way. Our hubris, and often our religious ideologies, have led us to believe we are above nature and have a right to subdue and control it. We let our technical abilities get ahead of our wisdom.
The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness
Release Date:
09/13/2017
"Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful innovations for poverty alleviation ," says Abby Maxman, President of OxFam America. Maxman was among a diverse group of people working on poverty eradication who contributed to a recent...
NYC Councilman to Propose Free Babysitting for Community Meetings
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... in a phone interview. “Along with that comes a lack of diversity in the people I see involved in government and ...
Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Chefs Boot Camp initiative is part of the James Beard Foundation's education and outreach programming and represents a relatively new step in the culinary community: the recognition that chefs can — and should — try to influence food-systems policy...
Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... for everything from male separatism to an end to gender diversity efforts. Silicon Valley has for years accommodated ...
The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners
Release Date:
11/17/2017
Early this year, The J.M. Kaplan Fund put out a call to anyone in the United States with a promising solution to a social problem. The J.M. Kaplan Fund sought to identify and celebrate innovation in the fields of heritage conservation, social...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color
Release Date:
10/26/2018
Many Heliconius butterflies have wing patterns and colors that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators, and new research by scientists from the University of Chicago, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, shows that in one...
Larry Bloom named Vice President, Global Operations and Finance at EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation
Release Date:
03/20/2019
Larry Bloom joined EMpower – The Emerging Markets Foundation in February 2019 as Vice President, Global Operations and Finance of EMpower.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Latinx Artist Fellowship
Release Date:
07/22/2021
... prize of its kind and celebrates the plurality and diversity of Latinx artists and aesthetics... Andrew W. ...
Let’s Close the Gap on Mental Health for Good in 2023
Release Date:
02/16/2023
... health (Zimmerman 2020). There is an urgent need for resources and funding. Nowhere is that truer than in rural ... endeavor requiring holistic approaches that re-examine our social safety nets. This includes...
Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education
Release Date:
12/08/2013
... Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Wildlife Conservation Society .... Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education ...
Russell Sage Foundation Calls for Articles on Women and the Economy
Release Date:
05/29/2014
... the changing roles and status of women and the effects on society and the economy. The special issue will consider both ...
PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work
Release Date:
09/18/2014
... Point Foundation, Tides Foundation, Gill Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Wells Fargo Foundation, Arcus Foundation ...
Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality
Release Date:
10/07/2014
... the role of philanthropy in bringing about big changes in society and, to be sure, there are many reasons why same-sex ...
Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment
Release Date:
10/17/2014
... the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Open Society Foundations.... Smaller High Schools and Outside ...
The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World
Release Date:
11/17/2014
... by a small number of foundations, including Soros’ Open Society Institute, the Buffett Foundation, the Carnegie ...
OSF Weighs in on High Cost of Heroin Overdose Treatment Drug
Release Date:
03/25/2015
... of the international harm reduction program at the Open Society Foundations.... OSF Weighs in on High Cost of Heroin ...