Jessi Stafford Joins The Century Foundation as Blogger & Social Media Specialist
Release Date:
10/15/2013
... policy, pop culture and politics. Stafford's particular interests include income inequality, education reform and .....
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Generation Next - Young Donors Inspiring a New Generation of Philanthropists
Thursday, January 9, 2014 -
11:00am to 1:30pm
The dream of many family foundation donors is to instill a lifelong love of philanthropy and giving back to future generations of one’s family. In some cases, this love of philanthropy translates into a desire on the part of younger family members...
Jonas Center Support For Online Tutorials Helps Healthcare Students
Release Date:
06/17/2014
The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, Khan Academy and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) are providing online tutorials to supplement the learning of healthcare students, practitioners and patients worldwide.
Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals
Release Date:
09/08/2014
Students and teachers are always being evaluated, but the principals that lead them should also be scrutinized. The Wallace Foundation has earmarked $75 million to create programs to recruit and train stronger principals.
New York State Health Foundation Survey Reports 92% of Newly Insured Obamacare Users are Happy with Coverage
Release Date:
11/11/2014
The majority of New Yorkers have been satisfied with coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act.
Ford Foundation Strives to Boost Medicaid Enrollment
Release Date:
12/01/2014
Ford has invested $1.5 million in BeneStream, a startup that will help increase Medicaid enrollment for low-income employees.
F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in Western NY
Release Date:
02/11/2015
The six-month study will explore investments that provide a social or environmental benefit.
Ford and MetLife Work to Measure Impact of Community Investing
Release Date:
06/09/2015
The foundations will work with the Global Impact Investing Network.
Eva Moskowitz, Practiced de Blasio foe, Weighs a Mayoral Challenge
Release Date:
09/14/2015
Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz gives speech that mocked the mayor for his foreign travel, his opposition to charter schools, and his inability to deliver on core political promises, and signaled an admitted "interest" by Moskowitz in unseating de...
COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Council on Foundations will participate in a briefing on Capital Hill for the Philanthropy Caucuses in the House and Senate this week.
State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund Support
Release Date:
10/19/2015
A new report written by researchers at the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, draws on evidence from the literature and four case studies to outline...
New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth
Release Date:
11/04/2015
... in learning and education, and introduce them to new interests , ideas, and career pathways." The money comes .....
Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models
Release Date:
11/11/2015
Carnegie Corporation of New York has pledged $25 million to back innovative school models "that reimagine the use of time, money, people, and technology, and through catalytic work across the education sector."
What's Driving Variation in New York's Hospital Spending and Prices? (NY State Health Foundation)
Release Date:
12/17/2015
James R. Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), writes about price variation in the New York health care system.
Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers
Release Date:
02/16/2016
Gov. Andrew Cuomo voiced support Sunday for New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s call to close Rikers Island.
Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results
Release Date:
03/28/2016
A program to increase the vocabulary of poor children in Rhode Island, using technology to count every word spoken, is not achieving results expected. But whether the pioneering program is a national model or just an interesting concept hasn't been...
At Ford Event, de Blasio Says Cities Must Innovate Since Feds and State Won’t
Release Date:
03/30/2016
Mayor de Blasio appeared to abandon any belief that higher levels of government have any interest in helping New York City grapple with income inequality.
U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance
Release Date:
05/31/2016
... implications for their business and personal financial interests ... U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs ...
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"
Release Date:
12/12/2016
“High-impact” and “visionary” are two terms the Bank of America Charitable Foundation uses to describe the organizations that earn its support. In the realm of arts and culture, that boils down to high-impact and visionary programs that contribute...
How Cuomo's Special Prosecutor Order Is Playing Out, 19 Months Later
Release Date:
02/28/2017
About 19 months ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order that was hailed by many advocates and elected officials as a bold and unprecedented step towards police accountability.