Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable
Release Date:
06/12/2019
... is expertise: the know-how to harness technology, science and innovation in ways that meaningfully improve ...
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Simons Foundation Invites Applications for Autism Research
Release Date:
06/06/2019
The foundation is inviting applications to its annual Bridge to Independence Award Program.
03
Jun
2013
A Special Screening of American Promise
Monday, June 3, 2013 -
2:45pm to 6:00pm
Please join us for a special screening of the documentary American Promise, a brief discussion, and a reception to follow. *Please note that this event has been moved to Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC* American Promise...
28
Jul
2010
More than a Wage: Building the Economic Security of Women and Families in New York City
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 2:00pm
Philanthropy New York
... we use self-sufficiency as a measure, in New York City, a parent with two children living in the Bronx would need to ...
28
Apr
2014
Meet Chancellor Carmen Fariña
Monday, April 28, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Chancellor Fariña, a long-time educator in New York City’s public schools, has served under many chancellors. When appointed chancellor herself in late December 2013, she said her focus would be collaboration, communication and restoring “joy” in...
Advocacy Group Supporting NYC Pre-K Expansion Raised $1.76 Million
Release Date:
07/15/2014
... New York Business reports that the grant from AFT, the parent union of the United Federation of Teachers, was made ...
The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids
Release Date:
08/25/2014
The Century Foundation's Clio Chang writes that the implementation of child allowances could go a long way toward reducing child poverty rates in the United States.
The Elmezzi Foundation Pledges $3 Million to Help End Generational Poverty in Astoria and Long Island City
Release Date:
09/17/2014
The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Foundation will distribute $3 million to Zone 126 over the next five years to help children in low-income areas of Astoria and Long Island City.
Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase Support for Opposition
Release Date:
10/14/2014
Because of OSF founder George Soros' successful push to legalize marijuana, other foundations are ramping up support for anti drug policies and research.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer
Release Date:
10/29/2014
... Co-Treasurer for 2013 and 2014 at the MS443 New Voices Parent Association. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors ...
Carnegie, Helmsley, Wallace and Gates Support Newsgathering Partnership of EdWeek and PBS NewsHour
Release Date:
10/15/2015
... education and careers. Editorial Projects in Education, parent of Education Week , said it has secured commitments of ...
In Memoriam: James McConnell Clark of Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Release Date:
11/04/2015
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is sad to report that its Trustee Emeritus, James “Jim” McConnell Clark, died at his home in Woods Hole, MA on October 24, 2015 at the age of 93.
When a Child Grieves, We All Should Help (New York Life Foundation)
Release Date:
01/08/2016
... person is a child. A staggering 1 in 7 people lose a parent or sibling by the time they are 20-years-old, ...
Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest
Release Date:
02/23/2016
The Wall Street Journal profiles the co-founder of the New York Stem Cell Foundation, highlighting her search for a cure for diabetes.
Charles Nuñez, Community Advocate at Youth Represent, Was Only 17 but Charged as an Adult
Release Date:
05/10/2016
In 2007 he was a normal teenager who wanted to be a handsome ladies man and keep some money in his pocket while living with his parents and brothers.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths
Release Date:
05/15/2017
While deaths by drowning have fallen steadily since the 1970s in the United States, especially for children, the same trend is not visible in poorer countries around the world. Many of these deaths are preventable with common sense strategies of...
As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help
Release Date:
05/17/2017
A new guide, Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out, published by researchers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, aims to steer school districts through the thicket of social...
Rauch Foundation Research On Government Spending & Early Childhood Published
Release Date:
07/26/2017
Current scientific research demonstrates that the first three years of a child’s life are the most important in terms of brain development. If we want children to start school prepared to learn, and to succeed, then we must support young children...
Ms. Foundation Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Changes to Obama Era Contraceptive Rules
Release Date:
10/11/2017
... and strips women of the right to decide if and when to parent . “Coupled with yesterday’s Department of Justice ...
New York Women's Foundation Joins Female-Led Investor Groups Targeting Weinstein Co. Acquisition
Release Date:
11/21/2017
... of sexual abuse and harassment. Killer Content, the parent company of the long-established indie Killer Films, ...