15
Jun
2016
CFF Annual Gathering
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
... a long-time CFF member, entering the field of food systems change , or interested in the intersecting issues that may ...
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The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition
Release Date:
11/18/2016
With the election of Donald Trump, this warning is frighteningly close to becoming reality, as Trump has vowed to implement surveillance policies that “were frankly unthinkable a year ago.” Obama’s last challenge will be to do everything in his...
Mark Zezza Joins NYSHealth as Director of Policy and Research
Release Date:
04/18/2017
In this newly created position, Dr. Zezza will focus on developing the evidence base to support and advance the Foundation's role as a changemaker.
Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"
Release Date:
06/22/2017
... than just identifying the problem and move to action. Change movements are built by a small cadre of people." .....
Giving Back: 4 Ways Your Company Can Do Good
Release Date:
08/31/2017
As more millenials enter the work force and look for socially responsible corporations, here are four methods to practice corporate social responsibility while growing and reaching new customers.
Young Invincibles’ Jen Mishory & Skadden Fellow Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... record is unmatched when it comes to driving policy change to help improve the lives of young people across ...
New Video From TCC Group: The Missing Link for Maximizing Impact: Foundations Assessing Their Capacity
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Melinda Fine introduces the article, "The Missing Link for Maximizing Impact: Foundations Assessing Their Capacity" written with co-authors Jared Raynor, Jessica Mowles, and Deepti Sood from TCC Group.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Sloan Digital Sky Survey Will Map The Entire Sky
Release Date:
11/20/2017
The next generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-V), directed by Juna Kollmeier of the Carnegie Institution for Science, will move forward with mapping the entire sky following a $16 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
New App Plentiful, Funded By The Helmsley Charitable Trust, Streamlines How NYC Food Pantries Feed The Hungry
Release Date:
12/04/2017
... also allows pantries to send out mass texts if there is a change to their normal schedule or if they have information ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017
Release Date:
12/14/2017
... whose leadership and voice are critical levers for social change ,” said Brooklyn Community Foundation President and ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Annual Spark Prize
Release Date:
01/11/2018
... as well as deep commitment to justice and social change ," said Brooklyn Community Foundation President and .....
Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body
Release Date:
02/06/2018
The study in mice found that a brain region called the lateral vestibular nucleus, or LVN, accomplishes this feat by moving muscles in a two-step, kneejerk response that first widens the animal's center of gravity, and then strengthens and...
Online Data Journalism Hub Funded by OSF Is Set To Launch
Release Date:
03/12/2018
The Global Editors Network (GEN), headquartered in Paris, aims to address this disparity by launching the Data Journalism Den, a hub devoted to all things data journalism.
New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report
Release Date:
03/13/2018
The piece examines why principals matter and cites, among other sources, work over the years by The Wallace Foundation.
Rachel Pardoe of The New York Community Trust is one of New York Non-Profit Media's 40 Under 40
Release Date:
04/12/2018
... These experiences influenced her to select making systemic change as a career goal... Rachel Pardoe of The New York ...
Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Provides New Insight Into Neurological Disorders
Release Date:
04/17/2018
... often doesn’t work for humans. Scientists are aiming to change that with stem cell technology by taking skin cells ...
United Way of New York City's "Make It Your Own" Empowers Women to Build Personal Brands
Release Date:
04/18/2018
... are doing such important work to engage the community and change lives—Making It Rain not just in their own lives, ...
New York State Health Foundation Publishes Study on Doctor-Drugmaker Relationship
Release Date:
06/13/2018
This NYSHealth report examines how payments from opioid manufacturers to physicians may have influenced opioid prescribing in New York State.
Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Field Study Looks At Chemistry Of Indoor Home Environments
Release Date:
06/18/2018
A new field study called HOMEChem (House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry), funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in its Chemistry of Indoor Environments program, will analyze these chemical interactions with the...
With Support from The Andrus Family Fund, Firelight’s Impact Producer Fellowship Announces 2018 Cohort
Release Date:
06/21/2018
... a new class of fellows. “We believe that in order to change the narratives about marginalized communities we need ...