Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice
Release Date:
07/15/2016
“If America is to be America, we have to engage in a larger conversation than just the criminal justice system,” notes Walker.
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NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’s Walker as Pepsi Board Member
Release Date:
10/31/2016
It seemed discordant to some critics when, this month, Ford's Darren Walker joined the board of PepsiCo, which makes the bulk of its money by selling sugary drinks and fatty snacks.
Sessions As Attorney General Means Criminal-Justice Reform Is Dead
Release Date:
12/15/2016
For manifold reasons of background and ideology (and maybe some score-settling for the scuttling of his nomination 30 years ago as a federal judge), Jeff Sessions as attorney general is a nightmare come to life for people who care about the...
Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature
Release Date:
02/17/2017
The extreme racial homogeneity in the rarefied realm of young math wizards has drawn little attention in a nation where racial equality in the basic institutions of civic life — schools, housing, health care, policing — remains elusive.
Philanthropist David Rockefeller Dies at 101
Release Date:
03/20/2017
David Rockefeller, the banker and philanthropist with the fabled family name who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade and wielded vast influence around the world even longer as he spread the gospel of American capitalism, died on...
The Army Infantry’s First Women
Release Date:
05/26/2017
The Army has sought to play down the significance of the mixed-gender milestone. But female grunts see it as monumental and revolutionary.
NYC Will Miss a Deadline to Accommodate 5 New Charter Schools
Release Date:
10/13/2017
New York City’s Department of Education said on Thursday that it would not find space for five new middle schools proposed by the Success Academy charter school network in time for the locations to be approved by a city panel in November.
Citigroup Sets Restrictions on Gun Sales by Business Partners
Release Date:
03/23/2018
Citigroup is setting restrictions on the sale of firearms by its business customers, making it the first Wall Street bank to take a stance in the divisive nationwide gun control debate.
17
Sep
2024
Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Philanthropy New York, 320 East 43rd Street
Please join us for an interactive conversation with youth leaders from the Summit about the challenges facing youth organizers, as well as opportunities to support their work to transform our democracy and forge a just future for all of us.
Marlon Williams Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on Progress of Reforms to Accelerate Nonprofit Contract Payments
Release Date:
06/04/2024
... efficient and accountable, ensuring nonprofits have the resources they need to deliver their critical services ... these reforms will ensure our nonprofit partners have the resources and support they need to...
The Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Opens Application for Annual Innovation Awards and Expands Program for Broader Impact
Release Date:
05/09/2023
... to support more charities. Through a capacity building platform , select applicants will be invited to join ... Awards. We are determined to bring attention and critical resources to the children’s mental...
With Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Glacier Ice Art Installation Aims to Encourage Public Action Against Climate Change
Release Date:
11/10/2015
... on our planet. "Today we have access to reliable data that sheds light on what will happen and what can be ... is a great example of how public art can draw attention to big challenges and spur people to...
Friend or Foe? Philanthropy Should Welcome New Styles of Giving
Release Date:
04/27/2017
... Will these philanthropists underwrite pilot programs, big bets or technology investments that other donors will not ...
Gun Violence in the United States Is a Crisis of Public Health and Public Safety – and Philanthropy Is Stepping Up
Release Date:
01/14/2020
... gaps in knowledge. In July the collaborative took a big step forward with its first request for proposals ... practices 3) invest in initiatives for improved firearms data at the local, state, and federal...
NYSHealth 2018 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals Available
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... (RFP) is now available. Applicants must submit an online inquiry form to determine whether a proposed project ... cycles for the Special Projects Fund. Deadlines for the online inquiry form are October 3, 2017...
Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... research that involves digital tools not usually found in online journals. The idea for the program, launched last year ... 15 years at the press. “We were already doing innovative online work and planned to...
Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)
Release Date:
02/08/2016
... Their findings were published in EBioMedicine--a new online journal led by editors of the journals Cell and The ... Medicine Institute at Harvard Medical School. "These data suggest that it may be...
Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... based at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. The study, published online today in Ophthalmology, describes a new technique ... 30 samples from patients without AMD." The metabolomics data analysis was performed in...
Forum’s New President on Reducing Duplication and Increasing Collaboration in Philanthropy’s Infrastructure
Release Date:
02/01/2016
... effective vehicle to allow regional associations to share data , information and resources . And we help regional associations pool their resources and expertise to better serve their members...