Westchester Community Foundation Announces Institute for Strong Nonprofits
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... workshops, and leadership development. One of the first initiatives by the Institute is the CEO Learning Lab , which ...
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Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator
Release Date:
09/29/2017
State Assemblyman Peter Lopez will take over this weekend as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's top official in a region that reaches from the Adirondacks to the storm-wracked Caribbean.
Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front
Release Date:
09/29/2017
We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of support to organizations headed by women and people of color. Well, here’s one funder that’s actually walking the walk. Building on its initial...
UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The UJA-Federation of New York has announced a $20 million legacy gift from the Jack S. & Shirley M. Silver Foundation in support of the organization's Jewish Day Camp Centennial Signature Initiative.
Many Young Adults With Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Young adults on the autism spectrum are more likely to also have been diagnosed with a psychiatric condition, such as depression, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than are typically developing people or those with other...
Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening
Release Date:
11/14/2017
The Equal Justice Initiative will open the nation’s first memorial dedicated to lynching victims and a new museum dedicated to slavery on April 26 in Montgomery.
Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP
Release Date:
11/28/2017
... women, including promoting women's health and women's initiatives . Impact Shares is a nonprofit ETF issuer and .....
The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico
Release Date:
11/30/2017
... The commission will identify concrete projects and initiatives and develop recommendations after several months ...
The Commonwealth Fund Supports Tool to Encourage Patient Contribution to Clinical Notes
Release Date:
12/08/2017
Funded by The Commonwealth Fund, OurNotes is an extension of the nationwide OpenNotes, a movement to offer patients ready, online access to their clinicians’ visit notes. Currently, more than 20 million patients across the country have electronic...
As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy
Release Date:
12/11/2017
Philanthropists under the age of 30 have given a total of more than $19 million since 2001 through youth grantmaking programs, a study from YouthGiving.org, an initiative of Foundation Center, finds.
NYS Health Foundation Challenges Philanthropy to Do more to Fix our Flawed Health Care System
Release Date:
01/12/2018
NYSHealth outlines some ways in which philanthropy can best empower health care consumers: by treating patients a partners and pushing for information transparency.
Toshiba America Foundation Announces $110,000 for 11 Innovative Classroom STEM Projects
Release Date:
01/16/2018
The Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) today announced nearly $110,000 in grants for 11 innovative classroom STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic) projects in grades 6-12.
Listen: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Hosts a Conversation On The Value Of Workplace Diversity
Release Date:
02/28/2018
This conversation about workplace diversity was part of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Our Compelling Interests series.
Funded by the Carnegie Corporation and OSF, The New Americans Campaign Program Expands To Philadelphia
Release Date:
03/20/2018
Philadelphia is the latest U.S. city to join in the New Americans Campaign (NAC), a multi-organizational collaborative network supporting eligible immigrants in the naturalization process in over 20 metropolitan areas across the country.
Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Announces Letter Of Intent For New Funding Opportunity
Release Date:
04/09/2018
Susan G. Komen Greater NYC is excited to announce the Letter Of Intent (LOI) for a new funding opportunity for organizations that have current or proposed patient navigation programs within the four boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk,...
New York Women's Foundation Launches Fund to Support MeToo Movement
Release Date:
05/10/2018
Tarana Burke and her MeToo movement are getting a financial boost for their work fighting sexual violence.
Redlich Horwitz Foundation Urges NY to Prepare for Family First Act
Release Date:
06/08/2018
Redlich Horwitz Foundation has issued a report presenting initial recommendations to New York counties regarding the residential care provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA).
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million
Release Date:
09/13/2018
The Detroit foundation announced $5.5 million in grants to 17 after-school and summer programs teaching science, technology, engineering and math for those in grades 6 to 12. Eleven of the programs are in Western New York, and six are in Southeast...
Helmsley Charitable Trust and Partners Announce Funding of Quantitative Analysis of Insulin Purchased from Pharmacies in the U.S.
Release Date:
10/11/2018
JDRF International, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (Helmsley) together announce the awarding of funding to the University of Florida for a one-year investigation by Dr. Timothy Garrett...
Arcus Grantee, Dr. Kristina Olson, Receives Prestigious Honor
Release Date:
10/23/2018
Dr. Kristina Olson of the Trans Youth Project, an Arcus grantee who was recently announced as a 2018 MacArthur Fellow. Dr. Olson is one of 25 leaders to receive the fellowship for her work to advance scientific understanding of gender and to shed...