Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta
Release Date:
04/13/2015
... attuned to the sexual and reproductive challenges facing young women, which makes a lot of sense, especially in ...
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure
Release Date:
04/24/2015
Sixty-two institutional investors have called for the SEC to push for better disclosure by oil and gas companies of critical climate change-related business risks.
The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... prepare select conservatory graduates for the challenges facing the modern symphony orchestra and to produce scholars ...
The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times
Release Date:
10/13/2015
For-profit colleges that have been accused of fraud are still receiving U.S. funds.
Rockefeller Foundation Finds Major Issues for Women in the Workplace
Release Date:
10/13/2015
Research into what issues women face in the workplace finds equal pay, harassment, career opportunities,children, and work-life balance remain as concerns.
Twenty Cities Advance in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Latin American and Caribbean Mayors Challenge
Release Date:
06/20/2016
... new approaches to some of the most pressing issues facing cities in the region, including mobility, youth ...
Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... that advance reform and spur debate on a range of issues facing the criminal justice system in the United States. The ...
Supported by Ford, JPB Foundations, 'America Divided' Series Provides Dose of Reality and Hope
Release Date:
10/04/2016
... in compelling fashion some of the significant challenges facing our country, while also echoing a refrain of hope. In ...
NYS Health's Derek Coy Explores the Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Serving Veterans
Release Date:
11/11/2016
In a new post on the GrantWatch section of Health Affairs Blog, NYSHealth Veterans' Health Officer Derek Coy discusses one of the biggest hurdles that veterans face: finding resources that both they and their families can use.
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Funds Study on Corals; Some Corals Are Adapting To Warming Climate
Release Date:
05/03/2017
A new Wildlife Conservation Society study reveals evidence that some corals are adapting to warming ocean waters - potentially good news in the face of recent reports of global coral die offs due to extreme warm temperatures in 2016.
Novo Foundation, Carnegie and Ford Support Women for Afghan Women
Release Date:
05/04/2017
... control as much as a third of the country—and women also facing repression from other traditionalist forces in Aghan ...
Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism
Release Date:
08/28/2017
The British media company, The Guardian, is fully embracing a new moneymaking strategy in the face of industrywide revenue problems: philanthropy.
Opinion: Vacant Lots And Properties Could House New York City’s Homeless
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Not since the Great Depression has New York City faced such a critical shortage in affordable housing. The city’s population of unsheltered homeless people has risen a staggering 40 percent since last year, according to the most recent annual count...
China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that the world economy faces growing risks and uncertainties from countries turning inward on trade and resisting combating climate change, delivering an implicit rebuke to his American counterpart, Donald Trump.
Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage
Release Date:
09/06/2017
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of their health insurance, a consequence unique to New York that could focus the debate in Albany when the...
Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States
Release Date:
09/11/2017
To date, the Trump administration has offered states only uncertainty about what to expect in 2018, which has made it difficult to set premium rates, writes the Commonwealth Fund.
Opinion: After Primary Win, Accountability Begins For Eric Gonzalez
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has said he wants to make his office the most progressive in the country. We’re delighted to hear this, and our work now begins in holding him accountable.
Opinion: Living The Mitchell-Lama Dream
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Public housing was once the egalitarian dream of urban planners in post-war New York City, uniting people from all walks of life in a social experiment that prospered. Today, these developments are under attack from systematic neglect and deliberate...
The GOP Tax Plan: Tough Choices With Limited Room to Maneuver
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Republicans face a daunting challenge as their tax plan comes into sharper focus: They are trying to fit more than $5 trillion of tax cuts inside a $1.5 trillion box.
Policy Brief: NYC’s Looming Task of Property Tax Reform
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Almost no one denies that New York City’s property tax system is profoundly flawed.