George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
10/18/2017
... in hate crimes, Mr. Soros, 87, committed $10 million to preventing such violence... George Soros Transfers Billions ...
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Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation
Release Date:
01/03/2018
The Westport-based Newman’s Own Foundation was on the verge of securing a provision in the federal tax overhaul that would have spared it from an unusual 200 percent tax hike it is facing, when the Senate parliamentarian forced lawmakers to strip it...
New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes
Release Date:
01/10/2018
Cutting road traffic deaths and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term income gains in developing countries -- potentially adding 7 to 22 percent to GDP per capita over 24 years in some – as well as greatly...
United Hospital Fund Releases Report Finding Wide Variation in Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for NYS Medicaid Patients
Release Date:
06/22/2018
An analysis of potentially inappropriate antibiotic prescribing patterns among New York State’s Medicaid population, released today by United Hospital Fund’s Medicaid Institute, found wide variations in prescribing rates based on patient age, gender...
ASPCA Steps in to Rescue Piglets, Llamas, Cats, Dogs From Mendocino Complex Fire
Release Date:
08/09/2018
ASPCA Steps in to Rescue Piglets, Llamas, Cats, Dogs From Mendocino Complex Fire Piglets, llamas and countless other domesticated animals have been rescued from a massive duo of wildfires...
ASPCA, NYPD Unveil New Mobile Command Post for Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad
Release Date:
09/04/2018
The police and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals unveiled a new $5,000 mobile command post Monday that will be used by the NYPD’s Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad to stop abuse and protect New York’s most vulnerable...
Supported in Part by the Rita Allen Foundation, Researchers Discover New Protein Factor That Contributes to Cancer Cell Migration
Release Date:
11/01/2018
UCLA researchers have discovered a new protein factor that contributes to a fibroblast cell’s ability to migrate to a wound and participate in its healing process. The study’s results could help scientists prevent cancer cells from using the same...
NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking
Release Date:
11/05/2018
Three of the grants were awarded to local nonprofits committed to addressing economic and other social injustices that are at the root of severe exploitation. Each grantee has grassroots community organizing capabilities and the ability to reach...
NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation
Release Date:
02/20/2019
... of programs in the United States aimed at reducing and preventing commercial sexual exploitation. The announcement ...
Gerstner Philanthropies Makes New $15 Million Commitment to Create the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics at the Broad Institute
Release Date:
02/20/2019
New endeavor will advance blood-based biopsies and other technologies to speed cancer diagnosis and track patients’ response to therapies
Gerstner Philanthropies Awards Over $3 Million For Emergency Grant Program
Release Date:
01/22/2020
Gerstner Philanthropies announced today that it has awarded $3.1 million to 18 social services organizations to be used for emergency grants to people in need.
PNY Submits Comments to Federal Reserve in Support of the Creation of a Loan Facility for Large Nonprofits
Release Date:
04/24/2020
Congress tasked the Treasury Secretary with creating a loan program for employers with 500 to 10,000 employees to fill the gap between the Paycheck Protection Program for smaller employers and the industry stabilization loans for big business. On...
Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic
Release Date:
07/21/2020
The grant will be used for communications, outreach and vaccination clinics in areas showing the most significant declines.
14
Dec
2017
Funders Summit on Justice Reform: The Nation’s Eyes on Rikers
Thursday, December 14, 2017 -
9:00am to 3:30pm
... necessity of seeking community input – and the lack of resources dedicated to the task – to rethink incarceration ... Change Khalil Cumberbatch, Vice President, Public Policy , The Fortune Society Professor...
Ariane Cruz Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony to Improve Contracting for Nonprofits
Release Date:
04/30/2025
... ecosystem, Ariane Cruz, our Sr. Manager of Public Policy & Collaboration, testified in front of the New York ... alone cannot compensate for shortfalls in public sector resources . Consistent and prompt...
Getting Beyond Philanthropic Colonialism
Release Date:
11/05/2013
... hubris that is too frequently a hallmark of philanthropic practice . I have been amazed how often foundation program ... of the importance of concentrating expertise and learning through collaborations and...
Beyond a Portal, to Real Patient Engagement
Release Date:
04/10/2017
... chronic condition (for example, dealing with your diabetes through nutrition, physical activity, and medication). 2. ...
Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders
Release Date:
03/19/2020
... of paramount importance at this time and we will only get through the worst of the challenges ahead by checking in, ...
11
Feb
2013
Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where is Philanthropy?
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 4:00pm to Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 4:00pm
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, NYC
... what philanthropy’s evolving relationship with public policy and government means in the context of the rapidly ... have philanthropy’s investments been in the realm of policy change and with government? At...
A Quick Word With…Michael Hamill Remaley
Release Date:
02/12/2014
Philanthropy New York Senior Vice President of Public Policy & Communications Michael Hamill Remaley talks about ... with Michael Hamill Remaley, senior vice president, public policy & communications,...