AChen headshot cropped.jpg Amy Chen joins Philanthropy New York as the Senior Manager and Board Secretary. In her role, she facilitates the operations of the Executive Office and acts as a liaison to the Board, PNY members, and staff. While new to...
Almost 600,000 young immigrants have applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Their applications and approvals have generated unexpected and exciting legal, financial, career, and other new opportunities for these DREAMers and...
This session will address the vital role funders play to bring Indigenous Peoples’ contributions into high spheres of influence and in a partnership role. Funders will hear firsthand from Indigenous representatives from Asia, South America, and...
When it comes to giving away his fortune, Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, says he seeks causes others may have overlooked and ways to test new ideas.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and a team of Morgan Stanley professionals won the sixth annual Morgan Strategy Challenge -- an effort that pairs nonprofit organizations facing a mission critical issue with a team of the financial firm's...
New York Life announced that Michael Burke has joined the company as chief operating officer, New York Life Foundation and corporate vice president in the Corporate Responsibility Department.
The Proteus Fund and its sister c4 organization the Proteus Action League (PAL) are delighted to announce the election of two new members of the Proteus Board and one new member of the PAL Board.
The Affordable Care Act is supposed to help low-income individuals, by offering subsidies to purchase private health insurance to those who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. But immigrants are not entitled to federal subsidies. About 5,500...
Researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, the Institute of Marine Research in Norway, and NOAA, have found that as multiple species of whales feast on herring, they tend to stick with their own kind.
United Hospital Fund is pleased to announce new program details about its upcoming Medicaid conference, which will focus on efforts to move to value-based payment in New York.
Amy Berman, RN, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation, will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Quinnipiac University at the school's Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22. Ms. Berman will also deliver a...
As the movement to understand and address income inequality gains momentum, policymakers, practitioners, and funders face the challenge of confronting growing wealth gaps by race and ethnicity.
A new NYSHealth survey finds that 82 percent of NYC voters support universal free school lunch. Providing free lunch to all public school students, regardless of socio-economic status, receives strong backing in all five boroughs and across income...
One of Europe’s largest foundations, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation agreed to donate $150 million to a joint research, education and public policy program with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore that is intended to promote the ideal of...
The New York Public Library revealed the $317 million master plan that will guide the renovation of the iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.
Nina C. Robbins will lead F.Y. Eye, Inc., a NYC-based non-profit organization that offers strategic message distribution and effective, affordable content development to social service, health and civil organizations serving all New Yorkers.