Commonwealth Fund Brief Documents ACA’s Costs for Low- to Moderate-Income People
Release Date:
03/18/2016
... of key health services, a new Commonwealth Fund brief finds . But because the amount they are reduced by depends on ...
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Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies
Release Date:
03/28/2016
Art Peck, Gap Inc. CEO & John B. King, U.S. Secretary of Education, write about the benefit of hiring young folks and the value of work experience.
The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition
Release Date:
11/18/2016
With the election of Donald Trump, this warning is frighteningly close to becoming reality, as Trump has vowed to implement surveillance policies that “were frankly unthinkable a year ago.” Obama’s last challenge will be to do everything in his...
Ford's Darren Walker Writes, "Let America Be America Again"
Release Date:
01/06/2017
President of the Ford Foundation Darren reflects, "for as much progress as we have made, America has yet to fully live up to its promise and founding aspiration to be a nation of liberty, dignity, and justice for all. Yet this noble vision remains...
NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children
Release Date:
05/23/2017
A hungry child can’t learn or realize her full potential, writes David Sandman in HuffPost. Hungry kids find it harder to do what is good for their health and engage in a natural part of growing up: being physically active and playing.
Respected Anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford Steps Into New Role as President of Wenner-Gren Foundation
Release Date:
08/09/2017
The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research's next president respected anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford has assumed her leadership duties.
Ai Weiwei's Citywide Public Art Project Elicits Protest From Village Neighborhood Group
Release Date:
08/29/2017
This fall, Ai Weiwei and the Public Art Fund will team up for a massive citywide art exhibition titled Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, which will see the installation of more than 300 pieces throughout the five boroughs. The project is one of Ai’s...
Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to Launch ‘Microcollege,’ Targeting Low-Income Applicants
Release Date:
11/01/2017
Bard College plans to launch a “microcollege” at the Brooklyn Public Library and will be free for students, aiming to attract talented low-income applicants who haven’t sought degrees due to the pricetag or personal hardships
New App Plentiful, Funded By The Helmsley Charitable Trust, Streamlines How NYC Food Pantries Feed The Hungry
Release Date:
12/04/2017
A new phone app and reservation system offers those in need of nutritional assistance a fast way to find a meal — just in time for winter.
Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For
Release Date:
03/30/2018
Advocates are fighting to save C2H from budget cuts proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would eliminate state funding for the program just as Raise the Age legislation – mandating that 16 and 17-year-olds are held in age-appropriate facilities like...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Makes Water Purification Breakthrough
Release Date:
04/03/2018
The ability to create clean, safe drinking water using only natural levels of sunlight and inexpensive gel technology could be at hand, thanks to an innovation in water purification.
New Online Tool Created With Support from OSF Helps Immigrants Make a Plan
Release Date:
04/04/2018
"Make a Plan," on immi.org provides basic information to help individuals and families prepare for potential detention or deportation.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Publishes Results of Largest Survey of American Mayors
Release Date:
04/05/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies today released the results of its 2018 American Mayors Survey, the largest and most comprehensive survey of mayors to date.
United Way of New York City's "Make It Your Own" Empowers Women to Build Personal Brands
Release Date:
04/18/2018
More than 200 members of United Way of New York City'sWomen United—the New York City chapter of a global movement representing more than 70,000 women in 165 communities across six countries, dedicated to creating a world of opportunity—came together...
Coral Bleaching Is at the Center of New Research Funded by The Zegar Family Foundation
Release Date:
05/22/2018
With a brilliance so stunning and species diversity so vast, coral reefs are perhaps the ocean’s most iconic ecosystem. Home to a quarter of all marine life on the planet, they’re also among its most critical. And they’re in trouble.
Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms To Flip the House for the Democrats
Release Date:
06/25/2018
Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms To Flip the House for the Democrats Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has decided to throw his political clout and personal fortune behind...
Commonwealth Funded Study Shows Impacts State-based Individual Mandates Would Have in 2019
Release Date:
07/25/2018
The findings are based on the assumption that the state mandates similar to the penalty structure under the ACA before the passage of The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017.
Newman's Own Foundation Launches New Website to Share the Common Good
Release Date:
09/12/2018
Newman's Own Foundation, announced today the launch of CommonGood.com - a new web platform dedicated to sharing uplifting stories to highlight the good works of people, communities, and organizations from around the world.
Inside Philanthropy Covers Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Big Investment in City Parks
Release Date:
10/30/2018
... in City Parks The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation finds itself facing a pretty remarkable question. How much ...
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How can families with multi-faceted philanthropic efforts – those with multiple foundations or funds, who are also using impact investing and other creative strategies – develop governance systems and structures that accommodate this complexity?