U.S. Education Secretary Addresses Century Foundation Forum
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... John B. King Jr. said Tuesday. Even as the nation's population of students is increasingly diverse, public .....
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U.S. Trust Surveys 1,435 U.S. High Net Worth Households on Attitudes Toward Giving
Release Date:
11/21/2016
... donated to charity-compared with 59 percent of the general population . _Eighty-three percent of wealthy individuals plan ...
MAC AIDS Fund Contributes $1 Million to New HIV Treatment Effort in Washington, DC
Release Date:
12/01/2016
... city has more than 16,000 people, or 2.5 percent of the population , living with HIV... MAC AIDS Fund Contributes $1 ...
Data Capacity as a Step Toward Nonprofit Sustainability
Release Date:
02/14/2018
... Foundation and Pat Swann, Senior Program Officer, New York Community Trust Five years ago, Change Capital Fund, a ... business model for the current era of scarce public resources . Initially, we hoped that our...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project Supports Williamsburg Bray School project
Release Date:
02/19/2022
... narratives are tied specifically to the Williamsburg community , Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary. ... and vice president for museums, preservation and historic resources . “The restored structure...
The Juvenile Justice Initiative at Philanthropy New York: Closing Remarks from Judge Judith S. Kaye
Release Date:
06/22/2010
... scuffles—and they administer meaningful sanctions, like community service and behavioral modification classes. They ...
A Nonprofit Lender Revives the Hopes of Subprime Borrowers
Release Date:
02/25/2014
The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America has received $10 billion in funding from Bank of America to make mortgage loans on its own terms over the next decade, reports The New York Times.
Simons Foundation Supports Research That Sheds New Light on RNA’s Journey Out of a Cell’s Nucleus
Release Date:
11/10/2016
Cells secure DNA within their nuclei like a secret code stashed in a vault. However, the tightly controlled borders of the nucleus create a challenge: In order for the cell to produce essential proteins, messages derived from DNA must somehow escape...
Editorial: States Dare to Think Big on Climate Change
Release Date:
08/28/2017
The one bright spot amid the generally gloomy news about climate change, and the Trump administration’s resistance to doing anything about it, is the determination of a number of state governments to take action on their own.
Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Federal regulators have overruled New York state's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion fueling a $900 million power plant under construction.
New York Charity With Large Stake in China’s HNA Group Rethinks Tax Status
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. is rethinking whether to seek tax-exempt status for a New York foundation that the company said would become its biggest shareholder, raising questions about its plans for the charity.
Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Mayor de Blasio is eyeing a now-shuttered Queens jail as an “ideal” spot to house prisoners as Rikers Island shuts down.
Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Three New Board Members
Release Date:
07/06/2023
... bring significant expertise within philanthropy – from community , to family and women’s foundations–adding to ... served as the Vice President of Programs at the Brooklyn Community Foundation in New York;...
MetLife Foundation and The Wall Street Journal Raise Awareness about Financial Inclusion
Release Date:
09/10/2015
... growing financial flows, more than a third of the global population is still financially excluded. It is an economic ... 1.2 billion people in Asia, nearly 30% of the region’s population , still do not have...
Simons Foundation Study Shows New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms
Release Date:
01/26/2016
For microorganisms in the oceans -- including those that capture half of the carbon taken out of the atmosphere every day -- viruses are a major threat. But a paper to be published Jan. 25, 2016 in the journal Nature Microbiology shows that there's...
Women Remain Rare in the Ranks of Top-Earning Nonprofit CEOs (Login Required)
Release Date:
09/22/2013
The New York Community Trust’s Lorie Slutsky is among the leaders ...
CSR, the Arts, and the Double Bottom Line
Release Date:
04/14/2015
... This may include strengthening neighborhoods and improving education, employee engagement and improved brand ... , which demonstrated the company’s focus on the community and environmental sustainability in a...
Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO of Edwin Gould Foundation, Announced in New Class of Leaders for Pahara-Aspen Fellowship
Release Date:
01/22/2020
... Education Fellowship. These 24 individuals join the Pahara community of leaders, which is designed to support and ... Duta Flying Earth , Executive Director, Native American Community Academy Paul Freedman ,...
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
Release Date:
06/30/2011
... There’s more than enough room for foundations supporting medical and academic research and ambitious programs aimed at ... and highly targeted direct service efforts at the community level. The tools available...
The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... development, out-of-school learning, family well-being, community leadership, social services and countless other ... out in Newark and draw out philanthropy’s complicated role . We are thrilled that Dale...