Introducing the Open Society Foundations’ New Communities Against Hate Initiative
Release Date:
12/05/2016
... open to the participation of all people. In the United States , the foundations’ work seeks to promote full ...
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UJA-Federation of New York Supports $50 Million Arts Campus in Jerusalem
Release Date:
12/21/2016
Jerusalem is scheduled to have a new 2.5-acre, $50 million campus for the arts by January 2020, with the multifaceted space featuring four of Israel’s leading performing arts schools as well as performance venues and an outdoor plaza, the project’s...
Carnegie Teams Up With City, Other Local Foundations to Help New Yorkers
Release Date:
12/21/2016
... more than $60 billion given to grantees across the United States in 2014, according to the Foundation Center... ...
New York Community Trust Supports Fellowship to Build Diversity in Arts Management
Release Date:
01/31/2017
"We are tremendously grateful to New York City's Theater Subdistrict Council, the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust and the New York State Council on the Arts' Regional Economic Development Council Program (REDC) for...
United Hospital Fund President James Tallon Steps Down from NY Board of Regents
Release Date:
02/02/2017
Regent James Tallon will not seek another term on New York state’s education policymaking body, opening up an empty spot on the board and continuing the transformation of the 17-member group.
GCIR Seeks Foundation Signatories for Statement on Immigration
Release Date:
02/03/2017
More than 30 local, state, regional, and national foundations from across the country have signed onto a statement in support of immigrants and refugees, and more signatories are expected to join in the coming days.
Simons Foundation Releases Statement on Executive Order on Visas and Immigration
Release Date:
02/14/2017
... order on visas and immigration to the United States from seven Middle Eastern countries. The world, and ...
Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Study Shows Zika Virus Can Cause Blindness
Release Date:
02/27/2017
Scientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology at the Kresge Eye Institute are the first to show that the Zika virus (ZIKV) can replicate in the eye's retinal cells, causing severe tissue damage and even...
NY Community Trust Offers Four Fellowships for Full-Time Graduate Students
Release Date:
03/22/2017
... the largest and oldest community foundations in the United States with about $2.5 billion in assets. It has three ...
Rockefeller Foundation Supports 'Food for Soul' to Combat Food Waste
Release Date:
04/13/2017
... of community kitchens, the Refettorios, to the United States ... Rockefeller Foundation Supports 'Food for Soul' to .....
Three MIT Alumni Win 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Release Date:
04/21/2017
... immigrants and children of immigrants in the United States . Selected from 1,775 applicants, the 2017 fellows were ...
Tiffany, Morgan Stanley Join Others in Urging President to Remain in Paris Agreement
Release Date:
05/09/2017
... the economy are urging President Trump to keep the United States in the Paris Agreement on climate change for the good ...
Arcus Supports First Group for LGBTQ People with Special Needs
Release Date:
08/24/2017
The group, the Special Needs Alliance for Pride (SNAP) will explore funding opportunities to expand its groundbreaking work through organizations such as the Arcus Foundation, which provides grants to further work for LGBT rights and social justice...
New Law Requires NYPD to Get CPR Training
Release Date:
08/30/2017
NYPD officers will be required to undergo CPR training before joining the force and every two years after under a new law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top Fundraiser
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... of digital marketing for the Humane Society of the United States , who says the other social-media sites barely ...
Cuomo Will Visit Virgin Islands to Assess Damage from Irma
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Gov. Cuomo will visit the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday to assess damage from Hurrican Irma because their governor — who is a Brooklyn native and former NYPD cop – asked Cuomo to tour the damage and help with recovery.
Editorial: Long Island Waters Are Dirtier, But There’s Hope
Release Date:
09/18/2017
The analysis from Stony Brook University Professor Chris Gobler and the Long Island Clean Water Partnership might be depressing, but it also shows the necessity of the many good steps taken recently by local and state officials to start cleaning...
Mark-Viverito Arrested During DACA Protest At Trump Tower
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... immigrants whose families brought them to the United States as young children. Mark-Viverito was taken into ...
Private Managers of Public Schools, Charter Leaders Enjoy Extra Buffer From Public-Records Laws
Release Date:
09/21/2017
When Success Academy officials read the news last month that board chair Daniel Loeb had made a racially charged comment about a New York State senator, what did they do next?
More Nonprofits Are Running Their Own Crowdfunding Drives
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... watching their donors age in real time. When the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum opened nearly 25 years ago, ...