Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward
Release Date:
07/17/2014
... Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward As part of his promise launch 100 community schools by 2018--including the ...
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Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors
Release Date:
08/13/2014
... in recognition of outstanding mathematical work and the promise of future achievement. Medalists are early- to ...
Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars
Release Date:
11/03/2014
... of the Duty Free Shoppers Group, is making good on its promise to give away all of its money in the next two years. ...
What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond
Release Date:
08/10/2015
Goldman Sachs lent $7.2 million to New York City and Bloomberg Philanthropies guaranteed $6 million.
The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times
Release Date:
10/13/2015
For-profit colleges that have been accused of fraud are still receiving U.S. funds.
Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... Children and Families Fellow, a trustee for America’s Promise , a director on the board of Child Trends, and a ...
Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2016 Fellows
Release Date:
04/08/2016
... on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise , the successful candidates were selected from a group ...
Senior Advisor to Pinkerton Writes Editorial: How Do We Become One Nation?
Release Date:
11/08/2016
How does America come back from the most bitter, nasty and divisive presidential campaign in memory? How do we become one nation?
For Noyes Foundation, Fixing Food Means Racial and Economic Justice
Release Date:
11/09/2016
... States that are organizing and understand that there’s promise in the food system," she says... For Noyes .....
Ms. Foundation President Writes in 'The Hill' About Protecting Water in Flint, Standing Rock
Release Date:
12/08/2016
... address the water crisis in Flint, Mich. - despite their promise to do so. Meanwhile, one thousand miles from Flint, ...
The Commonwealth Fund Outlines 10 Recommendations for Policymakers Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs
Release Date:
01/20/2017
In 2014, the New York–based Commonwealth Fund established the International Experts Working Group on Patients with Complex Needs through a grant to the London School of Economics and Political Science. The group’s purpose was to outline the...
Three PNY Members Join GCIR Board
Release Date:
01/30/2017
Luna Yasui of the Ford Foundation, Shawn Morehead of The New York Community Trust and Evan Bacalao of Open Society Foundations have joined the board of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees.
Mellon Foundation Features Harlem Studio Museum Director on How Art Helps Us Understand Diversity
Release Date:
02/23/2017
At a time when society is swiftly being transformed, Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society investigates how diversity and social connectedness are imperative to our shared success and a broader sense...
Rockefeller Foundation Supports A “Carbon Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy
Release Date:
06/23/2017
The tool, which is publicly available online, relies on estimating how much carbon-dioxide pollution is avoided as buyers want to know real environmental benefits of investments.
As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... dozens of schools have popped up offering an unusual promise : Even humanities graduates can learn how to code in a ...
Trump Tax Plan May Free Up Corporate Dollars, but Then What?
Release Date:
08/31/2017
The tax overhaul promised by President Trump and Republican congressional leaders is lugging a remarkably heavy load. The goal is not only to reduce the tax bills of corporations and small businesses, but also to stimulate investment, create jobs,...
Bloomberg, Gateses, and Other Big Donors Race to Fill Void of Clinton Global Meeting
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... Skoll, and Bill and Melinda Gates hold new gatherings that promise to update what used to be the philanthropic ...
After 16 Futile Years, Congress Will Try Again to Legalize ‘Dreamers’
Release Date:
09/06/2017
For 16 years, advocates for legalizing young immigrants brought here illegally by their parents have tried to pass legislation to shield them from deportation. The bill was called the Dream Act, and in Congresses Democratic and Republican, and in...
In Rural Kenya, Escaping A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck
Release Date:
09/11/2017
There are 400,000 new kala azar cases each year, but treatment is scarce.
Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States
Release Date:
09/11/2017
To date, the Trump administration has offered states only uncertainty about what to expect in 2018, which has made it difficult to set premium rates, writes the Commonwealth Fund.