Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans
Release Date:
10/20/2014
... event or when they learn about emergency appeals for aid . So far this year, donors have used iPhones to make 1,800 ...
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Daphne Foundation President Highlighted as one of "Seven Women Who Change Their Worlds"
Release Date:
11/05/2014
Abigail E. Disney is praised for her work funding women's issues.
Rachel D. Pardoe Appointed NYCT Program Officer for Health and People with Special Needs
Release Date:
02/10/2015
The New York Community Trust as named Rachel D. Pardoe as their new Program Officer.
Verizon Foundation to Match Employee Contributions to Nepal Relief Efforts
Release Date:
04/28/2015
... Contributions to Nepal Relief Efforts As international aid agencies and NGOs gear up to help the victims of the ...
The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation
Release Date:
04/12/2016
... run by women. And new funding supports workshops and legal aid for young fathers in custody hearings so they can be more ...
Council Seeks to Protect Domestic Workers
Release Date:
04/13/2016
A bill would compel the city to enforce labor rules for nannies and home health aides.
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard Launch City Leadership Initiative
Release Date:
08/26/2016
Funded by a $32 million gift from Michael R. Bloomberg, Harvard University and Bloomberg Philanthropies have announced the launch of a joint initiative aimed at advancing leadership, management, and innovation in cities across America and around the...
Century Foundation Fellow Asks If Trump's Victory the Jump-Start Civics Education Needed
Release Date:
11/11/2016
America’s classrooms are responsible for preparing students to be good citizens. This election indicates that they may be failing to do so.
Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty
Release Date:
01/12/2017
The Future Cities Accelerator announced 10 $100,000 grants to organizations devoted to improving the lives of the urban poor, with the hope that some will be successful enough to export to other cities.
To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead
Release Date:
07/05/2017
One of Michael Bloomberg's main contributions to the global fight against climate change has been to help mobilize cities to curb greenhouse gas emissions, improving the quality of life for ciitzens. Now, he is looking to do the same with improving...
Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... cost the region tens of billions of dollars, but private aid is helping many nonprofits deal with the initial relief ...
Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond
Release Date:
09/20/2017
“It’s permanent until homelessness is solved.” So remarked John Schoettler, Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this spring that the company’s Seattle headquarters will incorporate a shelter for...
Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years
Release Date:
09/26/2017
The question now is whether more global health funders will turn their attention to helping spread these strategies of prevention to poorer countries.
Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... shelters and move to single adult shelters. ZG, a Legal Aid client who just turned 21, recently made this transition. ...
In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... she has helped the theater raise $150,000 for a fund to aid its employees, $175,000 for cleanup and repairs, and ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet
Release Date:
05/25/2018
Research supported by funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and others has identified specific gut bacteria that play an essential role in the anti-seizure effects of the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet.
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts
Release Date:
07/17/2018
... Out of the Blue Box Innovation Challenge and Reef Aid , a project of Greening Australia... Tiffany & Co. ...
Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine
Release Date:
01/25/2023
... and doctoral candidates in all — are receiving aid from the Simons Foundation. The recipients include ... of Maryland. Last year, Dr. Gates helped organize aid for Ukrainian scientists as a former president of...
Health Care Innovators Are Filmmakers and Farmers, Not Physicians, Insurers, Hospitals and Drug Companies
Release Date:
12/12/2016
... in New York and beyond. The Center provides research, resources , and technical assistance to developers, designers, ...
Six Months Later
Release Date:
05/08/2013
By Lauren Linville, Communications Associate, Health and Environmental Funders Network It seems much longer than six months ago that Hurricane Sandy turned into Superstorm Sandy and devastated parts of New York and New Jersey. In...