Reflections from Jeffrey R. Solomon
Release Date:
05/21/2010
... Charles Bronfman Philanthropies , has travelled to a dozen states , talking to numerous audiences seriously interested in ...
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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing
Release Date:
08/16/2012
Hydrofracking has become a contentious topic across the country, and many eyes are trained on New York, where Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation are drafting final regulations on fracking in our state. We held a recent...
Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation
Publication date:
03/2009
In 2002, Arizona’s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on boosting its state’s bioscience economy and relied heavily on building collaborative partnerships. Since that time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding, businesses, and wages within the bioscience sector. This case study illustrates the benefits of taking a strategic approach to maximize a foundation’s impact. It describes how Flinn’s leaders narrowed the Foundation’s focus and assessed its performance.
09
Jul
2012
Conversation for Grantmakers: Update on the Cultural Data Project
Monday, July 9, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Teleconference
... cultural organizations in 2004 in Pennsylvania. Today 13 states have implemented the Cultural Data Project. The New ...
Live From Independent Sector Conference: Innovation Coming Faster, Needs Collaboration
Release Date:
09/30/2013
Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin and New York Community Trust President and CEO Lorie Slutsky were among the speakers at the opening of the Independent Sector annual conference.
Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?
Release Date:
09/18/2013
An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation.
Open Society Foundations Announces 2014 Soros Justice Fellows
Release Date:
05/15/2014
... of Soros Justice Fellows. The fourteen fellows from six states will receive a total of $1.25 million in support of ...
Dodge Foundation President Weighs in on NJ Sewer System Challenges
Release Date:
03/13/2015
“It’s an opportune moment for communities and utility authorities to put in place innovative, green solutions," Chris Daggett says.
Jane Beyer Named Program Officer at Center for Evidence-based Policy and Milbank Memorial Fund
Release Date:
09/09/2015
... executive branches will help the Center meet the needs of states interested in evidence-informed health policy and ...
Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care
Release Date:
01/06/2016
... expand Medicaid. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gives states the option to expand Medicaid eligibility to all ... an individual or $33,000 for a family of four). So far, 30 states and the District of Columbia...
William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core
Release Date:
10/12/2016
The Spencer Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation have awarded a team of researchers from the University of Michigan, Brown University and Stanford University nearly $5 million for the first phase of a five-year analysis of the Common Core...
Aetna Foundation Partners with US News & World Report to Study Healthcare Access in American Communities
Release Date:
06/09/2017
... leaders best serve their communities, the report states ... Aetna Foundation Partners with US News & World ...
NYC: The New Capital of Fast-food Nation
Release Date:
09/20/2017
The accelerated minimum-wage hike that New York state imposed on fast-food establishments has not stopped them from proliferating in the city. Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and others smell opportunity as rising costs squeeze out small fry.
Ford Foundation Funded Interactive Map Shows The Geography of Debt In America
Release Date:
12/07/2017
The interactive map shows the geography of debt in America at the national, state, and county levels.
Through Its Piper Fund Initiative, The Proteus Fund Works to Educate Communities About Judicial Independence
Release Date:
06/21/2018
... courts. Focus groups consisting of people from four states , who were not members of the legal community, met for ...
Carnegie Corporation Supported Report Finds America's $23 Billion School Funding Gap
Release Date:
02/26/2019
It was nearly three decades ago when the New Jersey Supreme Court found the state’s school funding formula shortchanged its poorest students, and lawmakers directed more money to districts serving large shares of low-income children. Now, a new...
08
Jun
2022
New York Medicaid’s Proposed “Investments to Address the Health Disparities Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join us for a discussion with acting New York State Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri on the State’s impending $13.52 billion application to the federal government to support “integrating social care and health care into the fabric of the NYS Medicaid...
14
Dec
2010
A Conversation with Jonathan Mintz, NYC Commissioner of Consumer Affairs
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
... – avoiding check-cashing fees and building their financial assets? Or that the Department of Consumer ... – developing both a credit history and a habit of sound financial practice? If you didn’t know these...
Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
05/11/2020
... since divesting from fossil fuels five years ago. Financial data included in the study shows the RBF posted an ... year into climate change solutions, set out also to make a financial case, that fossil fuel...
Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"
Release Date:
07/22/2014
... and co-director of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and author of Behind the Kitchen Door, and Christine ...