Recording: Journalism and Democracy: A Convening on Philanthropy's Role in Strengthening the Press
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Revson and Niarchos Foundations Open Nominations for Library Awards
Release Date:
11/19/2015
... York – places where all are welcome, the programs and resources are free, and the librarians are making it all ... our lives and our communities by providing vital, free resources to all who walk through their...
Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to Governor Cuomo for Prompt Contracting and Payment of Nonprofits
Release Date:
07/29/2020
... State will need to make timely decisions as we learn more about federal funding and economic recovery, and the various ... have much to offer in information, advice, connections and resources that can be...
Tow-Playwright-in-Residence Featured in New York Times
Release Date:
11/02/2017
... and playwright Jocelyn Bioh decided to write a play about African characters — a searing play, a brutal play, a ... to write the ‘poverty porn,’ ” she said. “The play about African suffering.” She ended up...
F.B. Heron Foundation Is Going 'All In' with 100 percent Impact Investments
Release Date:
02/26/2018
... into impact investments. As of the end of the year, about 60% of Heron's funds were in such vehicles, with the ... hitting 100% by 2017. (Here's a previous post I wrote about going all in). I...
Charles H. Hamilton to Retire from Bessemer Trust
Release Date:
05/01/2013
... of a Family’s Philanthropy across Generations for the National Center for Family Philanthropy. Hamilton serves as ...
ACA May Be Modified, But Based On Enrollments, It's Here To Stay
Release Date:
07/02/2014
... It's Here To Stay Now that an estimated 20.1 million Americans have gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act ... one way of controlling costs, but this solution may leave Americans dissatisfied...
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2018 Award in Pain Scholars
Release Date:
03/07/2018
... Study of Pain, the New York Stem Cell Foundation, the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Canadian Institutes of ...
Century Foundation Report Reveals NY’s For-Profit Colleges Leave Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential
Release Date:
03/26/2018
... to meaningfully serve their students, especially African- Americans and first-generation students. Many for-profit ... The data comes from a longitudinal survey by the National Center for Education Statistics...
Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds
Release Date:
03/06/2019
Using data on 77 North American migratory bird species from the eBird citizen-science program, scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology say that, in as little as four decades, it may be very difficult to predict how climate change will affect...
The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Dr. Stephen Blacklow to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
11/01/2022
... Heart Association in 2002. He was a recipient of the National Cancer Institute’s prestigious Outstanding ...
Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.
Release Date:
04/15/2014
... grass-roots network to motivate voters who feel strongly about curbing gun violence, an organization he hopes can eventually outmuscle the National Rifle Association. Mr. Bloomberg, the former mayor ...
Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
07/03/2014
... consortium also plans to contribute in important ways to national discussions about improving access to higher education and improving ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site
Release Date:
09/01/2014
... aims to encourage a more “respectful” and fact-based national discussion about the challenges of public education, and possible ...
Ford Foundation Heads Group of Philanthropic Leaders to Save Detroit
Release Date:
11/10/2014
... city’s famed art collection. The pitch went on for about three hours.... Ford Foundation Heads Group of ...
Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool
Release Date:
04/30/2015
... to a new report released Wednesday by researchers at the National Center for Children and Families at Teachers ... a high-quality program, we could all go home and not worry about it,” said Jeanne Reid, who...
U.S. News Article Cites Wallace Report on School Leadership
Release Date:
08/16/2016
... on School Leadership Until recently, little was known about how much support principals in the United States ... and other school leaders can play in student learning. A national survey has provided rare...
New York City Offers Free Lunch for All Public School Students
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... school. The new school year begins on Thursday. “This is about equity,” Ms. Fariña said. “All communities ...
New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... paper published in the journal Ambio found that research about increased carbon sequestration due to organic farming ... inconclusive, while a 2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Opinion: Want to Fix America’s Health Care? First, Focus on Food
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... to Fix America’s Health Care? First, Focus on Food The national debate on health care is moving into a new, ... What drives poor health in the U.S., and what can be done about it? We know the answer. Food is...