Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... philanthropists, Forbes calculated which of the wealthy Americans on its annual Top 50 Givers list gave the most over ...
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Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds Primer to Guide Students on College Choices
Release Date:
10/17/2016
The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences received $2.2 million from Carnegie Corporation of New York for this initiative.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities
Release Date:
12/13/2016
A group of 30 top colleges and universities wants to enroll more low-income students, but critics question whether the focus should be elsewhere.
Century Foundation Fellow: Will Trump’s ACA Order Reduce Burden or Shift It to Patients?
Release Date:
01/25/2017
... action cannot, for example, set lower deductibles for Americans , or rescind taxes on the health industry; such ...
MetLife Foundation Sponsors Ballet Hispánico Tour
Release Date:
02/21/2017
Ballet Hispánico en Familia is a 90-minute, fun-filled journey through Latin American dance and culture featuring Ballet Hispánico Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro as host, excerpts from Ballet Hispánico's diverse repertory and a Q&A...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... degenerative diseases that affect more than 10 million Americans . Worldwide, a range of efforts have sought to bring ...
Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste
Release Date:
03/24/2017
Food waste is increasingly garnering attention from governments, businesses and private individuals as its impact on both environmental health, food security as well as bottom lines — companies that invest in reducing food waste can expect a 14:1...
Century Foundation Analysis Finds Millions Could Lose Health Benefits If Congress Repeals and States Replace the ACA
Release Date:
04/10/2017
In the wake of House Republicans’ failed attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the White House is reportedly working with the House Freedom Caucus on a Plan B.
Commonwealth Fund: What Might a Medicaid Work Requirement Mean?
Release Date:
05/31/2017
The Trump administration has made work requirements a hallmark of its Medicaid policy proposals, including the idea in the just-released 2018 HHS budget proposal, and as part of its Medicaid demonstration agenda. The House-passed American Health...
Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"
Release Date:
06/01/2017
... are enduring a crisis of poverty. Nearly 17 million Americans live in poverty in the suburbs, but they remain ...
Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School
Release Date:
06/01/2017
Investor George Soros hit back Thursday against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over the leader’s attempts to shut down a Budapest university which Soros founded after the fall of communism.
Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary
Release Date:
06/06/2017
A rumpled 60-something legal scholar who has taught animal-rights law at Harvard and Stanford, Steven Wise founded of the Nonhuman Rights Project, which calls itself “the only civil rights organization in the United States working through litigation...
New United Hospital Fund Report Finds AHCA Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York
Release Date:
06/08/2017
New report details how American Health Care Act would increase costs for consumers, wipe out coverage gains, and destabilize New York’s individual market.
NY State Health Releases Policy Recommendations to Address Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in NY State
Release Date:
06/12/2017
This NYSHealth-supported white paper, prepared by the New York State Public Health Association, outlines policy recommendations to address the use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, otherwise known as e-cigarettes, vapes, and other similar...
Markle Foundation: Trump's Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building with Job Training
Release Date:
06/13/2017
... a misleading snapshot. Research shows that 46 percent of Americans consider themselves underemployed. . . Markle ...
Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning
Release Date:
08/04/2017
... minimum lot size requirements to boot. Because African- Americans were disproportionately low-income, economic zoning ...
Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education
Release Date:
08/23/2017
PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruffwill air its annual special 5-part “Rethinking College” series, profiling five innovative programs designed to make college more affordable and provide non-traditional students the higher education they need to compete...
Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Canada’s idea of a fair trade deal seems very different from President Trump’s.
Democratic Group Plans Attacks on G.O.P. Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Law
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... of a law that provides health insurance to millions of Americans . Encouraged by the failure of Republican efforts to ...
Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, shared his vision for the New York-based foundation’s future, which includes the use of science and technology for inclusive growth and leveraging the foundation’s influence to create new public-...