Brooklynites' Greatest Hopes, Concerns Detailed in New Study by Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
11/05/2014
... of interviews with everyday Brooklynites reveals residents ’ varied hopes and concerns, spotlighting a range ...
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ASPCA Marks 150th Anniversary With First NYC Paws Parade
Release Date:
04/11/2016
... worked hard to protect "some of the city's most vulnerable residents ." ASPCA Marks 150th Anniversary With First NYC .....
Applications Sought for Jerome Foundation Scholarship
Release Date:
05/05/2016
A committee of directors from the foundation will judge the scholarship applicants based upon academic merit, creative accomplishment, community service and leadership.
Backed By Long Island Community Foundation, Town Hall Meetings Identify Issues Facing Trans Community
Release Date:
06/07/2016
Advocates for transgender, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ community stop in Plattsburgh.
Jerome Foundation Supports 32nd Annual Health and Humanitarian Awards in Genesee County
Release Date:
10/05/2016
... physical and spiritual well-being of the area’s residents ... Jerome Foundation Supports 32nd Annual Health ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports Group to Register Dominican-American Political Power
Release Date:
10/06/2016
... Survey. That includes both foreign-born and native-born residents . The non-profit group Dominicanos USA got initial ...
Mayor De Blasio Says City Has to Grow Taller and Denser Despite Anti-Development Attitudes As Population Rises
Release Date:
11/02/2016
... people arriving from other parts of the country and more residents simply staying put will push an already swelling ...
Long Island Community Foundation Supports Diversity Through International Food Tasting at Gala Fresh Farms
Release Date:
11/15/2016
... Nov. 19, they’ll attempt to do just that by uniting residents through their stomachs. The organization is funded ...
Long Island Community Foundation Provides At-Risk Seniors With Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education
Release Date:
01/25/2017
... Seniors With Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education Many residents in New Cassel living below the federal poverty line ...
Director of Public Health Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies Applauds Finland’s Tobacco-Free Goal
Release Date:
01/26/2017
... Goal The Finnish government has set an ambitious goal for residents in a bid to benefit their health — and their bank ...
Kaberi Banerjee Murthy of Brooklyn Community Foundation: On Immigration and Justice Reform Advocacy
Release Date:
04/18/2017
... closing of Rikers Island, both of which will affect many residents in Brooklyn. Kaberi Banerjee Murthy of Brooklyn ...
UJA-Federation Has Launched A Grant-Making Contest, Asking New Yorkers to Vote on “Big Ideas”
Release Date:
06/26/2017
... to advance one “big idea” to transform how NYC residents live together as a Jewish community — one ...
Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals
Release Date:
10/18/2016
The four-part video series, "A Bold Move to Better Prepare Principals: The Illinois Story," begins with the tale of how the state of Illinois and its partners, including universities, districts and teachers' unions, accomplished this change.
The Commonwealth Fund Ranks Health Care Systems for All 50 States
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The best overall for healthcare in 2014 were Minnesota, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Hartford Foundation-Supported Survey Finds Most Doctors Ill-Equipped to Give End-of-Life Care
Release Date:
04/15/2016
Terry Fulmer, president of the John A. Hartford Foundation, one of three foundations that commissioned the survey, said advanced care planning “is not just an extra . . . it’s just as important in its own way as chemotherapy or surgery.”
Simons Foundation Initiative Includes World’s Largest Study on Autism and Genes
Release Date:
04/21/2016
Scientists funded by the Simons Foundation Research Initiative on Thursday announced the launch of an online research initiative that aims to gather DNA and other information from 50,000 people with autism and their family members.
Women in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Economic Development Program Secure Marriott Deal
Release Date:
10/13/2016
The graduates of the training program through the non-profit, Bloomberg Philanthropies supported Relationship Coffee Institute are providing the Marriott with locally grown coffee from their own coffee cooperatives.
Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/30/2016
Who’s going big to change the world? Here are the ten most promising big bets.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Representatives Tour Renovated Labs at University of Miami
Release Date:
03/31/2017
In the hopes of making a difference for critically ill, premature babies and their families, the local leadership of the Bank of America recently toured the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Division of Neonatology, where unit...
A Deadly Disease Threatens To Regain Ground Deep In The African Jungle
Release Date:
09/14/2017
More than 80 percent of the world’s sleeping sickness cases today occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The parasitic disease is fatal if untreated, yet difficult to diagnose early.