How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... Patricia Constantine thought hard about whether to use an image of the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, in her ...
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Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow?
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... recently wrote an analysis finding that 36 states plan to use chronic absenteeism to measure schools under ESSA, the ...
For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A federal court-ordered report has highlighted numerous shortcomings in the city’s efforts to install and maintain curb ramps to make every corner accessible to people with disabilities.
IRS Audit Guides Inform Nonprofits about Review Criteria
Release Date:
10/13/2017
The prospect of being audited by the IRS is as unsettling to nonprofit leaders as to individuals and for-profit businesses.
Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India
Release Date:
12/08/2017
... Currently operating only in Karnataka, the firm will use the funds for capacity building across admissions, ...
Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be, Given the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
01/12/2018
... and its Medicaid spending on prescriptions for opioid use disorders jumped 326 percent from 2011 to 2016, to $64 ...
Casey Family Programs Launches New Mapping Tool to Help Advocate for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect
Release Date:
03/16/2018
Casey Family Programs, a national grant maker in the child welfare field, has launched the Community Opportunity Map, a tool that allows users to see localized indicators connected to community health and maltreatment prevention.
Study Supported by Doris Duke Foundation Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults
Release Date:
03/23/2018
... within 38 years. The researchers concluded that routine use of a third vaccine dose at 18 years of age, or booster ...
Open Society Foundations Launches Initiative to Support A More Inclusive American Democracy
Release Date:
05/02/2018
The Open Society Foundations has announced that is accepting applications from senior-level government officials and staff in the United States who have recently left public service. The program is designed for public-sector leaders interested in...
Live Now From The Century Foundation: Diversity Matters: Getting Public School Choice Right
Release Date:
05/15/2018
Tune into the webcast throughout the day to hear from speakers including former secretary of education John King , professor Melissa Harris-Perry , author Monique Morris , TCF experts, student...
Bloomberg Philanthropies and others Redefine Arts Funding
Release Date:
05/18/2018
... of risk tolerance? How does proposed programming—to use Barr’s definition of "relevance"—acknowledge "social, .....
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color
Release Date:
10/26/2018
Many Heliconius butterflies have wing patterns and colors that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators, and new research by scientists from the University of Chicago, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, shows that in one...
Westchester Community Foundation Awards Grant to Green Business Partnership
Release Date:
12/14/2018
Using a comprehensive, customized digital toolkit and a propriety emissions tool, membership in the Green Business Partnership is available to any organization that leases or owns commercial or industrial space in New York.
First-of-its-kind Study From the Century Foundation: How Well Does Your State Support Integration in Charter Schools?
Release Date:
04/04/2019
... school laws to see how well states are supporting the use of the charter school model as a tool for promoting ...
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Oct
2023
Funders Working Group for New York’s Newcomers
Friday, October 20, 2023 - 3:30pm
The New York Community Trust invites funders to a working group for funders to share updates and discuss funding opportunities to support immigrants arriving in New York City and State. The group meets remotely on Fridays, and will continue on a...
28
Mar
2023
Philanthropy’s Voice in Policy, Practice, & Power-Shifting for Housing Justice - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 -
2:00pm to 3:15pm
... and economic justice. They will discuss how philanthropy can resource and partner in the transition away from broken ... During this webinar we will: Share how organizations can find their voice and place in...
Rauch Foundation Appoints Jennifer Marino Rojas as Vice President of Grants and Operations
Release Date:
01/01/2013
The Rauch Foundation, a Long Island-based family foundation, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Marino Rojas as Vice President of Grants and Operations.
The Rockefeller Foundation has Announced the Launch of The Communities Thrive Challenge
Release Date:
04/05/2018
... or towns that foster economic stability and mobility for residents who have historically been excluded or ...
Bloomberg Report Shows Mayors Concerned About Budget, Infrastructure
Release Date:
04/11/2018
... as one of the top concerns they hear about from local residents . The survey also found that mayors in the South (58 ...
DDCF Creates Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship
Release Date:
03/12/2019
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the creation of the Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship, an inaugural program which will open for application in April 2019 to clinical investigators currently engaged in subspecialty...