Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/01/2015
Tisch has served on the board of the Whitney since 1996.
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Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?
Release Date:
07/02/2015
Rockefeller Foundation is praised for its Climate Works initiative.
Helmsley Charitable Trust and Sloan Foundation Back Data Science Collaboration
Release Date:
07/08/2015
... interactive. Think Google Drive with a brain. The new funding comes from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Backs Campbell Brown's Nonpartisan Education Website
Release Date:
07/15/2015
The site will be called Seventy Four, which references the 74 million children in the United States under age 18.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Director Examines Link Between Art and Economic Development
Release Date:
08/18/2015
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is scheduled to open in 2016.
Weinberg Foundation Matching Grant Initiaitive Raises More than $9 Million for Workforce Development
Release Date:
08/20/2015
... Funders Network, announced today $9.3 million in total funding for a matching grant initiative intended to energize ...
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Woodland Gardens Exhibit Unlocks the Magic of Aquatic Life
Release Date:
08/20/2015
The new attraction features 30 different sea creatures and is step towards revitalizing the Battery.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Issues RFP for Innovative Approaches to Peacekeeping
Release Date:
09/15/2015
... given the sustained reduction of international funding by the donor community; how actors in the ...
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders
Release Date:
10/26/2015
The National Policy Board for Educational Administration unanimously adopted new standards for education school leaders.
NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center
Release Date:
10/27/2015
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration picked the NoVo Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, to redevelop a former prison in New York City into a building for groups that advocate women’s equality.
NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as Area’s Most Generous Companies
Release Date:
10/28/2015
Pfizer, Johnson&Johnson, Goldman Sachs, and IBM named by New York Observer as region’s most generous companies.
Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia
Release Date:
11/23/2015
A new mentoring program from the Center of Khmer Studies is training nearly a dozen participants from across the region in the cornerstone of higher-education: research
Arcus Foundation Establishes Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Release Date:
12/04/2015
... in their fellowships through June 2016. They will receive funding , training, and mentoring through the ACSJL. ...
"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says
Release Date:
12/10/2015
A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could help cities deal more effectively with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post
Release Date:
01/07/2016
Bronfman Philanthropies closed after three decades of miracle making, having “spent down” their capital, as planned. The Jerusalem Post writer takes a look at the organization's accomplishments.
Pinkerton, Kaplan and NY Community Trust Staff to Be Honored by City & State
Release Date:
02/05/2016
The media company, City & State Reports, and New York Law School announced this year's Corporate, Foundation and Family Philanthropy honorees.
Century Foundation Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs
Release Date:
02/09/2016
As New York City faces increasing pressure to promote school diversity, a new report from the Century Foundation shows that more districts nationwide are using socioeconomic status to shape admissions processes.
Woodruff Foundation Reflects on Its First Decade
Release Date:
02/11/2016
Friday, January 29, was Bob Woodruff's 10th Alive Day. As a reflection on the day that a roadside bomb nearly took Bob's life in Iraq, the Woodruff Foundation celebrated the impact that moment has had over the last decade.
Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Release Date:
02/23/2016
Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014.
NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women
Release Date:
03/29/2016
As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some might be tempted to think that our work is done – it is not. The work of gender equity continues. NY Women's and Novo foundations are noted for philanthropic investment in programs for women and...