Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board Elects Vicki L. Fuller as New Trustee
Release Date:
02/08/2023
... equity in the United States. In partnership with others, we are working to develop a Culture of Health rooted in ...
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Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 2)
Release Date:
06/24/2014
... Community Trust. What are digital badges, and why should we use them? In my last post , I explained the basic badging ... the MacArthur Foundation and The New York Community Trust. We ’ve helped nurture badging...
De Blasio drafts biz execs to push pre-K tax
Release Date:
01/29/2014
Several business executives, including Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, have signed on to Mayor de Blasio's plan to raise taxes to fund citywide pre-K and after-school programs, reported Crain's New York Business.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Accepting Grant Proposals to Strengthen Performing Arts
Release Date:
10/30/2014
Grants will range between $60,000 and $200,000.
Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality
Release Date:
11/18/2014
Ford Foundation created messaging to build public support for government anti-poverty action.
Simons Foundation Helps Scientists Share and Review Findings
Release Date:
01/06/2015
Over one million research articles are currently being reviewed by the Simons Foundation-funded arXiv.org.
Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License
Release Date:
02/04/2015
Open licensing will allow for transparency and accessibility.
New York Women's Foundation-Backed Report Sees Aging Immigrant Women as the 'Invisible Population'
Release Date:
07/08/2015
... But for older female immigrants those benefits often don't exist . After spending their working lives taking care of .....
Rockefeller Helps Develop a Cohesive Strategy for Family Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/16/2015
By developing a cohesive strategy, older generations can be sure that the younger generation will become increasingly involved in the future.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Prevails in Property Demolition
Release Date:
10/19/2015
... and historic home of heiress Doris Duke no longer exist , the township's Historic Preservation Commission voted .....
Bloomberg Cited by NYTimes as Driver of Gun Control Progress Nationwide
Release Date:
01/04/2016
With tens of millions of dollars to spend thanks to backers like Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, gun control groups have secured a number of surprising recent successes in Connecticut, Delaware and elsewhere.
In New York, More Than a Thousand in Record-Breaking Kids Challah Bake (UJA-Federation of NY)
Release Date:
01/15/2016
Some 1,128 children gathered on Tuesday afternoon for a “Kids Mega Challah Bake” event, which took place at the New York Hilton in Midtown Manhattan and sought to break a world record in challah baking.
Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs
Release Date:
02/05/2016
Regional Plan Association, HR&A Advisors Inc., and the Rauch Foundation released new research this week highlighting the high demand for multifamily housing on Long Island and proposing solutions to meet the demand.
Climate Adaptation Fund, Supported by Duke Foundation, To Enable Conservation Projects In Urban Centers
Release Date:
04/04/2016
A grant program managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society is exploring new methods for helping wildlife in the United States to adapt to rapidly shifting environmental conditions brought about by climate change.
Poll Supported by Ford Foundation Finds Young Adults Back New Efforts to Curb Gun Violence
Release Date:
08/08/2016
The first-of-its-kind poll pays special attention to the voices of young adults of color, highlighting how race and ethnicity shape the opinions of a new generation.
Marist College, Rockefeller Archive Center Partner on Open-Source Technologies for Digital Archival Processes
Release Date:
08/24/2016
Marist College and the Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) have partnered to develop and implement a sustainable and robust platform capable of supporting the complex archival management of digitized and born-digital records.
With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters Discover New Primate Species
Release Date:
02/28/2017
Fossil hunters have found part of an ancient primate jawbone related to lemurs — the primitive primate group distantly connected to monkeys, apes and humans, a USC researcher said
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.
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.
Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions
Release Date:
06/05/2017
The American Health Care Act (AHCA)—the U.S. House of Representatives’ bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—would allow states to apply for waivers to reduce existing consumer protections and provide funding for states to set up...