Winning Young Innovators Announced for 2015 Moody's Information to Innovation Challenge
Release Date:
06/03/2015
... Social Media Savvy Quiz Challenge and the Business of Doing Good Challenge which asked small groups of young people ...
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HSBC Names Kelly W. Fisher Senior Vice President and U.S. Head of Corporate Sustainability
Release Date:
07/15/2015
Ms. Fisher was previously at Toyota Motor North America.
Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date:
08/04/2015
'The Asian American Achievement Paradox,' explores the role race and culture play when pursuing an education.
Are Student Debt Forgiveness Scams The Next Mortgage Meltdown?
Release Date:
09/22/2015
Are Student Debt Forgiveness Scams The Next Mortgage ... student loan defaults on the rise, regulatory agencies are increasingly concerned about borrowers being preyed upon ... and a lack of intervention by...
NYTimes Publishes OpEd by Tiffany & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability
Release Date:
11/09/2015
... & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability There are few places in the world more beautiful than the landscape ...
New York Community Trust President: Donors Can Make a Difference on Homelessness, Heroin, Incarceration and Education
Release Date:
12/07/2015
... overseen more than $1 billion in grants to nonprofits doing vital work—from educating preschoolers to caring for ... Homelessness has reached record highs, graduating teens are ill-prepared for today’s jobs,...
"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.
Commonwealth Fund Finds Hospitals in Accountable Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas
Release Date:
03/09/2016
... Fund Finds Hospitals in Accountable Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas A new study comparing ... their networks to those that do not finds hospitals that are in urban areas, are...
Social Movements for Good: How Companies and Causes Create Viral Change
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... distinguishing them from movements of the past and, in so doing , reveals how contemporary social movements emerge, gain ...
Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program
Release Date:
04/11/2017
... a Creation and Touring Grant; and Transition Grants, which are designed to help former NTP grantees boost their ...
NY Foundation Releases 'Engage to Change' Video on Henry Street Settlement
Release Date:
04/17/2017
... and a mapping process to catalog the varied modes of doing the work. Several years ago, we were struck by the ... were changing how they saw the people they serve, who are commonly seen as recipients or...
JPMorgan Chase Announces $6 Million to Prepare South Bronx Youth for High-Demand Jobs
Release Date:
05/05/2017
... have a high school diploma and 23 percent of young people are out of school and out of work. This has pushed half of ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
Release Date:
05/08/2017
For cities and urban planners the issues surrounding how much autonomous vehicles could change the way we live and the shape of our communities in the coming decades is very significant.
A Better Gala—Here's How Pershing Square Marked a Key Milestone
Release Date:
06/19/2017
The Pershing Square Foundation stands out by backing some truly innovative grantees—and it highlighted social innovators through two panels.
With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable
Release Date:
07/10/2017
... has been a dearth of research on the cost of actually doing so... With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds ...
Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative is Calling on Dads With a New "Men of Action" Campaign
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... all of whom have children with autism. These families are interviewed about their children, and the great love they have for them is clear. Then the dads are confronted by surprising and humorous physical...
‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... been chosen for a role because of their race, and are then expected to have the required competencies but don’t.” These are just some examples of racist comments we’ve come across ... capacity is maligned. You...
Opinion: Learning from Harvey and Sandy
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... loss can be overwhelming, and the acts of everyday heroism are profoundly inspiring. As of this writing, the water is ... and tens of thousands remain at risk. Recovery efforts are slowly underway and there’s...
Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... recent finding by The New York Times that black students are still vastly underrepresented at the nation’s top ...
Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... children who need cavities filled or teeth pulled are sometimes sedated. Ideally, it makes them less anxious ...