Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... Foundation will give $20 million during the next three years to strengthen women’s groups worldwide, Ms. Gates ...
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New York Life Supports River Ruckus Festival in Haverhill, MA
Release Date:
09/22/2017
The annual River Ruckus celebration in the downtown Riverfront District of Haverhill, Massachusetts is one of the biggest events of the year.
Billionaires, Bruised Egos and the Death of a Grand Project
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... and cultural center in the Hudson River for more than two years . At the Manhattan headquarters of his company, ...
Health Bill Appears Dead as Pivotal G.O.P. Senator Declares Opposition
Release Date:
09/26/2017
A last-ditch attempt by President Trump and Senate Republicans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act appeared to collapse on Monday as a pivotal senator announced her firm opposition to the latest repeal plan.
New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity
Release Date:
09/26/2017
An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and governments are making food systems more resilient to climate change.
Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... an end to gender diversity efforts. Silicon Valley has for years accommodated a fringe element of men who say women are ...
More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC
Release Date:
09/26/2017
More than 1 million people have been uprooted from their homes since a violent anti-Government revolt erupted last year in Kasai.
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 entry to this year’s ArtPrize contest. The mixed-media painting depicts Ms. Constantine as a carnival freak suffering for the perceived...
Mellon Supports Vanderbilt University's Workshop on TV News Preservation
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Archivists, librarians and TV news professionals will make the journey to Vanderbilt University next year to discuss the future of preserving broadcast television news.
20 Percent of Serious Food Safety Violations Go Ignored, New Report Finds
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... from the factory still tested positive for listeria two years later. . . 20 Percent of Serious Food Safety Violations ...
NYers Face Harsher ATM Fees Than Nearly Anyone in Nation, Study Finds
Release Date:
10/04/2017
If it feels like you're constantly paying more to withdraw your own money from an ATM not affiliated with your bank, it's not just your imagination.
Supreme Court Weighs Immigrants’ Rights to Have Detention Reviewed
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... entitled to have their detentions, which can stretch for years , reviewed by a judge. The justices were considering ...
Tow Foundation Funded News Integrity Initiative Awards $1.8 Million to Build Support for Quality Journalism
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The News Integrity Initiative at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism announced $1.8 million in grants that aim to improve people’s lives by fostering trust between newsrooms and the public and nurturing constructive, inclusive community...
Rockefeller Foundation Releases YieldWise: Cutting Food Loss in Half for World Food Day
Release Date:
10/17/2017
... doesn’t eat more of what it has. In that spirit, two years ago the Rockefeller Foundation launched our YieldWise ...
Mellon Grant to Help Seattle Art Museum Establish Asian Paintings Conservation Center
Release Date:
10/27/2017
... SAM must raise $2.5 million in matching funds over four years to create an endowment supporting the center’s ...
The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners
Release Date:
11/17/2017
Early this year, The J.M. Kaplan Fund put out a call to anyone in the United States with a promising solution to a social problem. The J.M. Kaplan Fund sought to identify and celebrate innovation in the fields of heritage conservation, social...
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Awards More than $2.5 Million to South Florida Nonprofits in 2017
Release Date:
11/28/2017
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced today that 125 nonprofits in South Florida have collectively been awarded more than $2.5 million in grants in 2017.
Century Foundation Fellow Addresses How this Higher Education Bill Will Only Increase Inequality
Release Date:
12/12/2017
Anti-poverty activists are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to veto a bill that would allow students at for-profit colleges to get the same kind of tuition assistance being offered to their non-profit counterparts.
A Conversation with Rockefeller Foundation’s Rajiv Shah
Release Date:
01/12/2018
The former USAID administrator, and president of one of the United States’ largest foundations, reflects on the role of philanthropy in times of austerity and the greatest challenges Rockefeller is undertaking both domestically and abroad.
Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be, Given the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
01/12/2018
... beneficiaries will lose their coverage within five years of the waiver’s implementation... Commonwealth Fund ...