Westchester Community Foundation Supports Westchester Green Business Program in New York State
Release Date:
12/19/2016
... sustainability goals and principles into local decision- making , and leading to a reduction of greenhouse gas ...
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UJA-Federation of New York Screens Holocaust Film Premiere in Long Island
Release Date:
01/03/2017
More than 300 people recently gathered at the Gold Coast Cinema at LIU-Post for UJA-Federation of New York’s Long Island screening of Debbie Goodstein’s Holocaust sequel film, "Echoes from the Attic."
Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner
Release Date:
01/12/2017
... the age of 50 who have committed decades of their life to making the city a better place. The honorees will be ...
Shatterproof Awarded $600,000 Grant by Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
01/31/2017
... by this disease. The Helmsley Charitable Trust began making active grants in 2008 to support a wide range of ...
A Closer Look at NY Fund for Women and Girls, Co-Founded by NoVo and New York Women’s Foundation
Release Date:
02/09/2017
The NYC Fund for Girls and Women of Color brings together 16 funders. This collaboration isn’t brand new, but it’s the first fund of its kind in the nation and is worth watching closely, especially for how it makes grants.
Supported by Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Visual Arts of NJ Explores New Jersey Parks
Release Date:
02/24/2017
... of NJ Explores New Jersey Parks More than two years in the making , Park Wonder: Rediscovering Four New Jersey ...
Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in NYTimes Piece on 'Fake Freedom' of GOP Health Plan
Release Date:
03/20/2017
Last week the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the new Republican health plan would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 24 million people within a decade, mostly because changes in regulations, subsidies and Medicaid...
Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities
Release Date:
04/10/2017
Today, with funding for NEA and NEH in jeopardy, the Mellon Foundation’s website prominently features an article on why America needs the federal culture bodies.
NYS Health Foundation Releases Assessment of the Region’s Population Health Investments
Release Date:
05/02/2017
A new NYSHealth-funded report analyzes the New York State Department of Health's current funding for total population health.
Novo Foundation, Carnegie and Ford Support Women for Afghan Women
Release Date:
05/04/2017
... subjugation for Afghan women. Yet with the Taliban again making military gains—they now control as much as a third ...
Open Society Foundation Funds Program with Elmo And Big Bird Talking To Refugees
Release Date:
05/09/2017
... Committee, Sesame producers and early-childhood experts are soliciting guidance and feedback from relief ... and others who have worked with refugees. They'll also be making research visits to refugee...
NYC Youth Funders Accepting RFPs for 2017 Cycle
Release Date:
06/02/2017
... process, the first-round application itself, and an FAQ are available on the Apply page of our website. Please ... that due to the expected volume of inbound interest we are unable to connect with individual...
Edna McConnell Clark’s PropelNext Initiative Shows Promising Results
Release Date:
06/12/2017
... that two years post-PropelNext, most Alumni 2015 grantees are strengthening the quality of their programs and, with growing revenues, are also expanding services to reach more youth. Early ... that current...
Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads
Release Date:
07/17/2017
... an uphill climb—but we must not discount those who are working to make it a reality. Open Society Foundations: ...
Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Release Date:
07/24/2017
Laurie Tisch, whose Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund is gearing up for its tenth anniversary and will have given $100 million to support access and opportunity for New Yorkers by year's end, describes philanthropy as something that's in her DNA.
The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism
Release Date:
08/11/2017
... power to connect groups with shared interests and making environmentalism more diverse and inclusive. … ...
Cuomo Administration Bullish On State Climate Action After RGGI Agreement
Release Date:
08/28/2017
The head of the state Department of Environmental Conservation said there's a good chance the Northeast agreement between states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the power sector will expand after the members this week agreed to lower caps in...
Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism
Release Date:
08/28/2017
The British media company, The Guardian, is fully embracing a new moneymaking strategy in the face of industrywide revenue problems: philanthropy.
Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... to the school, but lost the lottery. In reading, the gains are “positive,” though researchers caution they would ...
To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat”
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... ensuring students receive quality meals in schools and are learning ways to make healthy, informed choices about the ...