De Blasio drafts biz execs to push pre-K tax
Release Date:
01/29/2014
... 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...
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Arcus Director Examines the Story Behind LGBT History Month
Release Date:
09/04/2015
... Month In August, The Advocate ran an op-ed that seemed to suggest that LGBT History Month was founded a mere decade ... there at the start, more than two decades ago, we’d like to set the record “straight.” In...
Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders
Release Date:
07/25/2017
Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders Just as parents are not the root of all their children’ s problems, a single gene mutation can’t be blamed for...
The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... Are Rethinking Mealtime The day before students returned to class this month, New York City officials announced that ... and state Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon introduced a bill to address school meal debt —...
MAC AIDS Fund Survey Shows Kids Don't Know Enough About AIDS
Release Date:
12/05/2014
... 12-17 don’t think they’re at risk for getting HIV at some point in their life. One of their board members of the ... organization, Andy Frye, joined the board when he was 18 years old to...
Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $75 Million for Smart Power India Project
Release Date:
04/16/2015
... pledged $75 million as part of its new initiative to use renewable energy based mini-grids not just to light up ... renewable energy companies, government agencies and even some not-for-...
Arcus and Other Organizations Shift Focus to Stop LGBTQ Violence and Intolerance
Release Date:
10/02/2015
Arcus and Other Organizations Shift Focus to Stop LGBTQ Violence and Intolerance When the Supreme ... same-sex marriage, it was mission accomplished for Freedom to Marry. The 12-year-old nonprofit, after all, had...
Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry
Release Date:
04/26/2016
... each year. Many quickly get into trouble again and return to custody. The beleaguered prisoner reentry effort is getting some help from the nonprofit sector. Today, Project New ... drug violations and are...
Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity
Release Date:
08/17/2016
Following Ford' s Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity Yesterday, ... join the Ford Foundation, which made a similar commitment to address inequality a little more than a year ago. The ... grants...
Salk Institute Awarded $25 Million Grant From Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
11/22/2016
... a renewal of the largest research gift in the Institute’ s 56-year history — that will be used to continue exploring an ambitious range of projects aimed at ... scientists to delve into the...
Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion
Release Date:
12/13/2016
... $5.2 trillion in assets have committed to — and in some cases already started — divesting from fossil fuel ... according to a report released on Monday. That’ s a huge sum...
Ford Foundation Supports GenForward Survey on Young Americans' Perceptions of Trump
Release Date:
04/21/2017
... Perceptions of Trump Jermaine Anderson keeps going back to the same memory of Donald Trump, then a candidate for president of the United States, referring to some Mexican immigrants as...
F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... first-ever treatment that genetically alters a patient’ s own cells to fight cancer, a milestone that is expected to transform treatment in the coming years . The new therapy...
The Back-of-the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy
Release Date:
09/12/2017
The Back-of-the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy In an article published earlier ... in lasting change. But starting this process presents some challenges. What’ s the first step? And...
Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Billionaire Diller’ s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead Diller Island is dead. After years of toe- to -toe battling with a small band of critics and ... which has become one of the top...
Unorthodox CEO Reinvigorates Decades-Old Jewish Charity
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... CEO Reinvigorates Decades-Old Jewish Charity Despite his years behind a university lectern, David Schizer isn’t one to speechify. So he spoke for only a few minutes at a recent ... "I apologize if this is...
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May
2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: Recent Policy Developments and Their Impact - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, May 18, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... Due to the urgent and far-reaching nature of this week' s policy...
NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Launched To Support New York City Nonprofit Organizations
Release Date:
03/20/2020
NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Launched To Support New York City Nonprofit Organizations NEW YORK, NY ... neighborhoods that contribute significantly to the City’ s economy and quality...
Philanthropy New York Welcomes New Board Chair and Members
Release Date:
05/08/2023
... 2nd, during the business meeting of Philanthropy New York' s 44th Annual Meeting, the membership elected a new Board ... Philanthropy New York and our community over the last few years . The new board...
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Feb
2013
Vulnerable Populations & Disaster: Lessons from Katrina and a Sandy Update
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
... in New York, and the Hurricane Fund for the Elderly’ s challenges and accomplishments, as well as discuss lessons ...