SeaChange Capital Partners Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City
Release Date:
11/24/2014
... development, or the arts. NYPRI will target investments from $250,000 to $750,000 in the form of secured and ...
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NYTimes Editorial Focuses on Importance of 'Grit' in Learning
Release Date:
01/12/2015
... focus on qualities like grit will distract policy makers from problems with schools. In a 2014 paper, the ...
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Backs Food Studies Program at Hostos College
Release Date:
01/29/2015
... city’s poorest borough, faces a growing health crisis from diabetes and obesity-related illnesses, many residents ...
Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Warns Against Education Tax Credit
Release Date:
01/30/2015
... In fact, it may be possible for the donor to earn money from the exchange, as they may get a tax deduction for a ...
Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License
Release Date:
02/04/2015
... amount of educational and research materials resulting from its funding, the foundation hopes to make its work and ...
F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in Western NY
Release Date:
02/11/2015
... in the region to generate interest and investments from organizations outside of the region? The Community ...
Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System
Release Date:
02/20/2015
... recidivism and take on similar initiatives. Other groups from both the left and right — the American Civil Liberties ...
Philanthropic Groups Sign on to Raise the Age Campaign
Release Date:
03/06/2015
... others. The letter comes after a group of sheriffs from around state signed a letter backing the juvenile ...
Alfred P. Sloan and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding
Release Date:
03/17/2015
... is largely ignored by wealthy donors as it suffers from federal budget cutbacks. A coalition of science-minded ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing
Release Date:
03/19/2015
... The decision was not just about a family moving away from its legacy but a sign of a broader trend in ...
Citi is Giving Women the Tools to Shatter the Entrepreneurship Gender Gap
Release Date:
03/20/2015
... three-times as many returns as their male-run counterparts from 2002 to 2014. “There’s a tremendous ripple effect ...
How Bloomberg is Still Changing the Way Cities Operate
Release Date:
03/30/2015
... about a quarter of its low-severity 911 calls away from emergency rooms and into a doctor’s office or urgent ...
Korean American Community Foundation Support Addresses Plight of Older Korean Immigrants in the Bronx
Release Date:
04/02/2015
... The center raises $15,000 more a year in donations from individuals, businesses and churches, and $2,400 in ...
Atlantic Awards $14.8 Million to Transform the U. S. Health Care System
Release Date:
04/06/2015
... Catalyst has announced a $14.8 million legacy grant from Atlantic Philanthropies to develop and promote ...
Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for Sustainability' Initiative
Release Date:
04/16/2015
... which has selected 26 organizations across the country, from a pool of some 300 applicants, for awards earmarked for ...
UJA-Federation of New York Leads Charge for Creation of a Nonprofit Infrastructure Fund in Repsonse to State Budget Allocations
Release Date:
04/22/2015
... than $5 billion in unallocated surpluses that had accrued from various court settlements with financial institutions ...
Earthquake Rocks Nepal
Release Date:
04/28/2015
... hinder full relief operations. Deaths have been reported from widespread tremors in the region, including in India and ...
Verizon Foundation to Match Employee Contributions to Nepal Relief Efforts
Release Date:
04/28/2015
... for calls and multimedia texts between the U.S. and Nepal from April 25 until May 31 to show its support for customers ...
Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge
Release Date:
04/29/2015
... Partner of WeWork, Adam Neumann; and via recorded message from Israel, human rights activist and author, Natan ...
JPB Foundation Backs New Childhood Obesity Research
Release Date:
04/29/2015
... its kids’ menu and removed soda and fries, researchers from ChildObesity180 at Tufts University Friedman School ...