Mastercard's Singh on How Companies Can Help Cities Close the Data Gap
Release Date:
10/21/2016
... Nearly half pointed to a shortage of staff and financial resources dedicated to gathering and evaluating data. This ...
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NYSHealth Report Finds Insurer-Hospital Contracts Hinder Competition and Transparency
Release Date:
12/19/2016
Some hospitals are 1.5 to 2.7 times more expensive than the lowest-priced hospitals within the same region of New York State, according to a new study drawing from exclusive, nonpublic data from health insurers and negotiated contracts with New York...
Commonwealth Fund, John A. Hartford and Peterson Center on Healthcare Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices
Release Date:
01/04/2017
A new nationwide survey of patients with complex medical needs shows that the health care system is failing them, with these individuals having far more unmet behavioral health and social service challenges than other adults.
Proteus Fund Serves as Fiscal Sponsor for LGBT Nonprofits and Initiatives
Release Date:
01/26/2017
With fears that federal funding for LGBT nonprofits and other progressive groups could dry up under the administration of President Donald Trump, a new fund backed by two national donor networks has launched to fill the gap. The nonprofit Proteus...
Foundation for Child Development Publishes New Index on the Economic Stability of the American Family
Release Date:
02/06/2017
... This greatly accelerated instability and inequality in the resources parents could devote to their child’s ...
Philanthropy 101: Re-Thinking Power Beyond the Grantmaking Role
Release Date:
02/14/2017
... in the room (operations, communications, finance, human resources , administration, and program), it helped that we ...
NY Community Trust Mentioned in City Lab Article About Advocacy Groups Assisting Refugees
Release Date:
03/13/2017
... and other undocumented immigrants have seen an infusion of resources following the Trump administration’s ...
Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It
Release Date:
05/19/2017
... Walker approached the foundation’s Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a professional ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Report Amplifies Black Community Leadership in Improving Quality of Education
Release Date:
05/26/2017
Although many African-American community leaders believe inequities in public education are a critical problem, many also are optimistic that the quality of education for African-American students can be improved, a report funded by Bloomberg...
Podcast: A MasterCard Plan for Financial Inclusion
Release Date:
08/21/2017
... Growth, discusses how the credit-card company is utilizing resources and expertise from across its operations to address ...
Girl Scouts Accuse Boy Scouts of Recruiting Girls, Souring Century-Old Friendship
Release Date:
08/29/2017
In a blistering letter this week, the president of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. accused Boy Scouts of America of trying to undercut the organization through a “covert campaign to recruit girls.”
Labor Day: New York Lawmakers on The State of Labor In 2017
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... advance legislation to protect farmworkers, provide more resources for child care and ensure safe conditions for ...
Mexican Women Stand Up to Cyberattacks and Vicious Digital Violence
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... in 2013 and launched Ciberseguras as a blog to share resources to combat online abuse. While the problem was ...
New STARS Community, Funded by Josiah Macy Foundation, Will Focus Wise Choices And Value in Health Care
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... a dynamic community of future leaders with training and resources to improve health care in America." By tracking ... physicians about their professional roles as stewards of resources in service to...
Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like education, ...
Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... solved if they receive this kind of focused attention and resources at scale with need. Conversely, there are some ...
Filling New York Harbor with Millions Of Oysters to Fight Pollution
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Nearly every weekday trucks pick up 4 tons of oyster shells from 70 restaurants across the city for the Billion Oyster Project. Peter Malinowski and a team of students and employees use them—an estimated one-tenth of the total amassed in the city...
In The Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines
Release Date:
09/28/2017
“Trans people are actual people. We just want basic human rights.”
This Is How NYC Plans To Solve Its Homeless Problem
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... five boroughs, WNYC first reported. As a start, the Human Resources Administration sent out a letter to all city ...
Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Childcare is out of reach for working families, but few funders have stepped in to fill the gap.