Bloomberg’s ‘War on Coal’ Goes Global with $50m Fund
Release Date:
11/09/2017
... with $50m Fund Bloomberg, a UN special envoy on climate change and former mayor of New York city, has funded a $164m ...
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Bank of America Issues $2.25 Billion Green Bond
Release Date:
05/23/2018
... corporate green bonds, raising a total of $4.35 billion for renewable energy projects since 2013 and underscoring its continued leadership in addressing climate change by financing the transition to a low-...
Mothers Out Front & Kelsey Wirth Win McNulty Prize for Mobilizing Bold Action on Climate
Release Date:
10/30/2019
Mothers Out Front & Kelsey Wirth Win McNulty Prize for Mobilizing Bold Action on Climate BREAKING NEWS —The ... recognizes individuals who are creating sustainable models for social change ...
Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk
Release Date:
05/13/2020
... of their broad drive to mitigate the impacts of climate change . Open Society’s impact investing arm, the Soros ... in companies that offer affordable insurance products for smallholders and microenterprises...
One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?
Release Date:
10/31/2013
Philanthropy New York's Superstorm Sandy work was cited in a CNN op-ed by Lori Bertman, Board Chair of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy . FORTUNE -- A burning question for...
One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?
Release Date:
10/31/2013
Philanthropy New York's Superstorm Sandy work was cited in a CNN op-ed by Lori Bertman, Board Chair of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy . FORTUNE -- A burning question for...
Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities
Release Date:
01/30/2014
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that Bloomberg Philanthropies will turn ...
Turning Brooklyn Cachet Into Cash
Release Date:
03/10/2014
... in both affluence and cultural cachet, neighborhood-based philanthropy would rise, too. But that never really happened for the Brooklyn Community Foundation. Assets remained ... With superstorm Sandy serving...
Science Studies Get a Big Boost
Release Date:
03/10/2014
The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlighted several foundation efforts to ...
Edna McConnell Clark and Other Powerful Funders Stand Behind At-Risk Students
Release Date:
11/23/2016
... Stand Behind At-Risk Students When you hear about philanthropy 's role in K-12 education these days, so often ... Yet, there is plenty else going on in K-12 philanthropy , with nonprofits raising lots of...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Council on Foundations Distinguished Service Award
Release Date:
11/08/2018
... in 1984, the Distinguished Service Award is known as philanthropy 's highest honor, according to the Council on ... not only have accomplished a great deal in the field of philanthropy , but have done so...
New York Life Awards $5 Million to September 11 Memorial, Museum
Release Date:
02/21/2013
... will have a screening room and classrooms that can be used for teacher training, seminars, and post-visit discussions ...
Financing the Social Sector
Release Date:
09/15/2014
... initiatives on Kickstarter and other social media sites , what the nonprofit sector really needs is to grow the ... enterprises. In essence, this is a top 10 list of "to dos" for foundations and...
Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... electricity to rural India, and create insurance products for extreme-weather events in Africa. Lorenzo Bernasconi, the ...
Supported by Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Visual Arts of NJ Explores New Jersey Parks
Release Date:
02/24/2017
... in part by a grant award from the National Endowment for Arts, Park Wonder is the culmination of months of ...
With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates
Release Date:
06/02/2017
... in previous studies as well as some newly discovered sites . With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers ...
Tesla, Farmingdale State Announce Student Job Training Plan
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... and the California-based automaker hoping to open new sites in New York, company executives said. “This is a new paradigm for the automotive industry and so we are excited that the ...
City Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... of a partially-abandoned mall, which will be redeveloped for housing and new stores. The city is set to spend $288 ...
Editorial: A Promising Idea To Fight Opioids
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... nowhere else in the country. Its 40-acre campus, pitched for part of the Enterprise Park site in Calverton, would ... care such that every patient who comes to Peconic Care for rehabilitation will help add...
City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... up from $285 million originally projected. The last 11 sites in the push targeting neglected parks were named Monday ...