20
Jun
2017
Charter and District Schools Sharing Innovations: How Philanthropy Can Help
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
New York City opened its doors to its first public charter school in ...
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The Power of Bridging Issue Silos Through Funding Collaboratives
Release Date:
11/13/2019
... For example, Luminate, which supports civic empowerment, data and digital rights, financial transparency, and ... opportunities and advising. That helps to increase resources to the field. During moments when...
Puerto Rico's Governor Calls for Greater Federal Response to Hurricane Maria
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... to provide more search-and-rescue help and humanitarian resources to help the beleaguered island recover from ... devastation” from Hurricane Maria. “We need more resources from the Department of Defense so we...
As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded
Release Date:
01/08/2013
... to 21 other major American library systems, New York City 's three public library systems receive less government ... by the Charles H. Revson Foundation. To see how New York City ’s library systems stack...
Tech industry booming in New York
Release Date:
04/28/2014
... booming in New York, with growth outpacing overall city economy: state controller The tech sector in New York ... to 2013 — a growth rate of 33% compared with 8% for the city during the same period, a report...
Michael Bloomberg Is, Once Again, Thinking of Running for President
Release Date:
06/27/2018
In what has become a familiar routine every time a presidential election looms less than three years away, billionaire ex–New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is dropping hints about running for president. According to a New York CBS affiliate,...
Movement Building and System Change
Release Date:
05/18/2012
... and ’80s are a distant memory for many, but New York City in 2012 isn’t without problems. The list includes a ... basic protections and rising income inequality. The city is home, however, to roughly ten...
Simons Foundation Funds Groundbreaking Autism Research
Release Date:
12/15/2014
... immune responses and related inflammation, an analysis of data from autopsied human brains reveals. The study, a ... and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, included data from 72 autism and control brains...
Helmsley Type 1 Diabetes Program Announces $5 Million Request for Proposals
Release Date:
06/03/2015
... Charitable Trust has announced the launch of the Diabetes Data Innovation Initiative through which it will provide up ... will go to innovative solutions that enable the use of data to ease the burden of type...
Rauch Foundation Seeks Publisher for Long Island Index
Release Date:
04/19/2016
The Rauch Foundation announced Monday that it is seeking proposals from organizations to permanently take over publication of the Long Island Index, which for 13 years has provided in-depth analysis on a wide range of topics affecting the Island and...
MasterCard Makes Fortune List of Businesses Confronting World's Problems
Release Date:
08/23/2016
More businesses are taking on society’s biggest problems—and making money doing so. Here’s our look at 50 companies that do well by doing good.
Study Supported by Surdna Shows Tech Companies Exploit Public Subsidies
Release Date:
10/25/2016
... cash-rich tech giants an average of $2 million per job for data centers the companies must build to run “the cloud.” ... other that more than half the states have even enacted new data center-specific tax...
Founding Members of Open Research Funders Group Include Three PNY Members
Release Date:
12/16/2016
... Group, an effort to promote sharing of articles and data between researchers and organizations. The eight members ... to "speak with a single voice regarding open access, open data and open science...
Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in NYTimes Fact Check on White House OMB Claim
Release Date:
03/10/2017
President Trump’s spokesman on Wednesday deflected concerns that a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act had yet to be scored by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office by questioning the agency’s track record.
Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply
Release Date:
01/27/2023
... and retirement funds. All of these are important human- resources practices and should be offered to every staff ...
25
Feb
2019
Census Jobs: How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years?
Monday, February 25, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... are for different types of positions What roles the City and State governments will play in outreach and ... questions. In partnership with Altman Foundation New York City Workforce Funders New York Community...
What’s Good, and What’s Missing, in Congress’ Third COVID-19 Emergency Response Package - Report from The Century Foundation
Release Date:
03/26/2020
... 7 million federal student loan borrowers were already in default before COVID-19 and employment disruptions caused by ...
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Joins More Than 80 Philanthropic Leaders to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Release Date:
02/15/2018
... North American Community Foundations Summit in Mexico City last week where more than 200 philanthropic leaders ...
Revisiting Attica Shows How New York State Failed to Fulfill Promises
Release Date:
08/26/2016
Inmates at Attica Correctional Facility during the 1971 uprising that ended with 39 people fatally shot when armed state troopers stormed the prison. Many reforms promised in the wake of the revolt have yet to materialize.
George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees
Release Date:
01/19/2017
Billionaire investor George Soros will partner with Mastercard Inc on a venture they said could help migrants, refugees and others struggling within their communities worldwide to improve their economic and social status.