Site Search

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

New York Women's Foundation-Backed Report Sees Aging Immigrant Women as the 'Invisible Population'

Release Date:

07/08/2015

... older, Social Security checks are the all-important means of survival. But for older female immigrants those benefits often don't exist. After spending their working lives taking care of...

Find More By

News type

The New York Women's Foundation

Funding Area

Aging

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

Release Date:

12/08/2015

... behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits. The Lab will be managed by Duke’s ... which is headed by Dan Ariely, the James B. Duke...

Find More By

News type

Related Organizations

MetLife

DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust

Release Date:

02/04/2016

... happy. Cajigas, known as "el gallo," or the rooster, of El Barrio, loves spending time with his friends and family — three children, ... adorned with a banner hailing his Puerto Rican hometown...

Find More By

News type

The New York Community Trust

Funding Area

Aging

Health

Related Organizations

UJA-Federation Noted in 'Why Metrics Matter In Jewish Philanthropy'

Release Date:

02/18/2016

... may his memory be for a blessing, used to receive hundreds of envelopes from charities. Every month, he would work through the stacks of solicitations and joyfully write out checks for $5, $10 or ... came to...

Find More By

News type

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Jewish Interests

Related Organizations

UJA-Federation of New York

Commonwealth Fund Finds Hospitals in Accountable Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas

Release Date:

03/09/2016

... areas, are nonprofit, or have a relatively small share of Medicare patients are more likely to participate in ACOs ... to affect its capacity to manage hospital-related aspects of patient care. In an attempt...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

The Commonwealth Fund

Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

Release Date:

03/16/2016

... Preparation Strong principals are critical components of successful schools, and yet school leaders usually receive ... been seeking to change that for years, investing millions of dollars in research into...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Wallace Foundation

Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

Release Date:

05/11/2016

... struggling to balance budgets while maintaining spending for popular programs. That’s prompted some ... the charge and would create a new top income tax rate of 54.2 percent, up from the current 39.6 percent...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Economic Security

Related Organizations

Russell Sage Foundation

'Marjorie Prime' Wins Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance for Focus on Science and Technology

Release Date:

03/29/2017

... widow who spends time with a holographic likeness of a younger version of her deceased husband, Walter (Jon Hamm). The hologram version of Walter provides companionship and stimulates...

Find More By

News type

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Video

Funding Area

Technology

Related Organizations

NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

Release Date:

04/17/2017

... a news release. Earning high returns isn’t just a matter of bragging rights — endowment income supports the missions of nonprofit institutions, whether education, as with college ... law, tax-exempt...

Find More By

News type

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Study Explores Burden of High Out-of-Pocket Costs on Medicare Beneficiaries

Release Date:

05/12/2017

Commonwealth Fund Study Explores Burden of High Out- of -Pocket Costs on Medicare Beneficiaries To inform discussion of possible changes to Medicare, this issue brief looks at ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Health

Philanthropy vs. Tyranny: Inside the Open Society Foundations' Biggest Battle Yet

Release Date:

08/21/2017

... ever, with a net worth estimated at $26 billion. The bulk of that fortune is slated to go one day to OSF, creating a ...

Find More By

News type

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

Creating A Positive Workplace Culture - A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... with respect? Wharton professor Adam Grant, author of Give and Take, explains that leader kindness and generosity are strong predictors of team and organizational effectiveness. Creating A Positive ...

Find More By

News type

Corporate Social Responsibility

Funding Area

Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum Of all the excuses given for why a statue of three suffragettes could not be moved into the Capitol ... as depicted, were rather unattractive...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Making Kids Into “Makers”

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... classroom settings, students do not spend a lot of time honing their problem-solving skills or considering ... But a new program is encouraging them to do so outside of school. This spring, more than 10,000...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... Read or Add, World Bank Says Around the world, hundreds of millions of students are spending years in school while learning virtually nothing, ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

JPMorgan Chase Puts Funding Towards New York Workforce Development

Release Date:

10/31/2017

... City. JPMorgan Chase Global Philanthropy, the charity arm of the multinational banking and financial services holding company, is spending the money on two new programs targeting workers and ... The...

Find More By

News type

J.P. Morgan Private Bank Philanthropy

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

Jim Simons, the Numbers King

Release Date:

12/13/2017

... relatively limited, and when he retired he found himself spending most of his time managing his charitable assets and evaluating ... sciences. The Simons Foundation has channelled hundreds of...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area