Schott Foundation's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect Marginalized Students"
Release Date:
04/26/2017
... experiences, and rates of development. Yet in each system they encounter—education, community, health—they ...
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The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare
Release Date:
05/15/2017
... to transform American healthcare into a high-performing system that provides higher quality care at a lower cost," it .....
A New MIT-Led Simons Foundation Collaboration Aims to Understand Basic Principles and Laws of Microbial Ecosystems
Release Date:
05/30/2017
Model microorganisms grown in pure cultures have been the basis of biological research for many decades — open a cell biology textbook and almost everything you will find has been discovered in yeast or E. coli lab cultures. While this speaks to the...
Rockefeller Foundation’s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’s WastED Initiative
Release Date:
08/09/2017
... on September 13, 2017, at 7:30pm with leading food system thinkers such as Ruth Reichl, Sam Kass, Danielle ... or un-coveted and inspiring new applications in our food system . . . Rockefeller Foundation’s...
Podcast: A MasterCard Plan for Financial Inclusion
Release Date:
08/21/2017
... billion people worldwide are locked out of the financial system — no bank accounts, no credit, no access to loans ... buyers, sellers, and banks but providing a digital system for humanitarian aid to be...
Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Facing political and budgetary pressures, an entire school system can slide without strong leadership. That’s now ... reauthorized mayoral control of the public school system , Mayor Bill de Blasio’s...
Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... arrested. Welcome to Philadelphia’s criminal justice system . You’ll soon be whisked into a room where bail will ... of sweeping changes to Philadelphia’s criminal justice system that are afoot, city officials...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Sponsored Research Reveals How Cities Can Embrace Innovation Without Sacrificing Public Health and Safety
Release Date:
01/05/2018
... Regulations are a big part of the city’s operating system , and, like an operating system , they should be data-informed, continually tweaked, ...
Commonwealth Fund Study Reveals State Rankings on the Nation’s Best Health Care
Release Date:
05/08/2018
... followed in the rankings. The nation’s worst health care system was found in Mississippi, with Oklahoma, Louisiana, ...
TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration
Release Date:
05/18/2018
... philanthropy,” in which they “see themselves in the system , not apart, as capital sitting on the ...
Peter G. Peterson Foundation Funds Report Rethinking How Medicare Pays for Services
Release Date:
07/13/2018
... existing RUC process ripple through the entire health care system . But the importance of reform is growing, and it is ... outline what changes must be made to Medicare’s current system . In a new report, Center...
Philanthropic Leaders Call for Protecting the Independence of Special Counsel Investigation
Release Date:
11/20/2018
... about the long-term health of our republic, our two-party system , and our democratic institutions. Together, we want to ... and how to prevent further interference in our political system in the future.....
Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers New, Solar-Powered Technology that Collects and Cleans Water from Air
Release Date:
03/18/2019
... kilometers of water contained in the atmosphere, this new system could tap into those reserves and potentially lead to ...
NYT Opinion: Darren Walker Reflects on Why Museums Need to Step Into the Future
Release Date:
07/26/2019
... are trustees who benefit from a distorted economic system that protects and promotes inequality. Wealthy donors ... collections. On the other side are people whom the system excludes and exploits. An...
Philanthropy New York Policy Priorities
Publication date:
04/2021
Philanthropy New York’s public policy efforts are guided by the belief that local, state, and federal laws and policies should 1) promote a just and equitable society, 2) strengthen nonprofits and 3) support a healthy and sustainable philanthropic sector. Philanthropy New York will: Advocate for tax and fiscal policies that support philanthropic giving. Support policies and practices that create and sustain a thriving nonprofit sector. Champion public policies that have systemic effects on issues and marginalized communities our members serve. Review our full list of policy priorities below.
Public Policy Positions and Priorities
Philanthropy New York follows a process laid out by our board of directors to determine whether or how to take an official stand on public policy issues. We anticipate taking positions only on issues directly affecting the philanthropic sector or...
Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp
Release Date:
03/15/2010
... sectors are working together to improve the food system . This program was the second in a series of briefings ...
Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?
Release Date:
07/15/2013
Community Food Funders, a philanthropic organizing project comprised of several PNY members, recently held a three-part breakfast series to explore the effects of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy on local food systems and how we can increase the...
Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty
Release Date:
08/07/2013
The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems.
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"Fixing vs. Preparing"...The Role of Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice
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10:00am to 12:00pm
... for youth such as those involved in the juvenile justice system . Young people in the juvenile justice system are negatively viewed as needing "rehabilitation" and ... of juvenile justice engaged...