Brooklynites' Greatest Hopes, Concerns Detailed in New Study by Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
11/05/2014
Brooklyn Community Foundation also did deep dives into three neighborhoods: Coney Island, East New York and Sunset Park.
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First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'
Release Date:
12/12/2014
Ford Foundation has promised $125 million to help save Detroit from bankruptcy.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative
Release Date:
01/26/2015
... aimed at creating a clean, affordable and reliable energy system in the United States. Bloomberg Philanthropies ...
Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/13/2015
... not decided to use his considerable wealth to establish a system of more than 2,000 public libraries, or if he hadn’t ...
New Rockefeller Foundation Projects to Boost African Development
Release Date:
05/06/2015
The foundation has earmarked $100 million for the Digital Jobs Africa program.
Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd
Release Date:
06/18/2015
The Ford Foundation president believes you need to attack inequality at the root.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Jersey Water Works Initiative is a Powerful Collaboration
Release Date:
04/27/2016
... for 2016. Focus areas include improving water system efficiency and engaging community members in ...
Rockefeller, Bloomberg Drive New Approaches to Urban Development
Release Date:
05/03/2016
New collaboration models and citizen-inclusive governance approaches using new technologies and tools are being driven by private sector actors like the Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vulcan Philanthropies.
Rockefeller Foundation Launches YieldWise, a $130 Million Initiative to Halve Post-Harvest Loss
Release Date:
05/26/2016
... to Halve Post-Harvest Loss The earth’s global food system is facing a quiet crisis—one-third of all food ...
In WSJ, Commonwealth’s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile
Release Date:
06/29/2016
... Health Records Mobile The digitization of our health-care system is well under way, but several obstacles frustrate ...
Three Prominent Leaders Recognized By United Hospital Fund For Their Work To Improve Health And Health Care
Release Date:
09/29/2016
... support of its work to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker... Three Prominent Leaders ...
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care
Release Date:
09/30/2016
Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued a series of recommendations for leaders of nursing schools, primary care practices, and health systems on preparing registered nurses for enhanced roles in primary care.
Century Foundation Study Finds Explosion in the Number of School Districts Working on Integration
Release Date:
10/14/2016
A study released Friday by the Century Foundation, a think tank focused on inequity, found that 100 school districts and charter schools across the country are currently pursuing socioeconomic diversity plans — a number that has more than doubled...
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Writes About the Privilege of Being Privileged
Release Date:
10/20/2016
... don’t create or sustain it. Focus instead on building a system that produces less of the stuff in the first place. ...
Commonwealth Fund Expresses Concern of Losing Coverage Gains Under Trump Presidency
Release Date:
11/11/2016
The Commonwealth Fund expresses concern over the strides the industry has made to lower hospital patient readmissions, partly the sign of a shift to value-based care initiatives that have penalized systems for poor outcomes.
NYSHealth Publishes New Report for Improving Access to Primary Care for Adults with Physical Disabilities
Release Date:
12/21/2016
... Disabilities, was created by the Independence Care System (ICS) as a guide for primary care providers to expand ...
How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color
Release Date:
01/12/2017
... Black girls out of school and into the juvenile justice system . Advocates, educators and policymakers alike are ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Reframes its Global Democratic Practice Grantmaking Portfolio
Release Date:
04/25/2017
In addition to changing the portfolio’s name from ‘Global Governance’ to ‘Global Challenges’, the newly articulated strategies shift the emphasis from improving the democratic practices of formal global governance institutions and procedures to...
The 10 Companies with the Best CSR Reputations in 2017
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... employees, scoring each with its proprietary RepTrak Pulse system ... The 10 Companies with the Best CSR Reputations in ...
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Jul
2012
Education Working Group Lunch: 2013 Reform Review Project
Thursday, July 12, 2012 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
... heavily. Mayor Bloomberg’s control of the school system , gained early in his tenure, provided unprecedented stability to the system , enabling the Department of Education to execute ... Such a discussion can...