Sparks For Change: Open Society Fellows Have Tested New Ideas For Baltimore For 20 Years
Release Date:
08/09/2017
... them an easier path forward. The OSI community fellowships program allowed Carpenter to test his idea and build a ...
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American Express Grant Supports Student Filmmaking
Release Date:
08/11/2017
American Express grant of $100,000 to Reel Works supports filmmaking aimed to inspire a younger and more diverse audience to explore roles in conservation.
Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive
Release Date:
08/14/2017
It is always a cause for celebration when new archival history resources go online — especially for the enthusiastic digger of sometimes obscure history. Brooklyn history buffs have a new source of information (and distraction) thanks to the...
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations
Release Date:
08/17/2017
... "In honor of this milestone we have expanded the program to 5 days, partnered with local institutions on .....
Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education
Release Date:
08/23/2017
PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruffwill air its annual special 5-part “Rethinking College” series, profiling five innovative programs designed to make college more affordable and provide non-traditional students the higher education they need to compete...
At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.
Release Date:
08/28/2017
As president of Google.org, Jacquelline Fuller runs one of the nation’s biggest and most unusual corporate-philanthropy operations. The charitable grant-making arm of the internet search-engine giant gives about $100 million to charity each year; in...
No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes
Release Date:
08/29/2017
It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City — GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent for as little as $1 and did not have to be picked up or returned to fixed locations.
As Harvey Hammers Texas, Oddo Says Lessons Of Sandy Are Ignored
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... Oddo added. The Build It Back homeowner rebuilding program is nearing completion, but work still remains to be ...
Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... after Sept. 5. If you are not already protected by the program , you are out of luck, although applications filed ...
With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for Students and Teachers
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... more than 30,000 New York City residents already in the program . But Mayor Bill de Blasio and schools Chancellor ...
From the Ground Up
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Top-down development doesn't work. What's needed is a "pull model" created by locals, funders, and government agencies working together as equals.
US States Embrace Baby Boxes
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Colorado are using the program instead as an opportunity to educate parents about ...
Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... Foundation, hopes so. He outlined his vision at a recent program at the Overseas Development Institute amid “a ...
Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is scheduled to end in March. "No deal was made last .....
Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... how McKay transformed her future by participating in a program called Green City Force, which empowers young adults ...
Data-Driven Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Closing the gender gap in agriculture, meanwhile, could have an even more profound impact on families and productivity in the developing world.
How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... “energy poverty” their priority with the launch of a program called Smart Power for Rural Development, a $75 ...
New Push to Replace Obamacare Reflects High Stakes For Republicans
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... deep cuts to Medicaid, the federally funded insurance program for the poor, elderly and disabled. It would slash ...
City Council Examines Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Courts
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... to New York’s Integrated Domestic Violence Courts, a program designed to increase accountability and ...
As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... in some contexts it’s easier than others — say, at a program for overweight children, or an obesity clinic, two ...