Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The ...
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment
Release Date:
10/30/2017
... "artificial beta cells" (ABCs) mimic the functions of the body 's natural glucose-controllers, the insulin-secreting .....
The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico
Release Date:
11/30/2017
... November 16, 2017—will be an independent and inclusive body led by Puerto Ricans and designed to offer ...
NYS Health Foundation Challenges Philanthropy to Do more to Fix our Flawed Health Care System
Release Date:
01/12/2018
... in the room and able to comment when the state authorizing body is considering hospital consolidation and closure ...
Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed
Release Date:
03/01/2018
... to learn. The report also highlights a large and growing body of research showing a clear connection between economic ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet
Release Date:
05/25/2018
... or so bacteria and other microbes that reside in the human body ’s intestines. The ketogenic diet has numerous health ...
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2015
Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -
9:15am to 11:15am
Since the economic downturn of 2008, increasing media attention on income inequality and its effects on our society has turned up the volume on the public conversation. But has the coverage actually increased the philanthropic sector’s understanding...
Takeaways From the Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling
Release Date:
06/25/2015
NYSHealth President and CEO James R. Knickman writes a Huffington Post column on New York State’s achievements to date under the ACA; the implications of the Supreme Court ruling for New York and the rest of the country; and the health care coverage...
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Jan
2016
Collaborating Across Power Differences - Webinar
Thursday, January 14, 2016 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Power dynamics can really get in the way when you are trying to build a healthy, strong organization.
The Term Impact Investing Needs to Be Better Understood
Release Date:
02/03/2016
Some funders are way out front on impact investing. Some foundations have been trying to ensure their investments are ethical for many years. Still others are initiating conversations with trustees about the possibilities of impact investing and...
Here's How to End the Culture of Sexual Harassment
Release Date:
01/16/2018
Published in The Baltimore Sun, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation CEO Rachel Garbow Monroe says it is time to take deliberate, verifiable and precise steps.
Responding to Coronavirus with National Paid Sick Leave
Release Date:
03/13/2020
With confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, it’s time for a quick and immediate response.
United Hospital Fund Report Finds Some 2.6 Million New Yorkers Face Hunger this Holiday Season
Release Date:
12/15/2021
New Report by UHF and Boston Consulting Group Analyzes Food Insecurity in New York State, and Possible Interventions
Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Transformative Partnership With Civica Foundation to Make Insulin More Affordable to Americans With Insulin-dependent Diabetes
Release Date:
03/03/2022
Using a transparent, cost-plus pricing, Civica insulins will minimize out-of-pocket expenses, particularly benefiting uninsured and underinsured Americans
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AARP Name Recipients of Health Equity Innovations Fund Awards
Release Date:
01/10/2023
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AARP Name Recipients of Health Equity Innovations Fund Awards The AARP Center for Health Equity through Nursing SM and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP...
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.
New App Connects Hungry Children With Restaurants
Release Date:
03/21/2017
An app that helps fellow students in need get an after-school meal is among the finalists in Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow Contest.
United Hospital Fund and Members of Home Alone Alliance Support Videos for Family Caregivers
Release Date:
03/23/2017
Developed by Alliance members -- the AARP Public Policy Institute and the U.S. Veterans Administration, this initial series – available in English and Spanish, seeks to provide family caregivers of those with mobility challenges simple, concrete...
New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action
Publication date:
02/2016
The state Commission to Examine Nonprofit Human Services Organizations Closures published this report, New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action. The Human Services Council (HSC) convened the commission to examine the systemic problems contributing to the instability of so many nonprofit human services organizations, and we brought together stakeholders from philanthropy, academia, direct service, nonprofit coalitions, and others with nonprofit expertise to reflect on the sector in an effort to deliver thoughtful and succinct recommendations through a nine-month process...
Creating Enduring Value at a Corporate Foundation: Bridging the Gap Between Brand and Cause
Release Date:
09/24/2013
by Chris Park, President, New York Life Foundation Over more than twenty years as a corporate grantmaker, few things have left a deeper and more lasting impression on me than the professionalism, commitment to change and caring of...