Carnegie Supports a Roadmap for Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel
Release Date:
06/12/2017
... and governance strategies for the peaceful use of nuclear power . The project articulates, distills, and promotes best ...
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NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders
Release Date:
06/22/2017
In a letter published in the New York Times , Lorie Slutsky—who runs the New York Community Trust—emphasized the role of community foundations in the context of Jeff Bezos' request for ideas to guide his philanthropy.
Grant Supported Research: Self-Affirmation Intervention with Existing Institutional Channels Leads To Academic Success for Minority Students
Release Date:
06/28/2017
William T. Grant Foundation supported research at Stanford which found African-American and Latino students who completed self-affirming writing exercises in middle school took more challenging courses and were more likely to enroll in college,...
Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies
Release Date:
07/06/2017
... team, accuse the New York attorney general of abusing the power of his office to score political points with his ...
Sarah Eagle Heart to Receive 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award
Release Date:
07/26/2017
Sarah Eagle Heart, Oglala Lakota, CEO of Native Americans in Philanthropy is the recipient of the 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award, honoring her as an emerging leader under age 40 who has already demonstrated significant impact in...
Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project
Release Date:
08/23/2017
... Flatiron Institute. It will use the surplus processing power on volunteers' computers to conduct millions of virtual .....
A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia
Release Date:
09/06/2017
There is a boom in Muslim-led nonprofit work that counters ideas of Islam as foreign and dangerous. And all of them are connected by an invisible thread: Pillars Fund.
Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
"We are still in." On June 5, with these four words a group of U.S. businesses and investors with a combined annual revenue of $1.4 trillion sent a powerful message to the world: U.S. President Donald Trump may have withdrawn from the Paris...
In Nighttime Tweet, Trump Offers Mixed Message on Immigration
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... on the grounds that a president does not have the power to take such action by himself. He then put the onus on ...
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation's CEO Interviewed in Funder Spotlight
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... down some of those barriers, which generally reinforce the power dynamic between grantmaker and grantseeker. ...
Third Wave is Blazing New Trails for Gender Justice
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... they serve, Third Wave has recently launched the Own Our Power Fund and will be announcing their first round of ...
Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... to be more complicated, with Congress defending soft power and allies balking. ... Will New Rockefeller Foundation ...
Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say
Release Date:
09/11/2017
It is one of law enforcement’s most expansive powers: If the authorities believe that someone has knowledge of a crime, they can — under threat of arrest — force the person to testify in court by obtaining what is known as a material witness warrant.
Opinion: Planned Parenthood of NYC Joins Call to Remove Racist Statue
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The history of racism isn’t particular to Charlottesville – New York must recognize white supremacy in our own backyard and we must take steps to upend it.
Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... and Freedom Cities. rump’s continued support of racist, power -hungry officials and issuances of anti-immigrant ...
Data-Driven Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... Studies show that giving women more decision-making power over productive assets has the potential to increase ...
In New Memoir, Eva Moskowitz Offers a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation
Release Date:
09/18/2017
For followers of the New York City education wars, Eva Moskowitz’s new book is a juicy political read.
ASPCA Launches New Social Media Campaign
Release Date:
10/02/2017
ASPCA's new social media campaign "Find Your Fido", Aims to Get More Shelter Dogs Adopted
Student Sues Columbia Over ‘Deliberate Indifference’ to Harassment Claims
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... been aware of Dr. Harris’s reputation for abusing his power over young, female students, but never addressed it. . ...
A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?
Release Date:
10/06/2017
In addition to supporting artists in the many fields in which Rauschenberg worked, the foundation has taken the lead in the evolving and red-hot field of "artist as activist" philanthropy, launching its Artist as Activist program in 2012.