Lauren Perkins Joins Westchester Community Foundation
Release Date:
03/30/2023
... and held leadership roles at the Fund for Public Schools and the New York City Department of Education. ...
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The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition
Release Date:
11/07/2019
... care to the neediest are of special interest. www .lavellefund.org The Lavelle Fund for the Blind ...
Hostos Food Studies Program is Creating Opportunities in the Bronx
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... Corporation’s (LISC) Communities for Healthy Food NYC . Hostos is located in the poorest Congressional ... Harvest's Healthy Corner Stores initiative. There are also NYC Green Carts nearby, as well as a...
Amazon to Open Fulfillment Center On Staten Island
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... West Shore, and is expected to employ 2,250 people, Gov . Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday morning. According to ...
Andrew Cuomo, Stop a Coronavirus Disaster: Release People From Prison - Op-Ed Co-Written by Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
Release Date:
03/30/2020
... Co-Written by Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation Gov . Andrew Cuomo has been an exemplar of leadership in this ...
Commonwealth Fund Names David Blumenthal, M.D., as Its Next President
Release Date:
08/01/2012
David Blumenthal, M.D., one of the nation's preeminent health information technology experts, thought leaders on primary care and professionalism and foremost health policy scholars, has been named the next President of The Commonwealth Fund by the...
The Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Transformation of the U.S. Food System to Address the Hunger and Nutrition Crisis
Release Date:
07/28/2020
... have the ability to feed all children whether their schools are open or closed, and including regional and local ... a series of immediate actions, including enabling schools to provide free meals to all...
Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients
Release Date:
06/15/2021
Fourteen new leaders of nonprofit organizations have been awarded New Executives Fund grants
New Grants for Age-Friendly Care for Older Adults Approved by the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/09/2022
The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees approved $5,991,046 for six grants that will spread age-friendly care for older adults
If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy
Release Date:
03/20/2017
Melinda Mack at New York Association of Training & Employment Professionals writes, "In my experience, well-intentioned government and policymaking bodies are overly risk-averse to anything new, even if it is evidence-based (which is why the...
Philanthropy and the Interfaith Imperative
Release Date:
05/24/2018
... studies with intentional cross-programmatic ties to schools of engineering, nursing, education, business, and ...
Urban Farms and Gardens are Critical for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System
Release Date:
03/31/2015
... While this does not include all farms and gardens in NYC , this is a huge milestone in understanding the value of ... Farm II: Growing the Benefits of Urban Agriculture in NYC . The book tells about all the...
PRIs and Effective Intermediaries
Release Date:
06/30/2015
... on enhancing access for underserved populations to NYC ’s broader opportunity, whether it be through health ... care access for people lacking health insurance, access to NYC ’s rich cultural menu, or college...
ASPCA Elects Tim F. Wray to Chair of the Board
Release Date:
07/02/2012
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has announced that Tim F. Wray, an investor and philanthropist, has been elected Chair of the ASPCA’s Board of Directors, succeeding attorney Mary Jo White in that position. Ms. White,...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Two Staff, Promotes One
Release Date:
07/27/2017
... for the past 8 years, primarily around education and schools . Chelsea Smith joins our Program team as Program ...
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Feb
2019
2020 Census and the Current Immigration Landscape: Lasting Implications for Young Children in New York - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
When children are missed in the decennial census, children suffer the results for a decade. Over 2 million children under 5 years of age were missed in the 2010 Census; here in NY, there was a net undercount of 55,000 young children. An accurate...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Names Joseph Pierson New Chair of the Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/12/2022
Joseph Pierson first served on the board of the RBF in 1994 and has since served four separate terms for a total of 23 years.
12
Mar
2024
Taking Power Back: Food Policies to Curb Predatory Marketing in New York - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 -
12:30pm to 2:30pm
Join Community Food Funders, New York Health Foundation and our co-sponsors to learn from community leaders and advocates about their recent wins, such as the Sweet Truth Act that passed last fall. We’ll also hear about a new slate of food policies...
How Philanthropy Can Turn the Tide on Violence
Release Date:
08/14/2019
Funders run the risk of being reductive to addressing violence if they don’t challenge themselves to be in solidarity with the people affected by their work.
Pinkerton Foundation Supports Hofstra Northwell Medical Scholars Pipeline Program Class of 2017
Release Date:
07/06/2017
... into its 2017 class, hailing from Hempstead, Uniondale and schools in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan. Beginning with a ...