Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Backs Program to Address Patient Safety
Release Date:
03/23/2015
The grant will provided expanded training to healthcare professionals.
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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Backs Panel to Explore Ways to Keep Women in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Women account for half the college-educated American workforce but only 28 percent of science and engineering workers.
15
Apr
2015
NYCHA Goes Green: Urban Ag & Workforce Development
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
As part of a city-wide Building Healthy Communities Initiative rolling out of the Mayor’s Office, NYCHA and Green City Force are teaming up to expand upon their extremely successful urban farming pilot at the Red Hook Houses initiated in June 2013...
More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Hilary Rhodes, Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at The Wallace Foundation, examines the importance of social and emotional competencies when measuring student success rates.
North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform
Release Date:
03/24/2015
Campaign will call for the end of the "broken windows" method of policing.
Bank of America to Provide Clean Water and Opportunity in Southern India
Release Date:
03/24/2015
Water-related illness is among the leading cause of death in children under five years old worldwide.
White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments
Release Date:
03/24/2015
Supporters include the Simons Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
07
May
2015
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution - Documentary Film Screening
Thursday, May 7, 2015 -
5:00pm to 8:30pm
In the 1960's, ready or not, change was coming to America. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and those seeking to drastically transform the system believed radical change was not only feasible, but imminent.
NYCT-Funded Initiative Has Taken on 424 Cases to Get Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids
Release Date:
03/24/2015
New York Community Trust is partnering with the City Council and The Robin Hood Foundation.
30
Apr
2015
"Exit Interviews" with Former and Retiring Foundation CEOs
Thursday, April 30, 2015 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Join us in conversation with three great leaders in the philanthropic field – Corinne Rieder, David Nee and Pam Flaherty. All of whom have had extensive careers in philanthropy and will retire or have recently retired from their roles. Drawing from...
Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists
Release Date:
03/25/2015
The Faculty Scholars Program will award $148 million in research support over the next five years.
OSF Weighs in on High Cost of Heroin Overdose Treatment Drug
Release Date:
03/25/2015
The cost of the drug Naloxone has doubled in the last year.
Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project
Release Date:
03/25/2015
The project will launch initially in Miami, New York City, St Louis, and the Westchester, NY/Fairfield County, CT region.
Jonas Center Releases Homelessness Report Targeting Female Veterans
Release Date:
03/26/2015
The report covers prevention, intervention, healthcare, childcare and benefits.
MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge
Release Date:
03/26/2015
The partnership seeks to create innovative and sustainable financial solutions.
New York State Health Foundation Breaks Down Diabetes Prevention
Release Date:
03/26/2015
President and CEO, James Knickman, and Learning Officer Kelly Hunt, outline recent diabetes developments.
The Commonwealth Fund Ranks Health Care Systems for All 50 States
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The best overall for healthcare in 2014 were Minnesota, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Sloan Foundation Awards $3 Million for Minority PhDs in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The main goal of the initiative is to increase the diversity of graduate education in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Ford Foundation Funded Study Examines Priorities for Latino Millennials
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The respondents were 18-35, and the interviews were conducted in English and Spanish.
Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The Aetna Foundation will institute an open RFP for this new program.