The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times
Release Date:
10/13/2015
For-profit colleges that have been accused of fraud are still receiving U.S. funds.
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NYCT Announces Finalists for 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards
Release Date:
10/13/2015
Now in its ninth year, the Awards program recognizes outstanding management practices and educates nonprofit managers and board leaders throughout New York's nonprofit community about excellent management practices.
John A. Hartford Foundation: 'Hospital at Home' Prevents Complications
Release Date:
10/13/2015
The shift to value-based care could lead to expanded hospital-level acute care in patients' homes.
The Source Codes of Foundation Culture
Publication date:
10/2015
Over the last several years, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations has been working to better understand what contributes to and impedes efforts to lead productive change in philanthropy. One theme that has arisen time and again is the importance of creating and nurturing an organizational culture that enables grantmakers to be most effective.
Rockefeller Foundation Finds Major Issues for Women in the Workplace
Release Date:
10/13/2015
Research into what issues women face in the workplace finds equal pay, harassment, career opportunities,children, and work-life balance remain as concerns.
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Neighborhood Info at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to DATA2GO.NYC
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 -
2:45pm to 4:30pm
As grantmakers working on complex social issues, it can be hard to get access to the data you need to make good funding decisions. Do you find yourself turning to dozens of sources to get good data?
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2015
Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 -
1:45pm to 3:30pm
In the past two years, Communities United for Policing Reform (CPR) has played a critical role in leading a campaign to pass landmark police accountability legislation in New York City and partnering with families of New Yorkers killed by police to...
Sunday New York Times Arts and Leisure Feature on Cultural Philanthropy Quotes Buff Kavelman on Donor Privacy Issues
Release Date:
10/14/2015
In the section entitled "Donors: Why They Do It", Kavelman speaks to why some donors prefer to give anonymously.
NJ Residents Concerned About Doris Duke Mansion Demolition
Release Date:
10/14/2015
Local residents are protesting the proposed demolition of the Doris Duke mansion that has been requested by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Hartford and Atlantic Funded Study Finds Four in Ten Older Adults Have Trouble Managing Health Needs
Release Date:
10/14/2015
Nearly four in 10 older adults say that managing their health care needs is difficult for them or their families, a new research study found.
Pfizer and UICC Award 20 Grants Totaling $760,000 to Address the Needs of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Release Date:
10/14/2015
Grants awarded for a first-of-its-kind initiative to address the unique challenges facing women with metastatic breast cancer worldwide. In total, 20 organizations from 18 countries have been selected to receive grants.
Video: MetLife Foundation's Financial Inclusion Challenge Winners and Projects Profiled
Release Date:
10/15/2015
MetLife Foundation's Financial Inclusion Challenge celebrates winners and their projects.
Playwright, Novelist and Songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize: JP Morgan Private Bank
Release Date:
10/15/2015
The Gish Prize Trust announced that playwright, novelist and songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks has been selected to receive the 22nd Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, given annually to recognize highly accomplished artists from all disciplines.
Carnegie, Helmsley, Wallace and Gates Support Newsgathering Partnership of EdWeek and PBS NewsHour
Release Date:
10/15/2015
A new content partnership will involve Education Week contributing story segments to PBS NewsHour.
5 Questions for. . .Judith Rodin, President, Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
10/15/2015
The New York City-based Rockefeller Foundation was one of the first philanthropic organizations to respond to the devastation caused by Katrina. Rockefeller President Judith Rodin answers questions about Katrinia recovery and urban resilience in the...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative
Release Date:
10/15/2015
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces grants to four expert restorative justice providers to launch full-time, in-school programs in four Brooklyn public schools.
Tiffany & Co.’s Costa on Huffington Post: Oceans Face Dire Threats
Release Date:
10/16/2015
Anisa Kamadoli Costa, of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, writes about the need to protect the oceans. The foundation has invested more than $10 million in organizations like Mission Blue, the Pew Environment Group's Global Ocean Legacy, and the...
Overdeck Family Foundation Funded Research on ‘Bedtime Math’ Featured in the Journal Science
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The Overdeck Family Foundation supported research showing a marked increase in math achievement for children using a program called Bedtime Math. The research appeared in the Oct. 9 edition of Science.
New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The QueensWay gets greener even as the leaves on the trees growing along the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line turn orange and red.
COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Council on Foundations will participate in a briefing on Capital Hill for the Philanthropy Caucuses in the House and Senate this week.