NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements
Release Date:
03/17/2016
Does philanthropy really have a useful role to play in transformative social movements?
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Dyson Foundation and Partners Launch ‘Bridges to Board Service’
Release Date:
03/17/2016
The Dyson Foundation, partnering with other groups, is supporting a new initiative that aims to strengthen local nonprofits and provide community members with meaningful board service education and opportunities.
Flying the Colors: Empire State Building Lights to Honor Jonas Center
Release Date:
03/17/2016
In celebration of ten years of advancing healthcare through nursing, the Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare will be recognized through the lights on the Empire State Building.
Hartford Foundation Awards $6.7M for Monitoring the Healthcare Landscape
Release Date:
03/17/2016
The John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees approved three new grants totaling $6.7 million that offer powerful opportunities for large-scale change that will result in better care and better lives for all older adults.
Citigroup Offering Young Bankers Year Off for Service Work
Release Date:
03/17/2016
A program unveiled Wednesday by Citigroup to recruit and retain millennials includes an option for young employees to take a year off to do charitable work, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance
Release Date:
03/17/2016
The child poverty rate in the United States is stubbornly high, with more than 12 million American children—16.5 percent of all children—currently living in poverty and a Century Foundation report says a universal child allowance could change it.
Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper
Release Date:
03/18/2016
The University of Delaware released a report showing offshore wind energy in New England would be far less costly under projects that are newer and bigger than Cape Wind.
Commission: US Lacks Strategies to Lower Child Abuse Deaths (Casey Family Programs)
Release Date:
03/18/2016
The United States lacks coherent, effective strategies for reducing the stubbornly high number of children who die each year from abuse and neglect, a commission created by Congress reported. The commission was chaired by David Sanders, of Casey...
Commonwealth Fund Brief Documents ACA’s Costs for Low- to Moderate-Income People
Release Date:
03/18/2016
The Affordable Care Act’s cost-sharing reductions, available to low-to-moderate-income people in silver-tier marketplace plans, substantially lower deductibles, out-of-pocket spending limits, and copayments for a range of key health services, a new...
How Do I Master That Skill? LinkedIn, Markle Want To Help
Release Date:
03/18/2016
A partnership between LinkedIn and the Markle Foundation has resulted in the work-focused social network piloting a service that helps job seekers get connected with live training programs in their area.
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May
2016
Unlocking the Potential of Young People: Effective Strategies for Engaging Youth
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
We all want young people to thrive, make positive choices and reach their potential. But, engaging youth in any community can be challenging and requires all sectors to consider new ways of doing business.
Mellon Grant Aims to Raise $75 Million for National Gallery
Release Date:
03/18/2016
The National Gallery of Art announced a $30 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Thursday that could bring the Smithsonian museum two and a half times the pledged amount, reports The Washington Post.
Ford, Rockefeller, OSF and NY Women’s Foundation Leaders Appointed to Commission on NYC Justice Reform
Release Date:
03/18/2016
Former chief judge Jonathan Lippman has announced the members of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform.
Ford Foundation Taken Off Watch List by Indian Government
Release Date:
03/21/2016
Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S., the Home Ministry issued orders to remove the U.S.-based Ford Foundation from the “prior permission” category.
Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council
Release Date:
03/21/2016
The United Way of New York City’s Women’s Leadership Council’s held it’s 10th annual Power of Women to Make a Difference Award Luncheon honoring several female leaders who have had positive impacts on their communities and made a difference in the...
Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency
Publication date:
03/2016
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) examined the perspectives of foundation CEOs and learned that there is much agreement on the audiences for their transparency efforts. Foundation CEOs also agree about what they believe is the most important information to share with those audiences.However, foundation practice lags behind CEOs’ beliefs.
NY Stem Cell Foundation: New Type of Stem Cell Found that Will Accelerate Discovery
Release Date:
03/21/2016
New stem cell research by NY Stem Cell Foundation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University Medical Center, which was published in the journal Nature, represents a landmark in research techniques and biotechnology.
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Apr
2016
Strategy, Struggle and Participation: Three Questions to Improve Your Social-Change Stories
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Storytelling helps social-change groups do better at everything that they do—enlist members, raise funds, take the pulse of their communities, change policy and behavior.
It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual
Release Date:
03/22/2016
Paula Luff, CEO of Viso Strategies, says the most successful CSR is not about giving away money, but instead clarifying and integrating the needs of a company’s stakeholders into the very core of the business.
Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College
Release Date:
03/22/2016
A national research center focused on interactions between the police and the communities they serve will open this summer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, with the college’s first endowed professor as its director.