JPB, Rockefeller Support New Initiative, 'Reimagining the Civic Commons'
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Akron, Memphis, Chicago, and Detroit will split $40 million in funding for small, local projects “at the bottom of every mayor’s budget list.”
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Suzette Hunte Joins United Way of New York City as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Hunte will serve as a strategic thought partner to the President and play a critical role in the design, coordination and implementation of the President's initiatives, both internally and externally, at UWNYC.
New York City’s Universal Pre-K Program Wants to Teach Parents, Too
Release Date:
09/09/2016
This school year, the Department of Education and New York University will launch a new parenting program to help low-income families reinforce classroom lessons at home.
Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline
Release Date:
09/09/2016
Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor for Equality Initiatives and Human Capital Development at The Atlantic Philanthropies, co-edits a new book that addresses the profound and life-altering consequences students face—especially young people of...
Rockefeller Foundation and New York City Join Forces to Fund Internships at Cultural Organizations
Release Date:
09/09/2016
The $1 million initiative, half financed by the city and the other half by the Rockefeller Foundation, will place City University of New York students as interns at places like Carnegie Hall, MoMA PS1 and the Museum of Natural History.
Ford and MacArthur-Backed Survey Finds That Young Voters From Newer Immigrant Families Lean More Liberal
Release Date:
09/09/2016
Young Hispanic and Asian-Americans who are immigrants or have an immigrant parent are more likely to be liberal in their views on politics and immigration than those with families who have been in United States longer, a new GenForward poll shows
Long-Sought ‘Warm-Sensitive’ Brain Cells Identified in New Study Supported by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations
Release Date:
09/09/2016
Results challenge standard model of how animals and humans cool off.
Commonwealth Fund's Blumenthal on Patient Difficulties Accessing Medical Records
Release Date:
09/09/2016
“Average people encounter a huge amount of difficulty,” said David Blumenthal, a former national coordinator for health information technology for the Obama administration, now president of the Commonwealth Fund. He said he had heard countless...
NY Community Trust Gives More than $800,000 to Bring Technology-Driven Learning to NYC Youth
Release Date:
09/12/2016
Several foundations are pooling resources to make 13 grants, totaling $835,600, to help young people use digital media to compose and record original music, advocate for immigrants' rights and school discipline reform, and produce documentary films.
Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions
Release Date:
09/12/2016
Additional funds were committed by the Rackham Graduate School to permanently secure these positions. In 2007, a $1.97 million gift from the Mellon Foundation funded these positions for six years.
Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities
Release Date:
09/12/2016
Saying it made a major mistake by overlooking the needs of people with disabilities in revamping its programs to focus on inequality, the Ford Foundation pledge Monday to undertake a top-to-bottom review of its policies and practices on the issue.
Commonwealth Fund Brief Explains ACA’s Effect on Out-of-Pocket Cost-Sharing, Spending on Premiums
Release Date:
09/13/2016
As enrollment in ACA plans increased, share of Americans with high out-of-pocket costs decreased.
With Support From Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Encourages Participation in Arts Programs
Release Date:
09/13/2016
Residents’ views on student access to local arts programs and events divided by key social and economic factors.
UJA-Federation of New York Grant Supports Financial Sustainability Training in Prague to Jewish Activists
Release Date:
09/13/2016
Thanks to a new grant from UJA-Federation of New York, Limmud for the first time offered financial sustainability training in Prague to Jewish activists from 19 communities spanning Europe, 8-11 September 2016.
Many Funders Are Pursuing Legal Advocacy, Here’s How and Why
Release Date:
09/13/2016
Jared Raynor and Deepti Sood of TCC Group partnered with Atlantic Philanthropies to create a video and guidlines for legal advocacy and why it’s important.
Here Are Mellon's Goals for Liberal Arts Education
Release Date:
09/13/2016
Readers of IP's higher education vertical know we've devoted a lot of ink to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's "big vision" for the humanities.
Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues
Release Date:
09/14/2016
Sheldon Danziger, president of the Russell Sage Foundation, who, like other experts following poverty and income issues, had expected some improvement, but nothing this large.
MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment
Release Date:
09/14/2016
The program will be implemented through Japan’s local school network and is intended to help children, and the adults in their lives, acquire healthy financial skills and behaviors.
Citi Named Finalist for U.S. Chamber Foundation 2016 Corporate Citizenship Awards
Release Date:
09/14/2016
Citi is included as a finalist in the Best Corporate Steward – Large Business category.
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Confronts Feedback That Highlights 'My Own Obliviousness'
Release Date:
09/14/2016
"I am a black, gay man, so some might assume that I’m especially sensitive to these issues and dynamics. But during the past year I have had to confront my own ignorance and power, and come to terms with the ways I was inadvertently fueling...