DUKE UNIVERSITY SANFORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY — January 31, 2018 — Professor Joel Fleishman discusses the role of philanthropy in reviving local journalism initiatives with the President of the Revson Foundation, Julie Sandorf.
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Out of Print – The Case for Philanthropic Support for Local Journalism in a Time of Market Upheaval
In a new report, Tony Proscio, of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, explores the current landscape of local journalism, with a particular focus on the role that philanthropy could play…
Literary Treasure
METROFOCUS — December 7, 2017 — Two New York organizations have teamed up to honor one of the Big Apple’s biggest treasures, our libraries. We’re joined by Julie Sandorf, president, Charles H. Revson Foundation, and Manuel Martinez, branch manager, Allerton Library,…
You don’t have to be a Muslim to be horrified by Trump’s anti-Muslim bigotry
THE WASHINGTON POST — November 29, 2017 — Early Wednesday, President Trump retweeted three videos shared by a far-right British activist. One purportedly depicted a “Muslim migrant” beating up a Dutch boy on crutches (in fact, reports suggest the assailant was…
Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books
THE NEW YORK TIMES — September 18, 2017 — For all of Sunset Park’s celebrated taquerias, dim sum parlors and picturesque piers, the most popular destination in that neighborhood might just be the local branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Despite…
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 4TH ANNUAL NYC NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY AWARDS
Ten Library Finalists Announced in Annual “Oscars of Libraries,” Vying for Top Honors and $20,000 Prize Record-Breaking 24,000 New Yorkers Nominated their Beloved Branches for This Year’s NYC Neighborhood Library Awards New Perennial Excellence Award Launched, Recognizing Consistently Outstanding Branches…
New Publications Feature Launched!
The Revson Foundation is proud to present a new feature on our website: the Publications page. Here, you can view and download reports and articles that the Foundation has funded from 2009 onward. We hope these publications will be of interest…
REAL-ESTATE COSTS DOUBLE WHEN ONE NYC AGENCY GETS INVOLVED
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — April 9, 2017 — A study shows that the price and time frame for these jobs skyrocketed when the Department of Design and Construction was involved. New York City’s libraries and other cultural organizations looking to…
LIBRARIES OFTEN SEE DELAYS AND HIGH COSTS, REPORT FINDS
TIMES LEDGER — April 14, 2017 — Capital construction projects for libraries and other cultural institutions often rack up outsized financial and time investments, according to a new analysis from the Center for an Urban Future. The center worked with the…
NYC LIBRARIES AWAIT FIXES FOR FOUR YEARS ON AVERAGE, REPORT FINDS
CURBED NEW YORK — April 10, 2017 — New York City’s process of managing capital construction projects for cultural institutions and libraries is marred by bureaucratic setbacks, a new report by the Center for an Urban Future finds. Under the leadership…