Foundation Roundup
Shortly after the terrorist attacks, The New York Community Trust and United Way of New York City established The September 11th Fund to meet the immediate and longer-term needs of victims,... more
Vo. 1 / No. 4 / Spring 2002
Table of Contents
A Letter from the President
The terrorist attacks of September 11th and their tragic aftermath prompted many of us to reevaluate our personal and professional objectives and priorities. A good number of our nation's federal,... more
Preventing “Dark Winter”— The Public Health System’s Role in Strengthening National Security
Between October 5th and November 21st, 2001, five people in the U. S. died from anthrax. Eighteen others became ill but survived after long hospital stays. Thirty or forty thousand people received... more
Muslims in America
Muslim Americans come from diverse backgrounds and trace their roots to many nations. Though notable for its diversity, the community also struggles for unity. In Islam, midday Friday marks the... more
Nonprofits at Ground Zero Struggling To Survive, Their Missions Point The Way
Just blocks from the World Trade Center, four nonprofit organizations find renewed meaning in their missions as they recover from disaster. This is the story of how four nonprofit organizations... more
Admiral Bill Owens
Admiral Bill Owens was raised in North Dakota and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1962. He was a submariner for more than 20 years and commanded the U.S. 6th Fleet from 1990 to 1992, which... more
The Back Page - Fighting Terrorism
In June, 2001, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin-who had, collectively, been in office for less than 20 months-met for the first time. It quickly became apparent... more
a footnote to History
Andrew Carnegie had a long-standing interest in world peace. “I am drawn more to this cause than to any,” he wrote in 1907. Like other leading internationalists of his time, Carnegie believed that... more
Helping Nonprofits Help Us
If there was a silver lining to the dark cloud of the September 11th attacks, it was the quick and compassionate response of hundreds of nonprofit organizations to this tragedy. Just hours after... more
The New Nuclear Nightmare
"More and more nuclear materials are produced in Russia and the United States. Everywhere. The threat of nuclear material we will face forever and we must control it."-Roland Timerbaev,... more
$10 Million Anonymous Gift Given to Carnegie Corporation of New York to Help Struggling Arts Organizations
On February 11, 2002, Carnegie Corporation of New York announced awards ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 to 137 different cultural and arts organizations throughout the five boroughs of New York... more
Carnegie Forum on Homeland Security
An important issue emerging from the September 11th terrorist attacks on American soil has been whether such actions should be identified as war or as crimes. Recently, Carnegie Corporation held a... more
