New York Life Foundation Backs Pilot Program for Future Entrepreneurs Release Date: 04/20/2015The in-school program will immerse middle school students in hands-on entrepreneurial and work-based learning experiences.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducationWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations New York Life Foundation
Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees Release Date: 04/20/2015Foundation Center has elected leaders from three of the most prominent U.S. foundations to its Board of Trustees.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationHealthWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations Ford FoundationMellon FoundationW.K. Kellogg Foundation
Nadia Alia Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation Release Date: 04/20/2015Alia previously worked as the foundation's grants manager.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area ArtsEducationHealthJustice ReformRelated Organizations The Tow Foundation
Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial Release Date: 04/17/2015Miller cautions against ignoring principals as an important component in improving student achievement.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations The Wallace Foundation
Laura Washington Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Director of Communications Release Date: 04/14/2015Washington comes to the Mellon Foundation from the New-York Historical Society.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area ArtsChildren, Youth and FamiliesEducationInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Mellon Foundation
Cristle Collins Judd Named Senior Program Officer at Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Release Date: 04/10/2015Judd has served as the Dean for Academic Affairs at Bowdoin College since 2006.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Mellon Foundation
Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation' Release Date: 04/03/2015The goal of the initiative is to build civic literacy and engagement.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area EducationPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsTechnologyRelated Organizations Rita Allen Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research Release Date: 04/01/2015The foundation's contribution will support a yearlong study that will examine the implications of new funding models for scholarly communications.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Mellon Foundation
Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids Release Date: 03/30/2015William T. Grant funds research to help society develop in ways that enable more young people to reach their full potential.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducationRelated Organizations William T. Grant Foundation
Sloan Foundation Awards $3 Million for Minority PhDs in STEM Fields Release Date: 03/27/2015The main goal of the initiative is to increase the diversity of graduate education in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Alfred P. Sloan Foundation