New Board Members for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
Release Date:
01/26/2016
The membership of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected new members to its board of directors.
International/Foreign Affairs
PhilTV: Funders, “Blow People’s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide
Release Date:
01/15/2016
Carlie Steen, Program Manager at Stonewall Community Foundation, calls on funders to focus on dismantling gender norms to reduce teen girl suicide. WATCH the 2 minute clip!
Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List
Release Date:
01/08/2016
Restrictions against the Ford Foundation placed by the Indian Government are being lifted after the foundation registered itself under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA.)
HSBC Cuts Links With Big Muslim Aid Charity
Release Date:
01/04/2016
Global bank HSBC has halted services to international humanitarian agency Islamic Relief, allegedly over concerns that the nonprofit's funds could end up in the hands of terrorist groups, Economic Times writes, citing reporting by London's Sunday...
Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia
Release Date:
11/23/2015
A new mentoring program from the Center of Khmer Studies is training nearly a dozen participants from across the region in the cornerstone of higher-education: research
Duke Foundation’s Islamic Center Gets New Leadership
Release Date:
11/20/2015
Konrad Ng will lead the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Shangri La, a center for the study of Islamic arts and cultures,
Johnson & Johnson Announces $1.75 Million Donation to Save the Children to Support Syrian Humanitarian Refugee Crisis
Release Date:
11/18/2015
Johnson & Johnson today announced an expanded partnership with Save the Children to support children impacted by the Syrian refugee crisis and strengthen long-term resiliency in their communities.
Pfizer, Global Partners Announce Donation of 500 Millionth Dose of Azithromycin, Marking Progress to Help Alleviate the Suffering from Trachoma
Release Date:
11/16/2015
The International Trachoma Initiative, Pfizer Inc. and International Coalition for Trachoma Control partners announce the donation of the 500 millionth dose of Zithromax® (azithromycin), an antibiotic used to treat the infections eye disease,...
There's Something Rotten in the State of Development Funding
Release Date:
11/16/2015
Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Saadia Madsbjerg says the future of successful development lies with financing and not with giving.
The Mastercard Foundation Research Shows How African Youth Navigate Risk To Survive
Release Date:
10/30/2015
Preliminary findings from innovative research into youth employment behaviors in Africa, where 600 million people are under the age of 25, find that young people go to extraordinary lengths to achieve livelihoods.
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