Open Society Foundations and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate
Release Date:
03/29/2017
ot long after the election, OSF rolled out a $10 million rapid response initiative to support those targeted by hateful rhetoric.
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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival
Release Date:
03/28/2017
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has not only adopted the red knot bird as a poetic symbol of the modern plight of migrants and refugees; it is sending a few of its affiliated poets to the film’s showing in Princeton.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Mobile Content Guides at New York Botantical Gardens Spring Exhibit
Release Date:
03/28/2017
CHIHULY Interactive Guide, made possible by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will deliver content to handheld devices that is dynamically customized to the user’s location, transforming how visitors are guided through the installations.
Rockefeller Foundation Helps Speed Up Development of Minigrids in Africa
Release Date:
03/28/2017
Development partners such as the U.K.’s Department for International Development and Germany’s GIZ are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to explore the potential for minigrids and support their growth.
David Rockefeller's Death Increases Foundations' Endowments
Release Date:
03/27/2017
With the death of David Rockefeller, the fund he created with his siblings in 1940 will be catapulted into philanthropy’s exclusive billion-dollar club.
Carnegie, Ford Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants
Release Date:
03/27/2017
In response to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Governor Cuomo announced an initiative on Friday that offers pro-bono legal services to immigrants regardless of their residency status. Coordinated by the state’s Office for New...
Aetna Foundation Supports 'Magnobrain' Educational Games for Kids
Release Date:
03/27/2017
The games where distributed through their “Inspire Me to Learn” initiative founded by a grant of $30,000 from the Aetna Foundation.
Capital One Hosts Discussion at SXSW on How to Really Diversify Tech
Release Date:
03/27/2017
Capital One took over Austin’s famous blues nightclub Antone’s, and turned it into the Capital One House at SXSW. The company held a series of events including interactive sessions and meet-ups.
Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste
Release Date:
03/24/2017
Food waste is increasingly garnering attention from governments, businesses and private individuals as its impact on both environmental health, food security as well as bottom lines — companies that invest in reducing food waste can expect a 14:1...
Milbank Memorial Fund's Koller Comments on Consequences of Dumping Essential Benefits
Release Date:
03/24/2017
A last-minute attempt by conservative Republicans to dump standards for health benefits in plans sold to individuals would probably lower the average consumer’s upfront insurance costs, such as premiums and deductibles, said experts on both sides of...
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