Scientists Supported by Simons Foundation Determine How Birds Soar to Great Heights
Release Date:
08/12/2016
Migratory birds often use warm, rising atmospheric currents to gain height with little energy expenditure when flying over long distances.
Member News
Heckscher Foundation for Children Helps 104 Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program
Release Date:
08/12/2016
New Jersey SEEDS, a nonprofit providing education access to high-achieving, low-income students, celebrated the accomplishments of 104 students completing its Scholars and Young Scholars Programs.
Ford Foundation Paper Cited in Wired Article on the Future of Open Source Code
Release Date:
08/11/2016
Our modern society runs on software. But the tools we use to build software are buckling under increased demand.
Casey Family Programs Contributes to Initiative in Three Cities to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year
Release Date:
08/11/2016
100-day challenges will start on Sept. 7 in Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Austin.
Century Foundation Publishes Report on Reducing Economic Inequality
Release Date:
08/11/2016
Income inequality in the United States has not been this bad in almost a century—not since the end of the 1920s, just before the country crashed into the Great Depression.
Proteus Fund Reports on Orlando Rapid Response Fund Grantmaking
Release Date:
08/11/2016
After the tragic shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL on June 12, 2016, Proteus Fund quickly launched a Rapid Response Fund to support LGBTQ and Muslim, Arab & South Asian communities grappling with the implications of this massacre.
Simons Foundation Researchers Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism
Release Date:
08/10/2016
Investigators eager to uncover the genetic basis of autism could now have hundreds of promising new leads thanks to a study by Princeton University and Simons Foundation researchers.
Ford Foundation and Leading Thinkers Discuss A New Gospel of Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/10/2016
In many cases, foundations wish to solve social problems like extreme poverty and hunger — but acquire their resources through forces that have arguably helped create those very problems.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Contributes to Startup to Develop a Novel Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date:
08/10/2016
Pacific Diabetes Technologies (PDT), a Portland, Oregon-based medical device startup, will develop a novel treatment for type 1 diabetes.
Ford and #ReasonsforHope Foundations Want You To Know They Make A Difference—Not Just Write Checks
Release Date:
08/10/2016
The #ReasonsForHope campaign is trying to make people understand the powerful work of philanthropic foundations.
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