Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation Release Date: 08/04/2015'The Asian American Achievement Paradox,' explores the role race and culture play when pursuing an education.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Russell Sage Foundation
Historian O’Connor Comments on New Ford Foundation Strategy Release Date: 08/04/2015Twenty years ago, Alice O'Connor was a Ford Foundation program officer.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
Social Innovation Fund Awards $11.3 Million Grant to LISC to Expand Education, Career Services for Low-Income Individuals Release Date: 08/04/2015Citi Foundation, MetLife Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Capital One are funders of the initiative.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations Bank of America [Corporate]JPMorgan Chase & Co.MetLifeCapital One FoundationCiti
Newman's Own Foundation Launches Fellowship Program Release Date: 08/04/2015The Fellows were selected based on demonstrated leadership skills, as well as commitment to social issues and community development.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations Newman's Own Foundation
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights Release Date: 08/03/2015The foundation seeks to invest $100,000 in Crown Heights—and local residents are deciding where the funds will go.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Housing and HomelessnessChildren, Youth and FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentRelated Organizations Brooklyn Org
Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism Release Date: 08/03/2015The foundation will address inequality by limiting rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEnvironment and Climate ChangeInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
Carnegie and American Library Association Seek Nominees for I Love My Librarian Award Release Date: 07/31/2015Up to ten winners will be selected to receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to attend the awards reception.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Carnegie Corporation of New York
United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving Release Date: 07/31/2015AARP reports caregivers devote an average of 18 hours per week to medical needs and the work is worth $470 billion annually.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area HealthRelated Organizations United Hospital Fund
Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants? Release Date: 07/31/2015The study was funded by AFAR, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, and the Beeson Career Development Award Program.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area HealthRelated Organizations The John A. Hartford FoundationThe Atlantic Philanthropies
Clark Foundation and Clark Sports Center Featured in NYTimes Release Date: 07/30/2015Jane Forbes Clark, Chairman of the Baseball Hall of Fame, outlines some of the foundation's work in Cooperstown.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations The Clark Foundation