2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced
Release Date:
06/12/2013
The Open Society Foundations, in partnership with Echoing Green, have announced the 2013 class of Black Male Achievement Fellows.
Member News
Six Winners to Receive Help Setting Up Social Impact Bond Projects
Release Date:
06/12/2013
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Social Impact Bond Technical Assistance Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School have announced the six winners of a national competition to provide technical assistance to state and local governments looking to develop "...
Continued discussion about the NSA Leaks
Release Date:
06/11/2013
In this video Century Foundation Senior Fellow Barton Gellman is part of this panel discussion on Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency leaks.
Breadth, lack of checks distinguish NSA surveillance
Release Date:
06/10/2013
In this video Century Foundation Senior Fellow Barton Gellman discussed his reporting on PRISM, the NSA’s data collection program that sweeps up information from major Internet sources.
Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities
Release Date:
06/07/2013
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has cancelled the Race for the Cure events due to economic uncertainty and competition from other nonprofits.
Impact Investing in the Middle East: What Next?
Release Date:
06/06/2013
This analysis of MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region impact investing cites a recent research report from JP Morgan and the Global Impact Investment Network.
World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations
Release Date:
06/02/2013
The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — which include a recent effort with the Ford and Open Society foundations — to help reduce global poverty and boost incomes for the bottom 40 percent in developing countries by...
The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill
Release Date:
06/01/2013
The Commonwealth Fund’s recent report on health care spending in 13 industrialized nations helps demonstrate that the U.S. spends more on health care than any other country. (Fund President Dr. David Blumenthal is also quoted in this article.)
Red Cross gives $1.25M grant to Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
05/30/2013
The grant from the American Red Cross in Greater New York will support long-term recovery efforts for people affected by Superstorm Sandy.
RE.invest Initiative to Partner With Eight Cities to Develop Resilient Stormwater Systems
Release Date:
05/29/2013
The Rockefeller Foundation-funded initiative is a two-year effort to help municipalities rethink the way they design, plan, implement and finance infrastructure.
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