Carnegie Corporation of New York of New York Helps Support Fellowship Program Providing Post-Harvey Legal Aid
Release Date:
11/20/2018
A new $4 million program is funding 20 Houston-based legal fellows to provide aid after Harvey.
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United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Release New Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter
Release Date:
11/19/2018
United Hospital Fund (UHF) conducted a year-long inquiry, supported by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), to better understand why hospital discharge planning can fall short despite well-intentioned efforts by hospital staff, and...
Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid
Release Date:
11/19/2018
The largest-ever gift to an academic institution in America will enable Johns Hopkins to permanently commit to a need-blind admissions policy and ensure unparalleled educational opportunities for the next generation of global leaders.
MetLife Foundation and MicroSave Launch "i3" Program in Vietnam
Release Date:
11/16/2018
MicroSave and the MetLife Foundation launched the “i3” program at an event in Hanoi on November 14, aimed at improving the financial health of low- to moderate-income communities around the country.
Simons Foundation Science Sandbox Announce Inaugural Science Nonfiction Film Grants
Release Date:
11/16/2018
Five emerging filmmakers received grants and other critical support as part of a new program to elevate the voices of independent artists working at the intersection of science and nonfiction storytelling.
ASPCA Assists in Helping Hundreds of Animals Displaced by Devastating Wildfires
Release Date:
11/15/2018
Since Sunday, the ASPCA -- at the request of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control -- has deployed its disaster response team to the Southland, said Dick Green, senior director of ASPCA Disaster Response.
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group Announce Joint Project to Increase Economic Mobility in Local Communities
Release Date:
11/15/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group announced today a new $12 million project that will help communities analyze economic mobility in American cities and develop interventions that can increase...
BNY Mellon Supports Australia’s First Commercial Thermal Waste-To-Energy Plant
Release Date:
11/14/2018
The facility arrangement will fund construction of Australia’s first thermal Waste-to-Energy (W2E) power generation facility in Kwinana, Western Australia. The transaction closed on October 18, 2018.
Supported in Part by Ford Foundation, Smithsonian Launches American Women’s History Initiative
Release Date:
11/14/2018
The initiative strives to be the nation’s most comprehensive undertaking to document, research, collect, display and share the rich, complete and compelling story of women in America. It will greatly increase the Smithsonian’s research and...
With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dumbarton Oaks and JSTOR Launch the Plant Humanities Initiative
Release Date:
11/13/2018
The joint aim of the initiative is to advance plant humanities, the interdisciplinary field that explores and communicates the unparalleled significance of plants to human culture.
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