Revson Fellowship Produces Research on Female Face of Genocide
Release Date:
03/16/2016
For a Charles H. Revson Foundation Fellowship, Sarah Cushman researched the lives of women at the Birkenau concentration camp.
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Carnegie Prize Honoring Genocide’s Unsung Heroes Profiled in NYTimes
Release Date:
03/16/2016
An international committee deliberating on who would receive a new humanitarian award, created in memory of the Armenian genocide, has selected four relatively obscure humanitarians as finalists for the annual prize.
More Informality, Please.
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Philanthropy loves its panel discussions. A panel is a great format, yet Philanthropy New York members tell us that they also love when we create learning and networking sessions in other formats. One of our groups is doing just that later this...
Arabella Advisors Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U.S. Slash Food Waste
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Each year, an estimated 133 billion pounds of food that farmers grow never makes it to our plates. That's enough to fill 44 skyscrapers. And tons of it ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas.
Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Strong principals are critical components of successful schools, and Wallace Foundation will be investing millions of dollars in research into what makes a principal effective.
Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia
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03/15/2016
Asia Society will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2016 with special exhibitions and signature events across the Society's global network that kick off this week in New York.
Century Foundation Report: The Real Price of College
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Century Foundation's research indicates that the current approach to higher education financing too often leaves low-income students facing unexpected, and sometimes untenable, expenses.
National Teen 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients Named (Bloomberg)
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers announced the national award recipients of the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation's longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12.
Commentary from Rockefeller Foundation: A Solution to Hunger? Stop Throwing Dinner Away
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Sam Kass, founder of Trove and chef, write that food loss costs the world economy almost $1 trillion annually.
Mayor's Fund Hires New Director of Development
Release Date:
03/15/2016
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City announced that Joy Shigaki will be joining the organization as its new Director of Development.
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