Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Release Date:
06/19/2014
Reasons why a high-quality universal pre-K program could be an effective tool for severing the school-to-prison pipeline.
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Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'
Release Date:
06/19/2014
Government and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even Average Joes to help find outside-the-box solutions to complex problems, according to a report funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Rockefeller...
Using Outsourcing To Help Alleviate Poverty In Africa and South Asia
Release Date:
06/19/2014
A small number of companies, nonprofits and foundations–including The Rockefeller Foundation--want to see if the rapidly growing global supply chains that process data and operate call centers can be deployed to help alleviate poverty in Africa and...
KACF Expands to San Francisco
Release Date:
06/19/2014
The Korean American Community Foundation has announced plans to open an affiliate in San Francisco.
Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns
Release Date:
06/19/2014
An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation's Program Related Investments have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping them accomplish social goals and achieve impact.
New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens
Release Date:
06/19/2014
A symposium that will explore the role of women in landscape design will be the first event at New York Botanical Garden's Humanities Institute, made possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Stonewall Community Foundation: Working Towards a Better Future Since 1990
Release Date:
06/18/2014
The needs of New York City's LGBT community are so vast and varied, it is hard for any one person to try and support them all. Yet that is exactly what Stonewall Community Foundation is trying to help people do.
New Center Aids Torture Survivors
Release Date:
06/18/2014
A new WNY Center for Survivors of Refugee Trauma and Torture, made possible by a $250,000 grant from the New York State Health Foundation, will help torture survivors who have resettled in the Buffalo area with their medical and psychological issues.
Participate in the 2014 Grantmakers Salary & Benefits Survey
Release Date:
06/18/2014
Each year, PNY partners with the Council on Foundations and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers for the Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey. This survey collects data on compensation and benefits costs among community, private, and...
Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away
Release Date:
06/18/2014
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, two of the most iconic philanthropists in the world, say their role model is Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and a former billionaire who gave away his entire fortune almost completely unnoticed.
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