Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work
Release Date:
02/15/2017
Rockefeller's new platform, Zilient, wants to expose leaders to solutions that will help cities and countries bounce back from disasters.
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Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies
Release Date:
02/15/2017
A new study finds that nearly one in four people who seek emergency care for eye problems have mild conditions, and recommends ways to help those patients get the right level of care.
Ford, JPB, Novo, Carnegie Corporation of NY Listed as Top Funders of Refugee and Migrant Issues
Release Date:
02/15/2017
While foundation funding in support of global human rights initiatives rose to $2.7 billion in 2014, from $2.3 billion in 2013, the share of funding for migrants and refuges remained flat, a report from Foundation Center and the International Human...
Fund for the City of New York Supports Conceptualization of Underground Maps and Models
Release Date:
02/15/2017
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is requesting information from interested parties to inform a Concept Development Study (CDS) that will assess the current state and future direction of information standards for modelling, mapping, and managing...
Mellon Foundation Supports African, Latin American and Native American Collections Research at Princeton
Release Date:
02/14/2017
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Princeton University a grant of $300,000 to support three years of specialist research in targeted areas of the collections as part of the Art Museum’s multiyear Collections Discovery Initiative.
Geraldine R. Dodge and Silicon Valley Community Foundations Accepted to Knight Community Information Lab
Release Date:
02/14/2017
Foundations can apply now through March 24 to be a part of the Knight Community Information Lab, an 18-month process to apply the essentials of human-centered design training to better understand residents’ information needs, then prototype...
Philanthropy 101: Re-Thinking Power Beyond the Grantmaking Role
Release Date:
02/14/2017
In this interview, Nicole Thomas of Citi Foundation, talks about how she is re-thinking power after attending the Philanthropy 101 series at Philanthropy New York.
Simons Foundation Releases Statement on Executive Order on Visas and Immigration
Release Date:
02/14/2017
As an organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific knowledge, the Simons Foundation stands united with the scientists and institutions we support in their opposition to the recently announced executive order on visas and immigration to...
Supported by Stavros Niarchos, Global Nonprofit Will Bring Literacy Tools to Refugee Children and Families
Release Date:
02/14/2017
Worldreader plans to launch Read to Kids Jordan in late 2017. The program will be made possible through a $1 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), with additional support from Jordanian social and education entities.
Simons Foundation Backs Central Site for Life-Sciences Preprints
Release Date:
02/13/2017
Coalition of scientists and research agencies argue for a one-stop shop server.
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