How Bloomberg Philanthropies' Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More
Release Date:
09/16/2016
Mayoral control remains a controversial issue in education, but some see it as a major boon for reform efforts in cities.
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Simons Foundation Provides Funding for Autism Family Biobank
Release Date:
09/16/2016
New York City-based Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative is providing funding to support Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research in building the Autism Family Biobank, a study surrounding the cause and new treatments for...
Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study
Release Date:
09/15/2016
The Zika study, published in the prestigious journal Cell Reports , describes a mouse model developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis that shows that the Zika virus is detectable in tears.
Ms. Foundation Releases New Report on Forging a More Robust and Equitable Childcare System in America
Release Date:
09/15/2016
The Ms. Foundation for Women’s latest report, Raising Our Nation, highlights the true cost of the impact that a lack of access child care has on working mothers, especially low-income women of color.
TCC Group Welcomes Two New Partners
Release Date:
09/15/2016
Virginia DelGaldo, Chief Financial Officer, and Julie Simpson, Director of Nonprofit Strategy and Capacity Building, have become Partners and Board members of TCC Group.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Contributes Funds for Online Tool to Reveal Commercial Fishing Activity Worldwide
Release Date:
09/15/2016
Oceana, SkyTruth and Google today launched the public Beta of Global Fishing Watch, a new online technology platform that allows anyone in the world free access to monitor and track the activities of the world’s largest commercial fishing vessels in...
Funders Should Invest in Health Programs to End Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs
Release Date:
09/15/2016
gabriel sayegh, Co-founder, Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice, was one of the panelists at the recent Philanthropy New York Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic
Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues
Release Date:
09/14/2016
Sheldon Danziger, president of the Russell Sage Foundation, who, like other experts following poverty and income issues, had expected some improvement, but nothing this large.
MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment
Release Date:
09/14/2016
The program will be implemented through Japan’s local school network and is intended to help children, and the adults in their lives, acquire healthy financial skills and behaviors.
Citi Named Finalist for U.S. Chamber Foundation 2016 Corporate Citizenship Awards
Release Date:
09/14/2016
Citi is included as a finalist in the Best Corporate Steward – Large Business category.
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