Announcing the 2017 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/21/2017
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as the recipients of the 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships.
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Pinkerton Elects Daniel Mosley as New Chair
Release Date:
02/17/2017
A graduate of the University of Alabama, Mosley earned his earned his J.D. at Alabama and an LL.M. from NYU. He is the former chairman of the board of the Greenwich Hospital and a board member of the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club and several...
William T. Grant and Sloan Foundations Support Study That Finds Good Sleep Promotes Postive Experiences, Less Conflict
Release Date:
02/17/2017
Researchers in the Department of Biobehavioral Health (BBH) at Penn State found that sleep quality and quantity at night is affected by that day's stressors, and sleep hours and quality affect daily stressors the next day.
United Hospital Fund Releases Toolkit to Assist Hospitals in Supporting Family Caregivers and Implementing New York State’s CARE Act
Release Date:
02/17/2017
Toolkit helps hospital staff comply with requirements of CARE Act, implemented by New York and more than 30 other states, and improve hospital-to-home transitions .
Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/17/2017
“Bryan is a courageous, transformational leader and a stalwart advocate for justice who has done an extraordinary amount to challenge the legacy of racial inequality in this country,” said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. “It is a...
To Cut Food Waste, Expiration Labels Get an Update
Release Date:
02/17/2017
Contrary to popular belief, most food labels today don’t say anything about the safety of the food in the package.
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New President
Release Date:
02/17/2017
Following a national search, the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) announces that Karla Fortunato will be its new president, effective May 1.
After Cuts in Funding from DoE, Learning Leaders Shuts Down Despite Support from Funders Like NYCT, Pinkerton
Release Date:
02/17/2017
Learning Leaders, a nonprofit that trains volunteers to work in hundreds of low-income schools across the city, will shut down next month because of difficulty obtaining enough money from the city Department of Education, the organization announced...
Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature
Release Date:
02/17/2017
The extreme racial homogeneity in the rarefied realm of young math wizards has drawn little attention in a nation where racial equality in the basic institutions of civic life — schools, housing, health care, policing — remains elusive.
PhilTV This Week: Feb. 17, 2017
Release Date:
02/17/2017
Featuring Simons, Geraldine R. Dodge, Silicon Valley Community and Stavros Niarchos foundations, How Trump's tax plan could kill the charitable deduction, a recipe for capacity building by Heather Peeler of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations...
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