Philanthropic & Social Enterprise Leader Betsy Fader Joins Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
02/18/2016
The Surdna Foundation named Betsy Fader, a leader in the philanthropic and social enterprise sectors, as Vice President, Programs.
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Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director
Release Date:
02/18/2016
Robert L. Hughes, President of New Visions for Public Schools, will become the new director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's K-12 education strategy.
American Express-Supported NYFA Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Participants Named
Release Date:
02/18/2016
As the intensive professional-development program from the New York Foundation for the Arts turns three, a new cohort of arts administrators has been selected.
Caltech Biologists Identify Gene that Helps Regulate Sleep (Rita Allen Foundation)
Release Date:
02/18/2016
Caltech biologists have performed the first large-scale screening in a vertebrate animal for genes that regulate sleep, and have identified a gene that when overactivated causes severe insomnia.
Three Easy Questions to Get Past the ‘Reflexive No’
Release Date:
02/18/2016
Susan Olivo of Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation says that the starting point for more inclusive philanthropy is simply to reframe your thinking.
Wallace Updates Popular Cost Calculator for Out-of-School-Time Programs
Release Date:
02/17/2016
The Wallace-commissioned Out-of-School-Time Cost Calculator is a free, online tool designed to help providers estimate the costs of delivering a variety of after-school and summer programs. It's been updated and made accessible for mobile.
Rauschenberg Foundation Partners With Art in America to Launch Pilot Writing Fellowship
Release Date:
02/17/2016
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, in partnership with Art in America, has launched a pilot writing fellowship to support arts and culture writing in regions of the country that are often underrepresented in the media. The goal of the program is to...
David Berg Foundation Supports New York Historical Society Exhibition that Traces the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany
Release Date:
02/17/2016
The New-York Historical Society will present a powerful exhibition that examines the rise of a culture of hatred during the period 1919-1939 in Germany. The exhibit will trace the gradual and deliberate indoctrination of German citizens into active...
Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech
Release Date:
02/17/2016
A group of five national foundations - Ford, MacArthur, Knight, Open Society and Mozilla foundations - are working to promote the use of the Internet for social good, and has announced grants totaling $18 million to strengthen the emerging field of...
NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Unfiltered
Release Date:
02/17/2016
For many funders, recently appointed New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia is among the state’s most important leaders. She will play a pivotal role on a wide range of education and workforce development issues in which many in the...
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