MasterCard Foundation Launches $50 Million Fund to Help Smallholder Farmers in Africa Release Date: 01/21/2015$15 million will support the development of new ideas, and $35 million wil help scale promising ideas or pilots.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Food SystemsInternational/Foreign Affairs
Tow Foundation President Emily Tow Jackson Supports Governor Cuomo's Recommendation to Raise the Age Release Date: 01/20/2015Tow Foundation President and Executive Director Emily Tow Jackson is a member Governor Cuomo's Commission on Youth, Public Safety and Justice Recommendations.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Justice ReformRelated Organizations The Tow Foundation
Ford Foundation's Work Doesn't End with 'Grand Bargain' Release Date: 01/20/2015Ford pledged $14.75 million to nonprofits and charities in Detroit, in addition to its $125 million "grand bargain" grant.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO Release Date: 01/20/2015William B. Petersen has been employed at Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1998.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area EducationPublic PolicySocial JusticeTechnologyRelated Organizations Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Profiled in Rolling Stone Release Date: 01/16/2015Rockefeller Brothers Fund discusses the decision to divest from fossil fuels.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Rockefeller Brothers Fund
After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals Release Date: 01/16/2015The current enrollment of 91,204 falls short of the 120,000-seat goal set in March 2014.Find More ByFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducation
Right Wing Website Questions Ford Foundation Motives on Advocating for Net Neutrality Release Date: 01/16/2015Ford assures that there is no correlation between their endowment management and grant distribution.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free Release Date: 01/16/2015Program is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities initiative.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area TechnologyRelated Organizations The Rockefeller Foundation
Seven Million Fewer Uninsured Under Obamacare, Commonwealth Fund Finds Release Date: 01/15/2015The number of uninsured working-age Americans dropped from 19% to 16%.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area HealthRelated Organizations The Commonwealth Fund
From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss Release Date: 01/15/2015Africa Region Associate Director, C.D. Glin examines how the Rockefeller Foundation is addressing food loss worldwide.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Food SystemsInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations The Rockefeller Foundation