Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors
Release Date:
08/13/2014
Two 2014 Fields Medals and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize have been awarded to Simons Foundation grantees Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani and Subhash Khot, respectively.
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NY Community Trust Supports Wide Range of Education Technology Efforts
Release Date:
08/12/2014
The NY Community Trust's support for technology learning in NYC ranges from tech integration at the middle school level to workforce development and technology skills training for college graduates and job seekers.
UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education
Release Date:
08/07/2014
UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY area Jewish teens.
ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014
Release Date:
08/08/2014
The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) awarded nearly $7.4 million to animal welfare organizations nationwide in the first half of 2014.
Macquarie Group Invites Nominations For Social Innovation Fellowships
Release Date:
08/08/2014
The Macquarie Group Foundation is inviting nominations for its David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowship, which enables heads of NYC-based nonprofits to visit and research best practice social innovation around the world.
Systemic Racism Hurting Girls and Women Of Color, Not Just Males
Release Date:
08/07/2014
If foundations want to fully address the problems of systemic racism in the U.S, they need to step up their support for girls and women of color, write Pamela Shifman, executive director of the NoVo Foundation, and Nakisha M. Lewis, an advisor on...
Mellon Grant To New Museum Supports Contemporary Art Scholarship
Release Date:
08/05/2014
The New Museum has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand scholarship on emerging art and ideas.
Study Cites Rockefeller Foundation Contribution to PRI Evolution
Release Date:
08/04/2014
An evaluation of its Program-Related Investment Fund finds that “the Rockefeller Foundation has contributed to the rapid evolution of the PRI field for the last two decades.”
Rauschenberg Foundation Weighing Options Following Ruling Awarding Trustees $24.6 Million
Release Date:
08/04/2014
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is evaluating its legal options, following a Florida judge's decision to award $24.6 million to three trustees who had administered the late artist’s estate, Christopher Rauschenberg, president, said on Monday.
Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly
Release Date:
08/01/2014
Before open enrollment for Obamacare begins this fall, NY State should take steps to make the process for signing up more customer-friendly, writes James R. Knickman President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation, in the Huffington Post.
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