New York Foundation Interns Talk About The Role of Youth in Organizing
Release Date:
09/05/2018
This short film produced by New York Foundation features the stories of four interns placed at grantee organizations this summer
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Release Date:
09/05/2018
To support that activism, and help build a pipeline to develop the leaders of Puerto Rico’s future, the Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the Puerto Rico Youth Fellowships program, open to Puerto Rican youths age 18–27 with proposed...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Names More Organizations to Join Cohort of 200 Participating in $43 Million Arts Innovation and Management Training Program
Release Date:
09/05/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that 14 cultural organizations in Baltimore and 35 organizations in Denver have been selected to participate in the Arts Innovation and Management (AIM) program.
Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India
Release Date:
09/05/2018
The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced it will invest $20 million to expand energy access in rural India over the next three years. Off-grid renewable minigrids, as microgrids are known in India, figure prominently in the foundation’s plans.
Helmsley Trust Awards $5.4 Million to Help Standardize Clinical Data
Release Date:
09/04/2018
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust in New York City has announced a $5.4 million grant to the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) in support of the Texas-based consortium's efforts to standardize clinical data and...
ASPCA, NYPD Unveil New Mobile Command Post for Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad
Release Date:
09/04/2018
The police and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals unveiled a new $5,000 mobile command post Monday that will be used by the NYPD’s Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad to stop abuse and protect New York’s most vulnerable...
Blended Finance "Plus”: Enhancing Support With Blended Knowledge
Release Date:
09/04/2018
Joy Marini, Global Director, Johnson & Johnson Global Community Impact writes " While the pursuit for new, more effective blended finance models continues, we must also recognize that funding is but one piece of a big puzzle."
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2018
Can Strategic Service Design Disrupt the Poverty-to-Prison Pipeline?
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
With a full 40% of crimes attributed to poverty and 80% of incarcerated persons identified as low income, if you are poor in America there’s a good likelihood that you may become justice involved. This is especially true if you are Black or Latino...
Russell Sage Foundation Author/Grantee Edward Wolff Cited in NY Times Article About Record-setting Bull Market and Uneven Wealth Distribution
Release Date:
08/23/2018
The party has been going for more than a decade. But a lot of Americans haven’t been celebrating. Stocks crossed a major threshold on Wednesday, when the 10-year-old bull market arguably became the longest on record.
Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
Release Date:
08/23/2018
Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility It's with joy and sadness that Schott announces that our friend, colleague and partner Dr. Cassie Schwerner has...
Jonas Philanthropies Names Wanda Montalvo New Executive Director
Release Date:
08/23/2018
Jonas Nursing & Veterans Healthcare at Columbia University has appointed Wanda Montalvo ‘15, PhD, RN, as the new Executive Director, effective September 10, 2018.
HBO Acquires TV and Streaming Rights to Casey Family Programs and Hilton Foundation Funded Documentary Feature Foster
Release Date:
08/23/2018
HBO Documentary Films has acquired worldwide TV and streaming rights to Participant Media and Emerson Collective’s documentary feature Foster, from Oscar-winning filmmakers Deborah Oppenheimer and Mark Jonathan Harris (HBO’s Into the Arms of...
Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers Find Alzheimer's One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam
Release Date:
08/23/2018
Using technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors' offices, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detected evidence suggesting Alzheimer's in older patients who had no symptoms of the disease.
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2018
How International Education Funders Facilitate Learning Among Grantees - and Translation of Practice into Policy - A Brown Bag Lunch
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
International education funders have been working with a wide spectrum of primary and secondary schools, community-based organizations, NGOs and governments to improve access, quality, and relevance of primary and secondary education. We have made...
Advancing Black Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/22/2018
Tasha Tucker, Program Director, Racial Justice Grants & Mission Investing at Trinity Wall Street writes " August is the peak of the dog days of summer. These hot, hazy days are perfect for reflection, planning for the future and the ideal time...
These Leaders Are Rallying to Stop New NY Taxes on Tax-Exempt Nonprofits
Release Date:
08/22/2018
If you’ve worked in philanthropy for a little while, you probably already know many of the local leaders who fly the flag on behalf of New York’s nonprofit sector, but you might not be as familiar with the big issue they are working on right now –...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces the 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Recipient
Release Date:
08/22/2018
Today, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced that the international jury has selected SHOFCO (Shining Hope for Communities) to receive the 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Prize. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, SHOFCO’s mission is to build urban promise from...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools
Release Date:
08/22/2018
Playworks , the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children's social and emotional health, recently announced a multiyear grant of $4,590,371 from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.
Helmsley Charitable Trust And The AHA Announce $6.5M Commitment To Expand And Enhance Stroke Care In Nebraska
Release Date:
08/21/2018
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has announced a statewide commitment of $6.5 million for its Mission: Lifeline Stroke initiative to expand and enhance stroke care in Nebraska. The foundation of this new initiative is a...
Rockefeller Foundation To Invest $20M To Electrify Rural India
Release Date:
08/21/2018
The Rockefeller Foundation will invest $20 million in India over the next three years to increase energy access in the country’s rural areas, according to Vice President Christine Heenan.