Research Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads To Passwords In Clothing
Release Date:
11/02/2017
UW scientists can weave digital passwords and IDs into the threads of your clothing.
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Release Date:
11/02/2017
When Funders for LGBTQ Issues released its first Out in the South report in 2014, it found that per capita, LGBTQ people in the southeastern United States were getting about a tenth of foundation funding of their counterparts in the Northeast.
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Is Seeking Applications For Its Conservation Grants Program
Release Date:
11/01/2017
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation is seeking applications for its Conservation Grants Program to support the professional practice of art conservation, especially as it relates to European art of the pre-modern era. Deadline : 15...
Citi Foundation 2017 Community Progress Makers Fund Request For Proposal Available
Release Date:
11/01/2017
Citi Foundation announced an additional $20 million investment in the Community Progress Makers Fund. Interested organizations are invited to apply for unrestricted grant funding up to $500,000 through the December 18, 2017...
Open Society Foundations and Bloomberg Philanthropies Noted In Report Released By Foundation Center: Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys
Release Date:
11/01/2017
According to the 2017 edition of Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys (36 pages, PDF), the fluctuations in funding explicitly designated to benefit African-American men and boys might be due, in part, to large grants...
“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria
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11/01/2017
Leticia Peguero, Executive Director, Andrus Family Fund and Andrus Family Philanthropy Program writes Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria
The Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Reaches 95 Participants With New Additions
Release Date:
11/01/2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities (WWC), a $42 million program to foster data analytics in cities, has added Athens, Georgia; Chula Vista, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Gainesville, Florida; and Palmdale, California to its...
Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to Launch ‘Microcollege,’ Targeting Low-Income Applicants
Release Date:
11/01/2017
Bard College plans to launch a “microcollege” at the Brooklyn Public Library and will be free for students, aiming to attract talented low-income applicants who haven’t sought degrees due to the pricetag or personal hardships
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains
Release Date:
10/31/2017
A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth industry, it is one largely filled with organizations struggling to create sustainable business models.
JPMorgan Chase Puts Funding Towards New York Workforce Development
Release Date:
10/31/2017
JPMorgan Chase Global Philanthropy, the charity arm of the multinational banking and financial services holding company, is spending the money on two new programs targeting workers and small businesses in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
New United Hospital Fund Report Assesses Insurance Market, and Impact of Recent Trump Administration Actions
Release Date:
10/31/2017
New York’s individual market is vastly improved since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but trends suggest the need to consider options that would bolster the market, while recent actions by the Trump administration may make that...
Ford, J.M.Kaplan, Teagle and David Rockefeller Fund All Working to Bring College Into Prison
Release Date:
10/30/2017
A small but steadily growing prison education program continues to expand with the help of some big foundations. The Prison to College Pipeline Program (P2CP), one of several programs offered by the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment
Release Date:
10/30/2017
In lab experiments and animal models, UNC and NC State researchers designed synthetic beta cells to secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar.
The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy
Release Date:
10/30/2017
After Superstorm Sandy, Rebuild by Design — a design competition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Rockefeller Foundation — launched a project for cities and towns affected by the storm and residents to come up with...
The New York Women’s Foundation Appeared On NBC’s Show, “Give“
Release Date:
10/30/2017
The New York Women’s Foundation was featured on NBC’s show, “Give“ on Saturday, October 28th. NBC’s Give provides an inside look at the world of philanthropy and highlights the work of small charities that are making a big impact
Mellon Grant to Help Seattle Art Museum Establish Asian Paintings Conservation Center
Release Date:
10/27/2017
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has received a $3.5 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish and endow a center dedicated to the conservation, mounting and study of Asian paintings.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund
Release Date:
10/27/2017
The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million commitment from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
William T. Grant Foundation President Discusses Inequality In English Language Education
Release Date:
10/26/2017
Adam Gamoran spoke about the indecision about best practices for providing adequate educational opportunities for English language learners.
Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems
Release Date:
10/26/2017
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Ford Foundation are teaming up with three national organizations that promote whole-child initiatives for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 communities that propose new ideas for meeting...
Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Short Doc: George and Grace
Release Date:
10/26/2017
For refugees like George, access to an immigration attorney can be the difference between life and death. After escaping persecution in Uganda, George started a new life in Chicago with help from the National Immigrant Justice Center.