Four teams consisting of architects, urban planners and designers were awarded $45,000 from the RPA and Rockefeller to address community development and environmental protection in four different tri-state areas.
American cities have historically been places of innovation and incubation when it comes to advancing equity and inclusion. Today, however, they face a fast-growing threat. Since the 2010 midterm elections, state lawmakers have become more...
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Adam Frederick Falk to be the next president of the Foundation, effective January 2018. Falk is currently the President of Williams College.
The American academic and cultural heritage communities are not keeping up with societal needs for diversity, equity, and inclusion. The University Press Diversity Fellowship Program, an initiative designed to diversify the acquisitions departments...
It’s time to end Potemkin philanthropy that builds the façade of successful organizations that, in fact, teeter on the brink of collapse. We believe there is a better way—one that supports strong programs and strong organizations.
With $25.8 million grant, Microsoft Philanthropies joins forces with Markle to enable American workers to connect with businesses facing a shortage of skilled labor in an era marked by technology disruption.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced today that Danielle Deane-Ryan will join the Foundation as director of the Inclusive Clean Economy focus area.
Political hot buttons aren't the Rockefeller Foundation’s usual fare; however, when its core values—diversity, pluralism and respect for all—are threatened it will respond.
Why hadn’t I ever been to this place before now, given all the time I’ve spent in Albany? My colleagues and I learned more from a representative of Parks & Trails New York , who gave us a tour of the park. He was refreshingly frank about some of...
William T. Grant Foundation supported research at Stanford which found African-American and Latino students who completed self-affirming writing exercises in middle school took more challenging courses and were more likely to enroll in college,...
Combating fake news and bolstering the public’s trust in journalism is the aim of a Vanderbilt research project that was selected to receive a share of a $1 million prize through the Knight Prototype Fund.
The Arcus Foundation announced the selection of 12 executive directors to participate in the Arcus Leadership Fellowship. Among this year’s fellows are a longtime grassroots activist organizing around issues of social, economic, and environmental...
The Peterson Center on Healthcare has named healthcare leader Jay Want, MD as its new Executive Director. Dr. Want will lead the Center’s expanding portfolio of initiatives and grants to identify high-performance models of healthcare, validate their...
Michele Kumi Baer, Program Associate at the New York Community Trust, writes, "we need a cultural plan that advances artistic practices and cultural institutions that serve New Yorkers who will be the most affected by proposed federal cuts, or we...
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation announced the seventh class of Macy Faculty Scholars. Each Scholar will engage in activities to enhance their career as an educator, as well as pursue a mentored educational innovation project at their home institution.