With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer
Release Date:
09/20/2016
Fat isn't just something we eat: it may also lie at the heart of a new approach to treating cancer.
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Century Foundation Releases Report on Diversity in New York City’s Universal Pre-K Classrooms
Release Date:
09/20/2016
A new report finds that on average, New York City's pre-K classrooms are even more racially segregated than kindergarten classrooms.
Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants
Release Date:
09/20/2016
I will invest in startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees.
Doris Duke Supports NY Dance and Performance Bessie Award Nominees
Release Date:
09/20/2016
The grant will allow the Bessies to give cash awards to nominees for three years.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Produces Short Documentaries Highlighting Public Art Challenge Projects In Four Regions
Release Date:
09/19/2016
A short documentary series created by Bloomberg Philanthropies provides a behind- the-scenes look at how four cities are using temporary public art projects.
Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Medical Disclosure Policy of Presidential Candidates
Release Date:
09/19/2016
Last week saw a historical first: the future President's personal health became a major issue and, all of a sudden, physicians were thrust into roles that looked uncomfortably like campaign surrogates.
William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans
Release Date:
09/19/2016
A new study of 150 black youths from some of Baltimore’s lowest-income neighborhoods shows that young people who attended for-profit institutions ended up in more debt and with fewer job prospects.
Reminder to Apply: NYSHealth 2017 Special Projects Fund
Release Date:
09/19/2016
NYSHealth Special Projects Fund awards are one-time, nonrenewable funding opportunities consistent with the Foundation's mission to improve the health of all New Yorkers but outside of its main priority areas.
Ms. Foundation Is One of the Hosts of Gathering to Advance New Economic Agenda for Women
Release Date:
09/19/2016
Beginning today, more than 1,000 women will gather for a groundbreaking summit to call for a comprehensive economic agenda for women of color and low-income women.
13
Oct
2016
Indispensable: How Philanthropy Fuels American Success
Thursday, October 13, 2016 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Philanthropy in America is a bursting, bubbling impulse that has vital effects on almost every sector of our society. In this lively talk, author and former White House domestic policy adviser, Karl Zinsmeister, sketches the unappreciated size and...
Russell Sage Survey Finds Fear of Other People Is Now Primary Motivation for American Gun Ownership
Release Date:
09/19/2016
A momentous shift in what kinds of firearms Americans are owning — and why — has huge implications for public health.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Contributes Funds for Online Tool to Reveal Commercial Fishing Activity Worldwide
Release Date:
09/15/2016
Oceana, SkyTruth and Google today launched the public Beta of Global Fishing Watch, a new online technology platform that allows anyone in the world free access to monitor and track the activities of the world’s largest commercial fishing vessels in...
TCC Group Welcomes Two New Partners
Release Date:
09/15/2016
Virginia DelGaldo, Chief Financial Officer, and Julie Simpson, Director of Nonprofit Strategy and Capacity Building, have become Partners and Board members of TCC Group.
Ms. Foundation Releases New Report on Forging a More Robust and Equitable Childcare System in America
Release Date:
09/15/2016
The Ms. Foundation for Women’s latest report, Raising Our Nation, highlights the true cost of the impact that a lack of access child care has on working mothers, especially low-income women of color.
Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study
Release Date:
09/15/2016
The Zika study, published in the prestigious journal Cell Reports , describes a mouse model developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis that shows that the Zika virus is detectable in tears.
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Confronts Feedback That Highlights 'My Own Obliviousness'
Release Date:
09/14/2016
"I am a black, gay man, so some might assume that I’m especially sensitive to these issues and dynamics. But during the past year I have had to confront my own ignorance and power, and come to terms with the ways I was inadvertently fueling...
Citi Named Finalist for U.S. Chamber Foundation 2016 Corporate Citizenship Awards
Release Date:
09/14/2016
Citi is included as a finalist in the Best Corporate Steward – Large Business category.
MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment
Release Date:
09/14/2016
The program will be implemented through Japan’s local school network and is intended to help children, and the adults in their lives, acquire healthy financial skills and behaviors.
Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues
Release Date:
09/14/2016
Sheldon Danziger, president of the Russell Sage Foundation, who, like other experts following poverty and income issues, had expected some improvement, but nothing this large.
Here Are Mellon's Goals for Liberal Arts Education
Release Date:
09/13/2016
Readers of IP's higher education vertical know we've devoted a lot of ink to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's "big vision" for the humanities.