SIFMA Foundation Game Simulates Global Capital Markets to Engage Students
Release Date:
07/26/2016
The goal is to teach them the world of economics, investing and personal finance.
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Supported by Rockefeller and Bloomberg, Climate Finance Project Finds Solutions for Low-Carbon Growth
Release Date:
07/26/2016
Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance is engineering new solutions that unlock private investment for climate-resilient and low-carbon growth in developing countries.
Guttman Foundation Leads Funder Collaborative All About Child Care in New York City
Release Date:
07/25/2016
A funder collaborative led by the New York City-based Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation has emerged onto the child care funding scene in a big way.
Ford Program Officers on Why Black Lives Matter to Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/25/2016
These events have the potential to either deepen empathy and understanding among Americans, or divide us even more sharply along lines of race, ethnicity, and gender.
William T. Grant Foundation Invites Proposals for New York City Youth Service Improvement Grants
Release Date:
07/25/2016
The William T. Grant Foundation seeks to improve the lives of youth by supporting small to medium-size organizations that have already had some success but lack the funds to make needed improvements.
Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction
Release Date:
07/25/2016
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Wilson College a $100,000 grant to strengthen writing instruction for students, especially those in their first year.
NY Community Trust Updates Grant Strategies for Behavioral Health and Special Needs Programs
Release Date:
07/25/2016
These strategies are the culmination of six-months of interviews with nonprofit leaders, government officials, and advocates; a literature review; and a scan of the field for best practices.
Staff at Open Society Foundations Just Voted to Join a Union. Is That a Good Thing?
Release Date:
07/22/2016
It’s been a bumpy ride at the Open Society Foundations over the past few years.
Citi, Rockefeller Contribute to City's Nonprofit Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York
Release Date:
07/22/2016
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York raised $25.4 million over the past year.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names 17 Recipients of 2016 Clinical Scientist Development Awards
Release Date:
07/22/2016
The program provides funding to physician-scientists who are one to five years into their first faculty appointment to support their transitions to independent research careers.
Ford Foundation's Jee Kim Contributes to 'The Nation' Article on Future of Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/21/2016
In our current Gilded Age, it’s no coincidence that the big questions about philanthropy’s appropriate role are being rekindled.
Supported by Weinberg Foundation, Program Designed to Help Seniors Wins Award
Release Date:
07/21/2016
Westchester County announced last week that its program designed to help seniors monitor their health care has won a national achievement award.
Arabella Advisors Founder Comments on Innovations to Reduce Food Waste
Release Date:
07/21/2016
Entire companies have formed around the notion of using ugly produce.
How Philanthropy Can Help Achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in the U.S.
Publication date:
07/2016
This report from the Council on Foundations examines how U.S. funders can view their work in the global development framework and contribute to the success of the goals in the United States.
How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part II)
While an upcoming collaborative program like the “ South Bronx Learning Tour ” on Aug. 4 will offer ideas for education funders, I have some thoughts on collaboration as a mechanism for spread and scale.
Atlantic Philanthropies Advocating an End to the Death Penalty
Release Date:
07/20/2016
The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.
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Family Philanthropy and Media Perceptions - Webinar
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Family foundations are passionate and dedicated to improving their communities and leading conversations that will help advance their missions.
NYCT, Jonas Center, John A. Hartford and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs
Release Date:
07/20/2016
The foundations were highlighted for their support of Nursing profession.
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Only a Third of These Obamacare Insurers Made Money on Their Plans in 2014
Release Date:
07/20/2016
It was hard to make money selling Obamacare health insurance in the first year. Next year might not be much easier
Simons Foundation Continues Quest to Understand and Treat Autism on Both Ends of the Spectrum
Release Date:
07/19/2016
As a researcher, Dr. Ruth Ann Luna knows that subtyping autism—finding all the genetic variables that may lead to a diagnosis—is vital to improve care for Kellen and other autistic children.