Former Bessemer Trust Board Chairman Dinny Phipps Remembered
Release Date:
04/11/2016
Dinny Phipps, great-grandson of Henry Phipps, the partner of the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, was chairman of the board at Bessemer from 1976-94.
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04/11/2016
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Release Date:
04/11/2016
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Release Date:
04/08/2016
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Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: 'Higher Education Effectiveness'
Release Date:
04/08/2016
"Effectiveness" and "efficiency" are dirty words to some people in academe, often promoted by government technocrats or by those who believe higher education can be reduced to measurable outcomes that show up on the bottom line.
Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2016 Fellows
Release Date:
04/08/2016
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Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards Provide Financial Literacy Workshops to Individual Artists
Release Date:
04/08/2016
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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Profiled in Financial Times
Release Date:
04/07/2016
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, sees his tough childhood as an advantage as he steers a philanthropic institution.
Rockefeller Foundation Grants 'Hamilton' Tix to Bronx Theatre High School Students
Release Date:
04/07/2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” spent a half-hour with about 40 students at Bronx Theatre High School.
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation Announces Open Call for 2017 Grant Applications
Release Date:
04/07/2016
Grant applications are now being accepted through September 15, 2016.
Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier
Release Date:
04/06/2016
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Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future Redefines Bedpans and Bandages
Release Date:
04/06/2016
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Release Date:
04/06/2016
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Citi Foundation and Americas Promise Alliance Announce the Launch of the 2016 Youth Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
04/06/2016
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Release Date:
04/06/2016
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NYSHealth-Funded Report Finds Hospital Involvement in Population Health Programs is Not Widespread
Release Date:
04/06/2016
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Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC
Release Date:
04/06/2016
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JPMorgan Commits $125 Million to Help Urban Neighborhoods
Release Date:
04/05/2016
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon introduced a program called PRO Neighborhoods to support areas of the country that have missed out on the benefits of recent urban development.
Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking
Release Date:
04/05/2016
A new research project by the Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG), in conjunction with Foundation Center, finds that peace and security funders are making important contributions to global peace and stability.