MetLife Foundation Supports Expansion of Green Schoolyard Initiative
Release Date:
10/20/2015
The MetLife Foundation joined other private funders and the Trust for Public Land in a green schoolyards initiative in Philadelphia.
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Aetna Foundation President Writes on Turning the Clock Forward on Health Disparities, City Block by City Block
Release Date:
10/20/2015
Dr. Garth Graham, president, Aetna Foundation and former deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, writes about the gap between health of citizens, depending on where they live.
John A. Hartford Foundation and Commonwealth Fund Support Journalism Fellowships That Recognize Top 'Age Beat' Reporters
Release Date:
10/20/2015
The Gerontological Society of America and New America Media have selected 18 distinguished reporters for the next cohort of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, now in its sixth year.
Bloomberg and WHO Present Report on Global Road Safety
Release Date:
10/20/2015
Data shows that after a decade of progress, more needs to be done to reduce traffic fatalities, according to The Global Status Report on Road Safety.
A Better Starting Point for Foundation Communications
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The president of Amy Sutnick Plotch Communications says setting your foundation’s sights on specific media should be a secondary concern.
State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund Support
Release Date:
10/19/2015
A new report written by researchers at the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, draws on evidence from the literature and four case studies to outline...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Prevails in Property Demolition
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Hillsborough Township's (NJ) Historic Preservation Commission has approved the Duke Foundation's application to demolish the former home of heiress Doris Duke.
BofA Charitable Foundation Supports Women's Giving Network Conference; Women Pool Dollars for Innovative Community Transformation
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The newest trend, however, is not just about a woman's donation, it's about women's collective philanthropy -- pooling funds together to exponentially increase community impact.
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2016
Using Research Evidence to Catalyze Change in Youth Services
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Join us for a conversation about the effective use of research in youth services practice. This session will explore the role of research evidence in strengthening youth programs; the utilization of such evidence by practitioners, funders, policy...
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2016
Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -
9:15am to 11:15am
Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in teenage girls, ages 15-19, outside of Africa.
Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of David Barth as director of its Youth Opportunity and Learning program.
Survey from Thomson Reuters Foundation and Rockefeller: Can You Have Children and a Career?
Release Date:
10/19/2015
A poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation found 47 percent of more than 9 500 women from around the world were confident of having a family without hurting their career.
COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Council on Foundations will participate in a briefing on Capital Hill for the Philanthropy Caucuses in the House and Senate this week.
New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The QueensWay gets greener even as the leaves on the trees growing along the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line turn orange and red.
Overdeck Family Foundation Funded Research on ‘Bedtime Math’ Featured in the Journal Science
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The Overdeck Family Foundation supported research showing a marked increase in math achievement for children using a program called Bedtime Math. The research appeared in the Oct. 9 edition of Science.
Tiffany & Co.’s Costa on Huffington Post: Oceans Face Dire Threats
Release Date:
10/16/2015
Anisa Kamadoli Costa, of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, writes about the need to protect the oceans. The foundation has invested more than $10 million in organizations like Mission Blue, the Pew Environment Group's Global Ocean Legacy, and the...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Attempts Murdoch Ouster at News Corp. Annual Meeting
Release Date:
10/16/2015
Laura Shaffer Campos, of the Nathan Cummings Foundation, failed to lead a shareholder revolt to diminish the Murdoch family's control on News Corp.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund along with the Ford, Hewlett, Kresge, Packard, and Robert Wood Johnson foundations awarded surprise $1.1-million unsolicited grants to two organizations that help grantmakers -- the Center for Effective Philanthropy and...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship Shows Successes
Release Date:
10/16/2015
$100,000 fellowship has seeded groundbreaking innovation in private/non-profit partnerships, municipal financing, faith-based organizing and a new class of Fellows was announced.
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Welcomes New Board Member: Janice O’Connor
Release Date:
10/15/2015
Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation is pleased to announce that Janice O’Connor has joined the Board of Directors.