Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017
Release Date:
06/29/2015
The Alfred P. Sloan and James L. Knight Foundations have announced a $3.4 million investment in the initiative.
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Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds
Release Date:
06/29/2015
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation has launched a campaign that will push for Donor Advised Funds to be disbursed in a more timely fashion.
Lori Evans Bernstein Joins Board of United Hospital Fund
Release Date:
06/29/2015
Ms. Evans Bernstein is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of HealthReveal.
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Effective Meeting Design and Implementation Tools
Thursday, November 5, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Meetings done right are practical tools for engaging stakeholders and building and changing organizational culture.
Takeaways From the Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling
Release Date:
06/25/2015
NYSHealth President and CEO James R. Knickman writes a Huffington Post column on New York State’s achievements to date under the ACA; the implications of the Supreme Court ruling for New York and the rest of the country; and the health care coverage...
Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling
Release Date:
06/26/2015
The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, today released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Understanding Trends in Global Peacefulness - Webinar
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Missed the webinar? View recording here . The 2015 Global Peace Index identifies trends in global peacefulness over the past eight years. Has the world become more or less peaceful? What are the main threats to and opportunities for peace today? And...
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Sectoral Employment Strategies for Young Adults: Lessons for the New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
The long-term changes in the labor market have disproportionately impacted low-income young adults who do not graduate from high school or pursue post-secondary education. The quality of the second chance system has been questioned by many funders...
Anne-Marie Audet Joins United Hospital Fund as Vice President
Release Date:
06/22/2015
Anne-Marie J. Audet, M.D., M.Sc., has joined the United Hospital Fund as vice president to help shape and lead its new Quality Institute.
San Diego Grantmakers Hires Beeta Jahedi as Senior Director of Learning and Programs
Release Date:
06/22/2015
San Diego Grantmakers is pleased to announce that Beeta Jahedi will join the SDG team as Senior Director of Learning and Programs effective July 24, 2015.
Michael Burke Joins New York Life Foundation as COO
Release Date:
06/22/2015
New York Life announced that Michael Burke has joined the company as chief operating officer, New York Life Foundation and corporate vice president in the Corporate Responsibility Department.
Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd
Release Date:
06/18/2015
The Ford Foundation president believes you need to attack inequality at the root.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar
Release Date:
06/18/2015
The foundation has announced new funding of $900,000 to conserving the ecosystem of Madagascar through the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'
Release Date:
06/18/2015
Philanthropic support includes Tow Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, Andrus Family Fund, Long Island Community Foundation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, David Rockefeller Foundation and New York Foundation.
Russell Pennoyer Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair
Release Date:
06/17/2015
Pennoyer succeeds Henry Gooss, who has served in the role since 2009.
Foundations Vow to Invest in Clean-Energy Technology
Release Date:
06/17/2015
More than 90 foundations are committing at least 5% of their total endowment assets to new energy over the next five years, including RBF and Overbrook.
New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement
Release Date:
06/17/2015
The program is supported by The Simons Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
City Year Receives $2.5 Million Grant from the New York Life Foundation
Release Date:
06/16/2015
The funding will impact as many as 150,000 middle school students.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names Second Class of Doris Duke Impact Award Recipients
Release Date:
06/16/2015
Twenty Performing Artists Receive $80,000, totaling in $1.6 million to 20 new grantees.
Bloomberg Philanthropies to Donate $100 Million to Cornell Tech Campus
Release Date:
06/16/2015
The institution is based on Roosevelt Island.