Six City Workers Win Sloan Award for Outstanding Public Service
Release Date:
06/02/2015
The awards are handed out each year by the Fund for the City of New York.
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Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods
Release Date:
06/02/2015
In the wake of recent disasters, the Rockefeller Foundation elaborates on the need for broad scale resilience.
Westchester Community Foundation Names New Chief
Release Date:
06/01/2015
The foundation has tapped Laura Rossi to be its next executive director.
Bloomberg and CDC Foundation Explore Tobacco Use Covering 60 Percent of World's Population
Release Date:
06/01/2015
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey is a nationally representative household survey of adults aged 15 years and older that systematically monitors adult tobacco use and tracks key tobacco control indicators.
Teagle Awards $2 Million in Support of Liberal Arts Education
Release Date:
06/01/2015
The Teagle Foundation has announced grants in support of projects involving nearly 60 colleges, universities, higher education consortia, and other educational nonprofit institutions.
New York Foundation Places Its Bets on Real Change
Release Date:
05/29/2015
The foundation is working with Community Action for Safe Apartments to provide safe, affordable housing.
Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South
Release Date:
05/29/2015
The South makes up 49 percent of all new HIV diagnoses.
Verizon Foundation Launches Diabetes Study
Release Date:
05/29/2015
A pilot program will try to determine if mobile technology can help diabetes patients.
Carnegie Corporation Trustee Louise Richardson Named Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Release Date:
05/29/2015
Richardson will assume her new position on January 1, 2016.
A Forever 41’s Perspective on Social Media
Release Date:
05/28/2015
New York Life Foundation Corporate Vice President, Matthew Nelson, explains that it's never too late to take advantage of the social media landscape to create connections.
27
Sep
2016
Healthcare Crisis: Do We Have the Workforce Needed for Today and Tomorrow?
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Our healthcare system today faces many great challenges that include: a rapidly aging population; increases in chronic illness and mental health needs; and the spread of global disease and infection.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore
Release Date:
05/28/2015
The foundation has granted $352,000 to 29 nonprofits in the Baltimore area.
Morgan Stanley Foundation Announces $1 Million in Grants to Local Food Banks Across the United States
Release Date:
05/28/2015
The grants will be distributed in 24 cities across 17 states.
Pershing Square Foundation Backs Initiative to Provide Scholarships to Undocumented Immigrants
Release Date:
05/28/2015
The program will provide 1200 students with a $25,000 scholarship to attend college.
U.S. Trust Finds that 86% of Wealthy Adults Prioritzie Giving
Release Date:
05/28/2015
For the study, adults with at least $3 million in investable assets were surveyed.
Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges
Release Date:
05/28/2015
The study explores how community colleges are key to jump starting social mobility.
Rockefeller Foundation-Funded Research Examines the Dearth of Youth Employment Opportunities
Release Date:
05/28/2015
The study addresses the challenges that business have in filling entry-level positions with employees under the age of 25.
Ms. Foundation President Urges TLC to Educate About Child Abuse in Light of Recent Revelations
Release Date:
05/28/2015
Teresa Younger calls on the network to launch a public education campaign in a recent editorial.
24
Sep
2015
Hands-on Workshop: Communications Evaluation for Foundations and Nonprofits
Thursday, September 24, 2015 -
9:00am to 12:15pm
As the philanthropic sector increasingly recognizes the potential impact of changing hearts, minds and actions, many foundations are funding or engaging themselves in multifaceted communications campaigns to achieve their social missions. But how...
Verizon Foundation-Funded Research Cited as Basis for Beyond the Bruises Campaign
Release Date:
05/27/2015
A 2013 study conducted by MORE Magazine and the Verizon Foundation found that 81 percent of domestic violence victims experience with chronic health problems, proving that domestic abuse is not only a criminal issue, but a public health issue as...