Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Backs Panel to Explore Ways to Keep Women in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Women account for half the college-educated American workforce but only 28 percent of science and engineering workers.
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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Backs Program to Address Patient Safety
Release Date:
03/23/2015
The grant will provided expanded training to healthcare professionals.
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Apr
2015
What Kind of Welcome? How are Unaccompanied Children from Central America Faring in New York?
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -
2:15pm to 4:30pm
About 6,000 unaccompanied immigrant children from Central America were released to sponsors in New York State last year, the second highest receiving state after Texas.
Citi is Giving Women the Tools to Shatter the Entrepreneurship Gender Gap
Release Date:
03/20/2015
Citi and the Department of Small Business Services has just launched Women Entrepreneurs NYC.
Metlife Launches ‘The Financial Inclusion Challenge’ to Improve Financial Access in Asia
Release Date:
03/20/2015
The initiative will focus on programs in education, technology and products and services.
Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising
Release Date:
03/20/2015
Study shows that political ads dwarfed stories about political issues by 45:1.
Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco
Release Date:
03/19/2015
The initiative is in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Dyson Foundation’s Leadership to Change in June
Release Date:
03/19/2015
Andrea Reynolds will replace Diana Gurieva as President of the Foundation.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing
Release Date:
03/19/2015
Impact investing increases capital while creating socially responsible results.
09
Apr
2015
More Bang for Your Buck: Supporting Locally Led Peacebuilding - Webinar
Thursday, April 9, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Locally led peacebuilding efforts are proving to be impactful and cost efficient.
JP Morgan, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Lead the Charge to Develop Dementia Treatment
Release Date:
03/18/2015
The foundations have joined the $100 million Dementia Discovery Fund.
American Express Awards $5 Million to Boost Volunteering
Release Date:
03/18/2015
The four-year program will increase volunteerism in national parks and on public lands.
Effective Journalism Is Now Part of Our College Completion Mission
Release Date:
03/17/2015
Edwin Gould Foundation President and CEO, Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, discusses the launch of "The Eddie."
Alfred P. Sloan and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding
Release Date:
03/17/2015
The coalition, the Science Philanthropy Alliance, has picked Marc Kastner as its first president.
Deutsche Bank, MetLife, Prudential and Posner-Wallace Join Forces for Capital Consortium Fund
Release Date:
03/17/2015
The Essential Capital Consortium (ECC) will finance the growth of social enterprises in developing countries.
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Discusses the Difficulties of Evaluation
Release Date:
03/17/2015
Kelly Fitzsimmons, Chief Program and Strategy Officer, offers tips on how to get the most out of the evaluation process.
Vic De Luca Will Retire as President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Release Date:
03/16/2015
Vic De Luca has been a part of the foundation for the last 25 years.
Natasha Lifton Joins The New York Community Trust as Senior Program Officer for Children, Youth, and Families
Release Date:
03/16/2015
Natasha Lifton will replace Patricia White as Senior Program Officer at New York Community Trust.
Increasing Public Understanding of Muslim Societies Drives Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art's Building Bridges Program
Release Date:
03/16/2015
The foundation's Building Bridges Program has awarded grants to nine organizations.
Goldman Sachs Contributes $2 Million to LaGuardia Community College
Release Date:
03/16/2015
Gift will provide financial aid to college students, many of whom are immigrants.