Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis
Release Date:
09/26/2019
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Release Date:
09/25/2019
Initiative Aims to Prevent 6 Million Deaths by 2030. Brings Data Science and Machine Learning to Community Health Systems and Frontline Workers.
Michael Bloomberg, State of California and Planet Partner to Deliver New Satellite Climate Data Solutions
Release Date:
09/25/2019
Satellites for Climate Action Brings Together Government, Technology, Philanthropy, and Environmental Groups to Use Satellite Data to Advance Climate Protection
New Lab Launches HE3AT, a STEAM Education Program for Brooklyn South High School Students, Powered in Part by Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
09/25/2019
The new initiative aims to empower nearly 200 students to explore the societal impact of technology through project-based learning and mentorship by industry leaders.
Addressing Patients' Social Needs Within Health Care Delivery is Key to Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Health Disparities, Says New Report Supported by Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Release Date:
09/25/2019
Whether a patient has a safe place to live or healthy food to eat has an important influence on their health, but such nonmedical social needs have not traditionally been addressed in routine health care visits.
New Interactive Data Tool from the Education Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation, Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial Composition - Limited Educational Opportunity
Release Date:
09/23/2019
Racial segregation leads to growing achievement gaps – but it does so entirely through differences in school poverty, according to new research from education Professor Sean Reardon.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Celebrates Generation of Future Female Leaders in partnership with Laureus Foundation
Release Date:
09/19/2019
Bank Sponsors Two-Day 'Women in Leadership' Program in NY With Day of Service Event and Fashion Show Fundraiser Featuring Sports Luminaries
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University Unveils Plans for New Project in Baltimore
Release Date:
09/20/2019
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University has unveiled plans for the Institute’s home in Baltimore, designed by world-renowned architecture firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop.
University of San Diego Chosen for The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge
Release Date:
09/19/2019
The University of San Diego's Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge announced today that it has been selected to be part of The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge. The other participants are Big Ideas at Berkeley,...
Arabella Advisors Launch "Good Food Ventures III" to Transform Food System
Release Date:
09/24/2019
"Good Food Ventures III" aims to connect new and experienced impact investors with companies that can disrupt food for good.
Open Society Foundations Announce 2019 Soros Equality Fellows
Release Date:
09/20/2019
The Open Society Foundations is pleased to announce the 2019 class of Soros Equality Fellows, a diverse group of artists, advocates, lawyers, and organizers whose work inspires advances in racial justice and equality in the United States.
Lukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer, Research Supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award
Release Date:
09/20/2019
A drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia appears to be more effective at stopping a type of medulloblastoma in mouse models than existing treatments for the deadly pediatric brain tumor, reports a multi-institutional team.
Announcing the Salesforce.org Social Impact Report 2019
Release Date:
09/23/2019
We are excited to release the Salesforce.org Social Impact Report 2019. This report celebrates the strides that our technology trailblazers, our grantees, and our citizen philanthropists are making to advance social impact.
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Unfinished Business: Sustaining the Momentum of Justice Reform in NYS
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 -
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In April 2019, the state of New York passed the most significant pre-trial criminal justice reforms in more than a generation, due to the advocacy efforts of community-based groups, directly impacted individuals and families, and reform-minded...
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Equity, Access and Degree Completion: The Promise of Collective Impact in NYC
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The gaps in college degree attainment in New York City are stark and widen every step of the way from high school graduation to college graduation. The end result is that only 24% of Black adults and 17% of Latinx adults obtain a Bachelor’s degree...
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2019
A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge's Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, September 26, 2019 -
10:00am to 11:15am
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2020 Election Series: Understanding Issue Advocacy through Interdisciplinary Approaches - Demystifying Canvassing, Organizing, and Ballot Initiatives - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Thursday, October 17, 2019 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
When looking at our issue advocacy funding strategies, how can we strengthen our understanding of evolving concepts like canvassing, movement organizing, and ballot initiatives that advance this work?
Salesforce Announces New Education Grants, Celebrates Bay Area Educators
Release Date:
09/17/2019
Salesforce Announces $18.2 Million in Grants to San Francisco and Oakland School Districts, Education Nonprofits
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Second Round of Grants Through Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures Program
Release Date:
09/10/2019
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced the six projects receiving approximately $5 million through the second Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures grant competition.
Dear Colleges: Take Control of Your Online Courses - New Report by The Century Foundation
Release Date:
09/12/2019
As public and nonprofit colleges have sought to expand their online course offerings, a major industry has developed to help them with that task.