Open Society Foundations Name Head of Culture and Art
Release Date:
10/01/2019
Rashida Bumbray to lead new program dedicated to advancing diverse artistic practices and strengthening locally-led cultural spaces around the world.
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New Survey from Commonwealth Fund: Just Over a Quarter of U.S. Adults Favor ‘Medicare for All,’ but Many Need More Information
Release Date:
09/26/2019
Commonwealth Fund survey also finds strong support for medicaid expansion in states that have not expanded eligibility; majority of insured adults satisfied with their coverage.
Study Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Pay, Flexibility, Advancement All Matter for Workers' Health and Safety
Release Date:
09/26/2019
The analysis takes a comprehensive approach to show that the overall pattern of employment conditions is important for health, beyond any single measure of employment, such as wages or contract type.
Arabella Advisors Named Among the Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America
Release Date:
10/01/2019
The announcement comes as a result of the magazine's annual "Entrepreneur 360," a premier study delivering what Entrepreneur Media calls "the most comprehensive analysis of private companies" in the United States. Based on the study, Arabella is...
Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Recipients
Release Date:
09/26/2019
The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the twenty-five recipients of this year’s Painters and Sculptors Grants, which provide $625,000 in unrestricted funds to artists annually. In addition to receiving $25,000 in financial support, each grant...
Fear, Hope, and Hunger: Inside the Crisis at the Southern Border
Release Date:
10/03/2019
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to see firsthand the horrid and inhumane living conditions in which the migrants at our Southern Border find themselves.
Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis
Release Date:
09/26/2019
When we listen and respond to the needs of all women, our solutions become stronger.
Using Data to Save Lives: The Rockefeller Foundation and Partners Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative
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 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
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...