Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?
Release Date:
02/27/2014
... philanthropists are increasingly blazing new trails in funding models designed to yield social impact as well as a ...
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The Citi Foundation Launches Pathways to Progress to Improve Career Readiness for 100,000 Youth
Release Date:
03/31/2014
The Citi Foundation launched Pathways to Progress to improve career Readiness for 100,000 youth.
Searching for the Next Breakthrough in Health Care
Release Date:
05/05/2014
... care in the United States is not just expensive; it’ s world-class expensive, and unsustainably so. And although ... We’re simply not getting what we pay for. Clearly, it’ s going to take more than minor...
Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal
Release Date:
06/13/2014
... its efforts to reduce the use of coal, the country’ s biggest source of global warming pollution. According to ... hovering in the mid-five figures. The foundation also is funding an investigative research...
Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash
Release Date:
06/20/2014
... Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation 039 ; s website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee , .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues
Release Date:
08/20/2014
... improve urban life. The foundation will direct significant funding and other assistance to help dozens of cities adopt ...
Wallace Foundation Announces $40 Million Initiative to Help Build Audiences in the Arts
Release Date:
10/02/2014
... the country do so. The six-year initiative will provide funding for up to 24 nonprofit organizations — ...
People with Health Insurance Still Can't Afford All the Care They Need
Release Date:
11/14/2014
... you need to look just beyond the cost of a health plan 039 ; s monthly premium to figure out your expected medical costs .....
Rockefeller Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities
Release Date:
12/02/2014
... spanning 94 countries, the latest batch of the world’ s “most resilient cities” will be unveiled by the ...
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... systems that could be vulnerable to attack. That’ s why Microsoft is volunteering its cybersecurity expertise, ... share what we’ve learned from operating some the world’ s largest data centers,” says Rob...
Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor
Release Date:
01/23/2015
... Movement to Help Global Poor Mention "slow food" and it 039 ; s hard not to think of a more affluent crowd of foodies and ... ways about how and what they eat. In fact, though, that...
Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya
Release Date:
02/17/2015
... opportunities and skills training. The Foundation’ s investment comes shortly after CloudFactory received $3 million in Series A venture funding .... Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in ...
Helmsley Trust Awards $8.7 Million for T1D Research Program
Release Date:
03/30/2015
... care and translate new therapeutics; and cultivate new funding sources to ensure the program’ s sustainability. The grant includes a two-to-one matching ...
Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced
Release Date:
05/11/2015
... and the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. This year 039 ; s prize-winners will each receive $200,000 per year for up to ... research at a stage in their research when traditional funding...
'Investment Club' of Foundations Pays Off for Nonprofits
Release Date:
06/05/2015
SeaChange Capital Partners manages the New York Pooled PRI Fund, which includes investments from Altman, Heckscher and the Thompson Family Foundation.
Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
... private companies and state taxpayers to shore up Detroit 039 ; s pensions funds and avert a bankruptcy fire sale of .....
Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data
Release Date:
07/01/2015
Six major foundations have called on their peers to share the racial and gender make-up of their boards and staff.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... in neighborhoods saddled with some of the city’ s heaviest industrial uses and suffering from high rates of ...
Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... for federal grants. But in recent years, Doris Buffett’ s Sunshine Lady Foundation and the Ford Foundation have ...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids
Release Date:
08/21/2015
... million children under the age of 18, according to the U. S . census -- are affected by psychiatric and learning ... Vehicle which is the cornerstone of the initiative 039 ; s community-based...