Rockfeller Brothers Fund Weighs in on Motivation for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Release Date:
05/18/2015
... fund, built on oil wealth, said it would divest from coal and tar sands and analyze other fossil fuel-related ...
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New York Foundation and Brooklyn Community Foundation Lauded for Nimbleness
Release Date:
05/27/2015
... has been around longer than most. While it is far from the biggest foundation, said its executive director, ...
Rockefeller Foundation-Funded Research Examines the Dearth of Youth Employment Opportunities
Release Date:
05/28/2015
... office younger than 25 years old just disappeared? That’ s the question asked — and hopefully answered — via a ... by The Bridgespan Group and Bain & Co., with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, is...
Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South
Release Date:
05/29/2015
... Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South With backing from the Ford Foundation, AIDS United awarded $1 million in ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Facilitates Clinical Research with $8.7 Million in Grants
Release Date:
07/14/2015
... the transition to clinical research. The foundation' s Clinical Scientist Development Awards program enables ... time for independent clinical research. This year' s awardees — who are engaged in a...
Andrew W. Mellon and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works
Release Date:
07/15/2015
... array of styles performed by small ensembles in the U. S . today, ranging from western classical to Cuban jazz to category-defying new ...
Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty
Release Date:
08/12/2015
... that poor African Americans experience is often different from the poverty of poor whites. It' s more isolating and concentrated. It extends out the door of a family' s home and...
Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box'
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... Coalition for Social Justice described his journey from incarceration to decent employment. In the 1990s, ... into New Communities re-entry council, “My driver’ s license was automatically suspended. I couldn’...
Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... providing first person accounts of these experiences from leadership at The Clay Studio and Fleisher Art ...
The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies
Release Date:
08/14/2015
The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard' s Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies The unique training orchestra and master’ s degree program provides musicians with professional-level .....
GroundTruth Announces $1 Million Project on Climate Change
Release Date:
08/18/2015
... initiative, selecting up to five reporting fellows from around the world who will travel to France for the 2015 ... develop sources and ideas that will help shape GroundTruth' s future climate change...
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 ... The Healthy Brain Network received a $1 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation...
Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Program Explores DNA Damage Response to Find New Cancer Treatments
Release Date:
08/28/2015
... to Find New Cancer Treatments Every organism -- from a seedling to a president -- must protect its DNA at all ... Institute have discovered critical details of how a cell' s response system tells the...
PIMCO Foundation Director Explores Impact of Corporate Giving
Release Date:
08/31/2015
... of Corporate Giving Those involved in local charity, from donors to nonprofit recipients, have noted this shift ... of corporate giving over the past five years. “It’ s a real call to action to say, ‘Well, are...
Ms. Foundation Helps Film Lab Fight Elder Abuse Through Film
Release Date:
09/09/2015
... arm featuring diverse entertainment, has received a grant from the Ms. Foundation for Women to produce a film to help ...
Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs
Release Date:
09/10/2015
... The Surdna Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry from nonprofit organizations for programs that connect and ... should relate directly to the size of the organization' s budget and the amount that is...
Gilman Foundation Donates $75K to Young People’s Chorus for New Music
Release Date:
09/14/2015
Gilman Foundation Donates $75K to Young People’ s Chorus for New Music Young People' s Chorus of New York City (YPC) is pleased to announce its first grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation...
Arcus and Other Organizations Shift Focus to Stop LGBTQ Violence and Intolerance
Release Date:
10/02/2015
... Some were scooped up by other nonprofits eager to benefit from their experience.... Arcus and Other Organizations Shift ...
American Express Awards $2.5 Million to Five Innovative Principal Leadership Programs
Release Date:
10/05/2015
... principal preparation programs. The winners—selected from more than 70 applicants—will receive a total of ...
Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse
Release Date:
10/09/2015
... Fund President Dr. David Blumenthal said in a news release from the nonprofit organization... Commonwealth Fund Report ...