Carnegie's Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... data show that while foundations increased their spending in 2015, their financial position was undercut by weak stock ...
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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School
Release Date:
08/30/2016
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in : What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School The Atlantic asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to activists ... and...
Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity
Release Date:
09/02/2016
... the United States. “There has been a real struggle in why there are so many kids with autism,” said lead author Sara Webb, UW Medicine researcher in psychiatry and behavioral sciences. “Where does this .....
JPB, Rockefeller Support New Initiative, 'Reimagining the Civic Commons'
Release Date:
09/08/2016
... the Civic Commons' Four foundations will join forces to fund civic projects in four cities for a full $40 million. But instead of big ... little guys—on a bet that the investment will pay off in...
Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers
Release Date:
09/26/2016
... human-digital platform, eKutir Global, a finalist in the MIT Inclusive Innovation Competition (IIC) under the ... how people and businesses can work, interact, and prosper in an era of profound digital...
Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing
Release Date:
10/11/2016
... Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing When my wife, Betsy, and I formed the ... of our funding on seeding new organizations and pilots in the Northeast, where we have...
Zegar Family Foundation Supports 'Sunday in the Park' Starring Jake Gyllenhaal at City Center
Release Date:
10/04/2016
Zegar Family Foundation Supports 'Sunday in the Park' Starring Jake Gyllenhaal at City Center New ... of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Sunday in the Park with George, October 24 through 26...
Ford’s Darren Walker Writes About Why Foundations Need to Pay Attention to What Grantees Are Saying
Release Date:
12/07/2016
... we are committed to disrupting and dismantling inequality in all of its forms. Yet we constantly are confronted with an ... All too often, the very partnerships we’ve established in our efforts to eliminate...
NY Women's Foundation Co-Hosts Training on Healthy Manhood and Preventing Violence Against Women
Release Date:
12/07/2016
... Women's Foundation hosted a two-day Training Institute in New York on December 5-6, 2016. The Institute provided advanced training on engaging men and boys in preventing violence and discrimination...
Ms. Foundation President Writes in 'The Hill' About Protecting Water in Flint, Standing Rock
Release Date:
12/08/2016
Ms. Foundation President Writes in 'The Hill' About Protecting Water in Flint, Standing Rock Political obstruction is literally ... has not yet approved funding to address the water crisis in...
The MasterCard Foundation Supports $828 Million in Private Scholarships for African Youth
Release Date:
12/09/2016
The MasterCard Foundation Supports $828 Million in Private Scholarships for African Youth Irene Kinyanguli, a ... University, comes from Tanzania, where her father works in a gas station and her mother is a...
Carnegie, Ford Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants
Release Date:
03/27/2017
... Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants In response to the Trump administration’s immigration ... 14 law schools, 21 law schools and 14 bar associations. In a partnership with the New York State...
Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities
Release Date:
04/10/2017
... to the liberal arts. Today, with funding for NEA and NEH in jeopardy, the Mellon Foundation’s website prominently ... article on why America needs the federal culture bodies. In this edition of the Business of...
Supported by Sloan Foundation, Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers
Release Date:
04/21/2017
... Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers Physicists at the Institute for ... crystal—a new state of matter that may have applications in ultrafast quantum computers of the...
Rockefeller Foundation Supports A “Carbon Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy
Release Date:
06/23/2017
... to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy The tool, which is publicly available ... legally impossible to enforce -- and boost confidence in a market where sales will surge 30 percent...
USDA Invests $12.6 Million to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals
Release Date:
09/06/2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $12.6 million to support the training of 55 doctoral candidates and 52 postdoctoral scholars. Funding is made through NIFA’s Agriculture...
Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Date On DACA Program President Trump appears to be in the mood to make deals with Democrats — and Democrats ... to pair hurricane relief aid to a short-term hike in the debt ceiling along with a measure to...
The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers in Dead-End Jobs
Release Date:
09/12/2017
The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers in Dead-End Jobs Pressed for workers, a New Jersey-based ... for a U.S. city with a surplus of talented employees stuck in dead-end jobs. Brian Brown, chief operating...
The Questionable Ethic of an Opt-Out for Recurring Donations: A Caution for Nonprofits
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... Caution for Nonprofits Forget the fact that the nonprofit in question here is the Committee to Defend the President; ... donations has, according to BuzzFeed News, landed it in trouble with its donors, who are...
Northeast Needs Trump Commitment to Gateway Project
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... Trump Commitment to Gateway Project After decades working in New York City real estate, Trump likely knows the two ... include a new train tunnel to replace one badly damaged in superstorm Sandy, repairs to...