Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For
Release Date:
03/30/2018
... Cuomo that would eliminate state funding for the program just as Raise the Age legislation – mandating that 16 and ...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies-Supported Criminal Justice Mentorship Program Scales across Country
Release Date:
05/02/2018
... to hire mentors for people ages 16 to 24. These weren't just any mentors but formerly criminal justice–involved men .....
Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders
Release Date:
05/07/2018
... Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders Just over 60 U.S. foundations increased their grantmaking by ...
Century Foundation and the 74 Present Case Studies on Diversity-Driven Classrooms
Release Date:
05/29/2018
... an enrollment that is 99 percent nonwhite, compared with just 4 percent of traditional public schools. But an ...
Eugene M. Lang Foundation Takes Action With New Grant For Immigration Lawyers
Release Date:
07/10/2018
... help detained immigrant families stay together. That grant was later matched by an anonymous donor for a total of ... persecution in Hungary, so the American Dream is more than just a hazy ideal for his...
Boston Globe Op-Ed: Vartan Gregorian on Welcoming New US Citizens to the ‘Crusade Against Ignorance’
Release Date:
07/19/2018
... President John F. Kennedy knew firsthand that America was and continues to be a nation of immigrants. He wrote a ... Later, as the president of the United States, he was a constant champion of immigrants and...
Funded by the Carnegie Corporation, New Digital Tool Gives Parents a Gut Check on Their Childs Readiness for the New School Year
Release Date:
08/07/2018
... need to succeed in the next grade. The Readiness Check was designed in response to Learning Heroes' research, which ... Available in both English and Spanish, the Readiness Check was designed by leading...
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A Conversation about Education with the Gates Foundation’s Bob Hughes
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
... Director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Just before heading off to Seattle, Bob shared his insights ...
Surdna Foundation Announces Refined Program Strategies
Release Date:
09/26/2018
... it can have the greatest impact in achieving a more just and sustainable society by addressing the historical and ...
Michael Bloomberg Thinks Midsize Arts Nonprofits Can Change American Cities, and He’s Spending Over $100 Million to Prove It
Release Date:
10/17/2018
... 49 recipients, all in Baltimore and Denver, were announced just last month. To date, more than 500 arts nonprofits have ...
The New York Women’s Foundation Creates Collaborative Fund To Support Justice Reform for Women and To Help Dismantle Mass Incarceration
Release Date:
10/19/2018
... imperative to leverage our resources towards a more just society for those traditionally at the margins,” said ...
Ford Foundation to Open Gallery for Socially Engaged Art in New York
Release Date:
02/13/2019
... an art gallery in its iconic Midtown headquarters, which just underwent a two-year renovation. Titled the Ford ...
Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Coverage Gains Under ACA Have Stalled
Release Date:
02/13/2019
... employer were underinsured in 2018, up from 20 percent just four years earlier. At the same time, people who bought ...
New York Life Foundation Partners with First Book To Bring Grief Books, Resources to Educators
Release Date:
02/27/2019
... are increasingly called upon to support students not just academically, but socially and emotionally, particularly ... Life Foundation, 92 percent of educators stated that grief was a serious problem that...
Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment
Release Date:
03/04/2019
... by venture capital were African American or Latinx, and just 2 percent of venture capital funding went to women ...
Mellon Foundation Grant Helps Capture History, 280 Characters at a Time
Release Date:
03/31/2019
... social activists to take control of their own narratives. Just five days after the shooting, Bergis Jules, then an ... It quickly became clear to Jules and Summers that what was unfolding on social media—a...
Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies
Release Date:
05/06/2019
... is one of the nation’s unhealthiest cities. In 2017, it was named the fattest city in America based on 17 indicators, ... does not fare much better—for the last eight years, it was reported as the most food...
Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect Mold Growth
Release Date:
06/10/2019
... with Dan Zhao (M.S. EE '14, Ph.D. candidate), who was responsible for leading the laboratory tests. The team's ... and whether materials were tested under wet conditions or just high-humidity...
New Report Funded by the Long Island Community Foundation Reveals the Economic Impact of Long Island's Opiod Crisis
Release Date:
09/04/2019
... of addiction have always been clear, the report shows just how significant the effect has been on Long Island’s ...
Open Society Pledges Support for African Cultural Heritage Restitution
Release Date:
11/12/2019
... imbalances of power are perpetuated today. This isn’t just about returning pieces of art, but about restoring the ...