Atlantic Philanthropies Final Grant Supports Cornell Tradition
Release Date:
01/10/2017
... The award marks the completion of Atlantic's grant- making , totaling $8 billion over 35 years, nearly $1 billion .....
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Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program
Release Date:
01/17/2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced grants to seven cities to help them boost their capacity to tackle major challenges through innovation and improve quality of life for their residents.
Catholic Charities Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Release Date:
01/31/2017
Catholic Charities Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
Novo Foundation's Jesenia Santana Discusses the Dismissal of Domestic Violence and Its Effects in the Criminal Court System
Release Date:
03/09/2017
... resulting from domestic violence can result in difficulty making decisions, difficulties in concentration, ...
Supported by Surdna and NY Community Trust, Study Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC
Release Date:
03/10/2017
... the quality of life for ordinary New Yorkers. The study was funded by the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York ...
Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste
Release Date:
03/24/2017
Food waste is increasingly garnering attention from governments, businesses and private individuals as its impact on both environmental health, food security as well as bottom lines — companies that invest in reducing food waste can expect a 14:1...
Ford Foundation, Tow Foundation and Others Launch $14M Fund To Support News Integrity
Release Date:
04/03/2017
Ford Foundation, Tow Foundation and others help launch $14M global News Integrity Initiative administered by CUNY to improve online news literacy.
Lessons from Family Philanthropy: Rockefeller Brothers Fund at 75
Release Date:
04/04/2017
... distinct personalities. The original impetus for the RBF was to leverage the philanthropic impact of their money and ... more impact and eliminated redundancy. Collective decision- making established an...
NYSHealth Foundation Releases New Survey Results for How People Find and Use Health Care Price Information
Release Date:
04/07/2017
These reports summarizes survey results on how people view, seek, understand, value, and respond to health care price information, both nationally and state-specific, including New York State.
Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program
Release Date:
04/11/2017
The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a three-year, $3.77 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue the work of the National Theater Project.
NY Foundation Releases 'Engage to Change' Video on Henry Street Settlement
Release Date:
04/17/2017
... worked with their program participants as partners in making change in their own lives, the organization, and in ...
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts awards $100,000 to Harn Museum of Art
Release Date:
04/20/2017
... The primary focus of The Andy Warhol Foundation’s grant- making activity is to support the creation, presentation and ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust and Tiffany & Co. Foundation Support Effort to Untangle a Growing Web of Ocean Conservation Funding
Release Date:
04/26/2017
A new online effort hopes to provide a centralized entry point into the variety of work happening in marine conservation and its funding sources.
Open Call For Collaborative Reporting Projects
Release Date:
05/10/2017
The Rita Allen Foundation is supporting the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University to launch an open call for collaborative reporting projects.
Rockefeller-Backed FarmerLink Helps Philippine Planters Milk the Coconut Boom
Release Date:
05/10/2017
FarmerLink, a pilot project set up by a consortium to make small-scale coconut farmers in the Philippines more resilient to shocks like natural disasters and pests, and increase their productivity, takes advantage of mobile technology.
Aetna Supports Projects Using Big Data to Get At-Risk Kids the Services They Need
Release Date:
05/11/2017
The ongoing debate over healthcare access and delivery underscores the fact that public health in the U.S. still has much room for improvement. Using big data, planners can optimize school-based health services and help students get healthcare they...
A Pioneer of The Philanthropic Enterprise, Newman’s Own Leads the Way For Others
Release Date:
05/23/2017
Newman’s Own was an early adopter of the idea of a philanthropic enterprise. Now, it’s helping to coalesce a new movement.
Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions
Release Date:
06/05/2017
The American Health Care Act (AHCA)—the U.S. House of Representatives’ bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—would allow states to apply for waivers to reduce existing consumer protections and provide funding for states to set up...
Markle Foundation: Trump's Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building with Job Training
Release Date:
06/13/2017
The infrastructure plans of the Trump administration will have to first overcome a significant problem that already plagues the U.S. economy: a severe lack of skilled workers necessary to turn job-creation goals into reality, writes Zoe Baird of the...
Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years
Release Date:
06/13/2017
Millions of American workers in their 50s and 60s want, or need, to keep working past the traditional retirement age of 65, either part-time or full-time. However, the workplace in the United States has not kept pace with demographics by adapting to...