F.B. Heron Foundation President Clara Miller to Step Down
Release Date:
06/20/2017
... for nearly seven years," said Miller. "My tenure is just one of several stages in Heron's long tradition of .....
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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
12/14/2017
... intention to step down at the end of this year. Gaspard was previously the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 2013 to 2016. Prior to that, he was the executive director of the Democratic National ... are...
Revson Foundation Releases New Report by Tony Proscio, Out of Print – The Case for Philanthropic Support for Local Journalism in a Time of Market Upheaval
Release Date:
02/02/2018
... days a week; there is no equivalent in Queens. Ireland is just one of several possible comparisons. New Zealand, with ...
The Century Foundation Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Department of Education
Release Date:
02/12/2018
... and the American Bar Association (ABA). The lawsuit comes just two days after the Department declined to expedite the ... of substandard performance. In September 2016, the ABA was found noncompliant with five...
A Look At Bloomberg's Latest Move on Public Art
Release Date:
02/26/2018
... Let's start with Bloomberg's 2018 Public Art Challenge. Just like its inaugural round, mayors in cities with .....
Ms. Foundation for Women to Honor Ava Duvernay Elaine Welteroth at 30th Annual Gloria Awards
Release Date:
03/08/2018
... and courage have moved this country closer to a just and inclusive democracy for all genders. Ms. DuVernay is ...
Salesforce, Johnson & Johnson, and New York Women’s Foundation Harnessing Talent To Remake Workplace Giving
Release Date:
04/02/2018
... hood, some of these projects are self-serving, and others just nibble at big problems that the funders themselves have ...
Evaluation of OSF-Funded Education Program for Boys of Color Finds Efforts Didn’t Improve Outcomes
Release Date:
05/10/2018
... only to graduation — but also ready for college? With just 10 percent of male students of color graduating ... author of the study, which, like the initiative itself, was funded by George Soros’ Open Society...
Joan Mitchell Is Having A Moment
Release Date:
06/11/2018
... who bought a 1960s Mitchell painting in Basel in 2014. It was priced at $1.5 million. “She’s a phenomenal artist, ... it more and more.” Mitchell, an Abstract Expressionist, was among just a...
Rockefeller Playhouse and Family Properties Gifted to the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Release Date:
07/31/2018
... to the Rockefeller family for this remarkable gift, just the latest in their exceptional multi-generational ...
How Open Road Alliance is Helping Cure a Blind Spot for Philanthropists
Release Date:
10/02/2018
... offers loans, too. Open Road Ventures, its new loan fund, just topped $10 million in loans and expects to disburse at ... to close that down and move into philanthropy more. I was interested in being able to...
How the Joan Mitchell Foundation Has Championed The Artist’s Market and Legacy
Release Date:
10/04/2018
... in May, selling for $16.625 million on a high estimate of just $7 million at Christie’s New York . In June, Mitchell was the talk of Art Basel in Basel , with $70 million worth ... somewhere in the region of $...
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Study of Alzheimer's and Brain Health Detection Using Eye Exams
Release Date:
03/12/2019
... an eye examination. This web-like network of vessels was much less pronounced in patients with Alzheimer’s ... Alzheimer’s disease. Age, gender, level of education was adjusted for all cases and controls to...
Report From Century Foundation: English Learners and School Choice: Helping Charter Schools Serve Multilingual Families
Release Date:
04/30/2019
... education landscape. In 2000, charter schools enrolled just shy of 450,000 students. In 2015–16, charters enrolled ...
New York Life Foundation's Award-Winning Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative Surpasses Milestone
Release Date:
07/11/2019
... "While we're seeing strong momentum, our work has just begun. Bereavement in the classroom is an ever-present .....
Teagle Foundation Forum Explores What Liberal Arts Can Offer Underrepresented Students
Release Date:
10/05/2019
... color. I’m not saying you shouldn’t be here. We should just have a bigger room.” But the community colleges ...
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Oct
2020
Measuring and Addressing Institutional Racism in Your Foundation - A Workshop
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
... and culture. And everyone in the organization - not just HR - is playing a role in ensuring progress toward that ...
Mellon Foundation Appoints Jonathan Holloway to its Board of Trustees
Release Date:
03/17/2020
... programs. Before moving to Northwestern, Holloway was the dean of Yale College and Edmund S. Morgan Professor ... and support Mellon’s work to ensure we deliver a more just society.” Holloway received a...
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Jun
2020
Meet-and-Greet with Grantmakers in Health's Cara V. James
Thursday, June 25, 2020 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
... and CEO of Grantmakers in Health (GIH) in March 2020, just about the time the country began its shut-down due to ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom to Read: "Million Book Project" Brings Literature to 1,000 US Prisons
Release Date:
06/30/2020
... a diverse range of life stories, and visions of a more just society... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom ...