JPB Foundation Measures Bike-Share Equity in the U.S.
Release Date:
04/26/2016
... is accurate, the conclusion is suspect. Using ridership as a measure of equity ignores the reality that bike-share ...
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Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Funded by the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, BFS is one of only 23 independent non-profit cinemas from across the country awarded SoS grants to expand film and scientific literacy by creatively pairing...
Ford Foundation Program Helped Advance Social Justice, Study Finds
Release Date:
04/28/2016
A $420 million Ford Foundation program that funded the advanced education of social justice leaders from marginalized groups led to significant positive change in communities and organizations around the world, a report from the Institute of...
Simons Foundation Expanding Its Space
Release Date:
05/09/2016
... The Simons Foundation, founded by mathematician and hedge- fund billionaire James Simons and his wife, Marilyn, is ...
Novo Foundation Plans to Spend $90M to Improve the Lives of Young Women of Color
Release Date:
05/23/2016
Nolo today announced the publication of a new, fully updated edition of the book that has guided thousands of businesswomen through the journey of entrepreneurship.
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees
Release Date:
06/13/2016
... and treating low vision. Separate awards will fund researchers working on ways to improve the brain’s ...
NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities
Release Date:
06/23/2016
... has received a $480,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation Fund at the Tides Foundation for an 18-month project aimed at ...
Mastercard Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Donating Close To $700K To Canadian Organizations
Release Date:
06/28/2016
The MasterCard Foundation announced today that it would be committing nearly CDN $700,000 in funding to non-profit Canadian organizations.
With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches
Release Date:
06/29/2016
Six cities were chosen to participate in the inaugural year of the fellowship: Boston, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.
Ford Foundation Appoints Gabrielle Sulzberger to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/08/2016
... today that Gabrielle Sulzberger has been elected to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees. Sulzberger is a general ... of Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners, L.P., a private equity fund based in Pasadena. With...
U.S. News Article Cites Wallace Report on School Leadership
Release Date:
08/16/2016
Principals in small districts receive much less support on leadership in teaching and learning than those in larger districts.
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School
Release Date:
08/30/2016
The Atlantic asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to activists and parents—to look beyond laws, politics, and funding and imagine a utopian system of learning.
Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity
Release Date:
09/02/2016
The data was derived from 2,644 families among 12 research sites across the United States.
Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... effort by the Open Society Foundations' Criminal Justice Fund to reduce the destructive impact of current criminal .....
Mellon Foundation and NEH Recognize College Professor for Book on Israel
Release Date:
11/29/2016
... for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a “great humanities book,” deserving of being ...
Ford’s Darren Walker Writes About Why Foundations Need to Pay Attention to What Grantees Are Saying
Release Date:
12/07/2016
... relationship. This imbalance forces many organizations we fund to focus on short-term projects, to spend valuable ...
The MasterCard Foundation Supports $828 Million in Private Scholarships for African Youth
Release Date:
12/09/2016
The MasterCard Foundation’s scholarship program funds high school and higher education for thousands of students from Africa.
January 11 Is Deadline to Submit a Letter of Inquiry for William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants
Release Date:
12/14/2016
... of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States. We fund research that increases our understanding of programs, ...
Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with Eva’s Village
Release Date:
01/25/2017
Eva’s Village, a Paterson, NJ, anti-poverty, nonprofit organization, partners with local businesses and community groups to raise funds for its 20 integrated anti-poverty programs.
Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation
Release Date:
02/22/2017
A recent $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Georgetown carry out its commitment to produce scholarship that helps the nation better understand and address its legacies of slavery, racism and discrimination.