Carnegie, Helmsley, Wallace and Gates Support Newsgathering Partnership of EdWeek and PBS NewsHour
Release Date:
10/15/2015
... of his company by Education Week . The unit now known as Education Week Video will contribute at least 12 segments ...
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Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida
Release Date:
12/10/2015
A smartphone app might help adolescents and young adults with spina bifida improve their daily self-management skills, which can help prevent skin wounds and other complications, according to a pilot study of the interactive Mobitle Health &...
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Expands SEED Program, Adding 3 Locales in 2016
Release Date:
12/11/2015
... expanding and enriching their local cultural landscape. As part of their award, SEED grantees were invited to spend a ... Tennessee, West Virginia), Houston, and Santa Fe, as well as deepen...
Study Reveals The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class (Citi and Ford Foundations)
Release Date:
01/06/2016
The new barriers to economic stability and upward mobility are not trivial. Recent data show that wages are stagnant for a wide swath of earners, annual income volatility has risen markedly since the 1970s, economic mobility varies widely, wealth...
Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to Prevent Blindness)
Release Date:
02/03/2016
New research findings may lead to the treatment of blinding eye diseases using a patient’s own corrected cells as replacement tissue.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Realigned Program Areas: Youth, Neighborhoods and Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... generous donors to give over $1 million to our Community Fund last year. Now it’s full steam ahead. The launch ...
Caltech Biologists Identify Gene that Helps Regulate Sleep (Rita Allen Foundation)
Release Date:
02/18/2016
... of the gene, neuromedin U (Nmu), also seems to serve as nature's stimulant--fish lacking the gene take longer to ... importance. In the long term, the results suggest Nmu as a potential candidate for new...
UHF: A New Arena For Reducing Antibiotic Misuse: Outpatient Care
Release Date:
03/25/2016
... to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics has emerged as a growing public health concern, with at least 2 million ... aimed at preventing hospital-acquired infections such as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile...
Marsh & McLennan, Tow Foundation Honored Alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... performer, and 2015 MacArthur Foundation Award recipient, as part of its Educating for Justice Gala on Monday, May 23. ... Hotel in New York City. "Miranda's passion for the arts as an instrument of...
Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist
Release Date:
08/24/2016
Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist In the ... found that the median private equity or venture capital fund requires more than three investment team...
New York Life Donates $100,000 to Flood Relief Efforts in Louisiana
Release Date:
08/25/2016
... donation to Baton Rouge Area Foundation Flood Relief Fund and $25,000 to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. ... that only 12-14% of those affected have flood insurance as many areas are not in a flood plain,...
An Introduction to PhilTV
Release Date:
01/20/2017
Let Multimedia Manager Melanie Feliciano walk you through this new resource for people interested in news from the philanthropy world.
“Repeal and Replace” Gives States More Control over Healthcare Market
Release Date:
01/27/2017
While the order does not specify aspects of the law to focus on, it clearly states that the goal of any ACA replacement will be to give states more control over government-funded health care options (particularly Medicaid) while simultaneously...
Jonas Center Supports Global Health Nursing in the Dominican Republic
Release Date:
02/03/2017
The Jonas Center supports the Dominican Republic Medical Partnership and the University of Missouri in their efforts to expand a successful grassroots hypertension screening and treatment program to under-served communities in the Dominican Republic...
Vivian Tseng Promoted to Senior Vice President, Program of The William T. Grant Foundation
Release Date:
03/29/2017
Vivian Tseng has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Program, of the William T. Grant Foundation. In this role, she will work closely with the President and Board to shape the Foundation’s strategic directions.
I’m Having a CEO Moment. And You Can, Too
Release Date:
04/05/2017
... we’re doing something a little different: A two-for-one! As you’ve probably noticed over the past few months, ... This first super short 5-minute interview is with Proteus Fund President Paul DiDonato . He...
Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas
Release Date:
08/08/2017
... to young undocumented people who came to the United States as children. In just a few consecutive days, the Texas Senate ... of resistance to Trump-inspired policies. I worked as an immigrant rights and labor...
NY State Health Foundation: Kids Could Start a Ceasefire in Health Care Wars
Release Date:
08/14/2017
This next health care fork in the road is the pending reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance program (SCHIP), writes NY State Health Foundation President and CEO David Sandman.
Better Understanding Business Models in the Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... businesses do. So, why do we treat nonprofit organizations as if they are all the same? It’s time, as a nonprofit sector, to recognize the complexity that makes ...
Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... we've written about often—sees improving those numbers as a path toward policy victories. . . Inside Game: A .....