New Documentary Supported by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Highlights the Unseen Side of Silicon Valley
Release Date:
03/14/2018
... and drama of the region’s evolution will be revealed in “Silicon Valley: The Untold Story,” a new Discovery ...
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OSF May Exit Hungary as Orban Purges Civil Groups
Release Date:
04/20/2018
... group that funds dozens of non-governmental organizations in Hungary, may move its staff out of Budapest amid a ... dramatically restrict the activities of civil society in Hungary,” the charity said ...
BNY Mellon and Ashoka Launch Social Innovation Challenge
Release Date:
05/09/2018
... out of ten Americans will experience financial insecurity in their lifetimes 1 . While saving money can be a challenge ... be original, ground-breaking ideas, demonstrate impact in expanding financial...
Arcus Foundation Funds a New Partnership to Reduce Poverty and to Protect the Endangered Bonobo Population In the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Release Date:
05/21/2018
... Poverty and to Protect the Endangered Bonobo Population In the Democratic Republic of the Congo Village Enterprise ... poverty and to protect the endangered Bonobo population in the biodiverse Lomako region of...
Coral Bleaching Is at the Center of New Research Funded by The Zegar Family Foundation
Release Date:
05/22/2018
... they’re also among its most critical. And they’re in trouble. As climate change pushes ocean temperatures ... upward, hotter waters have become the leading culprit in coral bleaching — a condition that strips...
New Study, Supported By The Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, Finds College Brings Significant Benefits to Single Mothers and Society
Release Date:
06/06/2018
... their lifetimes and are 69 percent less likely to live in poverty than single mothers with only high school, with ... Research (IWPR). The analysis finds that investments in services such as child care and...
Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation Earn CyberGrants Ovation Awards
Release Date:
06/27/2018
... Ovation Awards at the 2018 CyberGrants User Conference in New Orleans. The Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own ... with the most prestigious and generous organizations in the world. The positive impact our...
Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps
Release Date:
06/28/2018
... as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps Emmett Carson, who in recent years raised billions of charitable dollars from ... executive of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. In a contrite statement released...
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Research for Eye Implant
Release Date:
07/09/2018
... developed an implantable pressure sensor that can reside in the human eye for years at a time while wirelessly sending ... novel packaging and microelectronic technologies, and in close collaborations with...
The Culture Pass Initiative Launches in New York City with Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation, New York Community Trust and Charles H. Revson Foundation
Release Date:
07/18/2018
The Culture Pass Initiative Launches in New York City with Support from Stavros Niarchos ... five boroughs to the millions of library card holders in the city. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has provided...
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
... has learned foundational skills that they need to succeed in the next grade. The Readiness Check was designed in response to Learning Heroes' research, which found that nine in ten K-8...
Ford Foundation Joins Funders To Launch The Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund
Release Date:
08/13/2018
Ford Foundation Joins Funders To Launch The Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund The Ford and W.K. Kellogg foundations ... with Borealis Philanthropy to launch the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund. The fund just...
Open Society Foundations Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Director of the Women’s Rights Program
Release Date:
08/16/2018
... often on the role civil society and philanthropy play in raising the visibility and voice of women and girls. ... Rights Program is more important than ever, especially in the face of an unprecedented wave of...
Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Announce Grants for US 2050 Initiative
Release Date:
08/21/2018
... fiscal trends that will shape the nation at mid-century. In the coming decades, a transformational wave of foreseeable ... foundation to future generations." "It is imperative in order to continue...
Helmsley Charitable Trust And The AHA Announce $6.5M Commitment To Expand And Enhance Stroke Care In Nebraska
Release Date:
08/21/2018
... $6.5M Commitment To Expand And Enhance Stroke Care In Nebraska The American Heart Association/American Stroke ... Stroke initiative to expand and enhance stroke care in Nebraska. The foundation of this new...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools
Release Date:
08/22/2018
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools Playworks , the leading national ... Of the investment, $1,913,587 will enable 50,925 kids in 153 schools and out of school time youth serving...
Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers Find Alzheimer's One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam
Release Date:
08/23/2018
... Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer's disease ... an eye exam. Using technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors'...
Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India
Release Date:
09/05/2018
... Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced it will invest $20 million to expand energy access in rural India over the next three years. Off-...
Zegar Family Foundation Funded Research Shows Urgent Need To Prepare Next Generation of Farmers for Climate Change
Release Date:
09/10/2018
... the fastest growing food sector. New research shows that in order for this next generation of farmers to thrive, there ... and bivalves (e.g., oysters), around the world. Published in the journal Nature...
New Report Funded By The New York State Health Foundation Offers Solutions to Help NY’s Unpaid Family Caregivers
Release Date:
09/17/2018
... on caregivers.” “Caregivers play a critical role in the health care system—providing vital unpaid care to ...