Supported by Carnegie, ALA Announces Winners of 2016 'I Love My Librarian Award'
Release Date:
11/30/2016
... librarians from across the country were honored with this year 's I Love My Librarian Award. The winning librarians were .....
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Atlantic Philanthropies' Charles Feeney Gives Away the Last of His Fortune
Release Date:
01/06/2017
Last month, Mr. Feeney and Atlantic completed the sprint and made a final grant, $7 million to Cornell University, to support students doing community service work.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports GallopNYC Acquisition of Horse Stables in Queens
Release Date:
01/09/2017
GallopNYC had acquired the horse stables near Forest Park, Queens, operated for many years as Lynne's Riding School, in Forest Hills, N.Y. The stable will be known as GallopNYC (Forest Hills).
International Critical Theory Consortium Launches With Mellon Foundation Help
Release Date:
02/02/2017
... is made possible by a $1.5 million, three-and-a half- year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation . A smaller ...
Simons Foundation Supports Brain Scans That Identify If Baby Sibling Also Has Autism
Release Date:
02/16/2017
By using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism, scientists were able to correctly identify 80 percent of the babies who would be subsequently diagnosed with autism at 2 years of age.
U.S. Trust President Says 'It's Standing Room Only' In Impact Investing
Release Date:
02/22/2017
Clients want socially responsible investing options, and the broker/dealers see opportunities in meeting that demand.
Village Capital And Metlife Foundation Announce Partnership
Release Date:
03/17/2017
... with MetLife Foundation , is launching a multi- year program to build the ecosystem for financial inclusion ...
Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice
Release Date:
04/07/2017
The first of two panels exploring new techniques and approaches to the use of artistic practice in social activism, and how to measure its impact.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Reframes its Global Democratic Practice Grantmaking Portfolio
Release Date:
04/25/2017
In addition to changing the portfolio’s name from ‘Global Governance’ to ‘Global Challenges’, the newly articulated strategies shift the emphasis from improving the democratic practices of formal global governance institutions and procedures to...
U.S. Seeks Decades in Prison for Ex-Rikers Guard in Fatal Beating
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Federal prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence a former correction officer on Rikers Island to nearly 30 years in prison for violating the civil rights of a seriously ill inmate who died after the officer assaulted him.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Backs the Bernie Sanders 'Medicare For All' Bill
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... a trademark of Sanders' campaign for the White House last year , though his latest push has attracted a wider array of .....
As Wealthy Millennials Take Control Of Family Fortunes, Impact Investing Is Set For A Big Boost
Release Date:
09/18/2017
The world’s richest families are increasingly investing their money in good causes, giving a boost to the growing, if still challenged, impact investing space. More than a quarter (28%) of ultra-net-worth “family offices” are now putting money into...
Administration Of Children’s Services Staffers Now Being Sent To NYPD Investigator Course
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... throughout the world. The course is held about 10 times a year . . . Administration Of Children’s Services Staffers ...
More Nonprofits Are Running Their Own Crowdfunding Drives
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Like many established nonprofits these days, the Holocaust Museum is taking a page from the crowdfunding playbook.
Johnson & Johnson Vision and American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announce 2017 Scholarship Recipients
Release Date:
11/03/2017
... This award is bestowed annually to a second or third year optometry student who best demonstrates the ideal eye ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Recognizes Kimberly Clark for Energy and Climate Leadership
Release Date:
03/02/2018
Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced it has won a 2018 Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in the Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Setting) category, the company's second Climate Leadership Award in two years.
Simons Foundation Announces 2018 Simons Fellows in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Release Date:
04/02/2018
... program extends academic leaves from one term to a full year , enabling recipients to focus solely on research for the ...
Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Initiative
Release Date:
09/21/2018
The Macquarie Group in Sydney, Australia, has announced the launch of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award, a $A50 million ($36.3 million) initiative to support bold ideas that address societal needs around the world.
Research to Prevent Blindness Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Release Date:
02/05/2020
Today, Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) celebrates the 60th anniversary of its incorporation.
Why Oklahoma has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country
Release Date:
10/06/2017
For over 25 years, Oklahoma has led the nation in the rate at which it sends women to prison. Roughly 151 of every 100,000 Oklahoma women are behind bars — twice the national average.