Rockefeller's Rodin Discusses City Resiliency on Innovation Hub
Release Date:
05/04/2015
... Resilience, Rodin says, is “the capacity to prepare effectively , to rebound more quickly if something bad does ...
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Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd
Release Date:
06/04/2015
The growing Chinese middle class outpaces the country's ability to provide services for the population.
NoVo Foundation Looks to Girls As Change Agents
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... must not assume that their progress means society has effectively addressed the persistent and pervasive nature of ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Collaborates to Launch Data Portal to Share and Expand Philanthropic Resources
Release Date:
09/17/2015
Other partners include King Baudouin Foundation and the Foundation Center.
Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Release Date:
10/01/2015
The partnership will bring resilience, best practices and solutions to cities around the world.
Rockefeller Supported, ‘Futures of Work” Report Examines Global Disruptions
Release Date:
01/19/2016
The Futures of Work, a groundbreaking new report from Foresight Alliance, a Washington DC-based foresight consultancy, says workers everywhere will be impacted by accelerating distruptions to the world of work.
Century Foundation: A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN
Release Date:
02/11/2016
The Paris agreement is a recognition that the international community understands the critical importance of taking action now to mitigate or adapt to climate change, writes TCF policy associate, Neil Bhatiya.
Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Strong principals are critical components of successful schools, and Wallace Foundation will be investing millions of dollars in research into what makes a principal effective.
NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals
Release Date:
03/23/2016
The New York State Health Foundation launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its newest priority area: Empowering Health Care Consumers.
New Discoveries on Dark Matter from Sloan-Sponsored Scientists
Release Date:
07/15/2016
A team of hundreds of physicists and astronomers have announced results from the largest-ever, three-dimensional map of distant galaxies. The team constructed this map to make one of the most precise measurements yet of the dark energy currently...
Commonwealth Fund, Peterson Center on Healthcare, and John A. Hartford Foundations Combine Forces to Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs
Release Date:
07/29/2016
A coalition of national health foundations has announced the launch of a collaboration aimed at transforming care delivery for chronically ill patients with the greatest need.
Robin Hood Issues Call for Applications for New Grant-Ready Insights and Training Project (GRIT)
Release Date:
08/10/2016
... with promising models communicate their outcomes and costs effectively to funders. The program's curriculum will be .....
Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps
Release Date:
10/19/2016
... that when socioeconomic diversity policies are implemented effectively , they appear to produce strong academic outcomes ...
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Featured in Study on Limited Life Foundations
Release Date:
03/22/2017
Most leaders of limited-life foundations say the opportunity to achieve greater impact is the key driver for the decision to spend down, a report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds.
Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being
Release Date:
04/19/2017
The two-year study, by the Social Impact of the Arts Project at Penn SP2, was funded with $250,000 from the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust.
Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually
Release Date:
04/26/2017
A penny-per-ounce state tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in health care costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released Tuesday by...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film
Release Date:
05/01/2017
The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies is co-producing, From the Ashes, highlights the challenges facing out-of-work miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities.
Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color
Release Date:
06/21/2017
While Trump pursues his dystopian vision for America, some progressives want to abandon so-called “identity politics.” But that would only further marginalize women at greatest risk in the current political environment and who have long been the...
Grant Supported Research: Self-Affirmation Intervention with Existing Institutional Channels Leads To Academic Success for Minority Students
Release Date:
06/28/2017
William T. Grant Foundation supported research at Stanford which found African-American and Latino students who completed self-affirming writing exercises in middle school took more challenging courses and were more likely to enroll in college,...
NY Women's Foundation's Oliveira Discusses Women and Rikers in NYN Media Insights Podcast
Release Date:
06/30/2017
Ana Oliveira, president and CEO of The New York Women’s Foundation and member of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, joins NYN Media Podcast to talk about what led to - and came out of - a report on...