Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities
Release Date:
11/01/2016
... low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State , and national conferences related to building healthy ...
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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Modern Water Infrastructure Is Critical For NJ's Economic Growth
Release Date:
11/07/2016
... Infrastructure Is Critical For NJ's Economic Growth The state ’s economic competitiveness depends on modern, safe, .....
For Noyes Foundation, Fixing Food Means Racial and Economic Justice
Release Date:
11/09/2016
For the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, a better food system is about equity as much as it is sustainability. It's working to help marginalized communities lead the way to a better system.
Century Foundation Releases Report on Finding Common Ground on International Tax Reform
Release Date:
11/17/2016
Democrats and Republicans alike agree: the United States' international tax system is broken.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Largest Funder of Tobacco-Control Efforts in the Developing World
Release Date:
12/05/2016
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York has long been a champion of anti-smoking efforts in the United States. He signed into law an act banning smoking in bars and restaurants and increased the tax on cigarettes.
January 11 Is Deadline to Submit a Letter of Inquiry for William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants
Release Date:
12/14/2016
We support high-quality research that is relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States.
Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President
Release Date:
01/05/2017
On Thursday, the Rockefeller Foundation, one of the country’s largest and most influential philanthropies, will name Mr. Shah to succeed Judith Rodin, who has been president for 12 years.
Weinberg Foundation Launches Annual Community-Wide Book Drive Benefiting Baltimore Library Project
Release Date:
03/01/2017
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, tomorrow will launch its 6 th annual community-wide Book Drive in support of the Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library Project.
Giving Parents a Prominent Voice in Schools
Release Date:
03/08/2017
... Moore, who is in charge of family engagement in Washington state ’s Federal Way school district, helps parents navigate ...
Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe
Release Date:
03/23/2017
The campaign against Soros in countries formerly dominated by Moscow appears to follow a template set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose own crackdown on foreign-funded charities drove Soros's foundation out of Russia two years ago.
Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights
Release Date:
04/19/2017
Physicians for Human Rights has announced an $8 million challenge grant from the Open Society Foundations in support of its efforts to advance human rights through science and medicine.
Supported by Sloan Foundation, Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers
Release Date:
04/21/2017
... the first three-dimensional quantum liquid crystal—a new state of matter that may have applications in ultrafast ...
Ford Foundation Supports GenForward Survey on Young Americans' Perceptions of Trump
Release Date:
04/21/2017
That Trump is undeniably the nation’s 45th president doesn’t sit easily with young Americans like Anderson who are the nation’s increasingly diverse electorate of the future, according to a new poll.
Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds
Release Date:
05/04/2017
Nearly 25,000 girls aged between 12 and 14 are living in "early unions." Hundreds of thousands of young girls in Mexico are being forced into marriages with older men, a new report reveals.
"Demonization" of George Soros Recalls Old Anti-Semitic Conspiracies
Release Date:
05/16/2017
The demonization of the American-Hungarian billionaire and Holocaust survivor has spread from Hungary and Moscow across Europe and into the United States, with the 86-year-old increasingly accused by nationalists of using his money to force his...
Bloomberg, NYS Fund a 9/11 Rescue, Recovery Workers Memorial
Release Date:
05/31/2017
... 11, 2001. While a design has not been completed, New York state and Bloomberg Philanthropies will underwrite the ...
Casey Family Programs Publishes Report on How Positive Factors Change Child Trauma
Release Date:
06/09/2017
Casey Family Programs partners with think tanks to understand health outcomes that children and families experience in midst of trauma.
Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving
Release Date:
06/15/2017
Is the renewed focus on the manufacturing sector sound economic policy, or as pundits from across the political spectrum have complained, is it just a nostalgic bid for middle-class jobs that are gone for good?
William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/12/2017
... the University of Nebraska Law School, and San Francisco State University. He has received awards for his work from ... recruited Estelle Richman, who held key roles in local, state , and federal government,...
Arcus and Novo Foundations' Global Trans Initiative Share U.S. Narratives
Release Date:
07/25/2017
Activists in the U.S. reflect on the disparities found in trans and non-binary communities and how philanthropy can transform disparity into possibility for those who live on the margins.