Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 33 Winners of Its Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellows
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... so-called "brainy awards" will receive up to $200,000 to fund one or two years of scholarly research in areas .....
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Simons Foundation Initiative Includes World’s Largest Study on Autism and Genes
Release Date:
04/21/2016
Scientists funded by the Simons Foundation Research Initiative on Thursday announced the launch of an online research initiative that aims to gather DNA and other information from 50,000 people with autism and their family members.
Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry
Release Date:
04/26/2016
Project New Opportunity is aimed at assisting a few of the thousands of inmates who were charged with drug violations and are being released by order of the U.S. Sentencing Commission under revised guidelines approved in 2014.
JPB Foundation Measures Bike-Share Equity in the U.S.
Release Date:
04/26/2016
Most critiques highlight data showing that low-income people and people of color are underrepresented in bike-share annual membership and thus conclude that funding bike-share is inequitable and inherently questionable.
Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Funded by the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, BFS is one of only 23 independent non-profit cinemas from across the country awarded SoS grants to expand film and scientific literacy by creatively pairing...
Ford Foundation Program Helped Advance Social Justice, Study Finds
Release Date:
04/28/2016
A $420 million Ford Foundation program that funded the advanced education of social justice leaders from marginalized groups led to significant positive change in communities and organizations around the world, a report from the Institute of...
Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective
Release Date:
05/03/2016
... Since 2004, the U.S. President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, has supported local ...
Simons Foundation Expanding Its Space
Release Date:
05/09/2016
... The Simons Foundation, founded by mathematician and hedge- fund billionaire James Simons and his wife, Marilyn, is ...
Carnegie, Helmsley Release Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program
Release Date:
05/17/2016
A new 60-page guidebook on effective transfer practices is geared to help two- and four-year institutions better serve students who often get stuck in the quagmire of process and policies.
Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster
Release Date:
06/01/2016
... to timely access to a family doctor." The Commonwealth Fund conducted an international health policy study in 2010 .....
Novo Foundation Plans to Spend $90M to Improve the Lives of Young Women of Color
Release Date:
05/23/2016
Nolo today announced the publication of a new, fully updated edition of the book that has guided thousands of businesswomen through the journey of entrepreneurship.
Three Ways Ford Foundation's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere
Release Date:
05/24/2016
Three nonprofit executives from Forbes Nonprofit Council discuss what Ford Foundation’s public shift to inequality means for the nonprofit world as well as how it will affect their own organizations.
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees
Release Date:
06/13/2016
... and treating low vision. Separate awards will fund researchers working on ways to improve the brain’s ...
NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities
Release Date:
06/23/2016
... has received a $480,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation Fund at the Tides Foundation for an 18-month project aimed at ...
Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession
Release Date:
06/23/2016
... by the end of fiscal year 2011. 3 A Nonprofit Finance Fund survey in 2010 revealed that 80 percent of organizations ... and externally defined visions of “success.” • Fund not only to strengthen outcomes for...
Mastercard Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Donating Close To $700K To Canadian Organizations
Release Date:
06/28/2016
The MasterCard Foundation announced today that it would be committing nearly CDN $700,000 in funding to non-profit Canadian organizations.
With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches
Release Date:
06/29/2016
Six cities were chosen to participate in the inaugural year of the fellowship: Boston, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.
Ford Foundation Appoints Gabrielle Sulzberger to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/08/2016
... of Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners, L.P., a private equity fund based in Pasadena. With over 20 years of experience in ...
Guttman Foundation Leads Funder Collaborative All About Child Care in New York City
Release Date:
07/25/2016
A funder collaborative led by the New York City-based Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation has emerged onto the child care funding scene in a big way.
U.S. News Article Cites Wallace Report on School Leadership
Release Date:
08/16/2016
Principals in small districts receive much less support on leadership in teaching and learning than those in larger districts.