Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity
Release Date:
08/17/2016
Yesterday, the Los Angeles area Weingart Foundation declared itself all-in on equity, setting this as its exclusive focus.
Site Search
- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.
Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents
Release Date:
10/06/2016
More young blacks and Hispanics feel that they can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll.
Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension
Release Date:
10/17/2016
Forty-eight percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirement savings and no access to a traditional pension.
Supported by Ford Foundation, GenForward Poll Shows Clinton’s Edge With Young People Crosses Racial Lines
Release Date:
10/25/2016
Young Americans across races and ethnicities are now more likely to support Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump for president, and to say the former secretary of state will help people like them, a new GenForward poll shows.
Gap Foundation Supports Advancements in New Ecosystems for Learning
Release Date:
11/14/2016
LRNG was launched in 2015 as a partnership between the Gap Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs, Electronic Arts, the Fossil Foundation, the National Writing Project, the Best Buy Foundation, musical artist John Legend, along with the John D. and...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Launches 2017 Fellowship Program
Release Date:
11/04/2016
... to disrupt entrenched systems and take risks. All proposed projects must relate to at least one of the major challenges ...
Salk Institute Awarded $25 Million Grant From Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
11/22/2016
... will be used to continue exploring an ambitious range of projects aimed at understanding the role chronic inflammation ...
Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary
Release Date:
03/01/2017
Even as we shake our heads over the changing weather, or moan about the fumes belched from the vehicles in our cities, climate change still feels a distant problem.
Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative
Release Date:
03/30/2017
Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Representatives Tour Renovated Labs at University of Miami
Release Date:
03/31/2017
In the hopes of making a difference for critically ill, premature babies and their families, the local leadership of the Bank of America recently toured the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Division of Neonatology, where unit...
Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary
Release Date:
04/20/2017
... of $10 million. In its early years, RSF undertook major projects in low-income housing, urban planning, social work, ...
New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots Its Course
Release Date:
04/27/2017
... to attract financing from banks and businesses for big projects ... New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots ...
"Demonization" of George Soros Recalls Old Anti-Semitic Conspiracies
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... a political strategy that seems aimed at de-legitimizing projects that Soros has supported in Central and Eastern ...
Fast Company Names James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies 'The Most Creative Person of 2017'
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... networks for ideas that work.” Among Anderson’s projects are the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership ...
With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Urban Design Team Proposes Outer Borough Light Rail
Release Date:
06/30/2017
Four teams consisting of architects, urban planners and designers were awarded $45,000 from the RPA and Rockefeller to address community development and environmental protection in four different tri-state areas.
Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’s Museum Construction Begins
Release Date:
07/24/2017
The Bronx is finally getting its own children’s museum! NYC Parks and NYC Department of Design and Construction joined elected officials and community leaders in breaking ground for the long-awaited Bronx Children’s Museum.
Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Accepting Applications
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... and evolution through experiments, modeling or theory. Projects focusing on the microbiomes of invertebrates or ...
Whitney Museum Wants To Bring A Permanent Art Installation To The Hudson River
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The museum looked to Barry Diller’s now-dead floating park for what not to do.
A Baseline for Success: Creating Sustainable PPPs
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... reporting these metrics and outcomes can help prioritize projects as well as provide continuous learning, improvement, ...
City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Eleven more parks will be fixed up under a city program — and the initiative's cost has jumped by $33 million.