Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network
Release Date:
04/13/2016
... a $25 million gift, its largest ever, from the hedge fund billionaire Julian H. Robertson. Success said that Mr. ...
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People Who Made Scranton Great - Harry & Jeanette Weinberg
Release Date:
04/14/2016
Scranton area residents are highly familiar with the good works and deep pockets of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, with more than $2 billion in assets and more than $100 million in grants distributed to nonprofits annually.
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 .....
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.
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...
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.
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.
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 .....
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 ...
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.
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.
Carnegie's Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments
Release Date:
08/24/2016
Kim Lew, chief investment officer of the Carnegie Corporation, raised another concern in the low-return environment: the move by endowments into riskier assets.
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School
Release Date:
08/30/2016
The Atlantic asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to activists and parents—to look beyond laws, politics, and funding and imagine a utopian system of learning.
Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity
Release Date:
09/02/2016
The data was derived from 2,644 families among 12 research sites across the United States.