How Big Foundations Saved the Detroit Institute of Art
Release Date:
04/24/2015
... told the museum after an earlier request, "Foundations fund the future. They don't pay for the mistakes of the .....
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NYCT Believes Backing STEM Education is Critical to Building a Strong Workforce
Release Date:
04/28/2015
... partnerships, private and public organizations need to fund K-12 tech education programs on a competitive basis. ...
NYS Health Strengthens Health Programs for Veterans as Part of Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge
Release Date:
05/13/2015
The initiative includes commitments from 34 foundations, nonprofits and corporations.
PHI Granted $50,000 Award to Commemorate Retirement of President of John A. Hartford Foundation
Release Date:
07/15/2015
The John A. Hartford Foundation’s Board of Trustees gave Dr. Rieder the opportunity to select one of its grantees to receive the one-time award to commemorate her retirement.
Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Remarks on the Effects of Impact Investing
Release Date:
08/17/2015
... a transfer of appreciated stock, or a donor-advised fund *. You are probably concerned about where that money ...
Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research
Release Date:
09/18/2015
... National Science Foundation, Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research, the Doris Duke Charitable ...
BofA Charitable Foundation Supports Women's Giving Network Conference; Women Pool Dollars for Innovative Community Transformation
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The newest trend, however, is not just about a woman's donation, it's about women's collective philanthropy -- pooling funds together to exponentially increase community impact.
Dodge Foundation Participates in Discussion of How Arts Organizations Help Drive Downtown Revivals In NJ Cities
Release Date:
10/22/2015
New Jersey’s cities frequently face funding shortages for education, environmental and other programs, but the state’s relatively small yet steady support for arts organizations continues to attract additional investment and trigger downtown...
Communities in Schools: Putting Quality Considerations First (Wallace Foundation, EMCF)
Release Date:
11/12/2015
... Foundation, the Wallace Foundation, The Social Innovation Fund , The AT&T Foundation, and significant investments by the ...
Duke & Mellon Foundations Sponsor Provocative Dance Work on the Legacy of Confederate Symbolism
Release Date:
11/19/2015
... In 2013, Wideman/Davis Dance was awarded a Map Fund Grant (provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ...
NoVo Foundation Leaders Talk About Aversion to Measurement
Release Date:
12/10/2015
As the non-profit funding sector focuses increasingly on numbers, Jennifer and Peter Buffett, co-directors of the NoVo Foundation, seek to counter that trend. The hyper-focus on measurement ignores what truly motivates people to give away large...
Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida
Release Date:
12/10/2015
A smartphone app might help adolescents and young adults with spina bifida improve their daily self-management skills, which can help prevent skin wounds and other complications, according to a pilot study of the interactive Mobitle Health &...
Kindness, Charitable Behavior Influenced by Amygdala, Simons Foundation Supported Research Reveals
Release Date:
12/15/2015
New research from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University shows an area of the brain - long associated with negative behaviors - can also influence kindness and what might be called charitable giving in humans.
Addressing Poverty Through Digital And Financial Literacy (Capital One)
Release Date:
01/07/2016
... the first national accelerator program and investment fund in the country focused on “civic ventures,” is ...
The Robert Bowne Foundation Spends Down
Release Date:
01/15/2016
For the Robert Bowne Foundation, the loss of over one-third of its funds forced it to consider spending down its remaining assets.
Simons Foundation Study Shows New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms
Release Date:
01/26/2016
... with additional support from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the Simons Foundation. . . Simons Foundation Study ...
Westchester Community Foundation Names Tara Seeley as New Program Officer
Release Date:
02/02/2016
The Westchester Community Foundation has appointed Tara Seeley as program officer. She was previously a program officer at the Central Indiana Community Foundation.
Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to Prevent Blindness)
Release Date:
02/03/2016
New research findings may lead to the treatment of blinding eye diseases using a patient’s own corrected cells as replacement tissue.
Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget
Release Date:
02/11/2016
Prosperity Together, a nonpartisan coalition of public women’s foundations nationwide, released a statement detailing its support of the investments outlined in President Obama’s Budget to expand opportunity, promote equality and build economic...
Caltech Biologists Identify Gene that Helps Regulate Sleep (Rita Allen Foundation)
Release Date:
02/18/2016
... Research Council, University College London, the High-Tech Fund of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the Ellison ...