Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/06/2016
... The work was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the US National Science Foundation, the NERC/DFID Future Climate ...
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Long-Sought ‘Warm-Sensitive’ Brain Cells Identified in New Study Supported by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations
Release Date:
09/09/2016
... are vital to health, as the metabolic processes that keep us alive have evolved to operate within a narrow temperature ...
Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices
Publication date:
09/2016
For foundations, there are lots of questions to reflect on when thinking about which evaluation practices best align with their strategy, culture, and mission. How much should a foundation invest in evaluation? What can they do to ensure that the information they receive from evaluation is useful to them? With whom should they share what they have learned
Andrus Family Fund's Peguro Praised in NCRP's Reflections on Resilience and Community Building
Release Date:
09/28/2016
... the topic of “community resilience” panelists reminded us that there’s personal hurt from injustice and that ...
Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South's Troubled History of Lynchings
Release Date:
09/29/2016
The aim is to help "change the landscape" of American racial discourse by openly acknowledging a painful past, much as Germany has Holocaust memorials and South Africa a museum on its past state-sanctioned segregation - apartheid.
Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers
Release Date:
10/07/2016
A new ranking by Forbes puts Warren Buffett at the top the list of the fifty U.S. philanthropists who gave the most in 2015, while Chuck Feeney, co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group and founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, ranks as the most...
Weinberg Foundation Makes New Commitment to Military Members and Their Families
Release Date:
11/16/2016
... assist those who have served our nation with honor. For us , this is also personal. A picture in our board room of my ...
Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift
Release Date:
12/06/2016
Cecilia Clarke, president and CEO, said in a statement announcing the decision: “Private prisons, gun manufacturers, and predatory lenders are three industries that have had a devastating impact on communities of color and low-income communities in...
Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Joins Conversation on Innovative Finance, New Investment Tools and Climate Change
Release Date:
12/08/2016
For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, investment in renewable energy worldwide surpassed that of fossil fuels last year. That economic transformation leaves John Morton feeling optimistic about the worldwide response to climate change.
Century Foundation Report Cited in Washington Post Article on Syria Policy for Trump’s America
Release Date:
12/12/2016
The United States should continue to fight Islamic State, but not so single-mindedly and recklessly that it endangers other key U.S. interests.
Ms. Foundation Supports New Civil Rights Video: 'We Won't Go Back'
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... next four years, it will be more important than ever for us to stand together for what we know is right. Check out ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Purpose-Driven Investing Highlighted by Forbes
Release Date:
01/27/2017
This socially conscious generation is saying they want to support companies that strive for prosperity, which means not just a wealthy few but rather the well-being of many.
Catholic Charities Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Release Date:
01/31/2017
... Charities of Baltimore. "The most recent grant will allow us to continue to provide life-saving and life-affirming .....
Announcing the 2017 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/21/2017
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as the recipients of the 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships.
Open Society Foundations Targeted by New Hungarian Law Requiring NGOs to Disclose Foreign Funding Sources
Release Date:
03/10/2017
The law is widely viewed as targeting groups backed by the Open Society Foundations and its founder, Hungarian-born U.S. financier George Soros.
NY Community Trust Mentioned in City Lab Article About Advocacy Groups Assisting Refugees
Release Date:
03/13/2017
“The goal is to provide rapid response even before we know exact changes to the safety net or immigration, environment or health care policies,” the Trust’s president, Lorie Slutsky, said in a statement.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Promotes 'Changing Faces of Immigration' Video Series
Release Date:
03/24/2017
The face of immigration is changing rapidly. Asians outpaced Hispanic immigrants in 2009, becoming the largest and fastest-growing wave of newcomers to the United States.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival
Release Date:
03/28/2017
... showing in Princeton. “It seemed like a natural fit for us ,” explained Martin Farawell, director of the ...
'Marjorie Prime' Wins Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance for Focus on Science and Technology
Release Date:
03/29/2017
FilmRise has acquired U.S. rights to Sundance winner “Marjorie Prime” and is planning a mid-summer release and a fall awards push for star Lois Smith, the distributor announced Tuesday.
PhilTV: Century Foundation Hosts Policing Debate at NYU Wagner
Release Date:
04/06/2017
... thoughtful, informed dialogue from experts. Join us on March 28, 2017 to hear experts on policing debate ...