Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide
Release Date:
04/17/2015
... president. She begins on May 4. Ms. Jarvis began working with the Obamas in 2005, when she joined the office ...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities
Release Date:
04/21/2015
The $42 million program will help 100 mid-sized cities better use data and evidence.
Three Key Roles Funders Can Play in a CEO Transition
Publication date:
04/2015
The Bridgespan Group offers important advice on how to survive a CEO transition.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America
Release Date:
05/21/2015
The $1 million grant will support the foundation's work in the field of creative placemaking.
Grant Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Inequality Research Studies
Release Date:
05/27/2015
The William T. Grant Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry for projects designed to enhance understanding of the programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequalities in youth development.
NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million
Release Date:
06/15/2015
... and Safe Horizon, a training hub for dancers who are working with survivors of domestic violence and other ...
The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers
Release Date:
08/26/2015
The project is part of PMCO's Emerging Enterprise Program (EEP) which encourages entrepreneurship and create opportunity in developed countries.
Carnegie VP Named One of the Top 50 People Shaping the Future of K-12 Education
Release Date:
10/01/2015
LaVerne Evans Srinivasan serves as Carnegie Corporation of New York's Vice President, National Program and Program Director of Education.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Jane Mendillo and L. Rafael Reif to its Board of Trustees
Release Date:
04/11/2016
... election to the board and enthusiastically look forward to working with them..." The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation .....
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights
Release Date:
04/11/2016
What that means, in a profession that is notoriously short on financial remuneration, is that the designated playwrights will receive full-time salaries and benefits for three years, along with “artistic development funds’’ that they can use for...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open
Release Date:
05/03/2016
... to spark lasting social change by supporting organizations working toward greater equity and justice, with a critical ...
Video: Time Warner Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility Discusses Women of Color in Leadership
Release Date:
05/17/2016
View the entire dialogue featuring Melody Barnes, NYU Vice Provost and former Director of White House Domestic Policy, and Diahann Billings-Burford, Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.
Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board
Release Date:
06/02/2016
Elizabeth Alexander, an acclaimed poet, author and professor, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today.
Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69
Release Date:
07/12/2016
Alison Bernstein, a longtime educator and official at the Ford Foundation, died on June 30 of endometrial cancer at her home in East Hampton, N.Y.
How Philanthropy Can Help Achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in the U.S.
Publication date:
07/2016
This report from the Council on Foundations examines how U.S. funders can view their work in the global development framework and contribute to the success of the goals in the United States.
Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining
Release Date:
08/01/2016
Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining It takes a well-trained eye to spot an irregular heartbeat in the peaks and valleys of an electrocardiogram. The same goes for identifying an extinct ape from a...
Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series
Release Date:
08/05/2016
Since its inception in 1966, this series has showcased new works by more than 175 regional, national, and international companies.
According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists
Release Date:
08/17/2016
Many philanthropists, even those with great ambitions and results-oriented approaches, tend to underinvest in sourcing and due diligence.
Supported by Simons Foundation, Super-Resolution Microscope Builds 3-D Images By Mapping Negative Space
Release Date:
09/06/2016
... one another and provide important insights for engineers working to develop artificial organs such as skin or heart ...
Doris Duke Supports Research on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
Release Date:
09/07/2016
A precision-engineered gene therapy virus, inserted into blood stem cells that are then transplanted, markedly reduced sickle-induced red-cell damage in mice with sickle cell disease.