Inaugural All Female Festival Launches In New York
Release Date:
05/09/2016
Participants include Rosario Dawson, Reshma Saujani (Girls Who Code), CFDA winner Aurora James, and YouTube vlogger Lindsey Stirling.
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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Campaign to Achieve Workplace Equality
Release Date:
05/16/2016
Despite some strides in achieving workplace equality, only 21 women helm the world’s largest corporations today, according to a survey released by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students
Release Date:
06/02/2016
A new report from the Century Foundation examines how to improve outcomes for students who begin college needing remediation.
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Obamacare Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare
Release Date:
05/25/2016
... Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare More than 60% of working -age Americans who signed up for Medicaid or a private ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees
Release Date:
06/13/2016
... treating low vision. Separate awards will fund researchers working on ways to improve the brain’s ability to take ...
David Di Martino Elected to The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/14/2016
Mr. Di Martino is currently a partner at Blue Engine Message & Media with 20 years of experience advising.
Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments
Release Date:
07/15/2016
The grant maker's plans includes helping finance efforts to develop renewable-energy technogies, deliver clean electricity to rural India, and create insurance products for extreme-weather events in Africa.
Supported by Rockefeller and Bloomberg, Climate Finance Project Finds Solutions for Low-Carbon Growth
Release Date:
07/26/2016
Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance is engineering new solutions that unlock private investment for climate-resilient and low-carbon growth in developing countries.
Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology
Release Date:
08/01/2016
Rosenthal brings over 30 years of experience in information management and systems, having worked in a range of industries, including banking, newspaper publishing, and philanthropy.
Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter
Release Date:
08/08/2016
The Ford Foundation is planning on studying and underwriting what it calls a “new and dynamic form of social justice leadership and infrastructure,” by investing in the Black-Led Movement Fund.
Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes
Release Date:
08/30/2016
The findings are an important basic advance in how cell sensory systems function.
Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege
Release Date:
08/31/2016
Walker’s reputation for hard work, bridge-building and empathy are among the many reasons his elevation three years ago to president of the Ford Foundation was greeted with universal applause.
Doris Duke Supports NY Dance and Performance Bessie Award Nominees
Release Date:
09/20/2016
The grant will allow the Bessies to give cash awards to nominees for three years.
Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers
Release Date:
09/26/2016
As a first-of-its-kind human-digital platform, eKutir Global has reached 70,000 farmers through a network of licensed community agents by connecting them to tools, finance and buyers.
Tiffany & Co. Supports Ocean Conservation
Release Date:
09/26/2016
Tiffany & Co. and its head of philanthropy, Anisa Kamadoli Costa, are two names that show up all over marine conservation efforts.
Research to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss
Release Date:
09/29/2016
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a pathway involved in harming rods and cones and have found a way to halt that damage.
Women in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Economic Development Program Secure Marriott Deal
Release Date:
10/13/2016
... own brand of coffee at the Q Cafe within the hotels, and working as staff at the hotel providing guest services. ...
2016 Nobel Prize Winner Yoshinori Ohsumi’s Discoveries Could Change How We Treat Disease
Release Date:
10/05/2016
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, 71, won the 2016 Nobel Prize on Monday for his research on autophagy ― a metabolic recycling process in which cells eat parts of themselves to survive and stay healthy.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Brings More Data to NGOs in Africa
Release Date:
10/19/2016
... in disarray long after the bullets stop flying. NGOs working in these regions attempting to get resources to where ...
Surdna Foundation to Recognize Four Community Development Financial Institutions
Release Date:
10/31/2016
... development financial institutions (CDFIs) are working to help small business owners combat predatory ...