Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership
Release Date:
05/29/2014
... of Community Leadership. Tynesha has been working with us since January on Brooklyn Insights, overseeing ...
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It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma
Release Date:
06/09/2014
Dr. David Blumenthal, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Fund, says that the United States needs "creative new solutions to protect the avalanche of boomers against a huge threat to the quality of their ever longer lives."
With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
Few peace and security groups are better positioned to help reduce tensions between Iran and the U.S. than the Ploughshares Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens
Release Date:
06/19/2014
A symposium that will explore the role of women in landscape design will be the first event at New York Botanical Garden's Humanities Institute, made possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups
Release Date:
07/25/2014
If foundations want social change groups to have more impact, they need to step up investments that will help them make better use of technology, writes Geraldine Mannion, of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, along with three co-authors, in an...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site
Release Date:
09/01/2014
With the backing of several leading foundations, Education Post, a new nonprofit group, will encourage respectful and fact-based dialogue on public education.
Primary Care Doctors on the Front Lines of Medicine Are Burning Out
Release Date:
10/20/2014
Commonwealth Fund reports that the lack of primary care doctors is detrimental to creating an efficient health care system.
RPA Announces Ebola Survival Fund
Release Date:
10/29/2014
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is partnering with a coalition of NGOs as part of a new grantmaking collaborative, the Ebola Survival Fund.
MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa
Release Date:
11/07/2014
... “We welcome this new initiative because it will enable us to deal with the critical challenges facing farmers in ...
Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Six foundations (including the Ford Foundation) have committed over $330 million in support.
The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World
Release Date:
11/17/2014
The fund is backed by Open Society Institute, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Rockefeller Brothers Fund, among others.
Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring
Release Date:
03/13/2015
The CDC Foundation has announced a two-year, $14 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to conduct tobacco-usage surveys in eleven countries.
North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform
Release Date:
03/24/2015
... of the mayor’s top donors for its efforts. The “Let Us Breathe” push — a nod to Eric Garner’s chokehold ...
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Program Announces 2015 Fellows
Release Date:
04/15/2015
... for their potential to make significant contributions to US society, culture, or their academic field, and were ...
Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $75 Million for Smart Power India Project
Release Date:
04/16/2015
... Pledges $75 Million for Smart Power India Project US -based philanthropic organization Rockefeller Foundation on ...
William T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying
Release Date:
05/01/2015
The study explores the impact bullying on mental health in adulthood.
Carnegie Launches Great Immigrants: The Pride of America
Release Date:
07/02/2015
... Andrew Carnegie and other immigrants every July 4th. Join us by exploring an inspiring group of well known naturalized ...
Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Cannot Accept Donations for World Cup Parade
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... to pitch in to help pay for the World Cup-champion US women’s soccer team parade on Friday — only to be ...
Andrew W. Mellon and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works
Release Date:
07/15/2015
The foundations have earmarked $475,000 to Chamber Music America for new jazz and classical ensemble pieces.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids
Release Date:
08/21/2015
One in every five American children and adolescents are affected by psychiatric and learning disorders.