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 ...
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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.
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.
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 ...
Supported by Capital One, Bloomberg and Other Funders, Apache Recognizes Innovations Integral to Panama Papers Investigation
Release Date:
04/17/2017
... the world's most popular Web server software. The ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization, funded by individual .....
JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million
Release Date:
05/11/2017
... and CEO, JPMorgan Chase. “This collaboration allowed us to speed up our investment and extend our commitment over ...
Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It
Release Date:
05/19/2017
... foundation’s Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a professional development program for graduates ...
A New MIT-Led Simons Foundation Collaboration Aims to Understand Basic Principles and Laws of Microbial Ecosystems
Release Date:
05/30/2017
... on individual species, ecologists would be quick to remind us that pure cultures rarely exist in nature. Organisms live ...
Commonwealth Fund: What Might a Medicaid Work Requirement Mean?
Release Date:
05/31/2017
The Trump administration has made work requirements a hallmark of its Medicaid policy proposals, including the idea in the just-released 2018 HHS budget proposal, and as part of its Medicaid demonstration agenda. The House-passed American Health...
Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions
Release Date:
06/05/2017
The American Health Care Act (AHCA)—the U.S. House of Representatives’ bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—would allow states to apply for waivers to reduce existing consumer protections and provide funding for states to set up...
Markle Foundation: Trump's Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building with Job Training
Release Date:
06/13/2017
The infrastructure plans of the Trump administration will have to first overcome a significant problem that already plagues the U.S. economy: a severe lack of skilled workers necessary to turn job-creation goals into reality, writes Zoe Baird of the...
Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years
Release Date:
06/13/2017
Millions of American workers in their 50s and 60s want, or need, to keep working past the traditional retirement age of 65, either part-time or full-time. However, the workplace in the United States has not kept pace with demographics by adapting to...
Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years
Release Date:
06/19/2017
... Erin Brantley, Nikhil Holla, and Brian K. Bruen, the US economy would see a short-term boost from the repeal of ...